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 Mar 2025

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03/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 224

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:12

Top 5 authors

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

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Andy Luttrell (1 shows)

4. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

5. Joel Hubbard and Jim Zartman (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

4. Podbean (6 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1338	Megaphone	58
3	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
4	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
5	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
11	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
12	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	246	Megaphone	38
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	738	Megaphone	63
16	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
18	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	43	Libsyn	53
20	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
22	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	265	Omny Studio	63
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
26	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
28	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	27	PRX	69
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
31	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
32	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
33	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
37	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
38	Know What You See with Brian Lowery	Brian S. Lowery	Science	48	PRX	53
39	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
40	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
41	Climate Shifted	Two Hands Brands	Science	9	Podbean	58
42	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
43	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
44	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
46	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
47	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
48	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
49	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
50	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
51	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
52	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
53	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
54	Enneagram Type 9	Joel Hubbard and Jim Zartman	Science	11	Buzzsprout	38
55	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
56	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
57	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
58	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
59	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
60	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
63	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
64	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
65	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
66	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
67	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
68	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
69	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
71	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
72	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
73	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	264	Libsyn	48
75	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
76	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
77	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
78	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
79	Total Survey Design	Dr. Azdren Coma and Dr. Seon Yup Lee	Science	21	Buzzsprout	83
80	مردم شناسی پزشکی	Medical Anthropology	Science	5	Acast	73
81	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
82	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
83	Outsider / Insider	MIT Sloan	Science	8	RSS.com	73
84	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
85	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
86	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
88	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
89	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
90	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
91	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	423	Audioboom	38
92	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
93	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
94	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
95	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
96	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
97	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
98	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
99	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
100	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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