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 18 Mar 2026

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03/18/2026

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Episodes: 176

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:45:02

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

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

3. France Culture (2 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Kontrafunk (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (19 shows)

2. Podigee (13 shows)

3. Megaphone (7 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. podcaster.de (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	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	330	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
6	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
7	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
8	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
9	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
10	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
11	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
12	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
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	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
15	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
18	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
19	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
20	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
21	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
22	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	42
23	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
24	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
25	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
26	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
27	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
28	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	19	Podigee	43
29	Res publica/Demos/جمهور/ دموس	Hesam Salamat حسام سلامت	Science	216	RedCircle	58
30	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
31	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
32	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
33	Wissenswelle	Universität Hamburg	Science	30	Unknown	48
34	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	27	LetsCast.fm	58
36	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
37	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	1120	Megaphone	69
38	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
39	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	144	Captivate	79
40	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
41	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
42	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
43	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
44	Thüringen 2024 - Was wäre, wenn?	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, hauseins, Verfassungsblog	Science	7	Podigee	73
45	Audioreportage Klassismusforschung	Anna Feder	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	Between Heat and Hope	climatelitigation.uva.nl	Science	11	RSS.com	68
47	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	134	Megaphone	48
48	Statistik zum Mitnehmen	Johannes Martin	Science	13	podcaster.de	74
49	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
50	Ponys in der Tiefgarage	Ponys in der Tiefgarage	Science	10	Pinecast	74
51	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
52	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	62	Buzzsprout	52
53	New Books in Language and Translation	Marshall Poe	Science	593	Megaphone	53
54	Talk On — Debates in Anthropology	Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology	Science	14	podcaster.de	58
55	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
56	Angelika Love's Conversations	Angelika Love	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	48
57	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	58	podcaster.de	79
58	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
59	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
60	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	117	LetsCast.fm	53
61	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
62	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
64	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
65	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
66	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
67	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
68	Talk Social Science To Me	Talk Social Science To Me	Science	20	Unknown	42
69	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	56	Acast	38
70	Peer Coaching Lab Podcast	Peer Coaching Lab	Science	30	Buzzsprout	51
71	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
72	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
73	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
74	Enemy Encounters	RTG Ambivalent Enmity	Science	10	Podbean	48
75	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
76	More than a Feeling: Gefühle und Gesellschaft	SFB Affective Societies	Science	10	Unknown	43
77	Mixed Methods Research	Corina Paraschiv	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
79	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
80	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
81	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
82	"rehalitätsnah" - ein Wissenschaftspodcast mit Dr. Marco Streibelt	Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund	Science	42	Podigee	68
83	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
84	King Louie	Lukas und Lutz	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	53
85	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
86	Media Education Podcast - MEduPod	Stefan Aufenanger	Science	36	Podbean	41
87	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
88	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
89	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
90	The Governance Podcast	Centre for the Study of Governance and Society	Science	77	Podbean	42
91	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
92	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	179	Ausha	32
93	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
94	ISS Truppenbesuch	Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Groitl	Science	4	Podigee	74
96	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
97	Soziale Arbeit – Mehr als nur Kaffeetrinken?!	Soziale Arbeit – NXT Hochschule Reutlingen	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	58
98	Luftbad	Annika B	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	53
100	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68

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.

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