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 09 Oct 2026

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10/09/2026

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Episodes: 158

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:43:12

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Alexander Kluge (2 shows)

3. Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung (2 shows)

4. linketheorie (1 shows)

5. ksœ — Katholische Sozialakademie Österreichs (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (22 shows)

2. Podigee (11 shows)

3. podcaster.de (10 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	44	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
3	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	364	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
5	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	202	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
7	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	533	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
10	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
11	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
12	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
13	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	153	Spreaker	38
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
16	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	214	Spotify for Podcasters	32
17	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
18	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
19	For Sociology	Kohli Foundation	Science	8	Libsyn	48
20	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
21	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
22	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
23	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
24	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	59	Acast	38
25	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
26	Der Budrich-Podcast	Barbara Budrich und Cathrin Mund	Science	28	Acast	79
27	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
28	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
29	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
30	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	151	Podigee	49
31	Alter, was geht?	Elmar Stracke	Science	55	podcaster.de	43
32	Roundtable Osteuropa	ZOiS Berlin	Science	67	Podigee	48
33	Über Rechtsextremismus reden	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	2	podcaster.de	79
34	中国政辩 Debating China	DC	Science	133	Buzzsprout	52
35	The Africa Urban Lab Podcast	Kurtis Lockhart	Science	5	Buzzsprout	31
36	kikapekiskwewin	Dr Josie Auger	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
37	Beşeri Kantini: Bir Kase Bilim	Beşeri Kantini	Science	38	Spotify for Podcasters	22
39	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
40	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	404	Spotify for Podcasters	22
41	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
42	3 Minuten Umweltrecht	Niederhuber & Partner Rechtsanwälte	Science	147	Spotify for Podcasters	28
43	Talking Bodies	Dr. Silva Ladewig, Dr. Jana Bressem	Science	49	Acast	74
44	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
45	RECHTaktuell – Der Podcast	MANZ Verlag	Science	42	Simplecast	62
46	Discover More	Benoit Kim	Science	174	Podbean	43
47	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2291	Acast	28
48	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
49	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	486	Audioboom	63
50	REICH & NACHHALTIG - Der Podcast mit Kersten Reich	Westend Verlag	Science	20	podcaster.de	52
51	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	58	podcaster.de	73
53	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
54	Der Sozialkompass	ksœ — Katholische Sozialakademie Österreichs	Science	43	Podigee	63
55	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
56	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
57	The Brazilian point of view	Ana Tagliati	Science	261	Spotify for Podcasters	42
58	Migración Y La Evolución De Los Derechos Laborales De Migrantes Mexicanos En Estados Unidos.	Xiadany Salas	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
59	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
60	Neuropsychoanalytic Dialogues	Neuropsychoanalytic Dialogues	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	37
61	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
62	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
63	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
65	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	11	RSS.com	52
66	Pädagogisch Logisch	Denis Levi	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	53
67	Thüringen 2024 - Was wäre, wenn?	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, hauseins, Verfassungsblog	Science	7	Podigee	73
68	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
69	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Science	211	Megaphone	59
70	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
71	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
72	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
73	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
74	BredowCast	Leibniz Institut für Medienforschung \| Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)	Science	23	Unknown	53
75	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
77	Der Streit - Über neue soziologische Literatur Details temporarily unavailable	Armbruster, André; Seyfert, Robert	Social Sciences	19	N/A	N/A
78	Unraveling Behavior	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Science	7	podcaster.de	53
80	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
81	Werte und Wirklichkeit - der WZGE-Podcast für Wirtschaftsethik	WZGE Podcast	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	Political Science? No problem et al.!	Viktor Burgi & Julius Kölzer	Science	8	podcaster.de	59
83	The Coaching Psychology Update	Division of Coaching	Science	37	Libsyn	42
84	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
85	Kritische Zukunftsforschung	Jonas Drechsel & Johannes Kleske	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
88	Experiment Gemeinschaft	ZEGG Bildungszentrum	Social Sciences	60	Unknown	48
89	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	21
90	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	115	Podigee	63
91	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
92	Konfliktgespräche	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	22	podcaster.de	74
93	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	92	Buzzsprout	68
94	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	122	LetsCast.fm	53
95	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	79	Buzzsprout	38
97	»Zukunft.Gestalten.Leben«	BTU Cottbus	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
98	Behind the Science - Der IKG Podcast	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt und Gewaltforschung	Science	6	podcaster.de	58
99	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
100	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	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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