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 20 Aug 2025

08/20/2025

Average data

Episodes: 335
Frequency: every 53 days
Duration: 00:55:14

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)
2. Simplecast (19 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
2Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
3Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
4Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
5Podcast Traditional TalkTraditional TalkTraditional PodcastSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
38
6Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
7Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
8Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
9Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
10Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture83Simplecast
47
11Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1154Megaphone
58
12Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
13Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
14Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
15Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
16Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1188Omny Studio
59
17Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
18Podcast What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!Sumi and Ryan Society & Culture12Captivate
48
19Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
20Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
21Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
22Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
23Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
24Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
25Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2825Acast
43
26Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
27Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
28Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
29Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
30Podcast SurroundedSurroundedJubilee MediaSociety & Culture28Megaphone
53
31Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
32Podcast Reddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditReddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditReddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditSociety & Culture578Megaphone
43
33Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
34Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
35Podcast Liberty LostLiberty LostAudibleSociety & Culture10ART19
63
36Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
37Podcast Man of the Year - Champions of FriendshipMan of the Year - Champions of FriendshipMatt Ritter and Aaron KaroSociety & Culture200Simplecast
52
38Podcast What's the Reality?What's the Reality?And Love MediaSociety & Culture86Simplecast
73
39Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
40Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
41Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
42Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
43Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
44Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
45Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
46Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture64Simplecast
58
47Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1735Libsyn
53
48Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
49Podcast Revisionist HistoryRevisionist HistoryPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture216Omny Studio
69
50Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture679Megaphone
42
51Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
52Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
53Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
54Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
55Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture414Spotify for Podcasters
28
56Podcast People I (Mostly) AdmirePeople I (Mostly) AdmireFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture244Simplecast
63
57Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
58Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
59Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
60Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
61Podcast Flesh and CodeFlesh and CodeAudibleSociety & Culture12ART19
63
62Podcast Lost BoysLost BoysAnthony Scaramucci and Scott Galloway Society & Culture12Megaphone
84
63Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture55ART19
63
64Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
65Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
66Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
67Podcast NO SUCH THINGNO SUCH THINGMannyNoahDevanSociety & Culture68Acast
79
68Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
53
69Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
70Podcast Call Your Sister with Joy & JingerCall Your Sister with Joy & JingerJinger Vuolo, Joy ForsythSociety & Culture115Megaphone
38
71Podcast 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
72Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
73Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
74Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
75Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
76Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
77Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
78Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
79Podcast Thanks For AskingThanks For AskingFeelings & Co.Society & Culture239Megaphone
38
80Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
81Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture124Megaphone
52
82Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
83Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
84Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture802Megaphone
58
85Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
86Podcast Long Winded with Gabby WindeyLong Winded with Gabby WindeyDear MediaSociety & Culture99ART19
58
87Podcast Keep it Positive, SweetieKeep it Positive, SweetieThe Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture146Omny Studio
42
88Podcast More Than Reality with Adam and DanielleMore Than Reality with Adam and DanielleAdam and Danielle BusbySociety & Culture103Megaphone
89
89Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture164Simplecast
69
90Podcast S-TownS-TownSerial ProductionsSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
91Podcast Critics at Large | The New YorkerCritics at Large | The New YorkerThe New YorkerSociety & Culture147Megaphone
63
92Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture256Audioboom
53
93Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture239ART19
41
94Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
95Podcast SabotageSabotageGood Luck MediaSociety & Culture11Megaphone
79
96Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
97Podcast Girls Next LevelGirls Next LevelHolly Madison & Bridget MarquardtSociety & Culture207Libsyn
68
98Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture568Acast
49
99Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
100Podcast Earth AncientsEarth AncientsCliff DunningSociety & Culture850Spreaker
64

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