Best 40 Social Science Podcasts in the US

A curated list of the best Social Science podcasts to listen to or connect with for podcast outreach initiatives. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. Social Science Bites

Social Science Bites
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Bite-sized interviews with top social scientists

Host

David Edmonds (Male)

Producer/Network

SAGE Publishing

Email

****@aol.com

Listener Type

Educators, Policy Makers, Academic Researchers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

88

Avg Length

24 mins
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2. Sage Sociology

Sage Sociology
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Welcome to the official free Podcast site from Sage for Sociology.Sage is a leading international publisher

Hosts

Jamie Aughenbaugh (Female), Catherine Yim (Female)

Producer/Network

Sage Publications

Email

****@sagepub.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

20

Avg Length

20 mins

3. The Human Show: Innovation through Social Science

The Human Show: Innovation through Social Science
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If you want to understand how social scientists' study human behaviour, how industry innovates or want to

Host

Paul Spain (Male)

Producer/Network

Paul Spain

Email

****@gorillatechnology.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

6

Avg Length

41 mins

4. New Books in Sociology

New Books in Sociology
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Interviews with Sociologists about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member!

Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@newbooksnetwork.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

45

Avg Length

52 mins

5. New Books in Anthropology

New Books in Anthropology
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Interviews with Anthropologists about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member!

Hosts

Miranda Melcher (Female), Dr. Christina Gessler

Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

47

Avg Length

54 mins

6. Human Centered

Human Centered
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Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars & affiliates of the Center for Advanced

Host

Mike Gaetani (Male)

Producer/Network

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

10

Avg Length

53 mins

7. Why Do We Do That?

Why Do We Do That?
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Why Do We Do That? is a psychology podcast that deconstructs human behavior from the perspectives of social

Host

Dr. Ryan Moyer (Male)

Producer/Network

Dr. Ryan Moyer

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

7

Avg Length

55 mins

8. Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions
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SEA's podcast, Mergers and Acquisitions demonstrates how anthropological and other perspectives can enhance

Producer/Network

Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA)

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

6

Avg Length

41 mins

9. Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer
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We are living through a paradigm shift from trickle-down neoliberalism to middle-out economics — a new

Hosts

Nick Hanauer (Male), David Goldstein (Male)

Producer/Network

Civic Ventures

Email

****@pitchforkeconomics.com

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Educators

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

1436

Avg Length

39 mins

10. New Books in Public Policy

New Books in Public Policy
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Interviews with Scholars of Public Policy about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member!

Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@newbooksnetwork.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.1/5

Reviews

22

Avg Length

53 mins

11. People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
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This is a podcast about deciphering human behavior and understanding why people do the things they do. I,

Host

Zachary Elwood (Male)

Producer/Network

Zachary Elwood

Email

****@readingpokertells.com

Listener Type

Investors, Educators, Sports Analysts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

241

Avg Length

66 mins

12. Behavioral Grooves Podcast

Behavioral Grooves Podcast
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Stories, science and secrets from the world's brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast

Hosts

Kurt Nelson (Male), Tim Houlihan (Male)

Producer/Network

Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan

Email

****@behavioralgrooves.com

Listener Type

CEOs, Educators, Life Coaches

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

101

Avg Length

64 mins

13. Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad

Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad
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How does capitalism affect our personal lives? How does the economy affect life at home, relationships at

Host

Dr. Harriet Fraad (Female)

Producer/Network

d@w Inc. - Dr. Harriet Fraad

Email

****@democracyatwork.info

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Policy Makers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

169

Avg Length

23 mins

14. The Measure of Everyday Life

The Measure of Everyday Life
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Interested in human behavior and how people think? The Measure of Everyday Life explores ideas about how we

Host

Dr. Brian Southwell

Producer/Network

WNCU public radio

Email

****@rti.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

27

Avg Length

30 mins

15. Talking About Organizations Podcast

Talking About Organizations Podcast
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Talking About Organizations is a conversational podcast where we talk about one book, journal article or idea

Producer/Network

Talking About Organizations

Email

****@talkingaboutorganizations.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

13

Avg Length

33 mins

16. Thinking Clearly

Thinking Clearly
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In this age of fake news, alternative facts and information overload, this podcast offers cognitive

Host

Bob Froehlich (Male)

Producer/Network

Bob Froehlich-Retired Chemist, Counselor, Psychology Professor and Julia Minton-Technology Consultant

Email

****@kmud.org

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

23

Avg Length

59 mins

17. Opinion Science

Opinion Science
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A show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts

