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 21 mai 2026

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05/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:34

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Foreign Policy Research Institute (1 shows)

4. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

5. The Death Studies Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (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	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	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	352	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	22	Captivate	48
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
22	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
30	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
32	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
33	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
34	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
38	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
40	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
41	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
42	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
45	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
46	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
47	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
48	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
49	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
50	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
51	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
52	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
53	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
55	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
56	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
57	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
58	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
59	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
61	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
62	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
63	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
64	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
65	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	93	Unknown	52
67	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
68	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
69	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
70	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
71	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
72	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
73	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
74	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
75	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
76	The Dissociative Table	Various hosts and guests	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	63
77	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
78	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	72	Podbean	48
79	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
80	The Criminologist	Joe Arvidson	Science	245	Libsyn	63
81	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
82	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
83	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
84	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
85	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
86	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
89	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
90	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
91	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
92	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
93	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
94	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
96	Daniel T. Bourne	Daniel Bourne	Science	81	RSS.com	52
97	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
98	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
100	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43

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