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 06 May 2026

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05/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:45:00

Top 5 authors

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

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran (1 shows)

4. Viola (1 shows)

5. Forschungsverbund GERDEA (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (21 shows)

2. Podigee (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (6 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	331	Spotify for Podcasters	22
6	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
7	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
8	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
9	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
10	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
11	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
14	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
15	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
16	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
17	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
18	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
19	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
20	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
21	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
23	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
24	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
25	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
26	GERDEA-Podcast	Forschungsverbund GERDEA	Science	4	RSS.com	68
27	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
28	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
30	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
31	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
32	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
33	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	144	Captivate	79
34	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
35	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
36	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
37	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
38	Personality Psychology Podcast	personalitypsychologypodcast	Science	63	Podbean	37
39	Talk Social Science To Me	Talk Social Science To Me	Science	20	Unknown	42
40	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
41	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
42	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
43	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	148	Podigee	49
44	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
45	Percepticon.de	Matthias Schulze	Science	49	Blubrry Podcasting	53
46	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
47	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	English dialogue	Louis de lambilly	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
49	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
50	sozial.audio - Der Podcast von einem Sozialarbeiter, über Soziale Arbeit mit Matthias Palm	Sozialwissenschaftler und Sozialarbeiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Theorie und Praxis, geben Einblicke in die Soziale Arbeit, aktuelle Sozialpolitische Themen und aktuelle Themen aus Forschung und Wissenschaft.	Science	17	Unknown	42
51	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
52	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
53	Escape Forward: Connecting dots beyond the antitrust island	Escape Forward	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	38
55	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
56	Unraveling Behavior	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Science	7	podcaster.de	53
57	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
58	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
60	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
61	ISS Truppenbesuch	Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Groitl	Science	4	Podigee	74
62	Thüringen 2024 - Was wäre, wenn?	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, hauseins, Verfassungsblog	Science	7	Podigee	73
63	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
64	METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich	Metis	Science	63	Buzzsprout	73
65	Si Bête	Safia Sidek & Greg Thompson	Science	0	Zencastr	33
66	Talking Bodies	Dr. Silva Ladewig, Dr. Jana Bressem	Science	49	Acast	74
67	geopolitical ecology	youssef bouchi	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	38
68	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
69	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
70	Hörbar Mensch	AWO Kreisverband Bielefeld e.V.	Science	35	Podigee	63
71	Urban Radar	Sheffield Urbanism	Science	33	Buzzsprout	63
72	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	Burgund	Viola	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	Common Concerns	Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology	Science	9	podcaster.de	59
75	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
76	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
77	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	91	Buzzsprout	68
78	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
79	Inobhutnahme: Perspektiven & Impulse	Perspektive gGmbH	Science	6	Podigee	43
80	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Science	197	Megaphone	59
81	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	63	Podigee	53
82	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
83	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
84	Powrót do Siebie - Uwolnij się od Traumy z Dzieciństwa.	Magdalena Pala	Science	61	Buzzsprout	53
85	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
86	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
87	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
88	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
90	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
91	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
92	Why Do We Do That?	Dr. Ryan Moyer	Science	77	Podbean	58
93	International Politics Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale University	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
94	Ponys in der Tiefgarage	Ponys in der Tiefgarage	Science	10	Pinecast	74
95	The Systems Sandbox	First Person Consulting	Science	13	Podbean	73
96	中国政辩 Debating China	DC	Science	133	Buzzsprout	58
97	World Bank Group │ What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast	World Bank Group / Independent Evaluation Group	Science	25	Podbean	37
98	Max Weber	Alondra Salgado	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
99	Il Minimalista	Mike	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	43
100	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52

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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