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 04 Jan 2026

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01/04/2026

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Episodes: 178

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:43:54

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

3. Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz (1 shows)

4. Andrew Bustamante (1 shows)

5. Zachary Elwood (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (25 shows)

2. Podigee (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	380	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
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	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
7	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
8	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
9	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
10	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
11	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	155	Spreaker	38
12	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
13	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
14	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
15	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
16	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
17	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
18	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
19	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
20	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
21	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	37	Podigee	38
22	Denkbar	Anna-Lena Schubert	Science	12	LetsCast.fm	74
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	117	Podigee	63
25	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
26	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
27	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	216	Spotify for Podcasters	32
28	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
29	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
30	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
32	Ö1 Kontext	ORF Ö1	Science	6	Unknown	43
33	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
34	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
35	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
36	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
37	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	284	Megaphone	38
38	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
39	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
40	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
41	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
42	Brain & Butter	Brain and Butter	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
44	Escape Forward: Connecting dots beyond the antitrust island	Escape Forward	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	38
45	Auf den Grund!	Udo Di Fabio, Forschungskolleg normative Gesellschaftsgrundlagen, Bonn	Science	15	Podigee	69
46	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Psychoanaliterature: Psychoanalysis, Literature, and All That Lie in Between	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
48	Happycast: The Science of Happiness	Trina Kushnerik	Science	62	Libsyn	42
49	Thüringen 2024 - Was wäre, wenn?	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, hauseins, Verfassungsblog	Science	7	Podigee	73
50	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
51	Migration im Fokus.	Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration (SVR)	Science	10	podcaster.de	79
52	تطوير النفس والمهارت الشخصية من البداية	ayman elghemeri	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Talking Bodies	Dr. Silva Ladewig, Dr. Jana Bressem	Science	49	Acast	74
54	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
55	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
56	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	243	Megaphone	42
57	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
58	Amateur Psychology - Tay mơ học đời bằng Tâm lý học	Nguyen Doan Minh Thu	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	52
59	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	94	Buzzsprout	68
60	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	65	Podigee	53
61	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
62	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
64	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
65	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
66	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
67	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Podigee	43
68	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
69	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
70	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
71	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
73	Soziologische Perspektiven auf die Corona-Krise	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung	Science	119	Unknown	58
74	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
76	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
77	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28
78	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
79	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
80	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
81	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
83	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	28	LetsCast.fm	58
84	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
85	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
86	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
87	SoWi-Technik (Maschinen & Soziologie)	Diego & René	Science & Medicine	41	Spotify for Podcasters	33
88	Keynes and Keynesianism	unknown_author	Science	6	Unknown	38
89	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	65	Buzzsprout	52
90	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
91	Scales of Change	Future Ecologies	Science	10	Captivate	79
92	Keynes y Hayek	Jelou Soi Ibet	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
93	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
94	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
95	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
96	Power In Play	Power In Play	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	59
97	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
98	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	21
99	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
100	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49

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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