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 Jul 2025

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07/26/2025

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Episodes: 245

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:51:56

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

3. Michael Munger (1 shows)

4. James Morris (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Stories of Impact	Talkbox	Science	126	Libsyn	83
4	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
10	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
22	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
24	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
31	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
33	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
34	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
35	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
36	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
37	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
38	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
39	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
40	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
41	Dead Honest	Georgie Vestey	Science	15	Buzzsprout	58
42	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
45	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
46	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
47	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
48	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
49	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
50	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
51	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
52	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
53	Safe As Podcast	Ben Hutchinson	Science	103	Spotify for Podcasters	42
54	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
55	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
56	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
57	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	130	Buzzsprout	79
58	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	32	Blubrry	59
59	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
60	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
61	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
62	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
63	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
64	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
67	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
68	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
70	Positive Humanism: Thriving Without Superstition	Owen Hawthorne	Science & Medicine	27	Unknown	38
71	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
72	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
73	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
74	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
75	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
76	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	144	Substack	43
77	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
78	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63
79	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	341	Audioboom	52
80	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
81	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
82	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
83	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
84	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
85	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
89	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
90	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	86	Spotify for Podcasters	17
91	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
92	Relationships 2.0 With Dr. Michelle Skeen	Michelle Skeen	Science	335	Podomatic	48
93	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
94	Least Haunted	Least Haunted	Science	158	Libsyn	63
95	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
96	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
97	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
98	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
99	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
100	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	78

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