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 Sep 2026

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09/25/2026

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Episodes: 294

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:50

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Juan Ramón Rallo (1 shows)

3. Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group (1 shows)

4. Circle Of Insight Productions (1 shows)

5. VoxDev.org (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1341	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	714	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1121	Audioboom	48
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	947	Megaphone	63
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
17	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
19	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
20	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
24	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
25	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
26	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	614	Simplecast	63
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
29	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	104	Spreaker	38
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
31	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
35	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
37	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
41	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
42	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
44	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
45	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
46	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	72	Libsyn	58
47	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2270	Acast	28
48	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	401	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	47
50	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	3	RSS.com	52
51	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
52	Today in Geography	Michigan State University Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	68
53	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
55	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
57	魏知超聊心理学	魏知超	Science	78	Ximalaya	43
58	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
59	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
60	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
61	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
63	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
64	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
66	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	483	Audioboom	63
67	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	339	Audioboom	52
68	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	264	Libsyn	48
69	APA HAI	APA HAI section	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	28
70	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
71	Queens of Social Work Details temporarily unavailable	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
72	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
73	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	4	Podbean	63
74	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
75	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
76	Care For We Podcast	Sarah Rasby, PhD	Science	6	RSS.com	42
77	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	122	Buzzsprout	48
78	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
79	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	22
80	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
81	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63
82	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	64	Spotify for Podcasters	47
83	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
85	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
86	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
87	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
88	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
89	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
90	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
91	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	628	Spreaker	53
92	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
93	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
94	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	620	Spreaker	59
95	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
96	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
97	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
98	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
99	The Animal Turn Details temporarily unavailable	Claudia Hirtenfelder	Science	111	Buzzsprout	58
100	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49

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