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 Dec 2025

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12/25/2025

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Episodes: 264

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:51:09

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

2. New Books Network (3 shows)

3. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

4. Dr. Elio Martino (1 shows)

5. David Flora (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
6	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
9	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	180	Simplecast	73
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
17	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
20	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
24	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
25	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
26	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
27	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
33	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
34	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
35	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
36	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
37	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
38	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
41	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
43	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
44	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
47	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
48	Love, Sex, and Applied Behavior Analysis	Cammie D.	Science	60	Unknown	62
49	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
50	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
52	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
53	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
54	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
55	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
56	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
57	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
58	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
59	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
60	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
61	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
62	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
63	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
65	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
66	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
67	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
68	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
69	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
70	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
71	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
72	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
73	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
74	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
75	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
76	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
77	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
78	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
79	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
80	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
82	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
84	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
85	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
86	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
87	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
88	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
89	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
90	Forged in Fire: LGBTQ+ Leadership	Forged In Fire	Science	72	Spotify for Podcasters	48
91	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
92	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
93	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
94	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
95	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
96	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
97	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
98	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
99	How to Think Like a Psychologist Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Stanford Continuing Studies Program	Social Sciences	6	N/A	N/A
100	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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