Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 16, 2026

Best Society & Culture Podcasts

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

Trending Society & Culture episodes

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#1

The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race

The Ezra Klein Show · 1 h 05 min

#2

#339 Christian Craighead - The Uncensored Story of the Nairobi DusitD2 Attack

The Shawn Ryan Show · 5 h 20 min

#3

The Secret of My Death

This American Life · 1 h 07 min

#4

The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Are BACK, Toxic Relationships W Elizabeth Chambers & Back To School

The Viall Files · 1 h 36 min

#5

Part Three: Francis Galton: Inventor of Eugenics

Behind the Bastards · 1 h 16 min

#6

How Boredom Works

Stuff You Should Know · 44 min

#7

The Musk of Desperation

I've Had It · 51 min

#8

Kansas Hype Video Calls Out Missouri For Slavery | Macrodosing - Sept 15, 2026

Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter · 1 h 36 min

#9

Lil Durk Acquitted, Jasmine Crockett Presents Congressional Award to Chris Brown, and Trump on Reparations

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay · 2 h 05 min

#10

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives NEEDS to End + Aaron Rodgers Blasts Shailene Woodley

Chicks in the Office · 1 h 15 min

#11

Tuesday 9/15/2026 - Things That Make You Feel Rich Draft (Ft. Dana Beers & Nate)

The Dog Walk · 1 h 32 min

#12

Someone Tell G What People Do After Dinner!

We Can Do Hard Things · 1 h 22 min

New in Society & Culture

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

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Shawn Ryan Show

Shawn Ryan

▲ 1
2

This American Life

This American Life

▼ 1
3

Notes from the Edge

Gamut Podcast Network

▲ 1
4

The Permanent Questions With David Brooks

The Atlantic

▼ 1
5

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

6

The Ezra Klein Show

New York Times Opinion

▲ 2
7

Happy Hour with Ina Garten

Vox Media

▲ 3
8

Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel

Rachel Uchitel

▼ 1
9

The Oprah Podcast

Harpo

10

The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & Mindset

Determined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & Mindset

▼ 4
11

Before & After with Lester Holt

NBC News

▲ 1
12

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

Lucy McAfee

▲ 2
13

Dream Life Club

Sumi Krishnan

14

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

▼ 3
15

Behind the Bastards

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3
16

A Peek Inside

Arky Jones

▲ 1
17

The Travel Brats

Sofia Blanno, Natalie Brouwer

▲ 183
18

Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

▼ 3
19

The Viall Files

Nick Viall

▲ 5
20

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

▼ 1
21

On with Kara Swisher

Vox Media

▼ 5
22

Chicks in the Office

Barstool Sports

▲ 24
23

Two Girls One Ghost

Sony Music Entertainment

▼ 3
24

LEXLOS

Carlos & Alexa PenaVega

NEW
25

Otherworld

Otherworld

▼ 4
26

I've Had It

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

▲ 10
27

Paper Trail

ProPublica

▲ 3
28

Radio Rental

Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

▼ 6
29

The Telepathy Tapes

Ky Dickens

▼ 6
30

Going Public With Ross Mandell

Ross Mandell

▼ 3
31

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

▼ 5
32

CreepCast

Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

▼ 7
33

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant

Vox Media Podcast Network

▼ 1
34

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?

BBC Sounds

35

All There Is with Anderson Cooper

CNN Podcasts

▼ 4
36

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

▼ 8
37

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

▼ 2
38

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

▲ 18
39

TED Talks Daily

TED

▲ 2
40

Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari

Dear Media

▲ 30
41

Scamfluencers

Audible

▼ 2
42

Hey Jonas!

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 8
43

The Interview

The New York Times

▼ 14
44

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

NPR

45

Timcast IRL

Timcast Media

▲ 14
46

Modern Girl

Brynne Marie

▼ 13
47

If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

▼ 7
48

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace

▼ 11
49

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Higher Ground

▼ 11
50

Revisionist History: The Staten Island Problem

Pushkin Industries

▼ 7

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