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 Aug 2025

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08/31/2025

Average data

Episodes: 250

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:50:13

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW (1 shows)

3. Jason Carpenter (1 shows)

4. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

5. Yowei Shaw (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
6	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
10	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
16	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
17	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
18	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
25	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
27	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
28	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
29	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
30	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
31	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
32	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
33	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
34	ترجمان علوم انسانی	ترجمان علوم انسانی	Science	233	Unknown	59
35	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
36	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
37	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
38	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
41	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
42	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
46	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
49	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
50	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
51	Can I Run Something By You?	Stephanie	Science	9	Buzzsprout	38
52	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
53	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
54	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
55	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	144	Substack	43
56	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
57	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
58	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
59	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
60	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
62	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	341	Audioboom	52
63	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
64	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
65	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
66	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
67	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
68	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
69	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
70	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
72	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
73	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
74	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
75	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
76	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
77	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	265	Libsyn	48
78	بودكاست مدار	MADAR	Science	79	Buzzsprout	58
79	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
80	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
81	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
82	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
83	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
85	The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast	Matthew Roth	Science	100	Libsyn	62
86	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
87	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
88	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
89	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
90	Talking Child Development	ccfdau	Science	40	Podbean	42
91	Personality Psychology Podcast	personalitypsychologypodcast	Science	63	Podbean	37
92	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
93	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
94	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	73	Libsyn	58
95	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
96	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
97	SciComm Hotline	Reyhaneh Maktoufi and Stephanie Castillo	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	58
99	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
100	Economics Detective Radio	Garrett M. Petersen	Science	154	Libsyn	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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