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 20 Aug 2026

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08/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 224

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:42:56

Top 5 authors

1. Collège de France (6 shows)

2. France Inter (6 shows)

3. New Books Network (4 shows)

4. The Conversation France (2 shows)

5. Radio Grenouille (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (17 shows)

2. Ausha (14 shows)

3. Acast (13 shows)

4. N/A (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
2	Crimes en France Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	9	N/A	N/A
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
4	Esprit de justice Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
5	Le temps d'une rencontre	Cairn.info	Science	43	Acast	74
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Les Aventuriers de la pensée (sciences sociales : sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie, histoire)	HD_Doc	Science	114	Spotify for Podcasters	32
8	Chercheur.es	Chercheur.es Podcast	Science	13	RSS.com	62
9	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
10	Bande d'Autistes !	Bande d'Autistes	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
11	In Extenso	The Conversation France	Science	86	Acast	79
12	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
14	La politique en mieux	Artur Enmieux	Science	87	Acast	49
15	Migrations et sociétés - François Héran	Collège de France	Science	97	Collège de France	43
16	Les belles histoires de l'oncle Charles	Institut des Libertés	Science & Medicine	11	Castos	48
17	Objets Trouvés	Sciences Po - Centre de sociologie des organisations	Science	34	Ausha	83
18	Le Podcast Des Établissements Médico-sociaux	Arnaud Chevalier	Science	197	Ausha	57
19	Archives secrètes Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	4	N/A	N/A
20	Découvrir la science politique	UCLouvain	Science	6	Podcastics	79
21	La Chaîne de Za	Za	Science	18	Acast	64
22	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	179	Ausha	32
23	Questions morales et enjeux politiques dans les sociétés contemporaines - Didier Fassin	Collège de France	Science	82	Collège de France	38
24	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
25	Les écorruptibles	éconoclaste - L'économie pour les nuls et les autres. Depuis 1999.	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	33
26	PERSONNALITÉ ATYPIQUE - MBTI / Psychologie / Ennéagramme etc.	PsychoPersonnalité	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	42
27	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	170	Spotify for Podcasters	22
28	Opera Mundi \| Penser l’écologie terrestre	Radio Grenouille	Science	38	Transistor	53
29	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
30	Le temps d'être soi	L'Assurance retraite	Science	7	Acast	69
31	La voix des milieux	Radio Anthropocène	Science	5	Transistor	74
32	Anthr'potes	Laurence Alain, Vicky Langlois	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	38
33	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
34	La Boussole des Futurs	L'Association Nationale des Communicants	Science	15	Ausha	79
35	A la cité	Mickaël Chelal	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
36	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	179	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	Innovation managériale, regard sur le management de demain	Francis Boyer	Science	21	Ausha	59
38	Conpassion	Chiara Kahn	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	53
39	Cognitif	Cognitif	Science	26	Ausha	89
40	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
41	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
42	Agir pour l'autodétermination	François Bernard Martin Caouette	Science	69	Ausha	83
43	La chronique de Caroline Goldman Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
44	Agriculture : la mutation climatique	Université Paris Nanterre	Science	7	Podcastics	53
45	Radio Marc Bloch	Centre Marc Bloch	Science	98	Ausha	59
46	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
47	L'inconscient Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
48	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
49	Secrets de Terrain	The Conversation France	Science	8	Acast	69
50	Regard Décolonial	Sandrine Gashonga	Science	16	Libsyn	53
51	Du Poil Sous Les Bras	Radio Grenouille	Science	7	Transistor	53
52	Anthropologie de la nature - Philippe Descola	Collège de France	Education	82	Collège de France	43
53	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
54	JurisPodcast	Juris Consultt	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	48
55	Genre, etc.	Sciences Po	Science	60	Ausha	83
56	État social et mondialisation : analyse juridique des solidarités - Alain Supiot	Collège de France	Science	63	Collège de France	53
57	Sur les traces de la Préhistoire Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Bleu	Social Sciences	16	N/A	N/A
58	Politikon	Karim Piriou	Science	54	Acast	53
59	Podcast de le Chaire de gestion de crise	Chaire de gestion de crise	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	32
60	Les Conférences de France Inter Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
61	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
62	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2252	Acast	28
63	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
64	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
65	Lettre ouverte à la diaspora	Soalandy	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	32
66	C'est chaud.	Flèches Sonores	Science	14	Ausha	63
67	En quête de prévention	Fondation MAIF	Science	3	Ausha	59
68	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
70	Sans transition	Sciences Po	Science	5	Ausha	84
71	The Neuroscience of Improvisation	Bradley Vines	Science	12	Libsyn	62
72	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
74	Droit international des institutions - Samantha Besson	Collège de France	Science	144	Collège de France	43
75	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	1120	Megaphone	69
76	Миша, верни сотку	Правое полушарие Интроверта	Science	17	mave	63
77	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
78	SCEPTICISME SCIENTIFIQUE	Jean-Michel Abrassart	Science	563	Unknown	49
79	Sociologie du travail créateur - Pierre-Michel Menger	Collège de France	Science	140	Collège de France	43
80	You All	@encoreunepsy et @marie_cay pour @asso_evimeria	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	Ça décale	Making Waves	Science	9	Transistor	59
82	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
83	TOUTOURISK	Leïla Assaghir	Science	12	Acast	84
84	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
85	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
86	Social Science for Public Good	Social Science for Public Good	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	68
87	Archipel (Exploration de nouveaux modèles de gouvernance)	Nicolas Bermond	Science	4	Spreaker	59
88	Balado Vibe Check	Balado Vibe Check	Science	2	Pinecast	63
89	Criminologie, cours public	Université européenne de Bretagne	Psychology	10	Unknown	33
90	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
91	Dose de psy: le podcast	Dre Janick Coutu, psychologue	Science	32	Captivate	78
92	#1257 le podcast de la revue de l'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne	Université-Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne	Science	10	Ausha	68
93	Mermoz	Le Cercle des Économistes	Science	36	Acast	84
95	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
96	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
97	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
98	Les capsules de l'Alliance verte	Alianza Francesa de Santo Domingo	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	48
99	Faire les murs	Espacité	Science	33	Acast	79
100	TOUTOURISK	Leïla Assaghir	Kids & Family	9	Ausha	59

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