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 Sep 2026

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09/21/2026

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Episodes: 283

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:58

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (7 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Kelly Chase (1 shows)

4. Dr. Elio Martino (1 shows)

5. Beyond the Human (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1340	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	513	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	740	Megaphone	63
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
17	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
18	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	3	RSS.com	52
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
20	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
27	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
28	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
31	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
32	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
34	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
35	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
36	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
38	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
39	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
43	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	47
44	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
45	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
46	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
47	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
48	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
49	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
50	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
52	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	939	Libsyn	49
53	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
56	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
57	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
58	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	104	Spreaker	38
59	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
60	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
61	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
62	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
63	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
64	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
65	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
66	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
67	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
68	5-Minute Frights	Tom Lyons	Science	25	Spreaker	73
69	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
70	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
71	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
72	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
73	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
74	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
75	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
76	Cooperative Journal	Hosted by Ebony Joy	Science	42	RedCircle	53
77	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63
78	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
79	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
80	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	401	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	55	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
83	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
85	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
86	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
89	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
90	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
91	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2268	Acast	28
92	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
93	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	110	Buzzsprout	69
94	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
95	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
96	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
97	Radicals for Good	Radicals for Good	Science	13	Substack	79
98	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
99	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
100	The Reflective Urbanist	Peter Hendee Brown	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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