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 Feb 2026

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02/08/2026

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Episodes: 248

Frequency: every 44 days

Duration: 00:49:29

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. Udo Di Fabio, Forschungskolleg normative Gesellschaftsgrundlagen, Bonn (1 shows)

5. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (21 shows)

2. Podigee (15 shows)

3. Unknown (14 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
2	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	330	Spotify for Podcasters	22
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
4	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
5	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
6	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
7	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
8	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
11	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
12	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
13	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
14	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
15	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
16	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
17	Mobility Club	Isabella Waldorf, Santiago Álvarez-Ossorio Martínez, Friederike Beck, Athanasia Karalakou	Science	7	RSS.com	69
18	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
19	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
20	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
21	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
22	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
25	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
26	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
27	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
28	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	Versionskontrolle	Katharin Tai & Caspar C. Mierau	Science	5	Unknown	53
31	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
33	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
34	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
35	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
36	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	56	Acast	38
37	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2252	Acast	28
38	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1575	Megaphone	59
39	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	148	Podigee	49
40	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
41	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
42	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
43	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
44	lautdenken Details temporarily unavailable	Stephanie Birkner und Lars Hochmann	Society & Culture	39	Unknown	59
45	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
46	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
48	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	798	Megaphone	53
49	RadicalxChange(s)	RadicalxChange Foundation	Science	31	Simplecast	73
50	Auf den Grund!	Udo Di Fabio, Forschungskolleg normative Gesellschaftsgrundlagen, Bonn	Science	15	Podigee	69
51	Society@Space	Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS)	Science	11	podcaster.de	74
52	Soziale Arbeit als Wissenschaft und Profession HD	Regula Dällenbach, Esteban Piñeiro (Modulleitung)	Science & Medicine	15	Unknown	33
53	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
54	24 Gründe für ein Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen	Franz Schäfer (Mond)	Social Sciences	24	Unknown	38
55	魏知超聊心理学	魏知超	Science	78	Ximalaya	43
56	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
57	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
58	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	63	Podigee	53
59	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
60	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
61	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
62	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
63	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
65	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
66	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
67	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	27	PRX	69
68	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
69	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
70	Unlocking Behaviour Change	Robert West	Science	68	Podbean	63
71	ASD-Wissen	BAG ASD e.V.	Science	7	Unknown	43
72	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
73	KI und Me	CampusTV Mainz	Science	8	Unknown	59
74	PolitikWissen	Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Innsbruck	Science	48	Podigee	53
75	Talk Social Science To Me	Talk Social Science To Me	Science	20	Unknown	42
76	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
77	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	La politique en mieux	Artur Enmieux	Science	87	Acast	49
79	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar	Science	100	Libsyn	47
80	Podcast: Einblicke in die pädagogische Praxis	Annelie Eigler, Madita Janus und Pascal Schumacher	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	32
81	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
82	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
83	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
84	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
85	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
86	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Podigee	43
87	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
88	SoWi-Technik (Maschinen & Soziologie)	Diego & René	Science & Medicine	41	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
90	Die Money Profiler	Daniel Butscher & Eske Bockelmann	Science	48	Unknown	43
92	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
93	49W	49W	Science	492	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
95	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
96	Cultural Economy in the Kitchen	Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan	Science	17	RSS.com	72
97	Multilateralism UNpacked	United Nations University Centre for Policy Research	Science	13	Captivate	63
98	Conpassion	Chiara Kahn	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	53
99	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
100	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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