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.

1New on this chart

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #2 Spotify #4 P. Casts #2

87Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #5 Spotify #2 P. Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #4 Spotify #3 P. Casts #6

79Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Apple #6 Spotify #5 P. Casts #4

73Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple #17 Spotify #1 P. Casts #18

63Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Short Wave
NPR

Apple #7 Spotify #8 P. Casts #8

62Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Apple #1 Spotify — P. Casts #1

62Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

Boring History for Sleep
Velvet

Apple #13 Spotify #7 P. Casts #12

55Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Unexplainable
Vox

Apple #15 Spotify #6 P. Casts #15

54Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Science of Perception Box
Unlikely Collaborators | Pod People

Apple #3 Spotify — P. Casts #3

52Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

Blurry Creatures
Blurry Creatures

Apple #14 Spotify #9 P. Casts #14

50Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Apple #10 Spotify #17 P. Casts #11

49Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Sasquatch Chronicles
Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

Apple #18 Spotify #13 P. Casts #17

43Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

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

Apple #21 Spotify #11 P. Casts #19

43Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

Apple #20 Spotify #12 P. Casts #20

42Pulse Score out of 100
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This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #16 Spotify #19 P. Casts #16

41Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Big Ideas Lab
Mission.org

Apple #8 Spotify — P. Casts #7

38Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Apple #23 Spotify #15 P. Casts #26

37Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

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

Apple #9 Spotify — P. Casts #9

36Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

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

Apple #11 Spotify — P. Casts #10

33Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

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

Apple #24 Spotify #27 P. Casts #23

32Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

Health Optimization Medicine Podcast
Health Optimization Medicine and Practice

Apple #12 Spotify — P. Casts #13

30Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

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

Apple #43 Spotify #16 P. Casts #43

29Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Expanded Perspectives
Expanded Perspectives

Apple #28 Spotify #26 P. Casts #38

28Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

Apple #26 Spotify #38 P. Casts #27

27Pulse Score out of 100
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Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association

Apple #39 Spotify #36 P. Casts #39

23Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
Agoric Media

Apple #19 Spotify — P. Casts #21

23Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Outside/In
NHPR

Apple #35 Spotify #50 P. Casts #41

21Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Paranormal Mysteries
Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Apple #44 Spotify #40 P. Casts #42

21Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

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

Apple — Spotify #10 P. Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

DarkHorse Podcast
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Apple #22 Spotify — P. Casts #22

21Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE
AsapSCIENCE

Apple #25 Spotify — P. Casts #24

20Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Apple #27 Spotify — P. Casts #25

19Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Popular Science

Apple #65 Spotify #25 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

The Science of Everything Podcast
James Fodor

Apple #94 Spotify #21 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Flytrap Films
Flytrap Films

Apple — Spotify #14 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts #28

18Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

Emonthebrain
Emily McDonald

Apple #80 Spotify #23 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David Puder, M.D.

Apple #48 Spotify #33 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

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

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #30

17Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Are We Doomed?
NPR Network

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #29

17Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Astrum Space
Astrum

Apple #89 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
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From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

Apple #54 Spotify #32 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

When autistic kids grow up
The Transmitter

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts #31

16Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Okay, But... Birds
Dr. Scott Taylor

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts #33

16Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Huge If True Podcast
cleoabram931

Apple #32 Spotify — P. Casts #36

16Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
Sam Harris

Apple — Spotify #18 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Bigfoot Society
Jeremiah Byron

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #32

15Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Natural Causes
Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts

Apple #36 Spotify — P. Casts #34

15Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Ancient Aliens
PodcastOne

Apple #90 Spotify #31 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

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

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #35

14Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

ExtinctZoo
ExtinctZoo

Apple — Spotify #20 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #83 Spotify #35 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #40 Spotify — P. Casts #37

14Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Sleep On Science
Sleep On Science

Apple — Spotify #22 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

ScienceSphere
Stephania Mills

Apple #41 Spotify — P. Casts #44

13Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

BirdNote Daily
BirdNote

Apple #45 Spotify — P. Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

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

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts #46

13Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
Dr. Steven Novella

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

The Human Experiment
Ethan Reed

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts #48

12Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Somewhere in the Skies
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #93 Spotify #47 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

The Science of Happiness
PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Albertans In Space Podcast
Albertans In Space Podcast

Apple #53 Spotify — P. Casts #45

11Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

That UFO Podcast
That UFO Podcast

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts #50

11Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

Veritasium
Veritasium

Apple — Spotify #28 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Wild Times: Wildlife Education
Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante

Apple — Spotify #29 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Blurry Creatures Members Feed
Blurry Creatures

Apple — Spotify #30 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

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

Apple — Spotify #34 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

THE BIGFOOT PROJECT
Lynn Smyth

Apple — Spotify #37 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Instant Genius
Our Media

Apple — Spotify #39 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

Let's Learn Everything!
Maximum Fun

Apple — Spotify #41 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Sleepy Facts
Sleepy Facts

Apple — Spotify #42 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Brian Keating

Apple — Spotify #43 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Mark Rober
Mark Rober

Apple — Spotify #44 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Mysterious Universe
8th Kind

Apple — Spotify #45 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Unwind to Ocean Science
Telos Media x NaturalWorldFacts

Apple — Spotify #46 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Bigelow Podcast
Bigelow Podcast

Apple — Spotify #48 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Sleep On Physics
Sleep On Physics

Apple — Spotify #49 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Science Quickly
Scientific American

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

TheThinkingAtheist
The Thinking Atheist

Apple #52 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh
Atmos

Apple #55 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

BrainStuff
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

The Wild with Chris Morgan
KUOW News and Information

Apple #58 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain

Apple #59 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Particles of Thought
GBH

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

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

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Drilled
Pushkin Industries

Apple #62 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Constant Wonder
BYUradio

Apple #63 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Beastly History
Wild Beast

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

How To Stop Being A Loser
Bella Dane

Apple #66 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Get Birding
Peanut & Crumb

Apple #67 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
Mysterious Radio

Apple #68 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart

Apple #70 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent

Apple #71 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants

Apple #72 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

Discovery
BBC World Service

Apple #73 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Science Magazine Podcast
Science Magazine

Apple #74 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

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

Apple #75 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse 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 1, 2026 (#2 on Apple Podcasts, #4 on Spotify, #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 & 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.