Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 17, 2026

Best Science Podcasts

The top 100 Science shows on the Apple Podcasts chart (US), plus the episodes trending right now.

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#1

The Smell of Hell

Radiolab · 43 min

#2

Why Am I Unhappy?

Hidden Brain · 1 h 33 min

#3

Fiber Maxxing and Poo Maxxing, with Dr. Trisha Pasricha

Science Vs · 59 min

#4

The Science of Lookmaxxing with Dr. Noc

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · 58 min

#5

Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe

Ologies with Alie Ward · 1 h 35 min

#6

Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?

Science Friday · 18 min

#7

The terrifying physics of prehistoric sea monsters

Short Wave · 9 min

#8

Where Cheaters Prosper: The 347th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

DarkHorse Podcast · 1 h 55 min

#9

Math Vs Machine

Radiolab · 31 min

#10

#498 — More From Sam: Bond Villains, Useful Idiots, Firing Squads, and More

Making Sense with Sam Harris · 22 min

#11

The United States of Insanity (with Aron Ra)

TheThinkingAtheist · 30 min

#12

Cheese history, redating the Inca empire, and the source of the breath’s rhythm

Science Magazine Podcast · 56 min

New in Science

Brand new shows that entered this chart within two weeks of launch.

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Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

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2

Science of Perception Box

Unlikely Collaborators | Pod People

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3

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

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4

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

▲ 1
5

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

▲ 1
6

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

▼ 2
7

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

—
8

Short Wave

NPR

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9

Big Ideas Lab

Mission.org

▲ 1
10

Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

▼ 1
11

Huge If True Podcast

cleoabram931

▲ 2
12

Boring History for Sleep

Velvet

▼ 1
13

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

The Roost Podcast Network

▲ 1
14

This Podcast Will Kill You

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2
15

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse

Agoric Media

▲ 2
16

The Rest Is Science

Goalhanger

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17

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris

▼ 2
18

Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

Health Optimization Medicine and Practice

▲ 2
19

Unexplainable

Vox

▼ 1
20

The Joy of Why

Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine

▼ 1
21

The House of Pod

Kaveh MD

▲ 2
22

Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life

Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor

▼ 1
23

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

▼ 1
24

Sasquatch Chronicles

Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

▲ 1
25

Atomic Adventures

Jess Sharpe

▲ 7
26

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media

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27

DarkHorse Podcast

Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

▼ 3
28

From First Principles

Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

▼ 1
29

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll

▼ 1
30

Choiceology with Katy Milkman

Charles Schwab

▲ 1
31

Okay, But... Birds

Dr. Scott Taylor

▼ 1
32

The Wild with Chris Morgan

KUOW News and Information

▼ 3
33

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

▲ 4
34

Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz

Dr. Mindy Pelz

▼ 1
35

Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6

A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative

▼ 1
36

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

iHeartPodcasts

—
37

Therapist Uncensored Podcast

Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD

▲ 1
38

That UFO Podcast

That UFO Podcast

▲ 11
39

Speaking of Psychology

American Psychological Association

▲ 1
40

When autistic kids grow up

The Transmitter

▲ 1
41

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

▼ 2
42

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

—
43

Expanded Perspectives

Expanded Perspectives

▼ 8
44

Babbage from The Economist

The Economist

▲ 35
45

Science Quickly

Scientific American

▲ 14
46

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

David Puder, M.D.

▼ 2
47

Bigfoot Society

Jeremiah Byron

▼ 2
48

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2
49

From Our Neurons to Yours

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler

▼ 6
50

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Magazine

▲ 30

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