South Africa · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Science Podcasts in South Africa

Top Science Podcasts in South Africa today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for South Africa into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for South Africa.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

Boring History for Sleep
Velvet

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2Up 1 from #3

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3Up 2 from #5

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #3 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4Down 2 from #2

The Rest Is Science
Goalhanger

Apple #4 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 4 from #9

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple #5 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 7 from #13

Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Apple #6 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 3 from #4

The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4

Apple #7 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #7

73Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 2 from #6

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Apple #8 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 2 from #7

The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists

Apple #9 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

A Question of Science
The Francis Crick Institute

Apple #10 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #10

64Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 3 from #8

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple #11 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12No change

Curious Cases
BBC Radio 4

Apple #12 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 2 from #11

BBC Inside Science
BBC Radio 4

Apple #13 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14Up 3 from #17

Science Friday
Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Apple #14 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Up 44 from #59

Ask the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith

Apple #15 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #15

53Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 2 from #14

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
The Roost Podcast Network

Apple #16 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 2 from #15

Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
Agoric Media

Apple #17 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Down 2 from #16

Science Weekly
The Guardian

Apple #18 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #18

49Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 16 from #35

CrowdScience
BBC World Service

Apple #19 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #19

46Pulse Score out of 100
20Up 1 from #21

Atomic Adventures
Jess Sharpe

Apple #20 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 27 from #48

Ask a Spaceman!
Paul M. Sutter

Apple #21 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts #21

43Pulse Score out of 100
22Up 96 from #118

Unexpected Elements
BBC World Service

Apple #22 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #22

42Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 41 from #64

The Science Show
ABC Australia

Apple #23 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts #23

41Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 6 from #18

Unexplainable
Vox

Apple #25 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #25

40Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 109 from #134

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
Tony Santore

Apple #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts #24

39Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 7 from #19

Uncharted with Hannah Fry
BBC Radio 4

Apple #27 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #27

38Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Economics In Ten
Economics In Ten

Apple #26 Castbox — Pocket Casts #26

37Pulse Score out of 100
28Down 5 from #23

Change Your Mind with New Scientist
New Scientist

Apple #28 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #28

37Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 41 from #70

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #29 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #29

37Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 6 from #24

Babbage from The Economist
The Economist

Apple #30 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #30

36Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 8 from #39

The Joy of Why
Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine

Apple #31 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 6 from #38

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Apple #32 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #32

34Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 3 from #36

DarkHorse Podcast
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Apple #33 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #33

34Pulse Score out of 100
34Up 71 from #105

Stanford Psychology Podcast
Stanford Psychology

Apple #34 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #34

33Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 9 from #44

The Episodic Table of Elements
T. R. Appleton

Apple #35 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Up 29 from #65

Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz
Dr. Mindy Pelz

Apple #36 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #36

32Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 53 from #90

Emonthebrain
Emily McDonald

Apple #37 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #37

31Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 10 from #28

Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #38 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 58 from #97

Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Apple #39 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #39

30Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 20 from #20

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
David Puder, M.D.

Apple #41 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #41

29Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 21 from #62

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
John Kempf

Apple #40 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 17 from #25

Short Wave
NPR

Apple #42 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 6 from #37

The Life Scientific
BBC Radio 4

Apple #43 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts #43

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Down 17 from #27

Okay, But... Birds
Dr. Scott Taylor

Apple #45 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #45

27Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 15 from #30

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #46 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #46

27Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 14 from #32

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

Apple #47 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #47

26Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 126 from #173

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Popular Science

Apple #44 Castbox — Pocket Casts #44

26Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 19 from #29

The Planet Earth Podcast
BBC Radio 4

Apple #49 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #49

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Down 15 from #34

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries
Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

Apple #50 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #50

25Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Best Medicine
BBC Radio 4

Apple #48 Castbox — Pocket Casts #48

24Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 29 from #22

Students of Surgery
Martin Brand

Apple #51 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 11 from #41

Origin Stories
The Leakey Foundation

Apple #53 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 4 from #57

The Michael Shermer Show
Michael Shermer

Apple #54 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 9 from #45

Sleepy Facts About the Universe
sciflix.one - Sleepy Astronomy

Apple #55 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 15 from #40

This Podcast Will Kill You
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #56 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 76 from #132

