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 19 Sep 2026

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09/19/2026

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Episodes: 161

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:43:51

Top 5 authors

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

2. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

3. Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR (1 shows)

4. Johannes Martin (1 shows)

5. 49W (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (24 shows)

2. Podigee (14 shows)

3. Unknown (10 shows)

4. Acast (5 shows)

5. podcaster.de (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	47	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	385	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
5	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	205	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
7	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	554	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
10	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	81	Libsyn	37
13	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
14	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
15	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
16	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	118	Podigee	63
17	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
18	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
20	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	32
21	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	9	RSS.com	52
22	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
23	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
24	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
25	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
26	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
27	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	61	Spotify for Podcasters	28
28	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	21
29	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	125	LetsCast.fm	53
30	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
31	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	36	ART19	73
32	The Human Risk Podcast	Human Risk	Science	382	Spreaker	48
33	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	35	Podomatic	58
34	Modern Türk Edebiyatı Okumaları	Selçuk Atay	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
35	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	140	Spotify for Podcasters	48
36	The Public Scholar	The Public Scholar	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
38	Psychologie trifft ...	Stefan Peters - Der Fortbilder	Science	39	Podigee	59
39	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
40	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	17
41	BRAIN EXPLAIN	Katharina Hiller und Leonie Hiller	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
42	Roboter wie wir	Sonderforschungsbereich Hybrid Societies	Science	4	Unknown	49
43	Hybrid Wars with Adam Day	United Nations University Centre for Policy Research	Science	5	Captivate	63
44	Auf den Grund!	Udo Di Fabio, Forschungskolleg normative Gesellschaftsgrundlagen, Bonn	Science	15	Podigee	69
45	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
46	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	Power to the Bauer - Neue Wege in der Landwirtschaft	Anna Hemminger	Science	16	Podigee	48
48	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	61	podcaster.de	73
49	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	12	RSS.com	52
50	Politikon	Karim Piriou	Science	54	Acast	53
51	49W	49W	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Wissenswelle	Universität Hamburg	Science	30	Unknown	48
53	Statistik zum Mitnehmen	Johannes Martin	Science	13	podcaster.de	74
54	Media Education Podcast - MEduPod	Stefan Aufenanger	Science	36	Podbean	41
55	Radio Marc Bloch	Centre Marc Bloch	Science	100	Ausha	59
56	Myanmar in a PodShell	Hans-Bernd Zöllner, Tim Schröder, Rodion Ebbighausen	Science	19	Podigee	59
57	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
58	Inobhutnahme: Perspektiven & Impulse	Perspektive gGmbH	Science	6	Podigee	43
59	La politique en mieux	Artur Enmieux	Science	90	Acast	49
60	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	28	LetsCast.fm	58
61	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
62	Welt im Ohr	OeAD Österreichs Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung	Science	219	Podigee	43
63	On Wisdom	Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann	Science	73	Fireside	84
64	Digitaler Anstoß – Der Podcast für die Digitale Gesellschaft	Initiative D21 e. V.	Science	9	Unknown	78
65	Degrowth Audiobook	Degrowth community	Science & Medicine	100	Unknown	38
66	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	121	N/A	N/A
67	PolitikWissen	Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Innsbruck	Science	48	Podigee	53
68	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	37	Podigee	38
69	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	27
70	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	407	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	359	PRX	53
72	Europarecht Podcast	Fabian Michl	Science	3	Podbean	42
73	Qualitative Sozialforschung	Nina Weimann-Sandig	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
74	The Phenomenology Collective	Dr Lewis Barrett-Rodger and Dr Sally Goldspink	Science	15	Spotify for Podcasters	32
75	Ein Experiment gegen die politische Sprachlosigkeit: Testimonial Lab	Institute für Politische Wissenschaft und für Soziologie, RWTH Aachen University	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	PsychKnowledge	Dr. Franziska Czens, Prof. Dr. Madiha Rana	Science	25	Podigee	49
77	ASD-Wissen	BAG ASD e.V.	Science	7	Unknown	43
78	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2312	Acast	28
79	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Unknown	69
80	Droit international des institutions - Samantha Besson	Collège de France	Science	144	Collège de France	43
81	Wissen schafft lehrKRAFT	Dr. Jennifer Karnes	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	33
82	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	756	Megaphone	63
83	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	94	Buzzsprout	68
84	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	243	Megaphone	42
85	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
86	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
87	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	156	Spreaker	38
88	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
89	Angegraben	Der Buddler	Science	4	Unknown	59
90	Experiment Gemeinschaft	ZEGG Bildungszentrum	Science	61	Unknown	48
91	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	141	Podbean	48
92	Chercheur.es	Chercheur.es Podcast	Science	15	RSS.com	62
94	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
95	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	183	Ausha	32
96	البودكاست النفسي	Abdullah almani	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	28
97	Educational Psychology for Everyone!	Katja Upadyaya (University of Helsinki)	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	Une psychanalyse à fleur d'inconscient	Liliane Fainsilber	Science	66	Ausha	63
99	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
100	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	489	Audioboom	63

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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