United Kingdom · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Science Podcasts in the UK

Top Science Podcasts in the UK today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for the UK into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for the UK.

1New on this chart

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

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

100Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Boring History for Sleep
Velvet

Apple #4 Spotify #2 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Science Weekly
The Guardian

Apple #3 Spotify #4 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #5

86Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Apple #6 Spotify #3 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

82Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Curious Cases
BBC Radio 4

Apple #2 Spotify #19 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

72Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #12 Spotify #5 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

69Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

Get Birding
Peanut & Crumb

Apple #5 Spotify #21 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #4

63Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4

Apple #10 Spotify #11 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #7

63Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #13 Spotify #10 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #13

60Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #8 Spotify #22 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #6

57Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

The World, the Universe and Us
New Scientist

Apple #23 Spotify #9 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #18

54Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Uncharted with Hannah Fry
BBC Radio 4

Apple #7 Spotify #39 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #9

52Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4

Apple #14 Spotify #18 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #12

52Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

That UFO Podcast
That UFO Podcast

Apple #16 Spotify #17 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #27

50Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

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

Apple #43 Spotify #7 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #35

49Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple #53 Spotify #6 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #41

49Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Astrum Space
Astrum

Apple #48 Spotify #8 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #44

46Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Apple #30 Spotify #14 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #29

45Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Unexplainable
Vox

Apple #33 Spotify #15 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #32

43Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

A Question of Science
The Francis Crick Institute

Apple #17 Spotify #41 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

40Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

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

Apple #22 Spotify #30 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #21

40Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists

Apple #18 Spotify #40 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #22

39Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

Google DeepMind: The Podcast
Hannah Fry

Apple #26 Spotify #29 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #24

38Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
Agoric Media

Apple #9 Spotify — Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

35Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #34 Spotify #28 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #39

35Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Farming Today
BBC Radio 4

Apple #29 Spotify #35 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #25

34Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Change Your Mind with New Scientist
New Scientist

Apple #27 Spotify #38 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

The Life Scientific
BBC Radio 4

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

32Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Sasquatch Chronicles
Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

Apple #40 Spotify #32 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #38

31Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

Apple #37 Spotify #36 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #36

31Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

CrowdScience
BBC World Service

Apple #32 Spotify #49 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #30

30Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Flytrap Films
Flytrap Films

Apple — Spotify #12 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Instant Genius
Our Media

Apple #76 Spotify #25 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
The Roost Podcast Network

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

28Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

ExtinctZoo
ExtinctZoo

Apple — Spotify #13 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

The Science of Everything Podcast
James Fodor

Apple #101 Spotify #23 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

The Climate Question
BBC World Service

Apple #56 Spotify #42 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

Sleep On Science
Sleep On Science

Apple — Spotify #16 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

The Plodcast
Our Media

Apple #19 Spotify — Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #23

24Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Outrage + Optimism
Persephonica and Global Optimism

Apple #55 Spotify #47 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #42

24Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David Puder, M.D.

Apple #54 Spotify #44 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Life Without
BBC Radio 4

Apple #20 Spotify — Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #17

24Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

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

Apple #84 Spotify #33 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

The Seán Chorus
HeadStuff Podcasts

Apple #21 Spotify — Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #19

23Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Sleepy Facts
Sleepy Facts

Apple — Spotify #20 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Supermassive Podcast
The Royal Astronomical Society

Apple #24 Spotify — Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #20

22Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Let's Learn Everything!
Maximum Fun

Apple #78 Spotify #46 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #26

21Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Emonthebrain
Emily McDonald

Apple #133 Spotify #37 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

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

Apple — Spotify #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland

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

19Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Terrible Lizards
Iszi Lawrence and David Hone

Apple #115 Spotify #43 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
Sam Harris

Apple — Spotify #26 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Veritasium
Veritasium

Apple — Spotify #27 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #31 Spotify — Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #47

18Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Ancient Aliens
PodcastOne

Apple #120 Spotify #48 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

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

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #34

17Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Calm Space
Calm Space To Sleep

Apple — Spotify #31 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

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

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #33

17Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts
High Ash Farm

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #40

16Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Open Country
BBC Radio 4

Apple #39 Spotify — Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #37

16Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Sleep On Physics
Sleep On Physics

Apple — Spotify #34 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

The Knepp Wilding Podcast
Knepp.co.uk

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #50

15Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast
National Trust

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

Bedtime Astronomy
Synthetic Universe

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #48

14Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Discovery
BBC World Service

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #43

14Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #46

14Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

DarkHorse Podcast
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #45

13Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith
Ben Goldsmith

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

GeorgeM
GeorgeM

Apple — Spotify #45 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

Dr Karl Podcast
triplej

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

A Life More Wild
Canopy & Stars

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

How To Stop Being A Loser
Bella Dane

Apple — Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Unexpected Elements
BBC World Service

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

The BirdGuides Podcast
BirdGuides

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Overheard at National Geographic
National Geographic

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

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

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Astronomy Cast
Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Drilled
Pushkin Industries

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Blurry Creatures
Blurry Creatures

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill
Newstalk

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

Naturebang
BBC Radio 4

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Tweet of the Day
BBC Radio 4

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Short Wave
NPR

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

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

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Bigfoot Society
Jeremiah Byron

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast
The Cosmic Shambles Network

