Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Germany

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Germany. 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 02 Jan 2026

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01/02/2026

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Episodes: 184

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:44:04

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

3. ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr (2 shows)

4. MONDFUNK (1 shows)

5. James Morris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (20 shows)

2. Podigee (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	380	Spotify for Podcasters	22
5	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	204	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
7	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
8	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
9	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
10	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
11	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
12	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
13	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
14	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
15	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	155	Spreaker	38
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
17	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
21	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	117	Podigee	63
22	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
23	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	243	Megaphone	42
24	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
25	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
26	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	94	Buzzsprout	68
27	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
28	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
29	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
30	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	65	Podigee	53
31	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
32	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
34	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
35	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
36	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
37	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
38	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
39	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Podigee	43
40	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
41	Soziologische Perspektiven auf die Corona-Krise	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung	Science	119	Unknown	58
42	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
43	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
44	Happycast: The Science of Happiness	Trina Kushnerik	Science	62	Libsyn	42
45	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
46	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
47	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
48	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
49	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
52	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	28	LetsCast.fm	58
53	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
54	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	65	Buzzsprout	52
55	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
56	Thüringen 2024 - Was wäre, wenn?	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, hauseins, Verfassungsblog	Science	7	Podigee	73
57	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
58	Keynes and Keynesianism	unknown_author	Science	6	Unknown	38
59	SoWi-Technik (Maschinen & Soziologie)	Diego & René	Science & Medicine	41	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
61	Scales of Change	Future Ecologies	Science	10	Captivate	79
62	Keynes y Hayek	Jelou Soi Ibet	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
63	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
64	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	216	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	angesprochen	Zürcher Kompetenzzentrum für Linguistik	Science & Medicine	32	Unknown	49
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
67	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
68	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
69	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28
70	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
71	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	37	Podigee	38
72	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
73	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
74	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
75	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
76	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
77	Doing Time, Talking Crime	Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law	Science	34	podcaster.de	43
78	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
79	SoWi'n Podcast	Fachschaft SoWiSo \| Maxi ohne i	Science	5	podcaster.de	53
80	Power In Play	Power In Play	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	59
81	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
82	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
83	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
84	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
85	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	172	Libsyn	58
86	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
87	Roundtable Osteuropa	ZOiS Berlin	Science	67	Podigee	48
88	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
89	Audioreportage Klassismusforschung	Anna Feder	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
90	Rethink Economics	VWelles Rethinking Economics	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	33
91	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	229	Spotify for Podcasters	32
92	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
93	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
94	Бывший лектор	Татьяна Хоруженко	Science	30	Podster.fm	53
95	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
96	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
97	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
98	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	156	Captivate	79
99	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	156	Megaphone	53
100	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

The podcast landscape in Germany is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Germany.
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