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.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

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

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4

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

91Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

Curious Cases
BBC Radio 4

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

89Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

Boring History for Sleep
Velvet

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

82Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 1 from #6

A Question of Science
The Francis Crick Institute

Apple #5 Spotify #8 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

75Pulse Score out of 100
6Down 1 from #5

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Apple #8 Spotify #5 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

75Pulse Score out of 100
7Up 2 from #9

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #10 Spotify #7 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #11

68Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

Uncharted with Hannah Fry
BBC Radio 4

Apple #4 Spotify #20 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

66Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 2 from #7

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #9 Spotify #10 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

66Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

Science Weekly
The Guardian

Apple #18 Spotify #6 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

62Pulse Score out of 100
11Up 1 from #12

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #7 Spotify #22 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

58Pulse Score out of 100
12Down 1 from #11

The World, the Universe and Us
New Scientist

Apple #16 Spotify #13 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #14

54Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 2 from #15

That UFO Podcast
That UFO Podcast

Apple #15 Spotify #17 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #21

51Pulse Score out of 100
14No change

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple #28 Spotify #9 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #31

51Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 2 from #13

BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4

Apple #11 Spotify #28 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #9

50Pulse Score out of 100
16Up 1 from #17

Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Apple #32 Spotify #14 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #32

44Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 1 from #16

Get Birding
Peanut & Crumb

Apple #14 Spotify #35 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #15

44Pulse Score out of 100
18No change

Astrum Space
Astrum

Apple #39 Spotify #12 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

43Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 1 from #20

Unexplainable
Vox

Apple #31 Spotify #16 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #34

43Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 2 from #22

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

Apple #20 Spotify #31 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #27

40Pulse Score out of 100
21No change

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

Apple #60 Spotify #11 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

40Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 3 from #19

Sasquatch Chronicles
Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

Apple #26 Spotify #30 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #22

38Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 1 from #24

Farming Today
BBC Radio 4

Apple #30 Spotify #34 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

34Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 1 from #25

This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #42 Spotify #25 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #36

34Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 2 from #23

The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists

Apple #29 Spotify #43 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #28

32Pulse Score out of 100
26No change

Instant Genius
Our Media

Apple #53 Spotify #24 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
27No change

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
Agoric Media

Apple #12 Spotify — Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #13

31Pulse Score out of 100
28No change

Change Your Mind with New Scientist
New Scientist

Apple #33 Spotify #42 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #30

31Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 5 from #34

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

Apple #44 Spotify #33 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #48

30Pulse Score out of 100
30No change

Life Without
BBC Radio 4

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

30Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 2 from #29

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

Apple #46 Spotify #36 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 1 from #31

The Supermassive Podcast
The Royal Astronomical Society

Apple #43 Spotify #48 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #42

27Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 2 from #35

The Life Scientific
BBC Radio 4

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

26Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 2 from #36

The Science of Everything Podcast
James Fodor

Apple #96 Spotify #26 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 2 from #37

Sleep On Science
Sleep On Science

Apple — Spotify #15 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 4 from #32

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
The Roost Podcast Network

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

25Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 11 from #48

Google DeepMind: The Podcast
Hannah Fry

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

23Pulse Score out of 100
38No change

ExtinctZoo
ExtinctZoo

Apple — Spotify #18 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 6 from #33

Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland

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

23Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 1 from #39

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David Puder, M.D.

Apple #62 Spotify #47 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 1 from #42

Veritasium
Veritasium

Apple — Spotify #19 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 5 from #47

The Seán Chorus
HeadStuff Podcasts

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

22Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 3 from #40

CrowdScience
BBC World Service

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

21Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 2 from #46

Sleepy Facts
Sleepy Facts

Apple — Spotify #21 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 2 from #43

Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts
High Ash Farm

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #24

21Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 1 from #45

Ancient Aliens
PodcastOne

Apple #83 Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 2 from #49

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

Apple — Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 7 from #41

Let's Learn Everything!
Maximum Fun

Apple #130 Spotify #37 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 5 from #44

The Plodcast
Our Media

Apple #27 Spotify — Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #29

20Pulse Score out of 100
50No change

Wild Times: Wildlife Education
Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante

