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 17 Aug 2026

08/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 440
Frequency: every 36 days
Duration: 00:57:08

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)
2. Simplecast (20 shows)
3. ART19 (17 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Acast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
2Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
3Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
4Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
5Podcast Notes from the EdgeNotes from the EdgeGamut Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture119ART19
58
6Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
7Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
8Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
9Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1187Omny Studio
59
10Podcast The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who CareThe ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who CareLucy McAfeeSociety & Culture12Acast
79
11Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1153Megaphone
58
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
13Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
14Podcast Miss Understood with Rachel UchitelMiss Understood with Rachel UchitelRachel UchitelSociety & Culture384Simplecast
58
15Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
16Podcast Dream Life ClubDream Life ClubSumi KrishnanSociety & Culture45Captivate
58
17Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
18Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
19Podcast Two Girls One GhostTwo Girls One GhostSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture852Megaphone
69
20Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
21Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
22Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture66Megaphone
42
23Podcast Hey Jonas!Hey Jonas!iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture46Omny Studio
48
24Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture433Megaphone
63
25Podcast Revisionist HistoryRevisionist HistoryPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture216Omny Studio
69
26Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
27Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
28Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1735Libsyn
53
29Podcast The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam GrantThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam GrantVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture116Megaphone
48
30Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
31Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2824Acast
43
32Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture83Simplecast
47
33Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
34Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
35Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
36Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
37Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
38Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
39Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
40Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
41Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture255Audioboom
53
42Podcast Open Book with JennaOpen Book with JennaTODAY, Jenna Bush HagerSociety & Culture118Simplecast
68
43Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
44Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
45Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
46Podcast The Andrew Klavan ShowThe Andrew Klavan ShowThe Daily WireSociety & Culture1785Megaphone
38
47Podcast Talk Easy with Sam FragosoTalk Easy with Sam FragosoHigher GroundSociety & Culture563ART19
48
48Podcast The Katie Miller PodcastThe Katie Miller PodcastKatie MillerSociety & Culture53Spotify for Podcasters
37
49Podcast Diabolical LiesDiabolical LiesKatie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire BurkeSociety & Culture100Substack
43
50Podcast Code SwitchCode SwitchNPRSociety & Culture653Simplecast
53
51Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture679Megaphone
42
52Podcast Smart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysSmart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysNerdWallet TravelSociety & Culture88Megaphone
63
53Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
54Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
55Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture21Omny Studio
73
56Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
57Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture600Megaphone
42
58Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
59Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
60Podcast Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCCCleared Hot - Powered By BRCCAndy StumpfSociety & Culture806Libsyn
32
61Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
62Podcast Pop ApologistsPop ApologistsPodcastOneSociety & Culture312ART19
38
63Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture809Megaphone
64
64Podcast 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
65Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
53
66Podcast Travel with Rick StevesTravel with Rick StevesRick StevesSociety & Culture1083Unknown
38
67Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
68Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture802Megaphone
58
69Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture239ART19
41
70Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
71Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
72Podcast No Stupid QuestionsNo Stupid QuestionsFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture340Simplecast
63
73Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture55ART19
63
74Podcast It's Been a MinuteIt's Been a MinuteNPRSociety & Culture1109Simplecast
69
75Podcast Mark Narrations - Reddit StoriesMark Narrations - Reddit StoriesMark BSociety & Culture2000Acast
53
76Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture194Megaphone
37
77Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture465ART19
73
78Podcast Brand SafeBrand SafeTana MongeauSociety & Culture22Audioboom
63
79Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture446Audioboom
38
80Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
81Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture122Megaphone
52
82Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
83Podcast Greta WireGreta WireNewsmax PodcastsSociety & Culture60Megaphone
59
84Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
85Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture621Audioboom
73
86Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture134Simplecast
58
87Podcast The Person Who Believed In Me with David BegnaudThe Person Who Believed In Me with David BegnaudDo Good CrewSociety & Culture33Unknown
79
88Podcast Locked In with Ian BickLocked In with Ian BickIan BickSociety & Culture709Libsyn
63
89Podcast This is LoveThis is LoveVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
90Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture193Simplecast
58
91Podcast The Woody ShowThe Woody ShowiHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 FMSociety & Culture1460Omny Studio
38
92Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture164Simplecast
69
93Podcast Joy 101 with Hoda KotbJoy 101 with Hoda KotbiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
94Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
95Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture432Acast
53
96Podcast Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerWhy Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerHeadgum & Nicole ByerSociety & Culture469ART19
68
97Podcast STASSI with TaySTASSI with TayPodcastOneSociety & Culture469ART19
38
98Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture84Megaphone
42
99Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
100Podcast Unexplained EncountersUnexplained EncountersEeriecast NetworkSociety & Culture609Megaphone
59

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