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 juin 2026

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06/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 271

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:18

Top 5 authors

1. Matt Cicoria (1 shows)

2. Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett (1 shows)

3. JL McVey (1 shows)

4. Le Cercle des Économistes (1 shows)

5. Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC | Christian Counselor (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
10	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
17	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
20	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
31	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	Before Us	Erich Fisher and Helen Farr	Science	16	Buzzsprout	79
36	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
37	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
38	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
39	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
40	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
41	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
42	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
43	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
44	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
45	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
46	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
47	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
50	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
51	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
52	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
53	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
54	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
55	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
56	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
57	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
58	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
59	Mermoz	Le Cercle des Économistes	Science	36	Acast	84
60	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
61	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
62	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
63	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
64	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
65	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
66	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47
67	Unpopular Neuroscience	Patrick D. Watson	Science	11	Podbean	48
68	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
69	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
70	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
72	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
73	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
74	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
75	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
76	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
78	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
79	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	Marriage and Family Therapy	Nadia Caruth-Gray	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
81	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
82	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
83	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
84	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
85	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
86	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
87	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
88	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
89	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
90	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
91	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
92	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
93	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
94	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
95	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	88	Podetize	63
96	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
97	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
99	Site Bites	ArchPodNet	Science	7	Zencastr	58
100	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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