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 Dec 2025

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12/23/2025

Average data

Episodes: 286

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:53:15

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. HumanProgress.org (1 shows)

5. hotaudiobook.com (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1356	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	541	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	25	Libsyn	53
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
14	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	180	Simplecast	73
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
17	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	276	Megaphone	38
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
19	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
20	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	305	Libsyn	52
25	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
26	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	32	PRX	69
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
32	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
33	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	616	Libsyn	58
34	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
35	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
36	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	510	Substack	53
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
38	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
39	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
42	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
43	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	332	Podbean	37
44	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
45	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
46	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
49	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
50	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
51	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
52	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
53	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
54	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
55	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
57	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
58	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	148	Substack	43
59	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
60	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
61	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
62	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
63	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
66	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
67	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
69	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
70	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
71	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
73	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
74	Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre	Flyover Radio, Inc.	Science	104	Buzzsprout	52
75	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	32
76	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
77	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
78	How to Think Like a Psychologist Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Stanford Continuing Studies Program	Social Sciences	6	N/A	N/A
79	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
80	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
81	Economic Forces	Economic Forces	Science	13	Substack	59
82	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
83	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
84	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
85	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
86	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
88	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	52	Blubrry	38
89	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
90	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
91	Annex Sociology Podcast	unknown_author	Science	10	Unknown	32
92	The Why File งานวิจัยใช่ว่าไม่สนุก	Salmon Podcast	Science	41	Megaphone	38
93	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
94	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
95	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
96	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
97	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
98	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
99	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
100	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37

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