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 Oct 2026

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10/12/2026

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Episodes: 179

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:42:23

Top 5 authors

1. Alexander Kluge (3 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (1 shows)

4. MANZ Verlag (1 shows)

5. Kurtis Lockhart (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (23 shows)

2. Podigee (10 shows)

3. podcaster.de (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 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	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
4	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
5	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	360	Spotify for Podcasters	22
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	528	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
8	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
9	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
10	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	201	LetsCast.fm	63
11	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
12	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
13	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
14	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	152	Spreaker	38
15	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
17	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
18	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	46	Buzzsprout	47
19	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	21
20	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
21	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
22	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
23	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
24	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
25	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
26	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	213	Spotify for Podcasters	32
27	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	11	RSS.com	52
28	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
29	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	265	Libsyn	48
30	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
31	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	32	ART19	73
32	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
33	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
34	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
35	Der Sozialkompass	ksœ — Katholische Sozialakademie Österreichs	Science	43	Podigee	63
36	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
37	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
38	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
39	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
40	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	597	Simplecast	53
41	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
43	Drei Generationen. Eine Zukunft \| Der Zukunftspodcast aus der Robert-Jungk-Bibliothek	Robert-Jungk-Bibliothek für Zukunftsfragen	Science	121	podcaster.de	58
44	Family Corban	Clemens und Coco	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	38
45	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	426	Audioboom	38
46	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
48	Oeconomus	Oeconomus Gazdaságkutató Alapítvány	Science	407	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	W rytmie ekonomii	Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych	Science	28	Spotify for Podcasters	48
50	Mobility Club	Isabella Waldorf, Santiago Álvarez-Ossorio Martínez, Friederike Beck, Athanasia Karalakou	Science	7	RSS.com	69
51	Wir leisten uns Gesellschaft - Der soziologische Podcast von Berthold Vogel und Julia Kropf	Berthold Vogel, Julia Kropf	Science	28	podcaster.de	58
52	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
53	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	114	Podigee	63
54	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	58	Acast	38
55	Traumstation	Traumstation	Science	338	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
57	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
58	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
59	BRAIN EXPLAIN	Katharina Hiller und Leonie Hiller	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
62	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1349	Megaphone	58
63	RECHTaktuell – Der Podcast	MANZ Verlag	Science	42	Simplecast	62
64	Diskurspunkt Podcast	Diskurspunkt	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
65	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
66	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
67	For Sociology	Kohli Foundation	Science	8	Libsyn	48
68	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	122	LetsCast.fm	53
69	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1096	PRX	63
70	Statistik zum Mitnehmen	Johannes Martin	Science	13	podcaster.de	74
71	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	746	Megaphone	63
72	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
73	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
74	Die Money Profiler	Daniel Butscher & Eske Bockelmann	Science	51	Unknown	43
75	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
77	Anthropological Theory: A podcast created by anthropology students	Laurette McGuire	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	42
78	Human Factors Minute	Human Factors Cast	Science	152	Captivate	79
79	ربط البحث الإجتماعي بالمجتمع	د. ساري حنفي	Science	105	Captivate	73
80	Cognitive Bias	The Cognitive Bias Thinkbois	Science	12	Transistor	53
81	Europa, unbeschriebenes Blatt Details temporarily unavailable	Alexander Kluge	Science	34	Unknown	53
82	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
83	Junger DBSH Podcast	Junger DBSH	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2286	Acast	28
85	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
86	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	485	Audioboom	63
87	Der Budrich-Podcast	Barbara Budrich und Cathrin Mund	Science	28	Acast	79
88	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	151	Podigee	49
89	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
90	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	28	LetsCast.fm	58
91	Alter, was geht?	Elmar Stracke	Science	55	podcaster.de	43
92	Über Rechtsextremismus reden	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	2	podcaster.de	79
93	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
94	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
95	中国政辩 Debating China	DC	Science	133	Buzzsprout	52
96	The Africa Urban Lab Podcast	Kurtis Lockhart	Science	5	Buzzsprout	31
97	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
98	kikapekiskwewin	Dr Josie Auger	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
99	Unmenschlich - KIs unter sich	Claas Engels für Piloma Media	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	42
100	Beşeri Kantini: Bir Kase Bilim	Beşeri Kantini	Science	38	Spotify for Podcasters	22

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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