Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 20 Mar 2026

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03/20/2026

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Episodes: 283

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:54:19

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

4. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

5. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
6	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
8	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
12	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
15	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
23	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
31	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
32	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
34	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
36	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
37	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
39	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
40	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
41	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
42	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	150	Megaphone	53
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
45	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
46	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
47	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
48	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
49	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
50	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
51	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
52	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
53	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	32	Blubrry	59
55	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
56	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
57	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
58	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
59	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
60	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
62	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
63	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
64	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
65	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
66	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
67	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
68	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
69	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
70	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
71	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
72	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
73	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
74	Multiverse 5D Podcast \| Spirituality, Metaphysics, Multiverse and Ancient Secrets	Multiverse 5D Network	Religion & Spirituality	999	Podbean	27
75	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
76	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
77	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
79	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
80	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
81	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
82	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
83	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	33	Audioboom	32
84	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
86	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
87	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	144	Substack	43
88	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
89	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
90	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
91	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
92	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
93	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
94	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
95	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
96	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
97	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	265	Libsyn	48
98	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	123	Buzzsprout	48
99	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
100	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43

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