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 Aug 2026

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08/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 313

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:50:07

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (4 shows)

3. John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro (1 shows)

4. Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof (1 shows)

5. Circle Of Insight Productions (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (12 shows)

5. Megaphone (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	504	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	29	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	33	Libsyn	53
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	735	Megaphone	63
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
20	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
23	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
29	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
30	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
34	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
35	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	179	Spotify for Podcasters	32
36	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
37	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
38	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
41	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
42	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
45	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
46	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
47	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
48	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
49	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
50	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
51	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
55	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
56	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
57	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
59	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
60	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
62	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
63	New Books in Language and Translation	Marshall Poe	Science	593	Megaphone	53
64	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
65	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
66	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
67	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
68	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
70	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
71	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
72	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	1909	Megaphone	59
73	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
74	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
75	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
76	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
77	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
78	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
79	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
80	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	400	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
82	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
83	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
84	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2258	Acast	28
85	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
86	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
87	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	649	Megaphone	53
88	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
89	Ceteris Never Paribus: The History of Economic Thought Podcast	Ceteris Never Paribus	Science	52	Blubrry Podcasting	42
90	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
91	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
92	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
93	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
94	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
95	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
96	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
97	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
98	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
100	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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