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 12 Aug 2026

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08/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 187

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:44:32

Top 5 authors

1. Alexander Kluge (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck (2 shows)

4. New Books Network (2 shows)

5. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (17 shows)

2. Podigee (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Unknown (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 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	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
4	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	204	LetsCast.fm	63
5	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	380	Spotify for Podcasters	22
6	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
7	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	65	Buzzsprout	52
8	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
9	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
10	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
11	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
12	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
13	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
14	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
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	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
17	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
18	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	12	RSS.com	52
19	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	124	LetsCast.fm	53
20	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	216	Spotify for Podcasters	32
22	Migration im Fokus.	Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration (SVR)	Science	10	podcaster.de	79
23	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	94	Buzzsprout	68
24	Statistik zum Mitnehmen	Johannes Martin	Science	13	podcaster.de	74
25	Psychotrip - Reise durch die Welt der Psychologie	Stephanie Sievers & Roland Beintner	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	32
26	appropriate	SFB TRR 294Strukturwandel des Eigentums	Science	22	Unknown	79
27	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	35	Podomatic	58
28	Wissenswelle	Universität Hamburg	Science	30	Unknown	48
29	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
30	GERDEA-Podcast	Forschungsverbund GERDEA	Science	4	RSS.com	68
31	Podcasting Populism – Aktuelle Diskussionen über einen strittigen Gegenstand	Podcasting Populism	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	42
32	Wolna Amerykanka	Małgorzata Zachara-Szymańska, Vogue Polska	Science	20	Captivate	73
33	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
34	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
35	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	117	Podigee	63
36	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
37	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
38	METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich	Metis	Science	63	Buzzsprout	73
39	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
41	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	155	Spreaker	38
42	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
43	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
44	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
45	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
46	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
48	Diskurspunkt Podcast	Diskurspunkt	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
49	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	60	podcaster.de	73
51	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
52	Droit international des institutions - Samantha Besson	Collège de France	Science	144	Collège de France	43
53	The Future of Work Podcast	International Labour Organization	Science	97	Unknown	48
54	New Books in Education	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
55	Jugendarbeit wirkt	Verein Wiener Jugendzentren	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Snakk med Silje	Silje Schevig og Moderne Media	Science	146	Omny Studio	53
57	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
58	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
59	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
60	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Unknown	69
61	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
62	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
63	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
64	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
65	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
66	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
67	מחלקה פתוחה	The Hebrew University Psychology Department	Science	15	Podbean	58
68	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
69	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
70	Bildung Einfach! Der Podcast®	Dozententeam Sophia Montag & Thomas G. Montag	Science	203	Spotify for Podcasters	17
71	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
72	Psychologie-lernen.de (Ausgewählte Videos) Details temporarily unavailable	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	19	Unknown	28
73	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	47
75	Instru(mental)	Brea Murakami	Science	23	Buzzsprout	68
76	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
77	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	21
78	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
79	"rehalitätsnah" - ein Wissenschaftspodcast mit Dr. Marco Streibelt	Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund	Science	44	Podigee	68
80	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	37	Podigee	38
81	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
82	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
83	Radio Marc Bloch	Centre Marc Bloch	Science	100	Ausha	59
84	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
85	Talk On — Debates in Anthropology	Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology	Science	15	podcaster.de	58
86	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
87	REICH & NACHHALTIG - Der Podcast mit Kersten Reich	Westend Verlag	Science	20	podcaster.de	52
88	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28
89	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
90	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
91	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	65	Podigee	53
92	For Sociology	Kohli Foundation	Science	8	Libsyn	48
93	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
94	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
95	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
96	Essential Scholars	Fraser Institute	Science	26	Omny Studio	63
97	EACLIPT Spotlight	Early Career Researcher (ECR) community of EACLIPT	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
98	Reality Check	PS: April	Social Sciences	2	N/A	N/A
99	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	156	Captivate	79
100	PolitikWissen	Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Innsbruck	Science	48	Podigee	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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