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 nov. 2025

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11/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 301

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:51:03

Top 5 authors

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

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

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

4. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

5. Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	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	338	Simplecast	63
6	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
17	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
18	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
21	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
24	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
32	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
33	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
34	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
35	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
36	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
37	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
38	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
39	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
40	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
41	CSPI Podcast	CSPI	Science	76	Substack	48
42	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
43	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
44	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
45	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
46	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
47	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
48	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
49	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
50	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
51	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
52	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
53	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
54	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
55	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
56	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
57	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
58	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
60	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
61	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
62	Mind You with DK	Dakotah A. Carter	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
64	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
65	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
66	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
67	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
68	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
69	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
70	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
71	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
72	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
74	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
75	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
77	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Never the Same	Dr. Tony Pisani	Science	13	Transistor	79
79	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
80	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
81	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
82	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
83	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
84	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
85	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
87	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
88	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
89	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
90	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
91	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
92	The Mad Genius Thesis	Mnemosyne Media	Science	151	Spotify for Podcasters	43
93	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
94	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
95	Look at the Material	Brooklen Farley	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	53
96	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
97	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
99	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3744	Megaphone	59
100	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49

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