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 Sep 2026

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09/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:01

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof (1 shows)

4. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

5. The Brookings Institution (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1341	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	714	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	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	1121	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	947	Megaphone	63
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
23	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	614	Simplecast	63
26	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
28	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
29	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	3	RSS.com	52
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
33	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	72	Libsyn	58
34	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
35	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	104	Spreaker	38
36	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
38	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
39	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
40	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
43	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
44	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
47	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
48	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
49	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
50	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
51	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
54	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
55	Scientista Details temporarily unavailable	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
56	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
57	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
58	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
59	ACT:Root to Fruit	Marcel Tassara, PhD	Science	37	RedCircle	79
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
61	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
62	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
63	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
64	Military Psychology Podcast	Division 19	Science	34	Captivate	62
65	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
66	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
67	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	401	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
69	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
70	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
71	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
72	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
73	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
74	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2270	Acast	28
75	Radicals for Good	Radicals for Good	Science	13	Substack	79
76	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
77	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
78	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
79	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	264	Libsyn	48
80	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
82	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
83	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	483	Audioboom	63
84	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
85	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	4	Podbean	63
86	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
87	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
88	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	319	RSS.com	32
89	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	93	Buzzsprout	53
90	The Animal Turn Details temporarily unavailable	Claudia Hirtenfelder	Science	111	Buzzsprout	58
91	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
92	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
93	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
94	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	628	Spreaker	53
95	Queens of Social Work Details temporarily unavailable	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
96	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
97	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
98	Creative Therapy Umbrella	Kate Shannon	Science	123	Blubrry	38
99	New Books in Geography	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
100	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43

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