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 sept. 2026

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09/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 245

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:51:53

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

5. Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1338	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	339	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	509	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	739	Megaphone	63
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
17	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
18	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
20	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
22	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
28	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	2	RSS.com	52
29	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
30	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
33	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
34	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
36	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
39	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
40	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
41	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
42	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
43	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
44	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
45	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
47	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	71	Libsyn	58
48	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
49	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
50	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	317	RSS.com	32
51	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	New Books in Geography	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
55	Climate Shifted	Two Hands Brands	Science	9	Podbean	58
56	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
57	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
58	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
59	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
60	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
61	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
62	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
63	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
64	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
65	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
66	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
67	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	264	Libsyn	48
68	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
69	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
70	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
71	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
72	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
73	Stanford Computational Antitrust	Thibault Schrepel	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	150	Megaphone	53
75	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	The Human Intelligence Podcast	IQ & Human Intelligence by Riot IQ	Science	15	RSS.com	57
77	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
78	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	109	Buzzsprout	69
79	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
80	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
81	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
82	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
83	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
84	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
85	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
86	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
87	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
88	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
89	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
90	不太保险	德福&汤圆	Science	122	Unknown	48
91	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	641	Megaphone	53
92	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
93	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	165	Buzzsprout	58
94	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
95	The X Stream - On Demand!	Margie Kay	Science	497	Spreaker	59
96	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63
97	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
98	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	34	Podomatic	53
99	Meet the Authors: A Neuropsychology Podcast	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (SCN)	Science	20	Libsyn	57
100	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78

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