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 08 Jan 2026

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01/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 239

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:43:56

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Arabcast (2 shows)

3. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Katapult Magazin (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (19 shows)

2. Unknown (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Podigee (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (8 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	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	331	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
6	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
7	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
8	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
9	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
10	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
11	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
12	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
13	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
14	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
18	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
19	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
20	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
21	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
22	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
23	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
24	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
25	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
26	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
27	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	91	Buzzsprout	68
28	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
29	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
30	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
31	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
32	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
34	Denkbar	Anna-Lena Schubert	Science	12	LetsCast.fm	74
35	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
36	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
37	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
38	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
39	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
40	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
41	Happycast: The Science of Happiness	Trina Kushnerik	Science	62	Libsyn	48
42	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
43	Der Nibelungen Psyche	Dr Gebele und Herr Andreas	Science	6	podcaster.de	49
44	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
45	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
46	Recht Ordentlich	Daniel Andrae/Thomas M. Schimmel	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	53
47	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
48	49W	49W	Science	493	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
50	Unraveling Behavior	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Science	7	podcaster.de	53
51	Worldwide Vielfalt - Podcast für kulturelle Vielfalt	Raluca Maria Damian	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	Mixed Feelings	Polina Aronson, CRC "Affective Societies" at Freie Universität Berlin	Science	3	Unknown	54
54	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
55	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
56	METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich	Metis	Science	63	Buzzsprout	73
57	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
58	Post-Growth Planning	Christian Lamker & Viola Schulze Dieckhoff	Science	34	Unknown	49
59	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
60	Qualitative Sozialforschung	Nina Weimann-Sandig	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
61	The Coaching UnpACT Podcast	Rachael Skews and Hazel Anderson Turner	Science	27	Substack	37
62	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
63	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
64	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	257	Captivate	79
65	Financing a Sustainable Future	Financial Markets Group	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	42
66	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
67	The Clinical Consult	National Register of Health Service Psychologists	Science	53	Blubrry	49
68	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
69	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
70	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
71	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
72	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	Wissen schafft lehrKRAFT	Dr. Jennifer Karnes	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
75	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
76	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
77	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
78	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
79	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
80	Global Governance Perspective	Andy TIAN	Science	9	RedCircle	68
81	Ankara Palas Buluşmaları	Ankara Palas Buluşmaları	Science	22	Spreaker	54
82	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
83	BredowCast	Leibniz Institut für Medienforschung \| Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)	Science	27	Unknown	53
84	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	The Decision Corner	The Decision Lab	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	63
86	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
87	Researching Peace - a podcast by Uppsala University	Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning	Science	80	Podbean	42
88	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	56	Acast	38
89	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
90	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
91	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
92	REICH & NACHHALTIG - Der Podcast mit Kersten Reich	Westend Verlag	Science	20	podcaster.de	52
93	Der Streit - Über neue soziologische Literatur Details temporarily unavailable	Armbruster, André; Seyfert, Robert	Social Sciences	19	N/A	N/A
94	Ö1 Kontext	ORF Ö1	Science	6	Unknown	43
95	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
96	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
97	angesprochen	Zürcher Kompetenzzentrum für Linguistik	Science & Medicine	32	Unknown	49
98	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
99	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	62	Buzzsprout	52
100	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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