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 Oct 2025

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10/24/2025

Average data

Episodes: 261

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:46:49

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam (1 shows)

3. Study Notes ABA, LLC (1 shows)

4. Michael Munger (1 shows)

5. KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
7	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
8	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
11	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
12	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
15	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
16	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
17	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
18	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
21	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
22	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
27	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
32	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
33	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
35	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
36	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
38	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
39	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
42	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
43	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
44	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
47	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
48	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
49	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
50	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
51	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
52	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
53	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
54	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
55	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
56	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
57	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
58	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
59	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
60	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
61	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
63	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
64	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
65	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
66	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
67	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
68	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
69	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
70	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
71	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
72	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
73	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
74	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
75	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
77	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
78	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
79	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
80	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
81	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
82	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
83	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
84	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
85	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
86	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
87	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
89	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
90	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
91	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
92	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
93	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
94	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
95	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
96	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
97	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
98	A BA Study Podcast	Hannah Dollinger	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Platypod, The CASTAC Podcast	CASTAC	Science	256	Unknown	27
100	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43

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