Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 4, 2026

Best Society & Culture Podcasts

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

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#1

Reducing Carbon Footprints

Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie Chrisley · 1 h 23 min

#2

Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network

Behind the Bastards · 1 h 10 min

#3

Lindsay Clancy & Lil Durk: Murder Trials | Macrodosing - Sept 3, 2026

Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter · 2 h 20 min

#4

Social Identity Theory: Your Group Rules, Others Drool

Stuff You Should Know · 47 min

#5

Three Mayors of Blue Cities in a Polarized America

On with Kara Swisher · 1 h 10 min

#6

Love Island Reunion, Tori & Nick MAFS + DWTS Cast Reveal

The Viall Files · 1 h 26 min

#7

I Know What You Need

This American Life · 1 h 08 min

#8

#336 Byron Boots - He Turned a Polaris RZR Into a Self-Driving Military Vehicle

The Shawn Ryan Show · 2 h 12 min

#9

The 49ers Wide Deceiver w. Julissa Arce

Hysteria · 1 h 26 min

#10

Born Again Virgins for Trump

I've Had It · 46 min

#11

The CIA’s Secret Trip to Moscow and the Mysterious Island That Vanished, With Chris Ryan

Wait a Second... · 1 h 05 min

#12

Surrounded By Idiots

If Books Could Kill · 1 h 09 min

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Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

Happy Hour with Ina Garten

Vox Media

2

The Shawn Ryan Show

Shawn Ryan

3

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1
4

This American Life

This American Life

▼ 1
5

Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel

Rachel Uchitel

▲ 1
6

The Ezra Klein Show

New York Times Opinion

▼ 1
7

The Oprah Podcast

Harpo

▲ 1
8

Behind the Bastards

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3
9

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Higher Ground

▲ 35
10

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

▲ 2
11

The Viall Files

Nick Viall

▲ 6
12

If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

▼ 5
13

Our Town

Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts

▲ 6
14

The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care

Lucy McAfee

▲ 2
15

The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

Determined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & Mindset

▼ 1
16

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

▼ 6
17

I've Had It

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

▲ 3
18

Radio Rental

Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

▼ 3
19

Dream Life Club

Sumi Krishnan

▼ 1
20

Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

▼ 7
21

Notes from the Edge

Gamut Podcast Network

▼ 12
22

The Telepathy Tapes

Ky Dickens

▼ 1
23

Two Girls One Ghost

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 3
24

On with Kara Swisher

Vox Media

▲ 5
25

Otherworld

Otherworld

▼ 3
26

Timcast IRL

Timcast Media

▼ 1
27

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant

Vox Media Podcast Network

28

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

▼ 5
29

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

MK Media

▲ 17
30

This Is Actually Happening

Audible

▲ 1
31

Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC

Andy Stumpf

▲ 3
32

Chicks in the Office

Barstool Sports

▼ 8
33

What Now? with Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

▲ 9
34

Modern Love

The New York Times

▲ 5
35

All There Is with Anderson Cooper

CNN Podcasts

36

Hey Jonas!

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 8
37

CreepCast

Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

▼ 4
38

Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter

Barstool Sports

▲ 22
39

Inner Childish

Inner Childish

▼ 1
40

TED Talks Daily

TED

▼ 4
41

Focus: Adults in the Room

KUOW News and Information

▼ 4
42

Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie Chrisley

PodcastOne

▲ 95
43

Paper Trail

ProPublica

▲ 12
44

Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari

Dear Media

▼ 12
45

Going Public With Ross Mandell

Ross Mandell

▲ 11
46

It's Been a Minute

NPR

▼ 1
47

Before & After with Lester Holt

NBC News

▲ 3
48

Chrisley Confessions 2.0

PodcastOne

▼ 8
49

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

▼ 6
50

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

▼ 20

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