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 05 sept. 2025

09/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 332
Frequency: every 39 days
Duration: 00:53:56

Top 5 authors

1. The New York Times (4 shows)
2. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
3. Audible (4 shows)
4. PodcastOne (3 shows)
5. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)
2. Simplecast (17 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (11 shows)
5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture398Megaphone
53
2Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture396Megaphone
48
3Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
4Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
5Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
6Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
7Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture512Simplecast
38
8Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture299Simplecast
63
9Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1203Libsyn
63
10Podcast You, Me & MikeYou, Me & MikeThirteen MediaSociety & Culture51Buzzsprout
83
11Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture79Simplecast
47
12Podcast Traditional TalkTraditional TalkTraditional PodcastSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
38
13Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
14Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
15Podcast What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!Sumi and Ryan Society & Culture12Captivate
48
16Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
17Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture63ART19
63
18Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1179Omny Studio
59
19Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture102ART19
68
20Podcast From Now OnFrom Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIASociety & Culture46Megaphone
69
21Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1146Megaphone
58
22Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
23Podcast The Chisme Corner with Vee RiveraThe Chisme Corner with Vee RiveraSonoroSociety & Culture35Simplecast
62
24Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
25Podcast The Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesThe Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesNight Owl Paranormal InvestigationsSociety & Culture90Buzzsprout
42
26Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
27Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2167Acast
43
28Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
29Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
30Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture126Omny Studio
63
31Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
32Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture638Megaphone
48
33Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1721Libsyn
53
34Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
35Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
36Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture798Megaphone
58
37Podcast Dirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeDirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
53
38Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture156Megaphone
53
39Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
40Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
41Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
42Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
43Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture189Simplecast
62
44Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
45Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture122Megaphone
38
46Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
47Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
48Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture13Megaphone
58
49Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture803Megaphone
64
50Podcast SuaveSuaveFuturo MediaSociety & Culture20PRX
84
51Podcast The Katie Miller PodcastThe Katie Miller PodcastKatie MillerSociety & Culture53Spotify for Podcasters
37
52Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture289ART19
83
53Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
54Podcast Tell Me Your Ghost StoryTell Me Your Ghost StoryKassie AskinSociety & Culture50Megaphone
58
55Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
56Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture152Simplecast
73
57Podcast 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
58Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture409Spotify for Podcasters
28
59Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture150ART19
52
60Podcast Revisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemRevisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture212Omny Studio
63
61Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
62Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture274Omny Studio
83
63Podcast Morrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceMorrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceCass & Kathryn MorrowSociety & Culture484Buzzsprout
68
64Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture47Simplecast
58
65Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture462ART19
73
66Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture503Libsyn
52
67Podcast ConspiritualityConspiritualityDerek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian WalkerSociety & Culture848Megaphone
43
68Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
69Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture503ART19
53
70Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture208Simplecast
32
71Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
72Podcast SurroundedSurroundedJubilee MediaSociety & Culture28Megaphone
53
73Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture51ART19
42
74Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
75Podcast Call Your Sister with Joy & JingerCall Your Sister with Joy & JingerJinger Vuolo, Joy ForsythSociety & Culture112Megaphone
38
76Podcast Ellis Ever AfterEllis Ever AfteriHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture249Omny Studio
69
77Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
78Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
79Podcast Run, Bambi, RunRun, Bambi, RunApple TV+ / Campside MediaSociety & Culture11ART19
69
80Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture540Unknown
38
81Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture144ART19
73
82Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
83Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
84Podcast No Stupid QuestionsNo Stupid QuestionsFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture338Simplecast
63
85Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture157Simplecast
69
86Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
87Podcast Liberty LostLiberty LostAudibleSociety & Culture10ART19
63
88Podcast The Anthropocene ReviewedThe Anthropocene ReviewedComplexly, John GreenSociety & Culture37ART19
57
89Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture670Megaphone
42
90Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture442Audioboom
38
91Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture593Megaphone
42
92Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture176ART19
48
93Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture118Megaphone
52
94Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture131Simplecast
58
95Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
96Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture191Megaphone
37
97Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
98Podcast American HysteriaAmerican Hysteriachelsey weber-smithSociety & Culture282Megaphone
83
99Podcast Oprah's Super SoulOprah's Super SoulOprahSociety & Culture631Acast
38
100Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68

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