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 Oct 2026

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10/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 262

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:15

Top 5 authors

1. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Professors Beck Strah & Eric Bronson (1 shows)

4. Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant (1 shows)

5. Mission Critical Team Institute (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1356	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	542	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
17	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	305	Libsyn	52
18	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
19	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
22	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	32
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	616	Libsyn	58
28	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
29	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
30	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
31	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
32	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	7	RSS.com	52
33	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
34	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
35	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
36	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	631	Spreaker	53
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
39	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
40	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2300	Acast	28
41	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
42	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
43	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
44	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	47
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
48	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
50	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
51	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
52	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
53	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
54	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
55	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37
56	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
57	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
59	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
60	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	510	Substack	53
61	The Feminist Park Podcast: Designing for Liberation!	The Feminist Park Podcast	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	47
62	Save the World with Jay Friedenberg	Jay Friedenberg	Science	8	Buzzsprout	58
63	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
64	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
65	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
66	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
67	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	101	Buzzsprout	53
68	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
69	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
70	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Что изучают гуманитарии?	Новое литературное обозрение	Science	75	mave	73
72	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
73	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
74	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	168	Buzzsprout	58
75	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
76	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	332	Podbean	37
78	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
79	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	405	Spotify for Podcasters	22
80	Escucha la Constitución	Red Sonora A Saber	Science	71	RSS.com	42
81	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
82	Two Scaredy Cats	Stacie Combs & Kara Bischoff	Science	128	Buzzsprout	68
83	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
84	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	180	Simplecast	73
85	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
86	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	79	Buzzsprout	38
87	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
88	Imaginology	Deena Weisberg	Science	5	RedCircle	59
89	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
90	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
91	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
92	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	74	Libsyn	58
93	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	83	Buzzsprout	68
94	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
95	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
96	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
97	Prison Breakdown	Professors Beck Strah & Eric Bronson	Science	101	RedCircle	49
98	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
99	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
100	LA MENTE DEL CONSUMIDOR por Aroa Costa	Aroa Costa	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	42

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