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 23 Jun 2025

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06/23/2025

Average data

Episodes: 242

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:46:59

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Hogan Assessments (2 shows)

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

5. Dr. Shiri (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 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	1358	Megaphone	58
3	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
4	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
5	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
6	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
7	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	545	Spotify for Podcasters	28
8	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
9	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
12	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
13	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
21	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
26	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
31	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
32	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
34	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
35	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	Safe As Podcast	Ben Hutchinson	Science	110	Spotify for Podcasters	42
38	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
39	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
40	Dead Honest	Georgie Vestey	Science	15	Buzzsprout	58
41	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
42	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
45	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
46	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
47	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
48	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
49	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
50	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
51	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
52	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
53	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
54	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
55	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Education	268	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
57	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
58	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
60	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
62	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
63	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
64	Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents	Kim Marie McKernan	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	52
65	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
66	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
67	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
68	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	22
69	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
71	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
72	Sherlock Homeboy - The American Sherlock Holmes	Marlawn Heavenly VII	Science	277	Spreaker	49
73	Talking Child Development	ccfdau	Science	40	Podbean	42
74	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
75	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	32
77	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
78	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
79	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
80	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
81	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
82	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
83	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
84	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	229	Spotify for Podcasters	32
85	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
86	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
88	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	168	Buzzsprout	58
89	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	Science	29	Spotify for Podcasters	17
90	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
92	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
93	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
94	The Science of Personality Podcast	Hogan Assessments	Science	188	Buzzsprout	27
95	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
96	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
97	Talk Psych to Me	Scarlet Moon Things Co.	Science	60	Buzzsprout	58
98	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
99	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
100	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58

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