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 Jun 2026

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06/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 255

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:51:39

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

3. Kelly Chase (1 shows)

4. Indre Viskontas (1 shows)

5. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1364	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	347	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	555	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	359	PRX	53
7	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	226	Simplecast	58
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	756	Megaphone	63
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	385	Audioboom	63
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	19	Libsyn	53
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	121	N/A	N/A
15	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
16	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1101	PRX	63
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	36	ART19	73
20	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	307	Libsyn	52
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
26	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	618	Libsyn	58
32	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
33	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
34	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	322	Libsyn	38
37	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
38	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
39	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
40	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
41	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
42	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
43	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	Scott Carney Investigates	unknown_author	Science	104	Megaphone	27
46	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
47	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	34	Blubrry	59
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
50	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
51	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	118	Spreaker	38
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
55	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	328	RSS.com	32
56	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
57	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	62
59	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
60	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	25	Podbean	31
61	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
62	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	73	Libsyn	58
63	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
64	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	127	Buzzsprout	48
65	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	334	Podbean	37
66	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	598	Libsyn	37
67	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	88	Spotify for Podcasters	17
68	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
69	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
70	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
71	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
72	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
73	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	48	Libsyn	47
74	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
75	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	203	Buzzsprout	78
76	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
77	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	134	Buzzsprout	79
78	The Decision Corner	The Decision Lab	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	63
79	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
80	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
81	New Books in Communications	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	73
82	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
84	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
85	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
86	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	27
87	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
88	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	52	Libsyn	68
89	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	85	Captivate	53
90	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
91	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
92	The Counseling Student Podcast	Bria Brown	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
93	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
94	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
95	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
96	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	69	Podbean	31
97	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	489	Audioboom	63
98	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
99	If Cincinnati's Walls Could Talk	Hayden Shelby	Science	38	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	Who We Are & What We Need	Catherine Quiring	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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