The social sciences podcast space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 70 of the best, including Radiolab, Hidden Brain, and Freakonomics Radio.
Radiolab
Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you throu...
Hidden Brain
Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’...
Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we ...
99% Invisible
Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration ...
Ologies with Alie Ward
Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket...
Planet Money
Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring y...
Revisionist History
Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past&m...
Something You Should Know
Sometimes all it takes is one little fact or one little piece of wisdom to change your life forever. That's the purpose and the hope of "Something ...
In Our Time
A world-class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy,...
TED Radio Hour
Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about t...
The Science of Happiness
Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted...
All In The Mind
Why do people lie? Why do relationships fall apart? Can trauma change your brain? Every week on All in the Mind, award-winning journalist Sana Qada...
EconTalk
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoo...
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares ...
You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far ab...
Stanford Psychology Podcast
The student-led Stanford Psychology Podcast invites leading psychologists to talk about what’s on their mind lately. Join Eric Neumann, Anjie Cao, ...
Therapist Uncensored Podcast
Ranked as one of Apple’s Top 10 Social Science podcasts, Therapist Uncensored delivers trusted, science-backed insights on mental health and secure...
The Psychology Podcast
In each episode, we talk with inspiring scientists, thinkers, and other self-actualized individuals who will give you a greater understanding of yo...
Capitalisn't
We investigate how capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by economist Luigi Zingales and business journalist Bethany...
Conversations with Tyler
Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations ev...
New Books in Sociology
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episo...
Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new understanding of who gets what and why. Join...
New Books in Anthropology
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episo...
Behavioral Grooves Podcast
Stories, science and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity of why we ...
Invisibilia
Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative story...
Talking Politics
Political Editor Robert Peston and News At Ten Anchor Tom Bradby discuss and debate all the key talking points of the political week. You can watch...
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Social Sciences Podcast
The We Society
Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society. The We Society podcast is here to ...
Sage Sociology
Welcome to the official free Podcast site from Sage for Sociology. Sage is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic med...
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Social Sciences Podcast
The Social Work Podcast
Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW in an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social e...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Ideas of India
Through conversations with top thinkers in the social sciences and beyond, economist Shruti Rajagopalan explores the ideas that will propel India f...
LSE IQ
LSE IQ is a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science in which we ask some of the smartest social scientists - and ...
Opinion Science
A show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts and deep dives into areas of research u...
The Criminology Academy
A podcast, hosted by Jose Sanchez (Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Texas Christian University) and Jennifer Tostlebe (Assi...
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Social Sciences Podcast
The Corbett Report Podcast
The Corbett Report explores the world of politics, history, science and economics from a radically alternative perspective. From geopolitical consp...
This Anthro Life
Unearth the creative potential of humanity with This Anthro Life, a podcast exploring culture, design, business, and technology. Spearheaded by acc...
Talking About Organizations Podcast
Talking About Organizations is a conversational podcast where we talk about one book, journal article or idea per episode and try to understand it,...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Sapiens
Mirar al pasado para comprender el presente e imaginar el futuro.
Dark Side Of Psychology
This is not a safe space. discussing trending dark and controversial side of Psychology
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Social Sciences Podcast
Rough Translation
How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversati...
New Books in Psychology
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episo...
CSPI Podcast
Discussions with CSPI scholars and leading thinkers in science, technology, and politics. www.cspicenter.com
Matrix Podcast
The Matrix Podcast features interviews with social scientists from across the University of California, Berkeley campus (and beyond). It also featu...
Research Matters Podcast
In the Research Matters Podcast, I interview leading scientific researchers in psychology and other social sciences in an effort to understand what...
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Social Sciences Podcast
AnthroPod
AnthroPod is produced by the Society for Cultural Anthropology. In each episode, we explore what anthropology teaches us about the world and people...
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Social Sciences Podcast
LSE IQ podcast
LSE IQ is a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science in which we ask some of the smartest social scientists - and ...
Because Language
Talking about language with some of the greatest writers and thinkers in linguistics.
Fight Like An Animal
Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates paths to survival for this planet and our...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Poll Hub
Each week, Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what survey really show, and what the numbers actually mean. Poll Hub is ...
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Social Sciences Podcast
10-Minute Talks
The world’s leading professors explain the latest thinking in the humanities and social sciences in just 10 minutes.
The Measure of Everyday Life
Interested in human behavior and how people think? The Measure of Everyday Life explores ideas about how we live and why people act as they do. Ind...
The Social Breakdown
The sociology podcast nobody wants, but everybody needs! Come join us as we break down the complex social world one topic at a time using our socio...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Action Design Radio
Action Design Radio explores a variety of topics through the lens of behavioral science and psychology. Hosts Erik Johnson and Zarak Khan interview...
That Anthro Podcast
Welcome to the podcast dedicated to Anthropology. On this podcast we will investigate different topics in anthropology, as well as interviewing a w...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Speaking of Race
How did race become such a flash point in modern society, and why does it remain contentious in our genomic age? In this first-of-its-kind trans-di...
The Annex
Every episode, Koy is joined by friends and members of The Annex, to discuss history, politics, sports and other topics which interest us at the time
Arts & Letters
Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted b...
The Behavioural Vaccine
Join Comedian and Organisational Behaviour expert Kate Feeney and Behavioural Psychologist Pádraig Walsh as they try to make sense of Behavioural S...
Methoden:Koffer
Dich interessiert, wie sozialwissenschafliche Forschung funktioniert? Dann bist du hier genau richtig! Im Methoden:Koffer erzählen Forschende Gesch...
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Social Sciences Podcast
Waking Up
Listen to me and my featured guests talk about alot of life's greatest concerns and wonders
How this list is built
Shows are selected from PodSEO topic associations and matched AI recommendations. They are ordered by their average PodSEO score over records dated since seven days ago, with ties ordered by show name. The score combines podcast-platform search visibility, editorial placements, and chart performance, with adjustments for Apple listing status. AI recommendations help identify candidates; their frequency does not determine the order. Each list includes up to 100 shows with an Apple Podcasts ID and updates when regenerated.
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