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 Oct 2026

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10/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 242

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:55

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (6 shows)

2. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

3. Ash and Greg (1 shows)

4. Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery (1 shows)

5. Mises Institute (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (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	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	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
17	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
19	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
24	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	8	RSS.com	52
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
33	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
34	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
35	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
36	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
37	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
38	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
39	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
40	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	75	Libsyn	58
41	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
42	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
44	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
47	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
48	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
49	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
51	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
52	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
53	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
54	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
55	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
57	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
58	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
59	複心瀚	Ben	Science	38	Spotify for Podcasters	42
60	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
61	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
62	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
64	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
65	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
66	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	The Human Risk Podcast	Human Risk	Science	382	Spreaker	48
68	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
69	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
70	Plasticity Means Possibility: Developing Policy for Developing Brains	UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent	Science	4	Libsyn	32
71	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
72	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
73	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
74	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
78	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
79	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
80	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	141	Podbean	48
81	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
82	The Eye of Jupiter Podcast	Thomas Franklin	Science	235	Spreaker	53
83	Cognitive Revolution and the Age of AI	jiajiezhang	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
86	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
87	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
88	魏知超聊心理学	魏知超	Science	78	Ximalaya	43
89	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
90	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
91	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
92	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
93	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
94	Multilateralism UNpacked	United Nations University Centre for Policy Research	Science	15	Captivate	63
95	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
96	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
97	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
98	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
99	Just Finance	ODJUGO BENJAMIN OGHENETEGA	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
100	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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