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 Jul 2026

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07/31/2026

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Episodes: 272

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:25

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (6 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

4. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

5. Juan Ramón Rallo (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

2. Libsyn (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (14 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
12	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
13	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
18	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
20	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
21	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
29	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
30	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
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
33	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
34	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
35	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
36	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
38	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
41	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
42	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
47	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
48	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
49	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
50	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
51	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
53	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
54	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
55	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
56	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
57	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
58	Amateur Psychology - Tay mơ học đời bằng Tâm lý học	Nguyen Doan Minh Thu	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	52
59	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
60	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
61	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
63	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
64	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
65	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
66	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
67	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
68	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
69	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
70	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
71	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
72	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
73	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
74	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	155	Megaphone	53
75	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
76	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
77	From the Same Mister	Kristy and Treavor	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	63
78	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
79	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
80	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
81	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
82	Exploring Fear	Louis Allan	Science	7	Pinecast	59
83	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
84	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	30	Buzzsprout	47
86	New Books in Geography	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
87	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
89	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
90	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
91	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
92	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
93	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
95	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
96	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	168	Buzzsprout	58
97	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
98	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
99	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
100	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48

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