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 15 Dec 2025

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12/15/2025

Average data

Episodes: 201

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:43:24

Top 5 authors

1. Alexander Kluge (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (2 shows)

4. John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro (1 shows)

5. DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (19 shows)

2. Podigee (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 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	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	330	Spotify for Podcasters	22
7	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
8	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
9	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
10	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
11	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
12	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Education	243	Buzzsprout	48
13	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
14	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
17	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
18	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
19	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	56	Acast	38
20	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
21	Die Money Profiler	Daniel Butscher & Eske Bockelmann	Science	48	Unknown	43
22	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
23	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
24	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
25	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
26	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
27	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
30	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
31	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
32	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
33	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
34	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	27	PRX	69
35	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
36	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	90	Buzzsprout	68
38	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
39	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
40	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
41	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	148	Podigee	49
42	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
43	Экономика в каждый дом	Елена Есаулова	Science	6	Podster.fm	73
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
46	BIG PICTURES - Der Podcast für VOR-Bilder und Menschen, die über den Tellerrand schauen.	Angela Barzen	Science	43	Podigee	48
47	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
48	המצב הפוסט אנושי	Carmel Vaisman	Science	111	Podbean	58
49	Homo Deus: Humanity’s Evolution from Social Institutions to World Peace	Brian	Science	12	Acast	83
50	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
51	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
52	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
53	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
54	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
56	Voices: The EISA Podcast	EISA	Science	44	Podigee	53
57	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	76	Buzzsprout	38
58	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
60	RadicalxChange(s)	RadicalxChange Foundation	Science	31	Simplecast	73
61	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
62	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
63	Psychotrip - Reise durch die Welt der Psychologie	Stephanie Sievers & Roland Beintner	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	32
64	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
65	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1575	Megaphone	59
66	Multilateralism UNpacked	United Nations University Centre for Policy Research	Science	13	Captivate	63
67	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2252	Acast	28
68	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	144	Captivate	79
69	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
70	Talking Humanitarianism	Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies	Science	28	Spotify for Podcasters	33
71	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
72	Unlocking Behaviour Change	Robert West	Science	68	Podbean	63
73	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
74	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
76	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
77	Europarecht Podcast	Fabian Michl	Science	3	Podbean	42
78	Bildungspolitik	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung	Science	24	Unknown	48
79	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	27	LetsCast.fm	58
80	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	28	Buzzsprout	47
81	UI seminars	The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)	Science	25	Acast	59
82	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
83	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
84	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	198	Libsyn	48
85	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
86	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	58	podcaster.de	79
87	Performance Initiative Podcast	Dr. Grant Cooper & Dr. Zinovy Meyler	Science	39	Buzzsprout	48
88	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
89	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	117	LetsCast.fm	53
90	Urbanotopia	Constantin Alexander	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	43
91	(Un)Lösbare Probleme? – (Un)Solvable Problems?	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung	Science	12	Unknown	48
92	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
93	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
94	The Coaching UnpACT Podcast	Rachael Skews and Hazel Anderson Turner	Science	27	Substack	37
96	Podcast fLAWless Details temporarily unavailable	Klafki, Anika; Studierende; Multimediazentrum	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
97	The Divergence Department	The Divergence Department	Science	15	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
99	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Podigee	43
100	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48

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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