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 May 2026

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05/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 283

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:52:30

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

5. Pique Action (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

2. Libsyn (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	503	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
13	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
20	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
28	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
29	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
35	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
36	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
37	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
38	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
39	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
40	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
41	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
42	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
43	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
49	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
50	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
51	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
52	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
53	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
54	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
55	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
56	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
57	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
58	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
60	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
61	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
62	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
63	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
64	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
65	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
66	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
67	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
68	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
69	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
70	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
71	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
72	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
73	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
74	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
77	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
79	柏拉图《理想国》朗读解读	远听山声	Science & Medicine	312	Ximalaya	49
80	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
81	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
82	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
83	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
84	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
85	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
86	The Psychology of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour	WP	Science	52	Podbean	48
87	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
89	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	88	Podetize	63
90	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
91	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
92	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
93	End of Life Podcast from Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care	Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care	Science & Medicine	13	Podbean	37
94	The Wiscard of Oz: Adventures in School Psychology	Sophia and Marcus	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
96	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
97	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
98	Underground History	Chelsea Rose	Science	63	Unknown	43
99	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
100	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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