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 Sep 2025

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09/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 275

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:50:02

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

3. David Flora (1 shows)

4. International Psychoanalytical Association (1 shows)

5. The Autistic VOICE Project (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Unknown (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
8	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
9	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
10	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
12	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
17	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
29	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
32	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
33	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
37	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
38	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
41	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
43	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
46	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
49	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
51	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
52	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
53	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
54	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
55	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
56	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
57	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
58	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
61	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	341	Audioboom	52
62	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
64	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
65	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	22
66	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
67	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
68	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
69	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
70	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
71	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
72	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
73	ترجمان علوم انسانی	ترجمان علوم انسانی	Science	233	Unknown	59
74	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
75	The Forgiveness Effect	Peace Thru Forgiveness	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	63
76	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2277	Acast	28
78	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
79	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
80	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
81	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
83	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	366	Podbean	42
85	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
86	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	130	Buzzsprout	79
87	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
88	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
89	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
90	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
91	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
92	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
93	NACSW Podcasts	North American Association of Christians in Social Work	Science & Medicine	24	Feedburner	53
94	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	52
96	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
97	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	86	Spotify for Podcasters	17
98	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
99	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
100	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37

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