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 Sep 2025

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09/24/2025

Average data

Episodes: 293

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:51:25

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

2. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

4. Velvet (1 shows)

5. Mysterious Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
9	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	256	Megaphone	38
10	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
16	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
18	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
24	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
36	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
37	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
39	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
40	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
41	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
42	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
43	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
44	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
47	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
48	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
49	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
50	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
51	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
54	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
55	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
56	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
57	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
58	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
59	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
60	The Forgiveness Effect	Peace Thru Forgiveness	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	63
61	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
62	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
63	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
64	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
65	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
66	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
67	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
68	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
69	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
70	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
71	SUPERFREQ®	Talie — VERY FREQY GIRL	Science	112	RSS.com	73
72	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
73	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
74	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
75	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
76	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
77	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
78	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
79	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2277	Acast	28
81	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
82	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
83	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
84	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
86	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
87	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
88	ترجمان علوم انسانی	ترجمان علوم انسانی	Science	233	Unknown	59
89	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	129	Buzzsprout	79
90	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
91	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
92	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
93	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
94	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
95	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	86	Spotify for Podcasters	17
97	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
98	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
99	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
100	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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