Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 16, 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

Fiber Maxxing and Poo Maxxing, with Dr. Trisha Pasricha

Science Vs · 59 min

#2

Why Am I Unhappy?

Hidden Brain · 1 h 33 min

#3

Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe

Ologies with Alie Ward · 1 h 35 min

#4

Why do politicians talk like that?

Science Friday · 18 min

#5

What's at stake if we can't regrow our forests

Short Wave · 13 min

#6

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

Making Sense with Sam Harris · 22 min

#7

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

DarkHorse Podcast · 1 h 55 min

#8

The First Britons - Tim Minchin, Prof Chris Stringer and Dr Selina Brace

The Infinite Monkey Cage · 42 min

#9

Math Vs Machine

Radiolab · 31 min

#10

The Chemistry of Life with Kate the Chemist

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · 42 min

#11

The Right Way To Open A Shaken Soda Can

The Rest Is Science · 38 min

#12

How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?

The Joy of Why · 56 min

New in Science

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

The chart

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

▲ 1
3

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

▼ 1
4

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

▲ 1
5

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

▼ 1
6

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

—
7

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

▲ 5
8

Short Wave

NPR

—
9

Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

▲ 2
10

Big Ideas Lab

Mission.org

▼ 3
11

Boring History for Sleep

Velvet

▼ 2
12

This Podcast Will Kill You

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2
13

Huge If True Podcast

cleoabram931

▲ 7
14

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

The Roost Podcast Network

▲ 1
15

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Sam Harris

▲ 2
16

The Rest Is Science

Goalhanger

▲ 2
17

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse

Agoric Media

▼ 3
18

Unexplainable

Vox

▼ 5
19

The Joy of Why

Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine

▼ 3
20

Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

Health Optimization Medicine and Practice

▼ 1
21

Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life

Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor

—
22

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

Corinna Bellizzi

—
23

The House of Pod

Kaveh MD

▲ 9
24

DarkHorse Podcast

Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

▲ 2
25

Sasquatch Chronicles

Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

▼ 2
26

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media

▼ 2
27

From First Principles

Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

▲ 3
28

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

Sean Carroll

▼ 3
29

The Wild with Chris Morgan

KUOW News and Information

▼ 2
30

Okay, But... Birds

Dr. Scott Taylor

▼ 2
31

Choiceology with Katy Milkman

Charles Schwab

▼ 2
32

Atomic Adventures

Jess Sharpe

NEW
33

Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz

Dr. Mindy Pelz

▼ 2
34

Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6

A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative

▲ 8
35

Expanded Perspectives

Expanded Perspectives

▼ 2
36

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2
37

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

—
38

Therapist Uncensored Podcast

Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD

▼ 3
39

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

▲ 4
40

Speaking of Psychology

American Psychological Association

—
41

When autistic kids grow up

The Transmitter

▼ 2
42

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1
43

From Our Neurons to Yours

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler

▼ 5
44

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

David Puder, M.D.

—
45

Bigfoot Society

Jeremiah Byron

—
46

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC Radio 4

▲ 18
47

Are We Doomed?

NPR Network

▼ 11
48

Outside/In

NHPR

▲ 1
49

That UFO Podcast

That UFO Podcast

▼ 3
50

Paranormal Mysteries

Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

▼ 2

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