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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.

Updated October 11, 2026
  1. 1New on this chart
    Boring History for Sleep podcast artwork
    Boring History for Sleep
    Velvet
    Castbox #1
    100Pulse Score out of 100
  2. 2New on this chart
    The Rest Is Science podcast artwork
    The Rest Is Science
    Goalhanger
    Castbox #2
    94Pulse Score out of 100
  3. 3New on this chart
    Making Sense with Sam Harris podcast artwork
    Making Sense with Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
    Castbox #3
    84Pulse Score out of 100
  4. 4New on this chart
    Radiolab podcast artwork
    Radiolab
    WNYC Studios
    Castbox #4
    89Pulse Score out of 100
  5. 5New on this chart
    Ologies with Alie Ward podcast artwork
    Ologies with Alie Ward
    Alie Ward
    Castbox #5
    80Pulse Score out of 100
  6. 6New on this chart
    Hidden Brain podcast artwork
    Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
    Castbox #6
    76Pulse Score out of 100
  7. 7New on this chart
    The Naked Scientists Podcast podcast artwork
    The Naked Scientists Podcast
    The Naked Scientists
    Castbox #7
    73Pulse Score out of 100
  8. 8New on this chart
    Bite Back with Abbey Sharp podcast artwork
    Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
    The Roost Podcast Network
    Castbox #8
    67Pulse Score out of 100
  9. 9New on this chart
    A Question of Science podcast artwork
    A Question of Science
    The Francis Crick Institute
    Castbox #9
    64Pulse Score out of 100
  10. 10New on this chart
    Unexplainable podcast artwork
    Unexplainable
    Vox
    Castbox #10
    69Pulse Score out of 100
  11. 11New on this chart
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson podcast artwork
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Castbox #11
    59Pulse Score out of 100
  12. 12New on this chart
    Curious Cases podcast artwork
    Curious Cases
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #12
    57Pulse Score out of 100
  13. 13New on this chart
    Science Vs podcast artwork
    Science Vs
    Spotify Studios
    Castbox #13
    54Pulse Score out of 100
  14. 14New on this chart
    BBC Inside Science podcast artwork
    BBC Inside Science
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #14
    61Pulse Score out of 100
  15. 15New on this chart
    Science Weekly podcast artwork
    Science Weekly
    The Guardian
    Castbox #15
    55Pulse Score out of 100
  16. 16New on this chart
    Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse podcast artwork
    Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
    Agoric Media
    Castbox #16
    49Pulse Score out of 100
  17. 17New on this chart
    People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast podcast artwork
    People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
    Zachary Elwood
    Castbox #17
    45Pulse Score out of 100
  18. 18New on this chart
    Short Wave podcast artwork
    Short Wave
    NPR
    Castbox #18
    46Pulse Score out of 100
  19. 19New on this chart
    Ask the Naked Scientists podcast artwork
    Ask the Naked Scientists
    Dr Chris Smith
    Castbox #19
    51Pulse Score out of 100
  20. 20New on this chart
    Uncharted with Hannah Fry podcast artwork
    Uncharted with Hannah Fry
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #20
    41Pulse Score out of 100
  21. 21New on this chart
    Change Your Mind with New Scientist podcast artwork
    Change Your Mind with New Scientist
    New Scientist
    Castbox #21
    38Pulse Score out of 100
  22. 22New on this chart
    Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz podcast artwork
    Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz
    Dr. Mindy Pelz
    Castbox #22
    40Pulse Score out of 100
  23. 23New on this chart
    Students of Surgery podcast artwork
    Students of Surgery
    Martin Brand
    Castbox #23
    37Pulse Score out of 100
  24. 24New on this chart
    From Our Neurons to Yours podcast artwork
    From Our Neurons to Yours
    Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler
    Castbox #24
    36Pulse Score out of 100
  25. 25New on this chart
    The World, the Universe and Us podcast artwork
    The World, the Universe and Us
    New Scientist
    Castbox #25
    42Pulse Score out of 100
  26. 26New on this chart
    The Quanta Podcast podcast artwork
    The Quanta Podcast
    Quanta Magazine
    Castbox #26
    34Pulse Score out of 100
  27. 27New on this chart
    Discovery podcast artwork
    Discovery
    BBC World Service
    Castbox #27
    49Pulse Score out of 100
  28. 28New on this chart
    The Michael Shermer Show podcast artwork
