Apple Podcast Rankings - France - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in France

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in France. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 10 May 2026

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05/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 112

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:41:41

Top 5 authors

1. France Inter (8 shows)

2. Collège de France (7 shows)

3. Sciences Po (3 shows)

4. France Culture (2 shows)

5. CNRS | Pouchet (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (21 shows)

2. Ausha (14 shows)

3. N/A (12 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Collège de France (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
2	Chercheur.es	Chercheur.es Podcast	Science	13	RSS.com	62
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
4	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Le temps d'une rencontre	Cairn.info	Science	43	Acast	74
7	Esprit de justice Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
8	L'art du mentaliste	Taha Mansour	Education	106	Spotify for Podcasters	38
9	I.A. Café - Enquête au cœur de la recherche sur l’intelligence artificielle	Jean-François Sénéchal, Frédérick Plamondon, David Beauchemin, Ève Gaumond, Sylvain Munger, Shirley Plumerand, Véronique Tremblay, Stéphane Mineo, Benjamin Leblanc, Louis Cormier, Marie-Ève Vachon Savary, .	Science	140	Buzzsprout	53
10	Les Aventuriers de la pensée (sciences sociales : sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie, histoire)	HD_Doc	Science	114	Spotify for Podcasters	32
11	Questions morales et enjeux politiques dans les sociétés contemporaines - Didier Fassin	Collège de France	Science	82	Collège de France	38
12	La politique en mieux	Artur Enmieux	Science	88	Acast	49
13	You All	@encoreunepsy et @marie_cay pour @asso_evimeria	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	43
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Fête du Lien	Ben DE CHASSEVAL	Science	3	Ausha	48
17	Dose de psy: le podcast	Dre Janick Coutu, psychologue	Science	32	Captivate	78
18	Migrations et sociétés - François Héran	Collège de France	Science	97	Collège de France	43
19	Politikon	Karim Piriou	Science	54	Acast	53
20	Podcast l'avenir du travail	Organisation Internationale du Travail	Science	46	Unknown	48
21	Les Enfants du Facteur	Facteurs Humains en Santé	Science	17	Buzzsprout	62
22	Les belles histoires de l'oncle Charles	Institut des Libertés	Science & Medicine	11	Castos	48
23	La chronique de Caroline Goldman Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
24	Conpassion	Chiara Kahn	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	53
25	Война и мы	PS Lab - Лаборатория публичной социологии	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	52
26	État social et mondialisation : analyse juridique des solidarités - Alain Supiot	Collège de France	Science	63	Collège de France	53
27	Sociologie du travail créateur - Pierre-Michel Menger	Collège de France	Science	140	Collège de France	43
28	Promenons-nous dans le droit...	Marie-Paule Melka et Néda Habillat	Science	12	Ausha	48
29	Les rencontres de la sociologie des arts et de la culture	CNRS \| Pouchet	Science	20	Castos	58
30	Inside Kaboul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	9	N/A	N/A
31	PLS : Penser Les Suicides	CNRS \| Pouchet	Science	7	Castos	73
32	Ça décale	Making Waves	Science	9	Transistor	59
33	Objets Trouvés	Sciences Po - Centre de sociologie des organisations	Science	34	Ausha	83
34	Découvrir la science politique	UCLouvain	Science	6	Podcastics	79
35	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
37	ReligiS Lab	Sciences Po	Science	5	Ausha	68
38	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
39	Le Podcast Des Établissements Médico-sociaux	Arnaud Chevalier	Science	197	Ausha	57
40	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
41	Faire Savoirs	Sciences Po	Science	3	Ausha	73
42	Parlons Social	Kenza	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	28
43	L'inconscient Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
44	Culture Gé[ronto]	Culture Gé[ronto]	Science	27	Ausha	84
45	Balado FemAnVi	Collectif de recherche FemAnVi	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	53
46	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
47	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
48	Sur-Urbano	Latin American Cities Working Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	38
49	Le podcast nature et environnement du musée des Confluences	musée des Confluences	Science	5	podCloud	58
50	Archives secrètes Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	4	N/A	N/A
51	The Talent Podcast	Authentic Talent	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	68
52	Anthropologie de la nature - Philippe Descola	Collège de France	Education	82	Collège de France	43
53	Une psychanalyse à fleur d'inconscient	Liliane Fainsilber	Science	65	Ausha	63
54	Mermoz	Le Cercle des Économistes	Science	36	Acast	84
55	Le temps d'être soi	L'Assurance retraite	Science	7	Acast	69
56	A la cité	Mickaël Chelal	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	Sur les traces de la Préhistoire Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Bleu	Social Sciences	16	N/A	N/A
58	Secrets de Terrain	The Conversation France	Science	8	Acast	69
59	Rationalité et sciences sociales - Jon Elster	Collège de France	Science	46	Collège de France	43
60	Monarque	Association EVA	Science	7	Ausha	53
61	In Extenso	The Conversation France	Science	86	Acast	79
62	Penser l’avenir du secteur du handicap et du grand âge : un échange avec la recherche européenne	PPR Autonomie	Science	8	podCloud	73
63	Bien vivre sa métropole	Bordeaux Métropole	Science	4	Acast	79
64	Criminologie, cours public	Université européenne de Bretagne	Psychology	10	Unknown	33
65	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
66	SocioGérontologie	Antoine Gérard	Science	81	Ausha	80
67	OrgaNova	Nicolas Bassan	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	68
68	C'est quoi ton genre d'humour ?	Charlotte Finet	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
69	BE GOOD!	Ipsos	Science	53	Ausha	43
70	Crimes en France Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	9	N/A	N/A
71	Empreinte émotionnelle	Christophe Haag	Science	4	podCloud	74
72	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
73	Sans transition	Sciences Po	Science	5	Ausha	84
74	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
75	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	La chronique de Jeune Afrique	France Inter	Science	1	Unknown	43
77	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	179	Ausha	32
79	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
80	SCEPTICISME SCIENTIFIQUE	Jean-Michel Abrassart	Science	563	Unknown	49
81	Entre les lignes	Université Paris Nanterre	Science	2	Podcastics	84
82	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
83	Neuroscience	trinity brooks	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
84	Ondes de Psy	Fanny TERRISSE	Science	1	Acast	84
85	Radio EMCC France	EMCC France	Science	199	Spotify for Podcasters	33
86	JurisDictions: International law podcast	T.M.C. Asser Instituut	Science	15	stationista	42
87	Droit international des institutions - Samantha Besson	Collège de France	Science	144	Collège de France	43
88	Opera Mundi \| Penser l’écologie terrestre	Radio Grenouille	Science	38	Transistor	53
89	Triptyque, un podcast du laboratoire triangle (UMR5206) sur des sujets d'actualité	Triangle - ENS de Lyon	Science	36	Ausha	68
90	Het uur van de waarheid	VRT NWS	News	214	Simplecast	79
91	La Panaméricaine	Antoine Rousseau et Marie Vesco	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Santé Mentale au Travail : Les Rendez-vous Forhuman	Forhuman	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	38
93	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	170	Spotify for Podcasters	22
94	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
95	PODCAST INFORISQUE	Inforisque	Science	49	Podcastics	64
96	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
97	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
98	Où est-ce que tu vas pour les vacances Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	97	N/A	N/A
99	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
100	Parlons peu, Parlons Ergo !	Parlons peu, Parlons Ergo	Science	42	Podcastics	79

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