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 22 Apr 2025

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04/22/2025

Average data

Episodes: 266

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:45:34

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

4. France Culture (1 shows)

5. ABA Inside Track (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
4	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
5	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
6	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
10	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
15	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
16	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
19	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
20	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
21	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
25	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
30	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
33	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
35	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
36	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
38	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
39	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
40	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
41	World Bank Group │ What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast	World Bank Group / Independent Evaluation Group	Science	26	Podbean	31
42	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
45	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
47	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
48	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
51	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
52	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
53	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
54	ترجمان علوم انسانی	ترجمان علوم انسانی	Science	233	Unknown	59
55	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
57	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
58	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
59	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
60	Annex Sociology Podcast	unknown_author	Science	10	Unknown	32
61	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
62	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
63	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
65	Neuropsych on the Mic	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology	Science	5	Libsyn	58
66	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
67	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
68	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	58
69	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
70	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
71	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
72	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
73	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
74	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
75	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
76	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
77	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
78	PoliSocial Pulse	PoliSocial Pulse	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	58
79	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
80	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
81	催稿拉黑 Philosophically Procrastinating	Yao Lin	Science	47	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	Dangerous World Podcast	Ryan Dean	Science	436	RedCircle	38
84	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
85	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	595	Simplecast	53
86	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
88	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
89	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
90	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
91	Global Media & Communication	New Books Network	Science	16	Simplecast	63
92	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
93	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
94	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
95	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
97	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
99	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
100	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63

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