Apple #141 Spotify #39 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
51Up 16 from #67

UAP Files Podcast
UAP Files Podcast

Apple #127 Spotify #41 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
52No change

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
Sam Harris

Apple — Spotify #27 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 62 from #115

Robinson's Podcast
Robinson Erhardt

Apple #113 Spotify #49 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
54No change

Terrible Lizards
Iszi Lawrence and David Hone

Apple #137 Spotify #45 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
55No change

Sleep On Physics
Sleep On Physics

Apple — Spotify #29 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 5 from #51

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

Apple #34 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #33

17Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 33 from #90

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #47

16Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 5 from #53

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
iHeartPodcasts

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

16Pulse Score out of 100
59No change

Calm Space
Calm Space To Sleep

Apple — Spotify #32 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 4 from #56

Bedtime Astronomy
Synthetic Universe

Apple #37 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #38

16Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 3 from #58

A Life More Wild
Canopy & Stars

Apple #40 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #35

15Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 1 from #63

The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh
Atmos

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #43

15Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 24 from #87

Discovery
BBC World Service

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 1 from #65

Unwind to Ocean Science
Telos Media x NaturalWorldFacts

Apple — Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 4 from #61

The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #44

14Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 2 from #64

GeorgeM
GeorgeM

Apple — Spotify #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 5 from #72

Skeptics with a K
Skeptic Media Limited

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 6 from #62

Open Country
BBC Radio 4

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #49

13Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 2 from #71

Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith
Ben Goldsmith

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #46

13Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 4 from #74

The Climate Question
BBC World Service

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #45

13Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 14 from #57

Unexpected Elements
BBC World Service

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 2 from #70

John Michael Godier's Event Horizon
John Michael Godier

Apple — Spotify #44 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 9 from #82

The BirdGuides Podcast
BirdGuides

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #50

12Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 3 from #77

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

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 1 from #76

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Curt Jaimungal

Apple — Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 7 from #83

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

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 22 from #99

The Artificial Human
BBC Radio 4

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 12 from #66

The Knepp Wilding Podcast
Knepp.co.uk

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 10 from #69

Dr Karl Podcast
triplej

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
80Up 12 from #92

In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
81Up 30 from #111

Particles of Thought
GBH

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 9 from #91

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

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 8 from #75

Overheard at National Geographic
National Geographic

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 22 from #106

Paranormal Mysteries
Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 11 from #96

Somewhere in the Skies
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 1 from #85

Short Wave
NPR

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 14 from #73

Babbage from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 1 from #89

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 21 from #68

Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 2 from #88

Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 6 from #97

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Stuart Gary

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 44 from #136

Everything's Psychology
a Behaviour podcast

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93Up 9 from #102

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

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
94Up 7 from #101

Ask the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 9 from #104

Wild Tales | Nature Podcast
National Trust

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
96Up 11 from #107

Stanford Psychology Podcast
Stanford Psychology

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 3 from #100

Rare Earth
BBC Radio 4

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 14 from #84

UFO Chronicles Podcast
Nik Hunter

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 21 from #78

The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
100Up 99 from #199

Counting the Earth
Counting the Earth

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Up 29 from #130

Big Cat Conversations
Rick Minter

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 4 from #98

Bigfoot Society
Jeremiah Byron

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 13 from #116

The Systemic Way
Sezer and Julie

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 24 from #80

Outrage + Optimism
Persephonica and Global Optimism

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 8 from #113

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

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 27 from #79

Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts
Keep It Light Media

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
107Up 18 from #125

Beyond The Bird Table
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
108No change

Drilled
Pushkin Industries

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 79 from #188

Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo
Bigfoot and Beyond LLC

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Up 8 from #118

The Science of Happiness
PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 30 from #81

Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 7 from #105

This Natural Life
BBC Radio 4

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 10 from #103

Mysterious Universe
8th Kind

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 44 from #158

Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 11 from #126

Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast
Accidental Gods

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 40 from #156

That's Just Wild
Fresh Air

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 70 from #187

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

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 23 from #95

UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
119Up 73 from #192

Meet the Farmers
Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 14 from #134

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

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 12 from #133

The Jodcast
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
122Up 20 from #142

