Reddit reviews How To Think Straight About Psychology (9th Edition)
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The book "How to Think Straight about Psychology" would be great, although it is slightly more academic than the ones you listed. Any edition of this book is going to be pretty much the same, they update it a lot because it is sometimes used as a textbook, but the changes are minimal.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Straight-About-Psychology/dp/0205685900/
Check your library for the book How to Think Straight About Psychology by Keith Stanovich. The Amazon description might not make this clear, but the book addresses a lot of your concerns. He talks about the term "soft" science and why it's not demeaning, as well as how the field of psychology is related to biology, chemistry and more.
some good introductory science podcasts are Science Friday and RadioLab.
I can highly recommend "How To Think Straight About Psychology" by Keith Stanovich - it's not just about psychology, but careful, critical, scientific thinking in general.
A very good and readable book about where we currently are in a variety of scientific fields is "Thirteen Things That Don't Make Sense" by Michael Brooks. Don't be fooled by the sensationalist presentation, the actual content is well-researched and clear.
Should be a pretty good start.