Bigfoot Society
Jeremiah Byron

Apple #52 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 26 from #31

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Sean Carroll

Apple #57 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58Up 27 from #85

Science + God with Dr. G
K-LOVE Podcasts

Apple #58 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 33 from #26

The World, the Universe and Us
New Scientist

Apple #60 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
60Up 3 from #63

Astrum Space
Astrum

Apple #61 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 7 from #54

3SchemeQueens
3SchemeQueens

Apple #63 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 16 from #78

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
Vic Cundiff

Apple #59 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 20 from #43

Science Rules! with Bill Nye
Stitcher & Bill Nye

Apple #64 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 9 from #55

Skeptics with a K
Skeptic Media Limited

Apple #65 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Down 32 from #33

The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman

Apple #66 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 94 from #160

Universe Today Podcast
Fraser Cain

Apple #62 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 16 from #51

From First Principles
Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare

Apple #67 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 21 from #47

Up From Dust
KCUR Studios

Apple #68 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
69No change

Discovery
BBC World Service

Apple #69 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 24 from #46

COMPLEXITY
Santa Fe Institute

Apple #72 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 69 from #140

Ancient Aliens
PodcastOne

Apple #71 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 20 from #52

Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Apple #73 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 17 from #56

JACI: In Practice Issue Highlights
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice (JACI)

Apple #74 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 14 from #88

That UFO Podcast
That UFO Podcast

Apple #70 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Down 22 from #53

Foot Innovate Podcast Channel
Foot Innovate Leadership Team

Apple #75 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 26 from #50

Talk On — Debates in Anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Apple #76 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 31 from #108

Living Planet
DW

Apple #77 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 12 from #66

Big Picture Science
Big Picture Science

Apple #78 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 92 from #171

HOLOSKY PODCAST
Holosky Podcast

Apple #80 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 20 from #60

WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp
Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp

Apple #81 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 32 from #49

BrainStuff
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #82 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 12 from #94

Real Ghost Stories Online
Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

Apple #83 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 12 from #71

Instant Genius
Our Media

Apple #84 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 78 from #162

TheThinkingAtheist
The Thinking Atheist

Apple #79 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 43 from #42

The Birding Life Podcast Network
The Birding Life Podcast Network

Apple #86 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 25 from #61

Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast
The Cosmic Shambles Network

Apple #87 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 6 from #81

Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association

Apple #89 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Down 11 from #77

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Theories of Everything

Apple #90 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Up 12 from #101

Science Quickly
Scientific American

Apple #85 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 1 from #91

NASA's Curious Universe
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Apple #92 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

This Week in Virology
Vincent Racaniello

Apple #94 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 55 from #147

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Stuart Gary

Apple #88 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 20 from #73

Curiosity Weekly
Discovery

Apple #95 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 27 from #67

Natural Causes
Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts

Apple #97 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Up 27 from #122

Science Magazine Podcast
Science Magazine

Apple #91 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 7 from #89

Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media

Apple #98 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 23 from #74

Ask MIT Climate
MIT Climate Project

Apple #99 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 27 from #125

La Science CQFD
France Culture

Apple #93 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 30 from #129

Robert Sapolsky | Father-Offspring Interviews
Robert Sapolsky

Apple #100 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 21 from #79

Freakonomics, M.D.
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #101 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 21 from #80

PsychCrunch
The British Psychological Society Research Digest

Apple #102 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 15 from #87

Mind & Life
Mind & Life Institute

Apple #96 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 28 from #75

Naturebang
BBC Radio 4

Apple #103 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 28 from #76

Psych Papers
Chris Cole & Joseph Tajaran

Apple #104 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 23 from #82

Neuroscience of Coaching
Mirasee FM

Apple #105 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 23 from #83

The Dr. Joe Show
CJAD 800

Apple #106 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 23 from #84

Concentration
chemystically

Apple #107 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 36 from #72

This Week in Cardiology
Medscape

Apple #109 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 33 from #142

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Zachary Elwood

Apple #110 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 52 from #58

Paranormal Mysteries
Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Apple #112 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 17 from #128

New Books in Critical Theory
Marshall Poe

Apple #113 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 14 from #98

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
Mysterious Radio

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

Wild Times: Wildlife Education
Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante

Apple #116 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 49 from #163

Life Without
BBC Radio 4

Apple #117 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
115New on this chart

Physics World Weekly Podcast
Physics World

Apple #111 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 48 from #68

Sasquatch Chronicles
Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

Apple #119 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 14 from #131

What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities
What If

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Up 6 from #124

In Pursuit of Development
Dan Banik

Apple #115 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 27 from #92

The Numberphile Podcast
Brady Haran

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 1 from #121

Terrible Lizards
Iszi Lawrence and David Hone

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121New on this chart

Expanded Perspectives
Expanded Perspectives

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 20 from #102

Outrage + Optimism
Persephonica and Global Optimism

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Up 3 from #126

Bedtime Astronomy
Synthetic Universe

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element
Chemistry World

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

Inquiry with Kelly Chase
Kelly Chase

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 33 from #93

Overheard at National Geographic
National Geographic

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 31 from #96

Navigating Neuropsychology
John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 27 from #155

