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 20 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

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Episodes: 162

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:46:53

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Institute für Politische Wissenschaft und für Soziologie, RWTH Aachen University (1 shows)

4. Regula Dällenbach, Esteban Piñeiro (Modulleitung) (1 shows)

5. Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (23 shows)

2. Podigee (12 shows)

3. Unknown (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	45	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
4	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
5	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	368	Spotify for Podcasters	22
6	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
7	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	202	LetsCast.fm	63
8	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	536	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
13	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
15	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
16	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	59	Acast	38
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	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	153	Spreaker	38
19	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
20	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
21	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	115	Podigee	63
22	Audioreportage Klassismusforschung	Anna Feder	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
23	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
24	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2294	Acast	28
25	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
27	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
28	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	214	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	12	RSS.com	52
30	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
31	ASD-Wissen	BAG ASD e.V.	Science	7	Unknown	43
32	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
33	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
34	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
35	sozial.audio - Der Podcast von einem Sozialarbeiter, über Soziale Arbeit mit Matthias Palm	Sozialwissenschaftler und Sozialarbeiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Theorie und Praxis, geben Einblicke in die Soziale Arbeit, aktuelle Sozialpolitische Themen und aktuelle Themen aus Forschung und Wissenschaft.	Science	17	Unknown	42
36	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
37	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	6	RSS.com	52
38	Soziale Arbeit als Wissenschaft und Profession-SD	Regula Dällenbach, Esteban Piñeiro (Modulleitung)	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	28
39	Soziale Organisationen managen	Stefanie Kessler / Michaela Quente / Heike Schwering / Jakob Tetens	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	48
40	The Forensic Update Podcast	The British Psychological Society	Science	10	Libsyn	37
41	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
42	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	93	Buzzsprout	68
43	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
44	Urban Radar	Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry	Science	37	Buzzsprout	83
45	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
46	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
47	Qualitative Sozialforschung	Nina Weimann-Sandig	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
48	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	173	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	266	Libsyn	48
50	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
51	SICHTBAR HÖRBAR	... der Podcast des Fachbereichs Soziologie & Sozialgeographie an der Universität Salzburg	Science	28	LetsCast.fm	58
52	Migration im Fokus.	Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration (SVR)	Science	10	podcaster.de	79
53	Ein Experiment gegen die politische Sprachlosigkeit: Testimonial Lab	Institute für Politische Wissenschaft und für Soziologie, RWTH Aachen University	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	Meaning Lab	Cody Kommers	Science	121	Substack	64
55	The Qualitative Open Mic	quahrc	Science	47	Podbean	58
56	Roundtable Osteuropa	ZOiS Berlin	Science	67	Podigee	48
57	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
58	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	58	podcaster.de	73
59	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Science	215	Megaphone	59
60	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
61	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
62	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1354	Megaphone	58
63	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
64	Diskurspunkt Podcast	Diskurspunkt	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
65	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
66	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
67	بودكاست غربة	GhorbahPodcast \| بودكاست غربة	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	53
68	Questions morales et enjeux politiques dans les sociétés contemporaines - Didier Fassin	Collège de France	Science	82	Collège de France	38
69	Low Tech Podcast – Low Technology Institute	Low Technology Institute	Science & Medicine	82	Unknown	38
70	Our Long Walk	Johan Fourie and Jonathan Schoots	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	Climate Change and Health Conversation with Nana Adwoa Achiaa	Climate & Health podcast	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	48
72	Die Fakten dicke! Der GESIS Podcast	Lydia Repke, Sophie Zervos, Claudia O'Donovan-Bellante	Science	11	Podigee	48
73	More than a Feeling: Gefühle und Gesellschaft	SFB Affective Societies	Science	10	Unknown	43
74	Die Dunkle Seite	Dr. Lennart Freyth	Science	15	Spotify for Podcasters	33
75	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
76	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
77	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22
78	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
79	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
80	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	21
81	Kritische Zukunftsforschung	Jonas Drechsel & Johannes Kleske	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
84	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
85	Experiment Gemeinschaft	ZEGG Bildungszentrum	Social Sciences	60	Unknown	48
86	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
87	Tietgen Podcast	Ema Kylbergerová	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
89	Science for the People	Rachelle Saunders, Bethany Brookshire, and Carolyn Wilke	Science & Medicine	300	Feedburner	49
90	Intervention - a podcast from the KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory	intervention	Science	3	Podbean	31
91	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
93	Psychotrip - Reise durch die Welt der Psychologie	Stephanie Sievers & Roland Beintner	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	32
94	Angegraben	Der Buddler	Science	4	Unknown	59
95	METIS Wisdom Talks at ETH Zurich	Metis	Science	63	Buzzsprout	73
96	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
97	tuwort	tuwort-Crew	Science	52	Unknown	42
98	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	486	Audioboom	63
99	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
100	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	749	Megaphone	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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