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 Sep 2025

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09/27/2025

Average data

Episodes: 282

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:49:32

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Yowei Shaw (1 shows)

4. International Psychoanalytical Association (1 shows)

5. The Autistic VOICE Project (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	530	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
5	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
7	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	265	Megaphone	38
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	31	PRX	69
14	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	382	Audioboom	63
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
18	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	747	Megaphone	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	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
24	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
25	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
32	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
36	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
38	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	331	Podbean	37
39	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
43	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
44	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	201	Buzzsprout	78
46	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
47	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
48	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
49	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
50	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
51	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	67	Podbean	31
52	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
53	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
54	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
55	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
56	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
57	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	367	Podbean	42
58	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
59	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
60	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	83	Captivate	53
61	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
62	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
64	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
65	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
66	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
69	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	344	Audioboom	52
71	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
72	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
73	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
74	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
75	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
76	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	485	Audioboom	63
78	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	130	Buzzsprout	79
80	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
81	Flip Your Lid with Kim Honeycutt	Kim Honeycutt, MSW, LCSW, CCFC, LCAS	Science	63	Captivate	68
82	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
83	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
84	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
85	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
86	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	32
87	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
89	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	941	Libsyn	49
90	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
91	Objets Trouvés	Sciences Po - Centre de sociologie des organisations	Science	34	Ausha	83
92	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2288	Acast	28
93	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
94	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	172	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	623	Spreaker	59
96	WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.	Cornell ILR School	Science	19	Buzzsprout	52
97	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
98	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	509	Substack	53
99	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
100	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73

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