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 Aug 2026

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08/24/2026

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Episodes: 309

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:48:07

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (7 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (4 shows)

3. Ashley Hamer Pritchard (1 shows)

4. Dr. Shiri (1 shows)

5. VoxDev.org (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
19	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
22	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
28	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
30	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
31	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
32	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
33	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
34	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
35	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
36	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
39	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
40	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
41	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
42	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
44	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
46	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
48	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
49	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
50	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
51	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
53	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
54	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
55	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
56	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
57	柏拉图《理想国》朗读解读	远听山声	Science & Medicine	312	Ximalaya	49
58	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
60	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
61	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
62	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
63	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
64	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
65	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
67	Ceteris Never Paribus: The History of Economic Thought Podcast	Ceteris Never Paribus	Science	52	Blubrry Podcasting	42
68	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
69	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
70	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
71	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
72	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
74	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2306	Acast	28
75	New Books in Language and Translation	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
77	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
78	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
79	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
80	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
81	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
82	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
83	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
85	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
86	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
87	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
88	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
89	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
90	پادکست روانشناسی کودک و نوجوان	Mj Jahangirzade	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	48
91	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
92	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
93	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
94	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
95	Everything Hertz	Dan Quintana	Science	195	Fireside	59
96	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
97	CSPI Podcast	CSPI	Science	76	Substack	48
98	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
99	Cognitive Psychology	Lisamarie Trezza	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
100	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22

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