Nature Documentary For Sleep
Nature Documentary For Sleep

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 34 from #95

EcoFarm Aotearoa
Ewan Campbell with co-host Stephen Brunton

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 11 from #119

Mysterious Universe
8th Kind

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131New on this chart

Today's discussion
Infinity Peptides

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 17 from #115

Tusk Talks
Tusk

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133New on this chart

Science Friction
ABC Australia

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 48 from #86

Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast
Julian Jaynes Society

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 15 from #150

The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 25 from #111

The Microbiome Podcast
The American Microbiome Institute

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 25 from #112

BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia
Rik Thomas, Podcast Editor

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 25 from #113

The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence
80,000 Hours

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 25 from #114

Mything People
Mything People

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 23 from #117

European Journal of Anaesthesiology | EJA - The EJA Podcast collection
EJA

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 25 from #116

Houston We Have a Podcast
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142New on this chart

The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143Up 23 from #166

Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing
Merraki Media LLC

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 5 from #149

Outside/In
NHPR

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145New on this chart

The Science of Birds
Ivan Phillipsen

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

James Webb Space Telescope - A New View of the Universe
Inception Point AI

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147Up 21 from #168

The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 10 from #158

Ask the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 10 from #159

The Geography of Everything
Ronni Ravid & Zenne Hellinga

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Down 43 from #107

Medscape InDiscussion: Schizophrenia
Medscape

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151Up 36 from #187

Quirks and Quarks
CBC

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 15 from #137

The Genetics Podcast
Sano Genetics

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Intelligent Design the Future
Discovery Institute

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 16 from #138

Wildest Kruger Stories
Karolina Norée

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155New on this chart

The Common Descent Podcast
Common Descent

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

Safety Third
Safety Third

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 34 from #123

The Micah Hanks Program
Micah Hanks

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158Up 14 from #172

The Wild with Chris Morgan
KUOW News and Information

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159Up 2 from #161

(Fe)male Dominated
Hannah Dunham & Tara Smith

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160Up 32 from #192

SASQUATCH THEORY
SASQUATCH THEORY

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161Up 4 from #165

The Supermassive Podcast
The Royal Astronomical Society

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 33 from #130

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Brian Keating

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Therapist Uncensored Podcast
Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165New on this chart

inControl
Alberto Padoan

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 27 from #139

The Joy of x
Steven Strogatz and Quanta Magazine

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 67 from #100

Wholly & Soully
Emily

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 32 from #136

New Books in Environmental Studies
Marshall Poe

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

My Bigfoot Sighting
Vic Cundiff

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 22 from #148

The Beef Podcast Show
Wisenetix

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 20 from #151

The Astrophysics Podcast
Paul Duffell

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 20 from #152

Blood Podcast
American Society of Hematology

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173Down 19 from #154

PRS Journal Club
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 31 from #143

Fresh Thinking by Snowden Optiro
Snowden Optiro

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 19 from #156

Social Protection Podcast
socialprotection.org

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 23 from #153

The Science of Everything Podcast
James Fodor

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics
Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
New Books Network

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

6 Ranch Podcast
James Nash

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 77 from #103

Dr Karl Podcast
triplej

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 82 from #99

Farming Today
BBC Radio 4

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

The Best of Coast to Coast AM
iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 79 from #104

Get Birding
Peanut & Crumb

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

Sound Healing / Sound Bath
Omandala Vietnam

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 50 from #135

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

The Water Data Podcast
WELL Labs

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Giants Shoulder
Evan McGloughlin

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 79 from #109

UAP Files Podcast
UAP Files Podcast

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 79 from #110

Astronomy Daily: Latest Space News
bitesz.com

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190Down 26 from #164

Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 64 from #127

Das Wissen | SWR
SWR

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 86 from #106

Drilled
Pushkin Industries

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193Up 6 from #199

Amazing Wildlife
Amazing Wildlife

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 49 from #145

The Social-Engineer Podcast
Social-Engineer, LLC

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

Lost Women of Science
Lost Women of Science

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

From Our Neurons to Yours
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Science In Action
BBC World Service

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 78 from #120

CREOGs Over Coffee
CREOGs Over Coffee

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

Geotrek
Geotrek

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200New on this chart

Completely Arbortrary
Completely Arbortrary

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 science podcast in South Africa right now?

Boring History for Sleep by Velvet is the No. 1 science podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 science podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Boring History for Sleep, Hidden Brain and Ologies with Alie Ward. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts Science charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.

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