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 May 2026

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05/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 314

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:13

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Kelly Chase (1 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (1 shows)

5. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 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	1335	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	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	937	Megaphone	63
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
19	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
26	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
28	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
31	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
37	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
40	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
41	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
42	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
43	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
44	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
45	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
46	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
48	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
50	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
51	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
53	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
55	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
56	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
57	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
58	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
60	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
61	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
62	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
63	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
64	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
65	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
66	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
67	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
68	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
69	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
70	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
71	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
73	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
74	The Criminologist	Joe Arvidson	Science	245	Libsyn	63
75	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
76	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
77	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	167	Libsyn	38
78	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
79	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
80	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
81	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
82	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
83	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
84	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
85	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
88	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
89	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
90	The Flourishing Center	The Flourishing Center	Science	97	Libsyn	49
91	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
92	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
93	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
94	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
95	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
96	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
97	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
98	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
99	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	93	Unknown	52
100	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53

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