Genre chart · October 2026

Top Science Podcasts

Space, physics, nature, psychology and the social sciences. These science podcasts make big ideas easy to follow and are ranked from the daily charts. YouTube does not publish genre charts.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1Up 1 from #2

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #2 Spotify #4 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

89Pulse Score out of 100
2Down 1 from #1

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #4 Spotify #2 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

89Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #6 Spotify #3 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

82Pulse Score out of 100
4Up 1 from #5

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Apple #5 Spotify #5 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
5Down 1 from #4

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple #12 Spotify #1 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

79Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

Short Wave
NPR

Apple #9 Spotify #7 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
7No change

Boring History for Sleep
Velvet

Apple #11 Spotify #6 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #9

69Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

Unexplainable
Vox

Apple #17 Spotify #8 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #13

59Pulse Score out of 100
9Up 1 from #10

Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Apple #10 Spotify #18 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #11

57Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 1 from #9

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

Apple #16 Spotify #11 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #15

56Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 3 from #14

Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Apple #13 Spotify #14 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #21

56Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 4 from #16

This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #14 Spotify #15 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #18

54Pulse Score out of 100
13No change

Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Apple #1 Spotify — Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

52Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 2 from #12

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media

Apple #20 Spotify #12 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #19

52Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 4 from #11

Sasquatch Chronicles
Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

Apple #19 Spotify #13 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 1 from #15

Science of Perception Box
Unlikely Collaborators | Pod People

Apple #3 Spotify — Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

47Pulse Score out of 100
17No change

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

Apple #24 Spotify #22 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #22

42Pulse Score out of 100
18No change

Big Ideas Lab
Mission.org

Apple #7 Spotify — Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

38Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 4 from #23

Expanded Perspectives
Expanded Perspectives

Apple #31 Spotify #27 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #31

36Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 1 from #21

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
The Roost Podcast Network

Apple #8 Spotify — Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #10

36Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 1 from #20

From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

Apple #36 Spotify #28 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #35

34Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 3 from #19

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Apple #35 Spotify #31 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #28

33Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 3 from #26

Blurry Creatures
Blurry Creatures

Apple — Spotify #9 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 1 from #25

Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz

Apple #29 Spotify #46 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #32

31Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 1 from #24

WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp
Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp

Apple #68 Spotify #20 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 4 from #22

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

Apple — Spotify #10 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 28 from #55

The Joy of Why
Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine

Apple #33 Spotify #45 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #27

30Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 2 from #30

That UFO Podcast
That UFO Podcast

Apple #37 Spotify #41 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #42

30Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 3 from #32

Emonthebrain
Emily McDonald

Apple #62 Spotify #26 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 7 from #37

Astrum Space
Astrum

Apple #79 Spotify #24 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 4 from #27

Paranormal Mysteries
Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Apple #47 Spotify #38 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #39

28Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 1 from #31

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David Puder, M.D.

Apple #48 Spotify #35 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
33No change

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
Agoric Media

Apple #15 Spotify — Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #17

28Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 29 from #63

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

Apple #42 Spotify #50 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #47

26Pulse Score out of 100
35Down 6 from #29

The Science of Everything Podcast
James Fodor

Apple #137 Spotify #21 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
36Up 2 from #38

Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association

Apple #46 Spotify #44 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 2 from #35

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Popular Science

Apple #63 Spotify #34 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 10 from #28

Huge If True Podcast
cleoabram931

Apple #18 Spotify — Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #14

26Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 5 from #34

Ancient Aliens
PodcastOne

Apple #82 Spotify #30 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
40No change

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
Sam Harris

Apple — Spotify #16 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
41No change

Robinson's Podcast
Robinson Erhardt

Apple #50 Spotify #49 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 6 from #36

Flytrap Films
Flytrap Films

Apple — Spotify #17 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 1 from #42

Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life
Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor

Apple #21 Spotify — Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #23

23Pulse Score out of 100
44Down 5 from #39

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

Apple #22 Spotify — Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #20

23Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 1 from #44

ExtinctZoo
ExtinctZoo

Apple — Spotify #19 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 1 from #45

Health Optimization Medicine Podcast
Health Optimization Medicine and Practice

Apple #23 Spotify — Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #24

22Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 9 from #56

Wild Times: Wildlife Education
Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante

Apple #78 Spotify #43 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
48Up 6 from #54

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Brian Keating

Apple #92 Spotify #39 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 6 from #43

UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #136 Spotify #32 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 3 from #47

Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

21Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 1 from #52

DarkHorse Podcast
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Apple #26 Spotify — Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #34

20Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 6 from #46

Somewhere in the Skies
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #84 Spotify #48 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
53Down 4 from #49

Veritasium
Veritasium

Apple — Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 6 from #48

The House of Pod
Kaveh MD

Apple #27 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #26

20Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 4 from #59

The Wild with Chris Morgan
KUOW News and Information

Apple #28 Spotify — Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #30

19Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 5 from #51

Sleep On Science
Sleep On Science

Apple — Spotify #25 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 7 from #50

Atomic Adventures
Jess Sharpe

Apple #30 Spotify — Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #29

19Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 5 from #53

Mysterious Universe
8th Kind

Apple #120 Spotify #47 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 2 from #57

The Best of Coast to Coast AM
iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #33

18Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 2 from #58

Blurry Creatures Members Feed
Blurry Creatures

Apple — Spotify #29 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
61Up 4 from #65

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #34 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #38

17Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 1 from #61

Sleep On Physics
Sleep On Physics

Apple — Spotify #33 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 1 from #62

Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #36

16Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 19 from #83

The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh
Atmos

Apple #39 Spotify — Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #41

15Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 5 from #60

Okay, But... Birds
Dr. Scott Taylor

Apple #40 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

15Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 14 from #80

Bigfoot Society
Jeremiah Byron

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #37

15Pulse Score out of 100
67No change

THE BIGFOOT PROJECT
Lynn Smyth

Apple — Spotify #36 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 2 from #70

Instant Genius
Our Media

Apple — Spotify #37 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 10 from #79

Therapist Uncensored Podcast
Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD

Apple #43 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #48

14Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 2 from #72

Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6
A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #44

14Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 2 from #73

Science Quickly
Scientific American

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #45

14Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 4 from #68

Unwind to Ocean Science
Telos Media x NaturalWorldFacts

Apple — Spotify #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 2 from #71

Sleepy Facts
Sleepy Facts

Apple — Spotify #42 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 8 from #66

When autistic kids grow up
The Transmitter

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #43

13Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 11 from #64

Biotech Hangout
Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler and more

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #49

13Pulse Score out of 100
76No change

Outside/In
NHPR

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts #50

12Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 21 from #98

The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 3 from #75

The Science of Happiness
PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 10 from #69

From Our Neurons to Yours
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
80Up 10 from #90

Are We Doomed?
NPR Network

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
81Up 3 from #84

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 6 from #88

Houston We Have a Podcast
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 5 from #78

In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 1 from #85

BirdNote Daily
BirdNote

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 3 from #82

Natural Causes
Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 9 from #77

Babbage from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
87Up 25 from #112

TheThinkingAtheist
The Thinking Atheist

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 28 from #116

Mythfits
Pionaire Podcasting

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
89No change

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 6 from #96

Drilled
Pushkin Industries

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 5 from #86

Constant Wonder
BYUradio

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 7 from #99

Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo
Bigfoot and Beyond LLC

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 1 from #92

BioCentury This Week
BioCentury

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 3 from #91

Science Magazine Podcast
Science Magazine

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 29 from #124

The Supermassive Podcast
The Royal Astronomical Society

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 1 from #95

NASA's Curious Universe
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 10 from #87

Get Birding
Peanut & Crumb

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 9 from #107

Uncharted with Hannah Fry
BBC Radio 4

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 2 from #97

Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing
Merraki Media LLC

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
100Up 4 from #104

Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Up 55 from #156

Pocket Science
KUOW News and Information

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
102Up 1 from #103

The Science of Birds
Ivan Phillipsen

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 1 from #102

The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 11 from #93

The Michael Shermer Show
Michael Shermer

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 21 from #126

Real Organic Podcast
Real Organic Project

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 1 from #105

Stanford Psychology Podcast
Stanford Psychology

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 3 from #110

Discovery
BBC World Service

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
108New on this chart

The VPZD Show
Drs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin Damania

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 3 from #106

Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters
W.J. Sheehan

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Up 48 from #158

Emergency Medicine Board Bombs
EM Board Bombs

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 10 from #101

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Zachary Elwood

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 3 from #115

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
Mysterious Radio

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
113Up 1 from #114

Just the Zoo of Us
Ellen & Christian Weatherford

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 5 from #109

GraveYard Tales
Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 42 from #157

Skeptoid
Brian Dunning

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 4 from #120

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
The Planetary Society

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 9 from #108

Real Ghost Stories Online
Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
118Up 50 from #168

