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 27 Aug 2026

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08/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 240

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:48:10

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Let's Talk Forensic Psychology (1 shows)

4. Matt Sedlar (1 shows)

5. ABA Inside Track (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
12	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
14	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
20	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
27	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
29	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
31	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
32	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
36	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
37	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
38	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
39	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
40	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
41	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
42	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
43	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
44	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
45	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
46	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
47	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
49	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
50	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
51	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
52	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
53	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
54	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
55	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
56	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
57	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
58	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
59	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	116	Spreaker	38
61	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
62	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
63	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
64	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
65	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
66	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	Give Theory A Chance	The Society Pages	Science	73	Unknown	32
69	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
71	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
72	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
74	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
75	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
76	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
77	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
78	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
79	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
80	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
81	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
82	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
83	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
84	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
85	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
86	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
87	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
88	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
89	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	229	Spotify for Podcasters	32
90	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
91	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
92	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
93	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	80	Libsyn	68
94	A BA Study Podcast	Hannah Dollinger	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
96	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
97	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
99	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
100	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73

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