Host

Andy Luttrell (Male)

Producer/Network

Andy Luttrell

Email

****@opinionsciencepodcast.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

36

Avg Length

47 mins

18. Guerrilla Social Work Podcast

Guerrilla Social Work Podcast
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Therapists and long time friends Jeff and Mace talk about their work in the field of forensic clinical

Hosts

Mace Warren (Male), Jeff Moore (Male)

Producer/Network

Guerrilla Social Work Podcast

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Community Organizers, Psychologists

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

67

Avg Length

53 mins

19. Poll Hub

Poll Hub
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Each week, Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what survey really show, and what

Hosts

Lee Miringoff (Male), Jay DeDapper (Male), Barbara Carvalho (Female), Mary Griffith (Female)

Producer/Network

Marist Poll

Email

****@marist.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

23

Avg Length

31 mins

20. The Sociology of Everything Podcast

The Sociology of Everything Podcast
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The Sociology of Everything Podcast offers listeners a (sometimes) comedic and accessible look at the wonders

Hosts

Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss Lou and the Hsu, Dr Eric L Hsu, Louis Everuss (Male)

Producer/Network

Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)

Email

****@sociologypodcast.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

22

Avg Length

39 mins

21. Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture

Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture
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What is the nature of the human mind? The Emory Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture (CMBC) brings together

Producer/Network

Emory College, Emory Center for Mind, Brain and Culture (CMBC)

Email

****@emory.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

3.8/5

Reviews

4

Avg Length

62 mins

22. Colloquy

Colloquy
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Conversations with visionary scholars and thinkers from the Harvard PhD community

Producer/Network

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Email

****@fas.harvard.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

3

Avg Length

23 mins

23. JPAM's Closer Look

JPAM's Closer Look
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JPAM's Closer Look is a deep-dive discussion with Journal of Policy Analysis & Management (JPAM) authors who

Host

Seth Gershenson (Male)

Producer/Network

Journal of Policy Analysis & Management

Email

****@american.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

Avg Length

64 mins

24. The Criminology Academy

The Criminology Academy
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A podcast, hosted by Jose Sanchez (Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Texas Christian

Hosts

Jose A. Sanchez (Male), Jennifer Tostlebe (Female)

Producer/Network

Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

19

Avg Length

64 mins

25. Retrieving the Social Sciences

Retrieving the Social Sciences
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We are the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Go

Producer/Network

UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship

Email

****@umbc.edu

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

Avg Length

34 mins

26. This Anthro Life

This Anthro Life
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This Anthro Life is the premiere go-to Anthropology Podcast that fuses human insights with cultural

Host

Dr. Adam Gamwell

Producer/Network

Anthrocurious, LLC

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Educators

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

73

Avg Length

48 mins

27. The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club
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From the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything, hear authors like you've never heard them

Host

Stephen Dubner (Male)

Producer/Network

SiriusXM Podcasts

Email

****@freakonomics.com

Listener Type

Investors, CEOs, Policy Makers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

228

Avg Length

52 mins

28. Fight Like An Animal

Fight Like An Animal
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Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates

Host

Arnold Schroder (Male)

Producer/Network

World Tree Center for Evolutionary Politics

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Policy Makers, Academic Researchers, Political Analysts

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

50

Avg Length

89 mins

29. On the Evidence

On the Evidence
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A podcast from Mathematica that examines what we know about today's most urgent challenges and how we can

Host

J.B. Wogan (Male)

Producer/Network

MATHEMATICA

Email

****@me.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

29

Avg Length

47 mins

30. The Behavioral Design Podcast

The Behavioral Design Podcast
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How can we change behavior in practice? What role does AI have to play in behavioral design? Listen in as

Hosts

Samuel Salzer (Male), Aline Holzwarth (Female)

Producer/Network

Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth

Email

****@samuelsalzer.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

13

Avg Length

60 mins

31. social studies conneCTion

social studies conneCTion
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Social studies education inspires all students for lifelong inquiry and informed civic action. Join social

Producer/Network

Connecticut Council for the Social Studies

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Avg Length

53 mins

32. Life in Bomb City Podcast

Life in Bomb City Podcast
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Aaron Faver and Dr. Beth Rodriguez from the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Amarillo College

Hosts

Aaron K Faver (Male), Dr. Beth Rodriguez (Female)

Producer/Network

Life in Bomb City

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Rating

5/5

Reviews

16

Avg Length

55 mins