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 18 Oct 2025

10/18/2025

Average data

Episodes: 364
Frequency: every 38 days
Duration: 00:56:23

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Omny Studio (15 shows)
4. ART19 (12 shows)
5. Acast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
2Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture405Megaphone
53
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 This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
6Podcast Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn GrodyDon't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn GrodyLemonada MediaSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
53
7Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture66Megaphone
42
8Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime26Spreaker
84
9Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
10Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
11Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture303Simplecast
63
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
13Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
14Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1215Libsyn
63
15Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
16Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1188Omny Studio
59
17Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
63
18Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
19Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1736Libsyn
53
20Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
21Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture434Megaphone
63
22Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
23Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
24Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture84Simplecast
47
25Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
26Podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No ManFela Kuti: Fear No ManHigher GroundSociety & Culture14ART19
69
27Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1155Megaphone
58
28Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
29Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
30Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture80Buzzsprout
38
31Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture308Megaphone
42
32Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
33Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
34Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
35Podcast Left To Their Own DevicesLeft To Their Own DevicesToronto StarSociety & Culture13Libsyn
68
36Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture263WideOrbit
48
37Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
38Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
39Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
40Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
41Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2826Acast
43
42Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
43Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
44Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture680Megaphone
42
45Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture156Megaphone
53
46Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
47Podcast 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
48Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
49Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture446Audioboom
38
50Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture134Simplecast
58
51Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture125Megaphone
38
52Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture809Megaphone
64
53Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture600Megaphone
42
54Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
55Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
56Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture256Audioboom
53
57Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
58Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture239ART19
41
59Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
60Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture147ART19
73
61Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
62Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
63Podcast The InitiationThe InitiationSebastian DienstSociety & Culture0Podbean
22
64Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
65Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
66Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
67Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
68Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
69Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture465ART19
73
70Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture621Audioboom
73
71Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture278Omny Studio
83
72Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture99BBC
53
73Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture358Megaphone
58
74Podcast Flipping TablesFlipping TablesMonte MaderSociety & Culture64Spotify for Podcasters
28
75Podcast The Woody ShowThe Woody ShowiHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 FMSociety & Culture1461Omny Studio
38
76Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
77Podcast Barely FamousBarely FamousPodcastOneSociety & Culture258ART19
53
78Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture194Megaphone
37
79Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
80Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
81Podcast Toni Told Me with Toni ToneToni Told Me with Toni ToneAudio AlwaysSociety & Culture36Acast
83
82Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
83Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture414Spotify for Podcasters
28
84Podcast Unexplained EncountersUnexplained EncountersEeriecast NetworkSociety & Culture609Megaphone
59
85Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
86Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture84Megaphone
42
87Podcast Planet TyrusPlanet TyrusOutkickSociety & Culture58Megaphone
59
88Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture164Simplecast
69
89Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
90Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
91Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
92Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture568Acast
49
93Podcast Oprah's Super SoulOprah's Super SoulOprahSociety & Culture637Acast
38
94Podcast 1440 Explores1440 Explores1440 MediaSociety & Culture16Acast
64
95Podcast PodcrushedPodcrushedPenn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie AnsariSociety & Culture165Omny Studio
59
96Podcast Between UsBetween UsiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture691Omny Studio
59
97Podcast Critics at Large | The New YorkerCritics at Large | The New YorkerThe New YorkerSociety & Culture147Megaphone
63
98Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
99Podcast The Culture War Podcast with Tim PoolThe Culture War Podcast with Tim PoolTimcast MediaSociety & Culture293Libsyn
32
100Podcast Locked In with Ian BickLocked In with Ian BickIan BickSociety & Culture711Libsyn
63

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