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 2026

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08/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:07

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

4. Curt Sandvig (1 shows)

5. Mission Critical Team Institute (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
26	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
29	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
30	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
31	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
33	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
34	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
36	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
37	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
38	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
39	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
40	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
42	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
43	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
44	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
45	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
46	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
47	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
48	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
49	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
50	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
51	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
52	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
53	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	Give Theory A Chance	The Society Pages	Science	73	Unknown	32
56	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
57	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
58	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
59	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
61	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
62	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
63	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
64	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
65	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
66	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
67	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
68	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	75	Libsyn	58
69	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	22
70	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
71	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
74	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
75	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
76	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
77	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
79	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
80	Functionally Speaking	Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA	Science & Medicine	17	Podbean	38
81	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
82	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
83	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
84	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
86	Southern Remedy	MPB Think Radio	Science	1674	Acast	44
87	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
88	柏拉图《理想国》朗读解读	远听山声	Science & Medicine	312	Ximalaya	49
89	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
90	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
91	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
92	Everything Hertz	Dan Quintana	Science	195	Fireside	59
93	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
94	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
95	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
96	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
98	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
99	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
100	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42

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