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 Oct 2025

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10/23/2025

Average data

Episodes: 256

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:47:11

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

3. Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan (1 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (1 shows)

5. The British Psychological Society Research Digest (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
7	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
8	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
10	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
11	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
15	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
17	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
18	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
19	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
20	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
22	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
27	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
32	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
35	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
36	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
37	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
39	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
42	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
44	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
46	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
47	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
48	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
49	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
52	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
53	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
54	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
55	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
57	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
58	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
59	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
60	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
61	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
62	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
63	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
64	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
65	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
66	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
67	A BA Study Podcast	Hannah Dollinger	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
68	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
70	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
71	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
72	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
73	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
74	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
75	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
76	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
77	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
78	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
79	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
80	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
81	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
82	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
83	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
85	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	The Clinical Consult	National Register of Health Service Psychologists	Science	53	Blubrry	49
88	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
89	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
90	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
91	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
92	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
93	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
94	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
95	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
96	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
98	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
99	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
100	The BIT podcast	The Behavioural Insights Team	Science	18	Libsyn	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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