Top Rising Podcasts

Rising Psychology Podcasts

Ranked for momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not simply the largest audience.

47 ranked podcastsUpdated September 30, 2026Sponsor Scout Rising Index
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A behavior and psychology podcast examining how people interpret, influence, and understand one another across fields including law enforcement, politics, sports, deception detection, mental health, and social behavior.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~60,000👥 Estimated audience: ~60,000
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Rising Index 73

Conversations at the intersection of collaborative therapy, psychology, philosophy, art, science, technology, social justice, and narrative practice.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~198,000👥 Estimated audience: ~198,000
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Rising Index 71

A trauma and psychology podcast covering nervous-system regulation, attachment, parts work, somatic healing, emotional patterns, and personal growth.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~100,000
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Rising Index 70

Psychology and trauma-recovery conversations about dysfunctional-family systems, complex trauma, codependency, toxic shame, addiction patterns, attachment wounds, nervous-system healing, and inner-child work.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~60,000👥 Estimated audience: ~60,000
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Rising Index 69

A philosophy and psychology podcast hosted by philosopher Tamler Sommers and psychologist David Pizarro, covering moral psychology, cognitive science, ethics, neuroscience, pop culture, and philosophy of mind.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~50,000
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Rising Index 65

A psychology and mental wellness podcast hosted by clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Puff, covering anxiety, happiness, emotional regulation, purpose, relationships, and personal growth.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~12,000
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Rising Index 65

A Gen Z mental-health podcast translating evidence-based psychology, DBT, lived experience, and practical mental-health tools for young listeners.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~10,000👥 Estimated audience: ~500,000
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Rising Index 63

A psychology podcast hosted by clinical psychologist Nesh Nikolic, featuring conversations about mental health, behavioral science, therapy, wellbeing, cognition, identity, relationships, and psychological research.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~5,000
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Rising Index 63

Therapy, comedy, and the human experience, with discussions of addiction, relationships, burnout, identity, therapist advocacy, and mental-health systems.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~5,000👥 Estimated audience: ~5,000
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Rising Index 62

Psychology podcast about the realities of working in mental health, with a focus on sustainable careers and practical guidance for early-career psychologists.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~4,000
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Rising Index 62

A workplace psychology podcast about emotional intelligence, self-advocacy, communication, executive presence, managing up, office politics, confidence, and career advancement.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~4,167👥 Estimated audience: ~4,167
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Rising Index 61

Clinical psychology podcast covering mental health, psychological careers, relationships, trauma, workplace wellbeing, coping, and everyday human behavior.

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🤝 1 sponsor🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~3,000👥 Estimated audience: ~83,000
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Rising Index 61

A Jungian psychology podcast examining symbolic life, mythology, depth psychology, technology, dreams, literature, and the unconscious.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~2,500
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Rising Index 60

Behavioral-science conversations about human behavior, decision-making, relationships, wellbeing, organizations, psychology, behavioral economics, bias, motivation, and social science.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~2,000
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Rising Index 58

A psychology podcast exploring why people think, feel, and behave as they do through conversations with psychologists, social scientists, authors, and applied-behavior experts.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500
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Rising Index 58

A weekly mental-health and psychology podcast hosted by licensed therapists Joy Parrish and Rebecca Zeleny, covering relationships, grief, trauma, emotional regulation, self-care, current events, and everyday behavior.

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🤝 2 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~1,000
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Rising Index 58

Psychology and self-growth conversations covering mental health, clinical practice, identity, relationships, trauma, and behavior change.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~544👥 Estimated audience: ~1,000
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Rising Index 56

An independent psychology podcast examining identity, emotion, perception, belief, meaning, and social behavior through RJ Starr's Psychological Architecture framework.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500
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Rising Index 56

A clinical psychology and psychotherapy podcast for psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors, covering therapy models, clinical reasoning, supervision, therapist development, ethics, practice management and challenging therapy-room situations.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500
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Rising Index 56

Two licensed clinical psychologists discuss psychology, mental-health diagnoses, culture, social media, executive functioning, ADHD, personality, and everyday human behavior.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~961👥 Estimated audience: ~961
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A solo psychology education podcast covering clinical, cognitive, social, forensic, developmental, health, occupational, and educational psychology, alongside psychology news and research.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500
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Rising Index 54

A behavioural psychology podcast exploring the mechanisms of human behaviour and the psychology behind everyday topics including decision-making, habits, childhood, media, sport, entertainment and relationships.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500
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Rising Index 54

Positive organizational behavior, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, leadership, confidence, motivation, and workplace culture.

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🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~1,800

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How the Sponsor Scout Rising Index works

The index ranks observable momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not raw size. We do not claim exact download growth when public evidence only supports an estimate or qualitative signal.

Growth MomentumHighest weight
Observable upward-trajectory signals across publishing, engagement, reviews, social reach, and media activity.
Audience QualityHigh weight
Estimated reach and evidence that the audience is specific, engaged, and valuable to relevant sponsors.
Commercial ReadinessMedium weight
Sponsor pages, media kits, contact paths, prior partnerships, and signs the show can activate a campaign.
Publishing HealthMedium weight
Recent and consistent episode production, healthy cadence, and an established publishing history.
Brand AlignmentLower weight
Clear fit with identifiable sponsor categories and usable integration opportunities.
Authority SignalsLower weight
Guest quality, host credibility, press, cross-platform presence, and category authority.

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