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 08 Oct 2025

10/08/2025

Average data

Episodes: 374
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:56:36

Top 5 authors

1. Dear Media (5 shows)
2. PodcastOne (4 shows)
3. Barstool Sports (3 shows)
4. Audible (3 shows)
5. The New York Times (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)
2. ART19 (16 shows)
3. Simplecast (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (12 shows)
5. Acast (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture400Megaphone
48
2Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture403Megaphone
53
3Podcast 1440 Explores1440 Explores1440 MediaSociety & Culture16Acast
64
4Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
5Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
6Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
7Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
8Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
9Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
10Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
11Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
12Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1211Libsyn
63
13Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1185Omny Studio
59
14Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture82Simplecast
47
15Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
16Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture128Omny Studio
63
17Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
18Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
19Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1731Libsyn
53
20Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1152Megaphone
58
21Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
22Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
23Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture432Megaphone
63
24Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
25Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture505Libsyn
52
26Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture642Megaphone
48
27Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
28Podcast ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson iHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
53
29Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
30Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture154Simplecast
73
31Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
32Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
33Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
34Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
35Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture210Simplecast
32
36Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture195Simplecast
62
37Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture544Unknown
38
38Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
39Podcast Talk Easy with Sam FragosoTalk Easy with Sam FragosoHigher GroundSociety & Culture563ART19
48
40Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture677Megaphone
42
41Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2821Acast
43
42Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
43Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture145ART19
73
44Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
45Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime407Megaphone
63
46Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
47Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
48Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture291ART19
83
49Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
50Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture598Megaphone
42
51Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
52Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture152ART19
52
53Podcast Immigrant's RoadImmigrant's RoadGary Seidler and Sharon KwonSociety & Culture6Libsyn
53
54Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture65ART19
63
55Podcast Girls Next LevelGirls Next LevelHolly Madison & Bridget MarquardtSociety & Culture207Libsyn
68
56Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
57Podcast The InitiationThe InitiationSebastian DienstSociety & Culture0Podbean
22
58Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
59Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
60Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
61Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture107ART19
68
62Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
63Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
64Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
65Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
66Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
67Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture807Megaphone
64
68Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
69Podcast This F***ing Guy!This F***ing Guy!Ren Martinez and Ginger GolubSociety & Culture111Spotify for Podcasters
33
70Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
71Podcast ReThinkingReThinkingTEDSociety & Culture224Acast
59
72Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture619Audioboom
73
73Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
74Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture445Audioboom
38
75Podcast Pop ApologistsPop ApologistsPodcastOneSociety & Culture310ART19
38
76Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
77Podcast The Dog WalkThe Dog WalkBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
43
78Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture83Megaphone
42
79Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
80Podcast The Officer Tatum ShowThe Officer Tatum ShowBrandon TatumSociety & Culture100Podbean
48
81Podcast 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 & Culture128Simplecast
68
82Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
83Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
84Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture53ART19
42
85Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture356Megaphone
58
86Podcast Diabolical LiesDiabolical LiesKatie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire BurkeSociety & Culture100Substack
43
87Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture413Spotify for Podcasters
28
88Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture238ART19
41
89Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
90Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture801Megaphone
58
91Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
92Podcast BlowbackBlowbackBlowbackSociety & Culture80RedCircle
53
93Podcast Karma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky HayterKarma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky HayterPodcastOneSociety & Culture117ART19
58
94Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
95Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
96Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
97Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture505ART19
53
98Podcast The Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessSociety & Culture1182ART19
48
99Podcast Scheananigans with Scheana ShayScheananigans with Scheana ShayDear MediaSociety & Culture435ART19
63
100Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture567Acast
49

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