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 Oct 2025

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10/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:09

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Curt Sandvig (1 shows)

4. Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu) (1 shows)

5. Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
6	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
7	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
11	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
15	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
17	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
18	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
19	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
20	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
21	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
22	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
31	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
32	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
35	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
36	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
37	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
38	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
39	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
40	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
43	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
44	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
47	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
48	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
49	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
50	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
51	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
52	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
53	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
56	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
57	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
58	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
59	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
60	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
61	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
63	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
64	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
65	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
66	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
67	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
68	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
69	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
70	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
71	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
72	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
73	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
74	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	612	Spreaker	59
75	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
77	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
78	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
79	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
80	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
82	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
84	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
85	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
86	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
88	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
89	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
90	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
91	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
92	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
93	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
94	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
95	Mental Health Dumpster Fire	Courtney Lauver, LCSW and Jess Miller, LPATA	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
97	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
98	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
99	Fragout Podcast	Ryan Lonergan	Science	200	Libsyn	42
100	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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