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 Aug 2026

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08/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 251

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:23

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Rob Gray (1 shows)

4. Mission Critical Team Institute (1 shows)

5. Ash and Greg (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
21	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
28	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
30	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
31	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
32	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	柏拉图《理想国》朗读解读	远听山声	Science & Medicine	312	Ximalaya	49
35	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
36	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
37	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
39	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
40	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
41	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
42	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
49	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
50	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
52	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
53	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
54	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
55	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
56	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
58	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
59	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
60	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
61	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
62	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
63	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
64	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
65	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
66	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
67	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	141	Podbean	48
68	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
69	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
70	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
72	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
73	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
74	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
75	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
76	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
77	Prison Breakdown	Professors Beck Strah & Eric Bronson	Science	101	RedCircle	49
78	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
79	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
80	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
82	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
86	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
87	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
88	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
89	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
90	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
91	作伙來想社會	臺灣社會學刊	Science	9	Firstory	63
92	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	623	Spreaker	59
93	New Books in Education	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
94	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
95	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
96	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
97	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	115	Spreaker	38
98	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	6	Podbean	63
99	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
100	Post-Growth Planning	Christian Lamker & Viola Schulze Dieckhoff	Science	34	Unknown	49

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