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 28 Feb 2026

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02/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 337

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:55:22

Top 5 authors

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

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

4. Peterson Institute for International Economics (2 shows)

5. New Books Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 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	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
10	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
20	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
24	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
33	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
34	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
35	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
36	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
42	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
43	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
44	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
46	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
47	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
48	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
49	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
50	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
51	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
52	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
53	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
54	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
55	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
57	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
58	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
59	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
60	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
61	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
62	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
63	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
64	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
65	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
66	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
67	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
68	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
69	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
70	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
71	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
72	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
73	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
74	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
75	ربط البحث الإجتماعي بالمجتمع	د. ساري حنفي	Science	99	Captivate	73
76	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
77	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
78	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
79	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
80	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
81	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
83	Psychology and the Good Life	Joe Weaver, Ph.D.	Science	16	RSS.com	62
84	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
85	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
86	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
87	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
88	The Veterinary Culture Lab	Flourish Veterinary Consulting	Science	18	Buzzsprout	42
89	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	83
90	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
91	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
92	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
93	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
94	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
95	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
96	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
98	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
99	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
100	Les Aventuriers de la pensée (sciences sociales : sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie, histoire)	HD_Doc	Science	114	Spotify for Podcasters	32

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