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 10 Oct 2025

10/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 364
Frequency: every 41 days
Duration: 00:54:41

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)
2. Simplecast (19 shows)
3. Omny Studio (14 shows)
4. ART19 (11 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
2Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
3Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
4Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
5Podcast 1440 Explores1440 Explores1440 MediaSociety & Culture16Acast
64
6Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
7Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
8Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
9Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
10Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
11Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1187Omny Studio
59
12Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
13Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
14Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
15Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
63
16Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1153Megaphone
58
17Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture433Megaphone
63
18Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1734Libsyn
53
19Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
20Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture82Simplecast
47
21Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture194Megaphone
37
22Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
23Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
24Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
25Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
26Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
27Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
28Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
29Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
30Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
31Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
32Podcast 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
33Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
34Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture197Simplecast
62
35Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
36Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2823Acast
43
37Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
38Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture210Simplecast
32
39Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
40Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
41Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
42Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
43Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
44Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
45Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
46Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
47Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture446Audioboom
38
48Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
49Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime407Megaphone
63
50Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
51Podcast Talk Easy with Sam FragosoTalk Easy with Sam FragosoHigher GroundSociety & Culture563ART19
48
52Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture678Megaphone
42
53Podcast Drop A PinDrop A PinBarstool SportsSociety & Culture103Unknown
53
54Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
55Podcast Voices of FreedomVoices of FreedomRick GraberSociety & Culture44Libsyn
79
56Podcast Relative UnknownRelative UnknownAudacy PodcastsSociety & Culture12Megaphone
79
57Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
58Podcast 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 & Culture129Simplecast
68
59Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
60Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
61Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
62Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
63Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture808Megaphone
64
64Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture64Simplecast
58
65Podcast ReThinkingReThinkingTEDSociety & Culture224Acast
59
66Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
67Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture255Audioboom
53
68Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
69Podcast Spot On with Link LaurenSpot On with Link LaurenMK MediaSociety & Culture133Simplecast
68
70Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
71Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture621Audioboom
73
72Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture465ART19
73
73Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
74Podcast This is LoveThis is LoveVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
75Podcast Immigrant's RoadImmigrant's RoadGary Seidler and Sharon KwonSociety & Culture6Libsyn
53
76Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
77Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
78Podcast The InitiationThe InitiationSebastian DienstSociety & Culture0Podbean
22
79Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
80Podcast Fail Better with David DuchovnyFail Better with David DuchovnyLemonada MediaSociety & Culture141Omny Studio
73
81Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture163Simplecast
69
82Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture356Megaphone
58
83Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
84Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
85Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture599Megaphone
42
86Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
87Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
88Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
89Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
90Podcast The Dog WalkThe Dog WalkBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
43
91Podcast The Woody ShowThe Woody ShowiHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 FMSociety & Culture1458Omny Studio
38
92Podcast Code SwitchCode SwitchNPRSociety & Culture652Simplecast
53
93Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
94Podcast True Scary StoryTrue Scary StoryScary StoriesSociety & Culture233Spreaker
78
95Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
96Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
97Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
98Podcast Unexplained EncountersUnexplained EncountersEeriecast NetworkSociety & Culture609Megaphone
59
99Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
100Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture134Simplecast
58

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