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 Apr 2026

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04/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 249

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:49:29

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Peterson Institute for International Economics (1 shows)

4. C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago (1 shows)

5. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
20	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
25	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
29	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
33	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
35	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
36	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
37	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
38	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
39	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
40	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
41	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
42	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
43	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
44	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
45	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
46	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
47	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
48	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
49	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
51	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
52	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
53	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
54	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
56	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
57	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
58	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
59	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
60	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
61	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
62	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
63	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
64	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
65	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
66	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
67	Power In Excellence	Dr John	Science	15	Buzzsprout	63
69	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
70	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
71	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
72	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
74	Social Work Sorted with Vicki Shevlin	Vicki Shevlin	Science	173	Buzzsprout	48
75	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
76	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
77	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
78	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
79	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	72
80	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
81	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
82	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	145	RSS.com	52
84	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
85	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
86	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	150	Substack	43
87	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
88	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
89	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
90	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
91	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
92	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
93	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
94	Tails from a Vet Tech	Tabitha Kucera	Science	57	Buzzsprout	73
95	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
96	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
97	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
99	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	Science	62	RedCircle	38
100	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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