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 31 May 2026

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05/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 269

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:52:02

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

4. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

5. Cambridge University (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Unknown (7 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	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
6	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
18	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
20	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
24	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
25	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
29	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
30	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
33	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
35	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
39	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
40	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
41	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
46	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
47	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
48	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
49	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
50	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
51	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
53	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
54	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
55	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
56	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
57	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
59	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
60	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
61	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
62	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
63	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
64	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
65	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
66	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
67	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	38
68	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
69	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
70	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
71	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
72	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
73	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
74	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	115	Spreaker	38
75	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	101	Buzzsprout	53
76	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
77	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
78	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
79	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
80	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
81	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
82	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
83	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
84	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
85	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
87	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	Social and Developmental Psychology Seminar Series	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	2	Unknown	33
89	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
90	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
91	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
93	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
94	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
95	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
96	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
97	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
98	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	Science	62	RedCircle	38
99	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
100	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53

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