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 Sep 2025

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09/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 278

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:50:44

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Charles Schwab (1 shows)

4. John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro (1 shows)

5. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Podbean (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
5	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
8	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
9	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	32	PRX	69
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	25	Libsyn	53
11	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	275	Megaphone	38
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
16	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
21	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	305	Libsyn	52
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	332	Podbean	37
25	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	616	Libsyn	58
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
31	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
32	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
33	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
34	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
36	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
37	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
39	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
43	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
44	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
46	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
47	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
48	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
49	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
50	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37
51	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
52	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
53	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
54	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
57	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
58	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
60	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
61	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
62	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
63	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
64	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	942	Libsyn	49
65	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
66	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
67	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
68	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
69	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
70	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
71	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
72	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
73	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	32
75	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
76	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
78	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
79	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
80	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
81	The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour	WP	Science	52	Podbean	48
82	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	82	Buzzsprout	68
83	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
84	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
85	Tails from a Vet Tech	Tabitha Kucera	Science	57	Buzzsprout	73
86	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Education	265	Spotify for Podcasters	28
87	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
88	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
89	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
90	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
91	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	347	Audioboom	52
92	The Disability Squeeze	Dr. Zach Morris	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	33
93	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
94	Master the Discourse	Dr. Lorelei Walker	Science	3	RSS.com	58
95	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
96	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
97	WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.	Cornell ILR School	Science	19	Buzzsprout	52
98	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
99	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
100	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57

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