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 07 Sep 2025

09/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 318
Frequency: every 39 days
Duration: 00:55:32

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)
2. Simplecast (18 shows)
3. ART19 (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
2Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture398Megaphone
53
3Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture396Megaphone
48
4Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
5Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
6Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture299Simplecast
63
7Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
8Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
9Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture512Simplecast
38
10Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture79Simplecast
47
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
12Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
13Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
14Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
15Podcast What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!Sumi and Ryan Society & Culture12Captivate
48
16Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1203Libsyn
63
17Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
18Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1179Omny Studio
59
19Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1146Megaphone
58
20Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture102ART19
68
21Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture63ART19
63
22Podcast You, Me & MikeYou, Me & MikeThirteen MediaSociety & Culture51Buzzsprout
83
23Podcast Traditional TalkTraditional TalkTraditional PodcastSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
38
24Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
25Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2167Acast
43
26Podcast The Chisme Corner with Vee RiveraThe Chisme Corner with Vee RiveraSonoroSociety & Culture35Simplecast
62
27Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
28Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
29Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1721Libsyn
53
30Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture126Omny Studio
63
31Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
32Podcast Dirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeDirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
53
33Podcast The Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesThe Night Owl: True Ghost StoriesNight Owl Paranormal InvestigationsSociety & Culture90Buzzsprout
42
34Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture638Megaphone
48
35Podcast From Now OnFrom Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIASociety & Culture46Megaphone
69
36Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
37Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
38Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
39Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture82Megaphone
42
40Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture798Megaphone
58
41Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
42Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture189Simplecast
62
43Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture208Simplecast
32
44Podcast Happy SlutHappy SlutSamia MountsSociety & Culture54Captivate
58
45Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
46Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture156Megaphone
53
47Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
48Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
49Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
50Podcast SuaveSuaveFuturo MediaSociety & Culture20PRX
84
51Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
52Podcast Revisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemRevisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture212Omny Studio
63
53Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture152Simplecast
73
54Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
55Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
56Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture289ART19
83
57Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture122Megaphone
38
58Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture803Megaphone
64
59Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
60Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture409Spotify for Podcasters
28
61Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture13Megaphone
58
62Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture274Omny Studio
83
63Podcast 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
64Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture503Libsyn
52
65Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture51ART19
42
66Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture131Simplecast
58
67Podcast Morrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceMorrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceCass & Kathryn MorrowSociety & Culture484Buzzsprout
68
68Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture670Megaphone
42
69Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
70Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
71Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
72Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
73Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
74Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture157Simplecast
69
75Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture462ART19
73
76Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
77Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
78Podcast Spot On with Link LaurenSpot On with Link LaurenMK MediaSociety & Culture133Simplecast
68
79Podcast Can I Walk With You?Can I Walk With You?ThorayaSociety & Culture17Libsyn
63
80Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture253Audioboom
53
81Podcast Plain Values PodcastPlain Values PodcastPlain ValuesSociety & Culture3Transistor
58
82Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
83Podcast Run, Bambi, RunRun, Bambi, RunApple TV+ / Campside MediaSociety & Culture11ART19
69
84Podcast Kennedy Saves the WorldKennedy Saves the WorldFOX News PodcastsSociety & Culture500Megaphone
43
85Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture144ART19
73
86Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture47Simplecast
58
87Podcast The Katie Miller PodcastThe Katie Miller PodcastKatie MillerSociety & Culture53Spotify for Podcasters
37
88Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture593Megaphone
42
89Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
90Podcast Call Your Sister with Joy & JingerCall Your Sister with Joy & JingerJinger Vuolo, Joy ForsythSociety & Culture112Megaphone
38
91Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture150ART19
52
92Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
93Podcast It's Always Something with Davis RoeIt's Always Something with Davis RoeDavis RoeSociety & Culture51Megaphone
42
94Podcast ConspiritualityConspiritualityDerek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian WalkerSociety & Culture848Megaphone
43
95Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
96Podcast Liberty LostLiberty LostAudibleSociety & Culture10ART19
63
97Podcast No Stupid QuestionsNo Stupid QuestionsFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture338Simplecast
63
98Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
99Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture236ART19
41
100Podcast SurroundedSurroundedJubilee MediaSociety & Culture28Megaphone
53

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