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 Aug 2025

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08/20/2025

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Episodes: 225

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:48:33

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. American Economic Association (1 shows)

3. Marshall Poe (1 shows)

4. James Morris (1 shows)

5. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 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	1341	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
5	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
6	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	252	Megaphone	38
11	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
12	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
13	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
18	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	42	Libsyn	53
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	741	Megaphone	63
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
30	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
35	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
36	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
37	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
40	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
41	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
42	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
45	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
46	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
47	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
48	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
49	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
50	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
51	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
52	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
55	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
56	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
57	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
58	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
59	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
61	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
62	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
63	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
64	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
65	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	483	Audioboom	63
66	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
67	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
68	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
69	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
70	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
71	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
72	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
73	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
74	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
75	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
76	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
77	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
79	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
81	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
83	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	81	Buzzsprout	68
84	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
85	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	72	Libsyn	58
86	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
88	The Armchair Sociologist	Diana Heslin (Diana)	Science	8	Spreaker	74
89	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
91	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
92	Más Allá del Dato con Raúl Figueroa	Raúl Figueroa Rodríguez	Science	16	Buzzsprout	68
93	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	28	Captivate	68
94	The ABA and PT Podcast	Mandy Mason	Science	41	Podbean	52
95	Sage Political Science & International Relations	SAGE Publications Ltd.	Science	135	Libsyn	38
97	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
98	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	SoundPower	Martyn Ware and Cherub Sanson	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	63
100	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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