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 Jun 2026

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06/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 281

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:53:23

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW (1 shows)

3. Dr. Elio Martino (1 shows)

4. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (1 shows)

5. Scott Barry Kaufman (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 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	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
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	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
15	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
18	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
19	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
29	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
32	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
34	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
35	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
36	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
37	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
38	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
39	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
40	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
41	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
44	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
45	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
46	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
50	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
51	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
52	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
53	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
55	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
56	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
57	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
58	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
59	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
60	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
61	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
62	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
63	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
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	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
66	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
67	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
68	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
69	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
70	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
71	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
72	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
74	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
75	Science of Justice	Jury Analyst	Science	51	Buzzsprout	73
76	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
78	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
79	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
80	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
81	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
82	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
83	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
84	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	150	Substack	43
85	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
86	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
87	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
88	Res publica/Demos/جمهور/ دموس	Hesam Salamat حسام سلامت	Science	216	RedCircle	58
89	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
90	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
91	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
92	The Counseling Student Podcast	Bria Brown	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
93	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
94	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
95	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2306	Acast	28
96	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
97	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
99	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
100	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42

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