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 2026

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10/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 237

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:22

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

3. Study Notes ABA, LLC (1 shows)

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

5. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (17 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
13	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
16	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
17	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	305	Libsyn	52
18	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
19	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
20	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	616	Libsyn	58
27	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
28	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
29	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
32	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
33	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
35	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
36	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37
38	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	631	Spreaker	53
39	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
40	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
41	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
42	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	7	RSS.com	52
43	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
46	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
47	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	180	Simplecast	73
48	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
50	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
51	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
53	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	332	Podbean	37
54	The Trauma-Informed Care Bear	Carrie Wassel RN, BSN	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	17
55	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
56	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
57	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
58	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
59	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	101	Buzzsprout	53
60	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
61	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	74	Libsyn	58
62	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
63	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
64	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
65	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
66	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
67	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
68	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	141	Podbean	48
69	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
70	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	405	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	128	Acast	69
72	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
73	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
74	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	347	Audioboom	52
75	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	82	Buzzsprout	68
77	Crime Theories: Off the Record	Karen Armenta	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	48
78	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
79	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	47
80	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
81	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
82	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	132	Buzzsprout	79
83	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
84	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
85	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
86	Everything Hertz	Dan Quintana	Science	195	Fireside	59
87	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
88	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
89	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
90	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	103	Buzzsprout	57
91	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
93	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
94	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
95	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
97	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	155	Megaphone	53
98	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
99	因锤思庭	法师黄大仙	Science	58	Ximalaya	53
100	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43

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