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 30 avr. 2026

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04/30/2026

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Episodes: 298

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:51:17

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Audiocrafty (1 shows)

4. Cambridge University (1 shows)

5. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

2. Libsyn (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
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	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
7	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
23	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
32	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
34	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
35	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
36	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
38	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
39	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
41	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
42	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
43	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
44	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
45	The Brain Blown Podcast	The Brain Blown Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	28
46	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
47	Feminist Economics Podcast	The Feminist Economics Podcast	Science	3	Captivate	62
48	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
49	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
53	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
54	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
55	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
56	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
57	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
58	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
60	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
61	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
62	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
63	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
65	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
66	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
68	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
69	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
70	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
71	Seen Out Loud	Institute for Family	Science	17	Buzzsprout	83
72	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
73	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
74	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
76	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
77	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
78	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
79	The Black Goat	Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire	Science	86	Podbean	48
80	Firing & Wiring	Interocept Labs	Science	4	Buzzsprout	68
81	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
83	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
84	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
85	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
86	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
87	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
88	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
89	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
90	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
91	The Clinical Consult	National Register of Health Service Psychologists	Science	53	Blubrry	49
92	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
93	Guns for Hire	Atlantic Council	Science	27	Buzzsprout	78
94	The Decision Corner	The Decision Lab	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	63
95	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
96	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
97	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
98	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
99	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
100	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31

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