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 24 Jan 2026

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01/24/2026

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Episodes: 268

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:52:03

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

5. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
18	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
21	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
25	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
26	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
28	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
33	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
34	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
37	Hollerlogue	James Browning	Science	3	RSS.com	63
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
39	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
40	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
41	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
42	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
44	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
47	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
49	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
50	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
51	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	17
52	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
53	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
54	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
56	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
57	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
58	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
59	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
60	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
61	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
62	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
63	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
64	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
65	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
66	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
67	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
69	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
70	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
71	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
72	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
73	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
74	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
75	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
77	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
78	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
79	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
80	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
81	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
82	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
83	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
84	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
85	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
86	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
87	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	Climate Shifted	Two Hands Brands	Science	9	Podbean	58
89	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
90	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
91	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
92	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
93	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
94	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
95	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
97	The Mpact Podcast (Formerly Railvolution)	MPact	Science	88	Libsyn	32
98	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
99	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
100	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52

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