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 Dec 2025

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12/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 271

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:53:06

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

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

5. Richard Saunders (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	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	345	Simplecast	63
6	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
10	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
14	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
17	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
19	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
20	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	284	Megaphone	38
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
25	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
26	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
30	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
31	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
32	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
33	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
34	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
35	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
36	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
37	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
38	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
42	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
43	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
44	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
45	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
47	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
48	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
49	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
50	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
51	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
52	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
53	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
54	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
55	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
56	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
57	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
58	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
59	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
62	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
63	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
66	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
67	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
68	Love, Sex, and Applied Behavior Analysis	Cammie D.	Science	60	Unknown	62
69	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
70	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
71	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
72	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
73	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
74	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
75	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
76	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
77	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
78	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
79	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
80	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
81	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
83	Forged in Fire: LGBTQ+ Leadership	Forged In Fire	Science	72	Spotify for Podcasters	48
84	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
85	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
87	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	47
89	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
90	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
91	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
93	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
94	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
95	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
96	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
97	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
98	Jay's Conversations	Jalen Layfield	Science	13	Captivate	69
99	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
100	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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