30 Best Social Science Podcasts

1. Opinion Science

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A show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts and deep dives into areas of research uncover the basic psychology of persuasion, communication, and public opinion. Hosted by social psychologist, Andy Luttrell.MORE Host Andy Luttrell
Producer/Network Andy Luttrell
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2. Social Science Bites

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Bite-sized interviews with top social scientists
Host David Edmonds
Producer/Network SAGE Publishing
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 244Facebook 3.3KTwitter 4.5K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since May 2012 Get Email Contact

3. CSPI Podcast

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Discussions with CSPI scholars and leading thinkers in science, technology, and politics. www.cspicenter.com
Host Richard Hanania
Producer/Network CSPI
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 54Twitter 6.1K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

4. LSE IQ podcast

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LSE IQ is a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science in which we ask some of the smartest social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent questions about economics, politics or society. #LSEIQMORE Producer/Network London School of Economics and Political Science
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 169Facebook 776.9KTwitter 138KInstagram 554.7K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

5. 10-Minute Talks

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The world's leading professors explain the latest thinking in the humanities and social sciences in just 10 minutes.
Producer/Network The British Academy
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Apple Reviews 6Facebook 32.4KTwitter 61.7KInstagram 19.6K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

6. 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 live and why people act as they do. Independent Weekly has called the show 'unexpected' and 'diverse' and says the show 'brings big questions to radio.' Join host Dr. Brian Southwell (@BrianSouthwell) as he explores the human condition.Episodes air each Sunday night at 6:30 PM in the Raleigh-Durham broadcast market and a podcast of each show is available online the Wednesday following. The show is made possible by RTI International.MORE Host Dr. Brian Southwell
Producer/Network WNCU public radio
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 1.1KTwitter 1.1KInstagram 80 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2015 Get Email Contact

7. Matrix Podcast

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The Matrix Podcast features interviews with social scientists from across the University of California, Berkeley campus (and beyond). It also features recordings of events, including panels and lectures. The Matrix Podcast is produced by Social Science Matrix, an interdisciplinary research center at the University of California, Berkeley.MORE Producer/Network Social Science Matrix
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Ideas of India

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Through conversations with top thinkers in the social sciences and beyond, economist Shruti Rajagopalan explores the ideas that will propel India forward.
Host Shruti Rajagopalan
Producer/Network Mercatus Center Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 71Twitter 25K Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. The Corbett Report Podcast

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The Corbett Report is a weekly half-hour podcast dealing with issues that matter from 9/11 Truth to the rise of the police state to the central banking hoax and the global warming swindle.
Host James Corbett
Producer/Network The Corbett Report
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.4KTwitter 13.5K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Since May 2007 Get Email Contact

10. 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 know more about how they can successfully work together and enhance each other, then you have come to the right place!Join our hosts as they engage with anthropologists, other researchers and industry specialists from all over the world. The discussions will be about their specific work in understanding people and how they apply that understanding to advance industry, scholarship and/or larger societal goals...MORE Host Paul Spain
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 212Instagram 21 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

11. Arts & Letters

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Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted by J. Bradley Minnick of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the full episode archive is available at artsandlettersradio.org.MORE Producer/Network J. Bradley Minnick
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 869Twitter 3.8KInstagram 319 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Social Science KLAI-doscope

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The Social Science KLAI-doscope is a show about the exploring topics beyond the Abstract or CV of social science research and academic profiles. I may not have the special letters to say I'm an expert, but join me, a 24-year-old aspiring economist turned data analyst, as I break down what it means to have a social science career. Join me in learning about what's hot in research, the core values or motivations of social scientists, and the stresses and challenges outside of the job from the next generation of bright social scientists or the veteran researchers and leaders of the field.MORE Producer/Network KLAI
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Twitter 306 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

13. Squeezing the Orange

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Professor Dan Cable and comedian Akin Omobitan unearth social science's hidden gems by 'funpacking' peer-reviewed articles and sharing their choice findings!
Producer/Network Squeezing the Orange
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 62 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

14. What's Next? In Social Sciences

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The 'What's Next?' podcast series aims to discuss some important and life-saving skills that are necessary in social sciences. We are two young researchers, Archana Atmakuri and Nirupama V, working in the fields of International Relations and Development Studies respectively. Through this project, we hope to help students and early career professionals in Social Sciences with the prospects and challenges in our fields.MORE Producer/Network Archana & Nirupama
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

15. What is New Legal Realism?

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Why is law so slow to get what's really happening? Why is it often so far away from our real-world experiences? The New Legal Realism movement springs from this frustration. The social sciences study how law really works, using systematic methods. But lawyers and policymakers don't often use that social science knowledge. Law students are never taught about the full range of social science that they could draw on to solve legal problems...MORE Producer/Network What is New Legal Realism?
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 169Twitter 557 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

