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 May 2026

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05/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 271

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:53:38

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Jon McQ (1 shows)

3. Circle Of Insight Productions (1 shows)

4. 洪晃|晃然大悟 (1 shows)

5. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	503	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
7	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
18	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
23	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
25	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
26	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
27	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
35	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
36	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
38	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
39	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
40	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
41	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
42	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
44	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
47	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
48	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
49	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
50	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
51	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
52	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
53	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
54	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
55	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
56	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
57	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
58	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
60	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
61	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
62	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
63	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
65	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
67	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
69	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
70	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
71	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
72	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
73	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
74	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
75	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
76	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
77	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
78	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	71	Podbean	42
79	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
80	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
81	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	263	Libsyn	48
82	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
83	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
84	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
85	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
87	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
88	PsyberSpace® - we help you understand your world	Dr. Leslie Poston, Research Psychologist: Applied Psychology, Media Psychology, Organizational Psychology	Science	121	Transistor	83
89	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
90	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
91	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
92	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
93	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
95	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
96	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
97	Uncharted Geography	Jon McQ	Science	4	RSS.com	58
98	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
99	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
100	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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