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 Jun 2026

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06/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:52:33

Top 5 authors

1. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. New Books Network (1 shows)

4. Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media (1 shows)

5. Matthew Facciani (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
9	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
14	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
17	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
18	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
28	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
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	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
32	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
33	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
34	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
35	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
37	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
38	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
41	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
42	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
43	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
44	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
47	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
48	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
49	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
50	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
51	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
52	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
53	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
56	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
57	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
58	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
59	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
60	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
61	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
62	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
63	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
64	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
67	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
68	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
69	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
70	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
71	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
72	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
73	New Books in Communications	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	73
74	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
75	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
76	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
78	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
79	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
80	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
81	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
82	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
83	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
84	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
86	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
87	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
88	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
89	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
90	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
91	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
92	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
93	The Brazilian point of view	Ana Tagliati	Science	261	Spotify for Podcasters	42
94	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
95	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
96	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
97	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
98	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
99	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
100	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27

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