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 May 2026

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05/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 305

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:54:02

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. David Flora (1 shows)

5. International Psychoanalytical Association (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	530	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
10	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	382	Audioboom	63
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	747	Megaphone	63
16	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
19	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
21	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
23	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
29	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
31	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
32	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
33	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
34	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
36	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	941	Libsyn	49
37	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
38	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
39	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
41	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	201	Buzzsprout	78
42	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
43	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
44	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
45	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
46	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
48	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	179	Simplecast	73
49	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
50	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	109	Spreaker	38
51	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
53	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	91	Simplecast	69
54	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
55	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
56	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
57	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
58	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
61	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
62	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
63	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	32
64	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
65	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
66	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
67	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	83	Captivate	53
68	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
69	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
70	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	67	Podbean	31
71	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	For Better or Worse: A Family Law Podcast	TALG LAW	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
74	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	171	Libsyn	58
75	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
76	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
77	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
78	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	124	Buzzsprout	48
79	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
80	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	130	Buzzsprout	79
81	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	150	Megaphone	53
82	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
83	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
84	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2288	Acast	28
86	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
87	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
88	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	331	Podbean	37
89	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
91	The Reflective Urbanist	Peter Hendee Brown	Science	64	Spotify for Podcasters	48
92	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
93	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
95	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	509	Substack	53
96	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
98	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
99	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
100	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	485	Audioboom	63

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