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 25 Apr 2026

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04/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 281

Frequency: every 35 days

Duration: 00:51:05

Top 5 authors

1. Jason Carpenter (1 shows)

2. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

3. Circle Of Insight Productions (1 shows)

4. Ryan Sumner (1 shows)

5. James Morris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Podbean (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	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
22	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
25	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
33	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
34	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
35	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
36	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
38	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
39	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
40	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
41	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
43	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
44	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
45	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
46	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
47	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
48	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
49	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
50	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
51	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
52	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
53	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
54	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
55	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
56	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
57	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
60	Research Sense for Korean American Therapy	Samuel Y. Kim	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
61	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
62	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
63	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
66	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
67	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
68	Creative Adventures	Rosa Lewis	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	33
69	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
70	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
71	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
72	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
73	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
74	The Decision Corner	The Decision Lab	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	63
75	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
76	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
77	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
78	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
79	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
80	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
81	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
82	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
83	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
84	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
85	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
87	For Better or Worse: A Family Law Podcast	TALG LAW	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
89	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
90	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
91	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
92	Finding Our Voice	American Psychiatric Association Publishing	Science	15	Libsyn	59
93	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
94	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	263	Libsyn	48
95	Scientista	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
96	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
97	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
99	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
100	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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