The Episodic Table of Elements
T. R. Appleton

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 62 from #185

Podcast UFO
Producer: Donna Killeen

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 5 from #119

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

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 35 from #160

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

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 40 from #86

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

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 45 from #172

632nm
Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 4 from #124

Naturebang
BBC Radio 4

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 12 from #141

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Up 43 from #173

That's Absurd Please Elaborate
Trace Elements Media

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 37 from #94

From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 23 from #109

The Astrophysics Podcast
Paul Duffell

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 40 from #93

DarkHorse Podcast
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 11 from #123

Why This Universe?
Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 30 from #165

The End Of The World with Josh Clark
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
136Up 39 from #175

Tweet of the Day
BBC Radio 4

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 22 from #159

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

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 9 from #147

The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast
Synthetic Universe

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 22 from #117

Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine
Mike Raine

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
140New on this chart

A Voyage to Antarctica
UKAHT

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 11 from #152

Nature in Crisis
London Review of Books

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Up 55 from #197

Why? with Emma Kennedy
Podmasters

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Up 18 from #161

Physics World Weekly Podcast
Physics World

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 9 from #153

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
Mysterious Radio

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 25 from #170

Economics In Ten
Economics In Ten

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 17 from #129

Saving Salmon
Atlantic Salmon Federation

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

Astronomy Cast
Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 31 from #179

Expanded Perspectives
Expanded Perspectives

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149New on this chart

Cancer Connections
Cancer Research Horizons

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 38 from #112

The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 7 from #144

New Books in Critical Theory
Marshall Poe

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

632nm
Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 10 from #143

Crash Course Pods: The Universe
Crash Course Pods, Complexly

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 5 from #149

Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 41 from #114

Are We Doomed?
NPR Network

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

MonsterTalk
Blake Smith

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 30 from #127

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

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 48 from #110

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Spencer Greenberg

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 14 from #145

Pursuit of the Paranormal
Ash and Greg

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 14 from #146

Geology Bites
Oliver Strimpel

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 33 from #128

Total Disclosure Podcast
Tyler Roberts

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162No change

The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence M. Krauss

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

Big Picture Science
Big Picture Science

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 32 from #132

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

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 15 from #150

Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

Ask the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

Cause of Death - 100 Seconds to Midnight
Jackie Moranty

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

Elements
BBC World Service

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 49 from #120

PsychCrunch
The British Psychological Society Research Digest

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 35 from #135

The Science of Birds
Ivan Phillipsen

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 17 from #154

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
Vic Cundiff

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

The Counselling Psychology Lens
Mary

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

Future Ecologies
Future Ecologies

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 52 from #122

Win-Win with Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 20 from #195

The Wild with Chris Morgan
KUOW News and Information

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 45 from #131

The Micah Hanks Program
Micah Hanks

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Clinical Conversations
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 57 from #121

The Science Show
ABC Australia

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 39 from #140

My Bigfoot Sighting
Vic Cundiff

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 12 from #168

The Long Run with Luke Timmerman
Timmerman Report

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 42 from #139

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Brian Keating

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182Down 19 from #163

GraveYard Tales
Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Safety Third
Safety Third

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184No change

Best Medicine
BBC Radio 4

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill
Newstalk

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Okay, But... Birds
Dr. Scott Taylor

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

UK Wildlife Podcast
Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 51 from #137

Wild Lives
Our Media

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE
AsapSCIENCE

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

Sound Healing / Sound Bath
Omandala Vietnam

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 131 from #60

Emonthebrain
Emily McDonald

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 37 from #155

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

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence
80,000 Hours

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

Qubit Podcast
QUBIT.HU

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 14 from #181

Patterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High Strangeness
KLAɄЅ & GΔRRΞTT

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 32 from #164

The Michael Shermer Show
Michael Shermer

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

博物珍奇櫃——徐振輔生態人文筆記
鏡好聽

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

Dharma Lab
Dharma Lab

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 61 from #138

SASQUATCH THEORY
SASQUATCH THEORY

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 52 from #148

The We Society
AcSS

Apple #188 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 27, 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, The Infinite Monkey Cage and Curious Cases. 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.

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