The social science space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 60 of the best, including Hidden Brain, Freakonomics Radio, and Boring History for Sleep.
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 ...
Boring History for Sleep
Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you ...
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 ...
Speaking of Psychology
"Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being condu...
No Stupid Questions
Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they ...
On the Media
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world. On the Media listeners say the show is an essential companion,...
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...
That UFO Podcast
Bringing you up to date news, interviews and guests from around the world of UFOs, UAP & connected phenomena Hosted by Andy McGrillen
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...
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...
The Matt Walker Podcast
The Matt Walker Podcast is all about sleep, the brain, and the body. Matt is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley....
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...
Invisibilia
Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative story...
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 ...
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 Social-Engineer Podcast
The Social-Engineer Podcast is about humans. Understanding how we interact, communicate and relay information can help us protect, mitigate and und...
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...
Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff sits down with scientists, activists, artists, philosophers, and researchers asking the same question: who actually benefits from ...
Sapiens
Mirar al pasado para comprender el presente e imaginar el futuro.
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon
No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network's bi-weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, an...
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...
The Decision Corner
The Decision Corner connects you with cutting-edge insights from the world's best applied behavioral scientists to bring wisdom to your daily and p...
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...
Nudge Podcast
Now enjoy my blogs as a Podcast. You can listen to them while you drive, while you are working out, while relaxing or while doing anything else tha...
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.
The Familiar Strange
The Familiar Strange is a podcast about doing anthropology: that is, about listening, looking, trying out, and being with, in pursuit of uncommon k...
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...
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...
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...
Untenured Tracks
Highlighting the teaching and research of new faculty, non-tenure track faculty, graduate students in the humanities & social sciences
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
Squeezing the Orange
Professor Dan Cable and comedian Akin Omobitan unearth social science’s hidden gems by “funpacking” peer-reviewed articles and sharing their choice...
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...
Data Brunch from ICPSR
Stories about data, the people who use, seek, or create data, and why people should care about data. From ICPSR, the world's largest social science...
The American Ingredient
The American Ingredient examines race in American society from an academic perspective. Focusing on work from social scientists and legal scholars,...
Shot of Science
In each episode of this series, we ask an expert at the top of their field to tell us what they are thinking about right now.
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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