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 Mar 2026

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03/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 291

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:54:20

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

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

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (17 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
19	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
20	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
28	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
29	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
30	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
33	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
35	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	150	Megaphone	53
37	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
38	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
39	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
40	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
41	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
42	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
43	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
44	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
45	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
46	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	86	Spotify for Podcasters	17
48	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
49	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
53	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
54	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
56	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
57	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2277	Acast	28
58	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
59	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
60	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
61	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
62	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
63	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
64	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
65	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
66	催稿拉黑 Philosophically Procrastinating	Yao Lin	Science	47	Spotify for Podcasters	22
67	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
68	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
69	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	64	Spotify for Podcasters	47
70	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	123	Buzzsprout	48
71	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
72	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
73	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
74	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
75	Specimen the Sociologist	Jessamyn Reichmann	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	32
76	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
77	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
78	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
79	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
80	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
81	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
82	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
83	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
84	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
86	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
87	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
89	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
90	Bridging the Gap: Implementation Science in Action	National Implementation Research Network	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	22
91	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
92	Finding Our Voice	American Psychiatric Association Publishing	Science	15	Libsyn	59
93	The Africa Urban Lab Podcast	Kurtis Lockhart	Science	3	Buzzsprout	37
94	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
95	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
96	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
97	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
98	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	100	Unknown	58
99	Stories of Impact	Talkbox	Science	126	Libsyn	83
100	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	144	Substack	43

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