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 Nov 2025

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11/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 343

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:49:43

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Peterson Institute for International Economics (2 shows)

3. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Erich Fisher and Helen Farr (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Megaphone (13 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
11	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
13	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
14	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
17	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
25	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
28	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
29	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
32	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
34	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
35	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
36	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	83
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
41	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
42	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
43	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
44	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
45	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
46	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
47	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
48	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
49	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
52	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
53	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
54	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
55	Before Us	Erich Fisher and Helen Farr	Science	16	Buzzsprout	79
56	Talking Ties: The Science of Social Networks	communicationssns	Science	11	Podbean	47
57	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
58	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
59	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
62	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
64	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
65	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
66	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
67	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
68	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
69	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
70	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3744	Megaphone	59
72	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
73	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
74	Mind You with DK	Dakotah A. Carter	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2143	Megaphone	53
76	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
77	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
78	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
79	Backstory: How Research Papers in Economics Get Made	UC San Diego	Science	47	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
81	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
82	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	170	Spotify for Podcasters	22
83	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
84	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
86	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
87	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
88	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
89	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
90	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
91	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
92	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
93	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
94	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
95	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar	Science	100	Libsyn	47
96	The Social Matters Podcast	Nadia, Fran, Eugene	Science	144	Buzzsprout	57
97	Études russes sans Russie	Ekaterina Rozova	Science	11	Ausha	58
98	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
99	Uncharted Geography	Jon McQ	Science	4	RSS.com	58
100	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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