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 22 Nov 2025

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11/22/2025

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Episodes: 164

Frequency: every 40 days

Duration: 00:44:55

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

4. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

5. Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (24 shows)

2. Podigee (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
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	204	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
7	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
8	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
11	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
12	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	155	Spreaker	38
13	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	21
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
16	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
17	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
18	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
19	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
20	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
21	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
22	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	378	Spotify for Podcasters	22
23	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
24	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
25	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
26	Der Preis ist heiß – Der ökonomische Klimapodcast	Denkfabrik R21	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
27	Der Streit - Über neue soziologische Literatur Details temporarily unavailable	Armbruster, André; Seyfert, Robert	Social Sciences	19	N/A	N/A
28	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
29	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	60	podcaster.de	73
30	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
31	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	216	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	243	Megaphone	42
33	"rehalitätsnah" - ein Wissenschaftspodcast mit Dr. Marco Streibelt	Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund	Science	44	Podigee	68
34	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
35	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
36	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
37	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
38	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
39	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
40	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
41	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
42	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
43	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
44	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
45	Keynes and Keynesianism	unknown_author	Science	6	Unknown	38
46	WortMelder	Andrea Radtke, Carmen Voigt und Aileen Pinkert, Universität Erfurt	Science	26	Unknown	48
47	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
48	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
49	Inklusion & Teilhabe	Patrick Sauter	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	63
50	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
51	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
52	Percepticon.de	Matthias Schulze	Science	49	Blubrry Podcasting	53
53	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
54	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Podigee	43
55	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
56	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
57	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
58	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Was wäre wenn - What If Deutsch	Science	220	Megaphone	59
59	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
60	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
61	Educational Psychology for Everyone!	Katja Upadyaya (University of Helsinki)	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	52
62	Escape Forward: Connecting dots beyond the antitrust island	Escape Forward	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	Talking Ties: The Science of Social Networks	communicationssns	Science	12	Podbean	47
64	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
65	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
66	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
67	Wissen schafft lehrKRAFT	Dr. Jennifer Karnes	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	33
68	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	93	Buzzsprout	68
69	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
70	Give Theory A Chance	The Society Pages	Science	73	Unknown	32
71	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
72	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
73	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
74	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	117	Podigee	63
75	angesprochen	Zürcher Kompetenzzentrum für Linguistik	Science & Medicine	32	Unknown	49
76	BIG PICTURES - Der Podcast für VOR-Bilder und Menschen, die über den Tellerrand schauen.	Angela Barzen	Science	43	Podigee	48
77	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
78	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
79	Confronting Hierarchies: A Podcast on Decoloniality, Peace, and Conflict	Arnold Bergstraesser Institute / Postcolonial Hierarchies Project	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	42
80	Die akademische Hinterbühne	Zentraleinrichtung Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung und Kooperation der Technischen Universität Berlin	Science	7	podcaster.de	49
81	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	151	Podigee	49
82	Untangling the Web	Web Science Trust	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	49
83	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
84	Konfliktgespräche	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	23	podcaster.de	74
85	Über Rechtsextremismus reden	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	2	podcaster.de	79
86	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	168	Buzzsprout	58
87	Martin Eden – Plein Cadre	Martin Eden	Science	182	Ausha	32
88	Юридичний подкаст	ЖАР Жіночий Антикорупційний Рух	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	ReCon	Centre for Air Power Studies	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	43
90	Pierre Bourdieu	Bruna Viana	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
91	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
93	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
94	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
95	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
96	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
97	Städtebau im Dialog	Hendrik Jansen, Ilka Mecklenbrauck	Science	16	Simplecast	63
98	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
99	Kritische Zukunftsforschung	Jonas Drechsel & Johannes Kleske	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	48
100	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69

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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