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 Aug 2025

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08/22/2025

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:53:07

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. VoxDev.org (1 shows)

3. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

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

5. UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 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	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
5	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
6	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
8	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
11	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
12	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
14	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
19	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
22	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
27	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
28	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
30	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
35	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
38	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
39	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
40	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	28	Captivate	68
42	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
46	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
47	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
48	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
49	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
50	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
51	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
52	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
53	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
54	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
55	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
56	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
57	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	341	Audioboom	52
58	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
59	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
60	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
62	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
63	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
65	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
66	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
67	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
68	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
69	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
70	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
71	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
72	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
73	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	144	Substack	43
74	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
75	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	32	Blubrry	59
76	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	73	Libsyn	58
77	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
78	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
79	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
80	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
81	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
82	Safe As Podcast	Ben Hutchinson	Science	103	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
84	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
85	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
88	Can I Run Something By You?	Stephanie	Science	9	Buzzsprout	38
89	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
90	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
91	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
93	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
94	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
95	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
96	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	81	Buzzsprout	68
97	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	425	Audioboom	38
99	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	64	Spotify for Podcasters	47
100	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43

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