Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Society & Culture

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 03 Sep 2025

09/03/2025

Average data

Episodes: 312
Frequency: every 53 days
Duration: 00:55:00

Top 5 authors

1. Audible (4 shows)
2. The New York Times (4 shows)
3. Dear Media (4 shows)
4. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)
5. Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)
2. Simplecast (19 shows)
3. ART19 (11 shows)
4. Acast (9 shows)
5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture396Megaphone
48
2Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
3Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture398Megaphone
53
4Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture512Simplecast
38
5Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
6Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
7Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture79Simplecast
47
8Podcast Traditional TalkTraditional TalkTraditional PodcastSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
38
9Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture299Simplecast
63
10Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
11Podcast What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!Sumi and Ryan Society & Culture12Captivate
48
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
13Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
14Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
15Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1179Omny Studio
59
16Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
17Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1146Megaphone
58
18Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture63ART19
63
19Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1203Libsyn
63
20Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2167Acast
43
21Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
22Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
23Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
24Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture102ART19
68
25Podcast The Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesThe Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesNight Owl Paranormal InvestigationsSociety & Culture90Buzzsprout
42
26Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture126Omny Studio
63
27Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
28Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture156Megaphone
53
29Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture638Megaphone
48
30Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
31Podcast You, Me & MikeYou, Me & MikeThirteen MediaSociety & Culture51Buzzsprout
83
32Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
33Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
34Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture122Megaphone
38
35Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
36Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
37Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture189Simplecast
62
38Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
39Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
40Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture289ART19
83
41Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
42Podcast Morrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceMorrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceCass & Kathryn MorrowSociety & Culture484Buzzsprout
68
43Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture144ART19
73
44Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture150ART19
52
45Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
46Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture503Libsyn
52
47Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture152Simplecast
73
48Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
49Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
50Podcast Revisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemRevisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture212Omny Studio
63
51Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture670Megaphone
42
52Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
53Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
54Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture274Omny Studio
83
55Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture798Megaphone
58
56Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture409Spotify for Podcasters
28
57Podcast The Katie Miller PodcastThe Katie Miller PodcastKatie MillerSociety & Culture53Spotify for Podcasters
37
58Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
59Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture51ART19
42
60Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
61Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
62Podcast Liberty LostLiberty LostAudibleSociety & Culture10ART19
63
63Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
64Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture208Simplecast
32
65Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture13Megaphone
58
66Podcast Tell Me Your Ghost StoryTell Me Your Ghost StoryKassie AskinSociety & Culture50Megaphone
58
67Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture593Megaphone
42
68Podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)Team Coco & Ted Danson, Woody HarrelsonSociety & Culture126Simplecast
68
69Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture176ART19
48
70Podcast No Stupid QuestionsNo Stupid QuestionsFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture338Simplecast
63
71Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
72Podcast SurroundedSurroundedJubilee MediaSociety & Culture28Megaphone
53
73Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
74Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
75Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
76Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
77Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture47Simplecast
58
78Podcast Spot On with Link LaurenSpot On with Link LaurenMK MediaSociety & Culture133Simplecast
68
79Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
80Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1721Libsyn
53
81Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
82Podcast NO SUCH THINGNO SUCH THINGMannyNoahDevanSociety & Culture68Acast
79
83Podcast S-TownS-TownSerial ProductionsSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
84Podcast Run, Bambi, RunRun, Bambi, RunApple TV+ / Campside MediaSociety & Culture11ART19
69
85Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture118Megaphone
52
86Podcast Cancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldCancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldTana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldSociety & Culture132Audioboom
58
87Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture540Unknown
38
88Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture351Megaphone
58
89Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
90Podcast Certified OversharerCertified OversharerSamantha BuschSociety & Culture46Libsyn
69
91Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture565Acast
49
92Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
93Podcast SuaveSuaveFuturo MediaSociety & Culture20PRX
84
94Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
95Podcast The Zarna Garg Family PodcastThe Zarna Garg Family PodcastZarna GargSociety & Culture150Megaphone
32
96Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture157Simplecast
69
97Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
98Podcast Within ReasonWithin ReasonAlex J O'ConnorSociety & Culture161Spotify for Podcasters
28
99Podcast People I (Mostly) AdmirePeople I (Mostly) AdmireFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture244Simplecast
63
100Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58

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