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 09 Mar 2026

03/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 345
Frequency: every 39 days
Duration: 00:54:50

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)
3. Audible (3 shows)
4. PodcastOne (3 shows)
5. The Ringer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)
2. Simplecast (17 shows)
3. ART19 (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (12 shows)
5. Libsyn (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
73
2Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture403Megaphone
53
3Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
4Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
5Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
6Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
7Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
8Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
9Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
10Podcast The Power and The PunchlineThe Power and The PunchlineUnplugged StudiosSociety & Culture9RedCircle
53
11Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1185Omny Studio
59
12Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
13Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
14Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
15Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
16Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture400Megaphone
48
17Podcast Dream Life ClubDream Life ClubSumi KrishnanSociety & Culture45Captivate
58
18Podcast Stay TranquiloStay TranquiloStay Tranquilo NetworkSociety & Culture172Simplecast
48
19Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1152Megaphone
58
20Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture154Simplecast
73
21Podcast Drug StoryDrug StoryThomas GoetzSociety & Culture15Substack
89
22Podcast Mind GamesMind GamesKaleidoscope Society & Culture11Omny Studio
53
23Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture210Simplecast
32
24Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
25Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
26Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1211Libsyn
63
27Podcast Revisionist HistoryRevisionist HistoryPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture215Omny Studio
69
28Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture432Megaphone
63
29Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture505Libsyn
52
30Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1731Libsyn
53
31Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture195Simplecast
62
32Podcast The Watch Floor with Sarah AdamsThe Watch Floor with Sarah AdamsSarah AdamsSociety & Culture53Megaphone
48
33Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture642Megaphone
48
34Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
35Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
36Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture54ART19
63
37Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2821Acast
43
38Missing podcast logo
Wait a Second...
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
The RingerSociety & Culture33N/A
N/A
39Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
40Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture445Audioboom
38
41Podcast Nerding out on NeurodiversityNerding out on NeurodiversityDr. Matt ZakreskiSociety & Culture53Megaphone
63
42Podcast PenitenciaPenitenciaSonoro | Alex Reider, Saskia Niño de Rivera, Sebastian ArrechederaSociety & Culture360Simplecast
53
43Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture65Megaphone
42
44Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture291ART19
83
45Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
46Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture82Simplecast
47
47Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture255Audioboom
53
48Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
49Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture677Megaphone
42
50Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
51Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
52Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
53Podcast Diabolical LiesDiabolical LiesKatie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire BurkeSociety & Culture100Substack
43
54Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture544Unknown
38
55Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
56Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
57Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture107ART19
68
58Podcast Atonement: The John Paulk StoryAtonement: The John Paulk StoryiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture7Omny Studio
58
59Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture145ART19
73
60Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture83Megaphone
42
61Podcast 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
62Podcast Attention LabAttention LabSchool of Radical AttentionSociety & Culture4Libsyn
69
63Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture128Omny Studio
63
64Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
65Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture464ART19
73
66Podcast Code SwitchCode SwitchNPRSociety & Culture651Simplecast
53
67Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture65ART19
63
68Podcast This is LoveThis is LoveVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
69Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
70Podcast How To Fail With Elizabeth Day How To Fail With Elizabeth Day Elizabeth Day and Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture403Megaphone
68
71Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture807Megaphone
64
72Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture49RedCircle
73
73Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
74Podcast The Brothers OrtizThe Brothers OrtizCampside Media & iHeart PodcastsSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
79
75Podcast Travel with Rick StevesTravel with Rick StevesRick StevesSociety & Culture1082Unknown
38
76Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture598Megaphone
42
77Podcast It Turns OutIt Turns OutKara MillerSociety & Culture12Captivate
83
78Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
79Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture505ART19
53
80Podcast Furious ThoughtsFurious ThoughtsCAKE MEDIASociety & Culture5Megaphone
53
81Podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie Lynn SiglerMeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie Lynn SiglerWishbone ProductionSociety & Culture140Simplecast
62
82Podcast DEE:UNLEASHEDDEE:UNLEASHEDDominica DunkwuSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
53
83Podcast Bloodline BanterBloodline Banter2M Media GroupSociety & Culture36Podbean
62
84Podcast Clock It with Symone & EugeneClock It with Symone & EugeneMSNBCNews25Simplecast
53
85Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture238ART19
41
86Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
87Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
88Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
89Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture801Megaphone
58
90Podcast Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCCCleared Hot - Powered By BRCCAndy StumpfSociety & Culture804Libsyn
32
91Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture567Acast
49
92Podcast SidedoorSidedoorSmithsonian Institution Society & Culture241PRX
59
93Podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No ManFela Kuti: Fear No ManHigher GroundSociety & Culture14ART19
69
94Podcast Love This Way!Love This Way!Shaleea Venney Society & Culture152Buzzsprout
58
95Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
96Podcast Barely FamousBarely FamousPodcastOneSociety & Culture257ART19
53
97Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture152ART19
52
98Podcast Humanism NowHumanism NowHumanise LiveSociety & Culture98Megaphone
89
99Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
100Podcast Planet TyrusPlanet TyrusOutkickSociety & Culture58Megaphone
59

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