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 May 2026

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05/24/2026

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Episodes: 292

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:53:46

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

4. The Death Studies Podcast (1 shows)

5. Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
5	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
6	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
26	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
28	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
31	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
33	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
36	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
38	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
39	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	91	Simplecast	69
40	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
46	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
50	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
51	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
52	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
53	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
54	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	38
55	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
56	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
57	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
58	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
59	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
60	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
61	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
62	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
64	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	145	RSS.com	52
65	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
66	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
67	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
69	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
70	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	155	Megaphone	53
71	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
72	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
73	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
74	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
75	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
76	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
77	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
78	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
79	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	266	Libsyn	48
80	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
81	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
82	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
83	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
84	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
85	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
86	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
87	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
88	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
89	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
90	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
91	Functionally Speaking	Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA	Science & Medicine	17	Podbean	38
92	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
93	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
94	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
95	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
97	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
98	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
99	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
100	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38

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