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 21 May 2025

05/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 332
Frequency: every 56 days
Duration: 00:52:42

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)
2. Simplecast (19 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (12 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
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The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
3Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
4Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
5Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
6Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
7Podcast Spot On with Link LaurenSpot On with Link LaurenMK MediaSociety & Culture133Simplecast
68
8Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
9Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
10Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1154Megaphone
58
11Podcast Uinta TriangleUinta TriangleLemonada MediaSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
79
12Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
13Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1188Omny Studio
59
14Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
15Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
16Podcast Smart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysSmart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysNerdWallet TravelSociety & Culture88Megaphone
63
17Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
18Podcast Revisionist HistoryRevisionist HistoryPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture216Omny Studio
69
19Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
20Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
21Podcast Lost BoysLost BoysAnthony Scaramucci and Scott Galloway Society & Culture12Megaphone
84
22Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1735Libsyn
53
23Podcast Outlaws with TS MadisonOutlaws with TS MadisoniHeartPodcastSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
89
24Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture55ART19
63
25Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
26Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
27Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
28Podcast What We SpendWhat We SpendAudacySociety & Culture27WideOrbit
48
29Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
30Podcast Dying For SexDying For SexAudibleSociety & Culture6ART19
63
31Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
32Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
33Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
34Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
35Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2825Acast
43
36Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
37Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
38Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
39Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
40Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
41Podcast SCAMMERLANDSCAMMERLANDSuperrealSociety & Culture7Acast
79
42Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
43Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
44Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
45Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture679Megaphone
42
46Podcast LYSSLYSSLyss BossSociety & Culture206Spotify for Podcasters
38
47Podcast The Sage Steele ShowThe Sage Steele ShowSage Steele ProductionsSociety & Culture75Megaphone
59
48Podcast It's Me, TinxIt's Me, TinxTinxSociety & Culture718Simplecast
63
49Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
50Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
51Podcast CNN PresentsCNN PresentsCNN AudioSociety & Culture20Megaphone
69
52Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
53Podcast Against the Rules: The Big Short CompanionAgainst the Rules: The Big Short CompanionPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture107Omny Studio
69
54Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
55Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
56Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
57Podcast Voices of FreedomVoices of FreedomRick GraberSociety & Culture44Libsyn
79
58Podcast Climbing the WallsClimbing the WallsUnderstood.orgSociety & Culture9Simplecast
73
59Podcast The Louis Theroux PodcastThe Louis Theroux PodcastSpotify StudiosSociety & Culture73Megaphone
48
60Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
61Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
62Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture432Acast
53
63Podcast Jillian on LoveJillian on LoveJillian Turecki | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture216Megaphone
83
64Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
65Podcast Upset The World StudiosUpset The World StudiosUpset The World Studios Society & Culture240Spotify for Podcasters
43
66Podcast The Latest with Loren LoRosaThe Latest with Loren LoRosaThe Black Effect and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture43Omny Studio
68
67Podcast Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The WorldVine: Six Seconds That Changed The WorldGlobalSociety & Culture9Captivate
73
68Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
69Podcast Cancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldCancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldTana Mongeau & Brooke SchofieldSociety & Culture132Audioboom
58
70Podcast Other People's ProblemsOther People's ProblemsCBCSociety & Culture56Triton Digital
69
71Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture356Megaphone
58
72Podcast 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
73Podcast Karma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky HayterKarma & Chaos with Kail Lowry & Becky HayterPodcastOneSociety & Culture118ART19
58
74Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
53
75Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
76Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture124Megaphone
52
77Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture164Simplecast
69
78Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
79Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
80Podcast The Audio Long ReadThe Audio Long ReadThe GuardianSociety & Culture300Acast
38
81Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture66Megaphone
42
82Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
83Podcast Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaLet's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaKelly RipaSociety & Culture188Simplecast
58
84Podcast Girls Next LevelGirls Next LevelHolly Madison & Bridget MarquardtSociety & Culture207Libsyn
68
85Podcast The Culture War Podcast with Tim PoolThe Culture War Podcast with Tim PoolTimcast MediaSociety & Culture293Libsyn
32
86Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
87Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
88Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
89Podcast Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerWhy Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerHeadgum & Nicole ByerSociety & Culture469ART19
68
90Podcast too much.too much.Emma PaigeEducation91ART19
74
91Podcast Long Winded with Gabby WindeyLong Winded with Gabby WindeyDear MediaSociety & Culture99ART19
58
92Podcast The Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessSociety & Culture1183ART19
48
93Podcast The Dr. Phil PodcastThe Dr. Phil PodcastDr. Phil McGraw Society & Culture578Megaphone
74
94Podcast Everything Happens with Kate BowlerEverything Happens with Kate BowlerEverything Happens StudiosSociety & Culture299Omny Studio
79
95Podcast Storytime with Kayla Jade Storytime with Kayla Jade MIK MadeSociety & Culture17Megaphone
58
96Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
97Podcast SabotageSabotageGood Luck MediaSociety & Culture11Megaphone
79
98Podcast S-TownS-TownSerial ProductionsSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
99Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
100Podcast MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie Lynn SiglerMeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie Lynn SiglerWishbone ProductionSociety & Culture141Simplecast
62

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