16. The Dean's Table Podcast

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The Dean's Table is a new podcast series created by Fredrick Harris, Professor of Political Science and Dean of Social Science at Columbia University. The series features distinctive, in-depth conversations between Dean Harris and his colleagues from across the disciplines of the social sciences. Each episode brings listeners a unique perspective on the life, work, and imagination of an accomplished scholar in an intimate, casual setting. New episodes are released regularly, so be sure to follow the series on your preferred podcast distribution network.MORE Producer/Network Fredrick Harris, Dean of the Division of Social Science
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

17. Mind Your Work

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Mind Your Work is a podcast about investigating and understanding the human aspects of work through science. Scientists have uncovered important and interesting insights about work that many of us don't ever get to hear. Research on people at work is also advancing rapidly making it hard to keep up. The hosts, Nicholas Bremner and Jose Espinoza, are Industrial/Organizational Psychologists and they dive into the research aiming to inform, educate, and entertain. They sum up what scientists know, how it's being applied, and how it could affect us in the future.MORE Producer/Network Jose Espinoza; Nicholas Bremner
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 310 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

18. Response-ability.Tech

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The annual Response-Ability Summit, formerly the Anthropology Technology conference, brings together leading experts from the social sciences and technology to champion socially-responsible tech, and to foster dialogue and collaboration across the disciplines. The summit has been curated to help today's leading technology companies understand the significant value of combining teams of technologists with social scientists. Together we can build a future in which socially-responsible tech is the norm.MORE Producer/Network Dawn Walter
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 1K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

19. TRiSS Talks

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Trinity Research in Social Sciences is an interdisciplinary hub that promotes the social sciences at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Producer/Network Trinity Research in Social Sciences
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 258Twitter 1.7K Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

20. Keeping Friendship Magic

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Founded in 2015, the Keeping Friendship Magic (KFM) project fuses pop culture and fandom with social science to delve deeper into how to bring the lessons and values from our favorite properties to reality. After years of panels, conventions, and even a sociology conference, the project has come to the Podcast format. Each episode finds host Forward Progress along with co-host Nova Rose joined by special guests to discuss a variety of topics related to fandom and pop culture.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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21. The Decision Corner

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The Decision Corner connects you with cutting-edge insights from the world's best applied behavioral scientists to bring wisdom to your daily and professional life.Rather than talking about nudges and trying to codify science into design principles, TDC goes deep and finds out just how the world's brightest minds solve complex real-world problems using the social sciences.MORE Producer/Network The Decision Lab
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 4.2KTwitter 4.9KInstagram 1.4K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

22. R4P Podcast

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Research 4 Practice - Connecting the dots between thinking and doing. Natasha and Cassian speak to social science researchers about what their work means for professionals in education and social care. A monthly podcast looking at research from child safeguarding to adult literacy, and anything you can think of in between.MORE Producer/Network Natasha and Cassian
Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

23. Social Research Methods

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This podcast covers all relevant aspects around research methods in social science. After a short introduction all steps will be considered from defining the hypothesis and research question to academic writing.All slides of the entire series can be downloaded here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/MORE Producer/Network Armin Trost
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 9Twitter 3K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

24. The Social Breakdown

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The sociology podcast nobody wants, but everybody needs! Come join us as we break down the complex social world one topic at a time using our sociological imagination.
Producer/Network socbreakdown
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 98Facebook 551Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

25. Humanities and Social Sciences

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Pod Academy is the new sound of academia. Get the latest podcast of current research on Humanities and Social Sciences.
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26. SUSS Podcast

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A podcast network from the Singapore University of Social Sciences. Featuring thought leaders, practitioners as well as voices in our industry and community to spark new conversations and thoughts about the way we relate, work and learn.MORE Producer/Network Singapore University Of Social Sciences
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27. Seriously Social

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Seriously Social helps you understand your world. Each week listen to in depth, intelligent insights from Australia's best social scientists. We talk human society, our social relationships and the world in transition. Brought to you by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.MORE Email ****@socialsciences.org.au
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28. Let's Talk About DISS!

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Welcome to 'Let's Talk About DISS!,' a podcast that will talk about everything and anything social science-related. This podcast was created to aid learners in studying Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences (DISS).MORE Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

29. SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR GRADE 9 AND 10 FOR THE STUDENTS OF CBSE

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Social Science consists of History, Geography, Democratic Politics, Economics etc. This podcast will provide you line by line explanation of the topics which might be worth for the students to understand the concept and timeline of the incidents.GO AHEAD AND JUST LISTENMORE Producer/Network Amar Ghaley
Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact