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 26 Feb 2026

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02/26/2026

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Episodes: 251

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:53:14

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

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

5. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1338	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	509	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	339	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	45	Libsyn	53
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	739	Megaphone	63
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
20	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
34	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
35	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
36	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
40	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
41	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
42	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
43	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
44	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
45	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
46	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
48	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
49	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
50	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
51	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
52	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
53	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
54	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
55	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
56	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
57	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
58	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
59	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
60	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
61	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
62	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
66	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
67	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
68	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
69	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
70	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
71	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
72	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
73	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
74	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
75	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
76	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
77	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
78	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
79	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
80	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	641	Megaphone	53
81	Latin American Perspectives	Alexander Scott	Science	30	Libsyn	53
82	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
83	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
85	Criminal Behaviorology	Timothy Joseph	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
87	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
88	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
89	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
90	ABA Sissyahs	ABA Sissyahs, LLC	Science	3	RSS.com	58
91	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
92	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
93	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
94	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
95	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
96	Scientista Details temporarily unavailable	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
97	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
98	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
99	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
100	Probation Perspectives: Insights into Community Justice	Community Justice Learning	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	58

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