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 16 May 2026

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05/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 164

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:44:11

Top 5 authors

1. Alexander Kluge (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

4. محمد فاضلی (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (21 shows)

2. Unknown (15 shows)

3. Podigee (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
2	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
3	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
4	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	331	Spotify for Podcasters	22
5	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
8	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
9	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
10	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
11	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
12	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
13	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
16	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
17	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
18	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
19	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
20	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
21	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
22	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
23	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	118	LetsCast.fm	53
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
26	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	9	RSS.com	52
27	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
28	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
29	GERDEA-Podcast	Forschungsverbund GERDEA	Science	4	RSS.com	68
30	All Things Cognition	Psychonomic Society	Science	28	Captivate	79
31	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
32	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
33	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
34	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
35	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
36	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	58	podcaster.de	79
37	Europa, unbeschriebenes Blatt	Alexander Kluge	Science	34	Unknown	53
38	Alter, was geht?	Elmar Stracke	Science	54	podcaster.de	43
39	Standards of Governance	DFG-Graduiertenkolleg „Standards des Regierens“	Science	7	Unknown	53
40	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
41	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
42	Law Matters	Charlotte Sieber-Gasser	Science	14	Buzzsprout	48
43	Bem Vindo a Angola	Amir Allen	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
44	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
45	Europa, unbeschriebenes Blatt	Alexander Kluge	Science	34	Unknown	53
46	ASD-Wissen	BAG ASD e.V.	Science	7	Unknown	43
47	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast	Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar	Science	100	Libsyn	47
48	Focus op Wetenschap	NPO Luister / NTR	Science	156	Unknown	59
49	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
50	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
51	AG Queer Studies	AG Queer Studies	Science	72	Unknown	43
52	UI seminars	The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)	Science	25	Acast	59
53	Ceteris Never Paribus: The History of Economic Thought Podcast	Ceteris Never Paribus	Science	52	Blubrry Podcasting	42
54	ВГЛУБЬ \| Нейробиология безволия	mave	Science	44	mave	43
55	Mondo Complesso	LuckyHorn Entertainment	Science	80	Spreaker	69
56	Justice Visions	Human Rights Centre - UGent	Science	55	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
58	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	Inklusion & Teilhabe	Patrick Sauter	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	63
60	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
61	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
62	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
63	Roundtable Osteuropa	ZOiS Berlin	Science	66	Podigee	48
64	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Archive Gossip	Archive Gossip	Science	6	RSS.com	73
66	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
67	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
69	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
70	PRIF talk	PRIF	Science	16	Unknown	53
71	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
72	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
73	Wissenswelle	Universität Hamburg	Science	30	Unknown	48
74	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
75	Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit \| Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS)	RIFS Potsdam	Science	63	Podigee	79
76	Anthropology on Air	Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen	Science	25	Simplecast	58
77	Feindselige Deutungen – Gespräche über Antisemitismus	Ariowitsch- Haus Leipzig	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	AI in Qualitative Research	Dr Susanne Friese	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	48
79	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
80	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
81	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
82	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
83	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
84	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich	Metis	Science	63	Buzzsprout	73
86	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	91	Buzzsprout	68
87	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
88	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
89	LahmeLive - Dein BeziehungsPodcast	Sabine Lahme	Science	72	Podigee	58
90	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
91	Inobhutnahme: Perspektiven & Impulse	Perspektive gGmbH	Science	6	Podigee	43
92	New Books in National Security	Marshall Poe	Science	798	Megaphone	53
93	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	27	LetsCast.fm	58
94	Bildungsschnack - Der Forschungs-Podcast	Bildungsschnack	Science	20	Unknown	42
95	SocUNIBAS Public Lectures	SocUNIBAS Public Lectures	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48
96	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
98	Chercheur.es	Chercheur.es Podcast	Science	13	RSS.com	62
99	One Change in the World	Academics	Society & Culture	185	Unknown	43
100	魏知超聊心理学	魏知超	Science	78	Ximalaya	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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