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 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 295

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:16

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

3. 49W (1 shows)

4. Study Notes ABA, LLC (1 shows)

5. Ben Reiman (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1354	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	536	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	749	Megaphone	63
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
16	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
18	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
25	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
29	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
30	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
31	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
32	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	631	Spreaker	53
33	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
34	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37
37	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
38	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	79	Buzzsprout	38
39	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
40	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
41	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
42	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	125	Buzzsprout	48
43	Cold Takes Audio	coldtakes	Science	50	Buzzsprout	32
44	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
45	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	30	Buzzsprout	47
46	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	100	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	66	Spotify for Podcasters	47
48	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
49	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	111	Spreaker	38
50	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
51	The Skeptic Podcast	The Skeptic	Science	87	Libsyn	48
52	WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.	Cornell ILR School	Science	19	Buzzsprout	52
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	Imaginology	Deena Weisberg	Science	5	RedCircle	59
55	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	300	Podbean	52
56	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
57	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
58	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
59	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
61	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
62	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	404	Spotify for Podcasters	22
63	New Books in Language and Translation	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
65	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
66	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
67	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	942	Libsyn	49
69	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	266	Libsyn	48
71	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
72	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	73	Libsyn	58
73	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
74	The Adoption Files	Ande Stanley	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
76	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
77	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	6	RSS.com	52
78	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
79	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
80	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	99	Buzzsprout	53
81	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
82	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
83	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
84	The Henry George School Podcast	Henry George School of Social Science	Science	199	Spotify for Podcasters	27
85	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
86	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	486	Audioboom	63
88	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
89	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
90	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	340	Buzzsprout	63
91	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2294	Acast	28
92	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
93	This Anthro Life	Anthrocurious, LLC	Science	232	Spreaker	74
94	Southern Remedy	MPB Think Radio	Science	1668	Acast	44
95	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	58	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Platypod, The CASTAC Podcast	CASTAC	Science	267	Unknown	27
97	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
98	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	45	Podigee	79
100	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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