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 juin 2026

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06/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 315

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:04

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose (1 shows)

3. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

4. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

5. Jason Carpenter (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
10	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
16	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
17	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
18	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	Before Us	Erich Fisher and Helen Farr	Science	16	Buzzsprout	79
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
35	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
36	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
37	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
38	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
40	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
41	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
42	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
43	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
44	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
47	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
48	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
49	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
52	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
53	Unpopular Neuroscience	Patrick D. Watson	Science	11	Podbean	48
54	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
55	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
56	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
57	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
58	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
59	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
60	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
61	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
62	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
63	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
64	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
65	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
66	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
67	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
68	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
69	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
70	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
71	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
72	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
73	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
74	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
75	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
76	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
78	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Mermoz	Le Cercle des Économistes	Science	36	Acast	84
80	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
81	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
82	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
83	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
84	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
85	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
86	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
87	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
88	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
89	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
90	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	58
91	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
92	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
93	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
94	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
95	Science for the People	Rachelle Saunders, Bethany Brookshire, and Carolyn Wilke	Science & Medicine	300	Feedburner	49
96	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
97	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
99	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
100	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42

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