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 12 Apr 2026

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04/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 162

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:44:10

Top 5 authors

1. France Inter (7 shows)

2. Collège de France (6 shows)

3. France Culture (3 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Collectif de Recherche Action Politique et Démocratie (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (22 shows)

2. N/A (12 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Ausha (9 shows)

5. Collège de France (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
2	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
3	Le temps d'une rencontre	Cairn.info	Science	43	Acast	74
4	Chercheur.es	Chercheur.es Podcast	Science	13	RSS.com	62
5	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
6	Esprit de justice Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
7	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
8	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
9	La politique en mieux	Artur Enmieux	Science	87	Acast	49
10	La chronique de Caroline Goldman Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
11	Les Aventuriers de la pensée (sciences sociales : sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie, histoire)	HD_Doc	Science	114	Spotify for Podcasters	32
12	Dose de psy: le podcast	Dre Janick Coutu, psychologue	Science	32	Captivate	78
13	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
14	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
15	L'art du mentaliste	Taha Mansour	Education	106	Spotify for Podcasters	38
16	Objets Trouvés	Sciences Po - Centre de sociologie des organisations	Science	34	Ausha	83
17	You All	@encoreunepsy et @marie_cay pour @asso_evimeria	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	43
18	Les belles histoires de l'oncle Charles	Institut des Libertés	Science & Medicine	11	Castos	48
19	Den inderste gåde	Politiken	Science	1	Omny Studio	59
21	Anthropologie de la nature - Philippe Descola	Collège de France	Education	82	Collège de France	43
22	Genre, etc.	Sciences Po	Science	60	Ausha	83
23	Sociologie du travail créateur - Pierre-Michel Menger	Collège de France	Science	140	Collège de France	43
24	The Talent Podcast	Authentic Talent	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	68
25	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
26	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
27	Conpassion	Chiara Kahn	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	53
28	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	179	Ausha	32
29	Dans nos têtes	Noémi Martel	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	48
30	Le Podcast Des Établissements Médico-sociaux	Arnaud Chevalier	Science	197	Ausha	57
31	Happy PodCash	Valérie DELANDE	Science	93	Vodio	59
32	Le podcast nature et environnement du musée des Confluences	musée des Confluences	Science	5	podCloud	58
33	Rationalité et sciences sociales - Jon Elster	Collège de France	Science	46	Collège de France	43
34	Droit international des institutions - Samantha Besson	Collège de France	Science	144	Collège de France	43
35	Migrations et sociétés - François Héran	Collège de France	Science	97	Collège de France	43
36	Tunnel Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mouv'	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
37	Inside Kaboul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	9	N/A	N/A
38	L'inconscient Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
39	Faire les murs	Espacité	Science	33	Acast	79
40	Politikon	Karim Piriou	Science	54	Acast	53
41	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
42	Mermoz	Le Cercle des Économistes	Science	36	Acast	84
43	État social et mondialisation : analyse juridique des solidarités - Alain Supiot	Collège de France	Science	63	Collège de France	53
44	Sociologie	Aela	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
45	Ça décale	Making Waves	Science	9	Transistor	59
46	Archives secrètes Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	4	N/A	N/A
47	La Boussole des Futurs	L'Association Nationale des Communicants	Science	15	Ausha	79
48	Max Weber	Alondra Salgado	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
49	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
50	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
51	Ondes de Psy	Fanny TERRISSE	Science	1	Acast	84
52	Neuroscience	trinity brooks	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
53	Penser critique : cerveau et esprit critique.	A Seconde Vue	Science	20	Unknown	48
54	Entre les lignes	Université Paris Nanterre	Science	2	Podcastics	84
55	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
56	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
57	The Tallinn University Podcast	TLU Pod	Science	31	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	New Books in Communications	Marshall Poe	Science	1955	Megaphone	63
59	Toldot - Engendrements	Ashley Mayer-Thibault	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	53
60	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
61	Sur les traces de la Préhistoire Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Bleu	Social Sciences	16	N/A	N/A
62	Balado FemAnVi	Collectif de recherche FemAnVi	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	53
63	SCEPTICISME SCIENTIFIQUE	Jean-Michel Abrassart	Science	563	Unknown	49
64	Un avant goût de la fin	Pascal Chind	Science	12	Ausha	53
65	Opera Mundi \| Penser l’écologie terrestre	Radio Grenouille	Science	38	Transistor	53
66	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
67	Israël face au droit international	Akadem	Science	4	Unknown	38
68	Vox - La linguistique sous toutes ses formes	Vox - La linguistique sous toutes ses formes	Science	29	Ausha	53
69	Ensemble, Tous Ensemble	Coralie BOBET	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	53
70	La fabrique de la thèse	Noria Research	Science	8	Ausha	64
71	Common Concerns	Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology	Science	9	podcaster.de	59
72	Secrets de Terrain	The Conversation France	Science	8	Acast	69
73	DÉFIS – « Dialogues sur l'Enfance, la Famille et l'Intervention Sociale »	Centre de recherche CRUJeF	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	58
74	Um dedo de prosa	Podcast Um dedo de prosa	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	Découvrir la science politique	UCLouvain	Science	6	Podcastics	79
76	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
77	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
78	Les écorruptibles	éconoclaste - L'économie pour les nuls et les autres. Depuis 1999.	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	33
79	Inventaire à la Prévert	Anne-Lorraine BRUNNER	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	53
80	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
81	Le temps d'être soi	L'Assurance retraite	Science	7	Acast	69
82	Monarque	Association EVA	Science	7	Ausha	53
83	Les Grands Entretiens de Synth	Synth	Science	17	Acast	79
84	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
85	性平真心話	民進黨性別平等事務部	Science	11	Firstory	63
86	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
87	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
88	PrécariTSangTabou	PrécaritéMenstruelle Tour	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	53
89	Local Zero	Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities	Science	126	Captivate	43
90	Relate your Research - a social work podcast	Relate your Research - A research conversation podcast	Science	23	iono.fm	63
91	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
92	Les Balados du CAPED	Collectif de Recherche Action Politique et Démocratie	Science	41	Buzzsprout	48
93	Economies that work - for all	United Nations System Staff College	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	73
94	Empreinte émotionnelle	Christophe Haag	Science	4	podCloud	74
95	Ma différence à moi Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
96	Nous et les autres: ce qu'est le racisme	Slate Studio	Science	4	Audion	38
97	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
98	Les Enfants du Facteur	Facteurs Humains en Santé	Science	17	Buzzsprout	62
99	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
100	A la cité	Mickaël Chelal	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33

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