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

The Systemic Way
Sezer and Julie

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

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

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Paranormal Mysteries
Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Babbage from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh
Atmos

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Somewhere in the Skies
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Crash Course Pods: The Universe
Crash Course Pods, Complexly

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100

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101New on this chart

Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
102New on this chart

New Books in Critical Theory
Marshall Poe

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
103New on this chart

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

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
104New on this chart

Stroud's Wild Valleys
Al Booth

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105New on this chart

Stanford Psychology Podcast
Stanford Psychology

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106New on this chart

Ask the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107New on this chart

Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108New on this chart

Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109New on this chart

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

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Skeptoid
Brian Dunning

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111New on this chart

Are We Doomed?
NPR Network

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112New on this chart

Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo
Bigfoot and Beyond LLC

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

Beyond The Bird Table
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
114New on this chart

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

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
115New on this chart

Geology Bites
Oliver Strimpel

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
116New on this chart

Rare Earth
BBC Radio 4

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
117New on this chart

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Brian Keating

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
118New on this chart

Skeptics with a K
Skeptic Media Limited

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119New on this chart

This Natural Life
BBC Radio 4

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

Okay, But... Birds
Dr. Scott Taylor

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121New on this chart

Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122New on this chart

Ask a Spaceman!
Paul M. Sutter

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123New on this chart

Big Cat Conversations
Rick Minter

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

Meet the Farmers
Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

Wild Lives
Our Media

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127New on this chart

The Science of Happiness
PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128New on this chart

Talks On Psychoanalysis
International Psychoanalytical Association

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129New on this chart

Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130New on this chart

Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast
Accidental Gods

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131New on this chart

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
Mysterious Radio

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132New on this chart

Why This Universe?
Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
133New on this chart

Win-Win with Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
134New on this chart

Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara
Dr. Tara Swart Bieber

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
135New on this chart

The Wild with Chris Morgan
KUOW News and Information

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
136New on this chart

Everything's Psychology
a Behaviour podcast

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
137New on this chart

Wild Times: Wildlife Education
Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138New on this chart

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories
Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139New on this chart

UFO Chronicles Podcast
Nik Hunter

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140New on this chart

The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast
Synthetic Universe

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141New on this chart

Messy Social Work
Rich and Tim

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142New on this chart

Expanded Perspectives
Expanded Perspectives

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

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

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144New on this chart

In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145New on this chart

The Knepp Wilding Podcast
Knepp.co.uk

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
John Kempf

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

This Week in Neuroscience
Vincent Racaniello

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148New on this chart

Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE
AsapSCIENCE

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149New on this chart

Let's Talk Forensic Psychology
Let's Talk Forensic Psychology

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

That's Just Wild
Fresh Air

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151New on this chart

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

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

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

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Planet Possible
Andy Taylor, Niki Roach

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

Attitudes
National Centre for Social Research

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155New on this chart

Best Medicine
BBC Radio 4

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

The Astrophysics Podcast
Paul Duffell

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

The End Of The World with Josh Clark
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158New on this chart

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Spencer Greenberg

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

PsychCrunch
The British Psychological Society Research Digest

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

Robinson's Podcast
Robinson Erhardt

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161New on this chart

Natural Causes
Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

Dissecting Animal Diseases with the Animal and Plant Health Agency
Claire

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

Addiction Audio
Addiction journal

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Cool Worlds Podcast
coolworldslab

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
165New on this chart

Pursuit of the Paranormal
Ash and Greg

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

The Casual Birder Podcast
Suzy Buttress

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

New Scientist Colab Podcasts
DMG Media

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind
Podimo & TellTale

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

The Turing Podcast
The Alan Turing Institute

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171New on this chart

Science Magazine Podcast
Science Magazine

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe
Linda Moulton Howe

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

Ri Science Podcast
The Royal Institution

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

The Micah Hanks Program
Micah Hanks

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

The Michael Shermer Show
Michael Shermer

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Breaking Down: Collapse
Kory & Kellan

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Everyday Neuro: Psychology and Neuroscience Podcast
Dr Janine Cooper: Cognitive Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Neuropsychology researcher.

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

Outside/In
NHPR

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Isaac Arthur

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Science Quickly
Scientific American

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

Star Diary
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Stuart Gary

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

New Scientist CultureLab
New Scientist

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

Mysterious Universe
8th Kind

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

The Episodic Table of Elements
T. R. Appleton

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

NICE Talks
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

Weather Geeks
Weather Group Television

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

Realm of Quantum Mechanics
TheTuringApp.Com

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

UK Wildlife Podcast
Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Podcast UFO
Producer: Donna Killeen

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips
Stephanie Keith

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

Chemistry Made Simple
Matthew Macariou

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

BioCentury This Week
BioCentury

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

Big Picture Science
Big Picture Science

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

The Artificial Human
BBC Radio 4

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

The Mushroom Hour Podcast
Mushroom Hour

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History
Dylan Wilmeth

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Storying Water
Ellen Wiles

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

This Week in Cardiology
Medscape

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 science podcast in the UK right now?

The Rest Is Science by Goalhanger is the No. 1 science podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 7, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 science podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is Science, Boring History for Sleep and Science Weekly. 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.