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 Jul 2026

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07/22/2026

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Episodes: 242

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:50:50

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

4. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

5. Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
10	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
17	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
22	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
23	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	35	Podomatic	58
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
26	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
30	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
32	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
33	Scientista Details temporarily unavailable	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
35	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
36	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
37	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
42	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
44	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
45	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
46	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	Behavioral Scientist Reads	Behavioral Scientist	Science	5	Buzzsprout	52
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
51	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
52	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
53	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
54	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
55	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
56	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
57	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
58	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
59	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
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	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
63	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
64	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
65	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
66	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
67	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
68	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
69	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
70	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	266	Libsyn	48
71	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
73	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
74	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
75	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	95	Unknown	52
76	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	155	Megaphone	53
77	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
78	Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home	Emily Post	Science	57	Spreaker	43
79	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
80	Know What You See with Brian Lowery	Brian S. Lowery	Science	48	PRX	53
81	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
82	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
83	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	150	Substack	43
84	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
86	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
87	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
88	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
89	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
90	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
91	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
92	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
93	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
94	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
96	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
97	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	This Anthro Life	Anthrocurious, LLC	Science	232	Spreaker	74
99	Meaning Lab	Cody Kommers	Science	121	Substack	64
100	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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