Science Weekly
The Guardian

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 19 from #100

Curious Cases
BBC Radio 4

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 1 from #121

Particles of Thought
GBH

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 34 from #155

Crash Course Pods: The Universe
Crash Course Pods, Complexly

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Up 7 from #129

SASQUATCH THEORY
SASQUATCH THEORY

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 2 from #125

Bedtime Astronomy
Synthetic Universe

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 13 from #111

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 6 from #119

Why This Universe?
Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 32 from #94

This Week in Virology
Vincent Racaniello

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 1 from #128

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 13 from #141

The Couples Therapist Couch
Shane Birkel

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 7 from #122

The Numberphile Podcast
Brady Haran

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 13 from #117

BrainStuff
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Up 15 from #146

Stories of Trees
Corazón Latino

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 9 from #123

Let's Learn Everything!
Maximum Fun

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 19 from #152

پادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy Room
الیاس گرجی

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
134Up 28 from #162

Astronomy Cast
Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 13 from #148

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
Pri-Med

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 5 from #131

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 10 from #127

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
Vic Cundiff

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 42 from #180

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 5 from #134

UFO Chronicles Podcast
Nik Hunter

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 22 from #118

Overheard at National Geographic
National Geographic

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 13 from #154

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
John Kempf

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 12 from #130

HOLOSKY PODCAST
Holosky Podcast

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 7 from #136

Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 31 from #113

The World, the Universe and Us
New Scientist

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 8 from #137

Quirks and Quarks
CBC

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

632nm
Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Up 6 from #153

This Week in Cardiology
Medscape

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 35 from #183

Seeking A Scientist
KCUR Studios

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 6 from #143

The Future of Everything
Stanford Engineering

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 10 from #160

6 Ranch Podcast
James Nash

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Up 14 from #165

Haunted America
Haunted America

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 14 from #138

The End Of The World with Josh Clark
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 4 from #149

BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

Ask a Spaceman!
Paul M. Sutter

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Up 16 from #171

CREOGs Over Coffee
CREOGs Over Coffee

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Up 37 from #193

The Social Work Podcast
Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 30 from #187

NOVA Presents
GBH

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 18 from #140

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Stuart Gary

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 15 from #144

The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Up 1 from #161

科学史评话最新专辑
科学史评话

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 22 from #139

Big Picture Science
Big Picture Science

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

Quantitude
Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 28 from #135

The Biotech Startups Podcast
Excedr

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
164Up 3 from #167

Bigfoot Crossroads
Matt Knapp

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 6 from #159

Cryptids Of The Corn
Cryptids of the Corn Podcast

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
166Up 16 from #182

Lost Women of Science
Lost Women of Science

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
167Up 5 from #172

Podcast UFO
Producer: Donna Killeen

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 17 from #151

My Bigfoot Sighting
Vic Cundiff

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 22 from #147

The American Birding Podcast
American Birding Association

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

Big Brains
University of Chicago Podcast Network

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 26 from #145

Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics
Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 39 from #133

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries
Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 4 from #177

Mind & Life
Mind & Life Institute

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 42 from #132

When We Find Them
Central Florida Public Media

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 9 from #166

Life Without
BBC Radio 4

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

The Micah Hanks Program
Micah Hanks

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Climate One
Climate One from The Commonwealth Club

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 36 from #142

Completely Arbortrary
Completely Arbortrary

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 15 from #164

The Climate Question
BBC World Service

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 30 from #150

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Spencer Greenberg

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 8 from #173

PBS Space Time
PBS

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

The Immunology Podcast
The Immunology Podcast

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 8 from #175

The Astrophysics Podcast
Paul Duffell

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

How Wild
NPR

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Up 5 from #190

Change Your Mind with New Scientist
New Scientist

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Safe Aerospace Podcast
Americans for Safe Aerospace

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri
nimac

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

Wild Thing
Foxtopus Ink

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

New Books in Critical Theory
Marshall Poe

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 16 from #174

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
I KNOW DINO, LLC

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

All Creatures Podcast
All Creatures Podcast

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Up 8 from #200

Living Planet
DW

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 15 from #178

NASW Social Work Talks
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 9 from #185

A Question of Science
The Francis Crick Institute

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 16 from #179

Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe
Linda Moulton Howe

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Paranormal Portal
Brent Thomas

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197Up 1 from #198

The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

The Deep End
Science News

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 2 from #197

Breaking Down: Collapse
Kory & Kellan

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE
AsapSCIENCE

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 science podcast right now?

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam is the No. 1 science podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 21, 2026 (#2 on Apple Podcasts, #4 on Spotify, #2 on Castbox, #2 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 science podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Hidden Brain, Radiolab and Ologies with Alie Ward. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts Science charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.