    The Michael Shermer Show
    Michael Shermer
    Castbox #28
    32Pulse Score out of 100
  29. 29New on this chart
    Speaking of Psychology podcast artwork
    Speaking of Psychology
    American Psychological Association
    Castbox #29
    33Pulse Score out of 100
  30. 30New on this chart
    Unexpected Elements podcast artwork
    Unexpected Elements
    BBC World Service
    Castbox #30
    36Pulse Score out of 100
  31. 31New on this chart
    The Climate Question podcast artwork
    The Climate Question
    BBC World Service
    Castbox #31
    30Pulse Score out of 100
  32. 32New on this chart
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast artwork
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    Castbox #32
    46Pulse Score out of 100
  33. 33New on this chart
    In Defense of Plants Podcast podcast artwork
    In Defense of Plants Podcast
    In Defense of Plants
    Castbox #33
    30Pulse Score out of 100
  34. 34New on this chart
    Songs 4 FRCR: Radiology FRCR 2A Revision podcast artwork
    Songs 4 FRCR: Radiology FRCR 2A Revision
    FRCR Revision
    Castbox #34
    28Pulse Score out of 100
  35. 35New on this chart
    CrowdScience podcast artwork
    CrowdScience
    BBC World Service
    Castbox #35
    39Pulse Score out of 100
  36. 36New on this chart
    From First Principles podcast artwork
    From First Principles
    Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare
    Castbox #36
    35Pulse Score out of 100
  37. 37New on this chart
    DarkHorse Podcast podcast artwork
    DarkHorse Podcast
    Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
    Castbox #37
    29Pulse Score out of 100
  38. 38New on this chart
    New Books in Critical Theory podcast artwork
    New Books in Critical Theory
    Marshall Poe
    Castbox #38
    27Pulse Score out of 100
  39. 39New on this chart
    Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast podcast artwork
    Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast
    Accidental Gods
    Castbox #39
    27Pulse Score out of 100
  40. 40New on this chart
    Science Friday podcast artwork
    Science Friday
    Science Friday and WNYC Studios
    Castbox #40
    23Pulse Score out of 100
  41. 41New on this chart
    Outside/In podcast artwork
    Outside/In
    NHPR
    Castbox #41
    29Pulse Score out of 100
  42. 42New on this chart
    A Neuroscientist Explains podcast artwork
    A Neuroscientist Explains
    The Guardian
    Castbox #42
    26Pulse Score out of 100
  43. 43New on this chart
    Get Birding podcast artwork
    Get Birding
    Peanut & Crumb
    Castbox #43
    25Pulse Score out of 100
  44. 44New on this chart
    Guardians of the River podcast artwork
    Guardians of the River
    Wild Bird Trust, NGOWP, House of Pod
    Castbox #44
    25Pulse Score out of 100
  45. 45New on this chart
    Living Planet podcast artwork
    Living Planet
    DW
    Castbox #45
    32Pulse Score out of 100
  46. 46New on this chart
    Hablando en rata podcast artwork
    Hablando en rata
    Living Producciones
    Castbox #46
    25Pulse Score out of 100
  47. 47New on this chart
    The Divorce Doctor podcast artwork
    The Divorce Doctor
    Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.
    Castbox #47
    23Pulse Score out of 100
  48. 48New on this chart
    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas podcast artwork
    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
    Sean Carroll
    Castbox #48
    23Pulse Score out of 100
  49. 49New on this chart
    The Psychology Podcast podcast artwork
    The Psychology Podcast
    Scott Barry Kaufman
    Castbox #49
    22Pulse Score out of 100
  50. 50New on this chart
    Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks podcast artwork
    Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
    Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media
    Castbox #50
    22Pulse Score out of 100
  51. 51New on this chart
    Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe podcast artwork
    Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #51
    42Pulse Score out of 100
  52. 52New on this chart
    The Wild with Chris Morgan podcast artwork
    The Wild with Chris Morgan
    KUOW News and Information
    Castbox #52
    22Pulse Score out of 100
  53. 53New on this chart
    Something You Should Know podcast artwork
    Something You Should Know
    Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
    Castbox #53
    21Pulse Score out of 100
  54. 54New on this chart
    This Podcast Will Kill You podcast artwork
    This Podcast Will Kill You
    Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #54
    20Pulse Score out of 100
  55. 55New on this chart
    SpaceTime with Stuart Gary podcast artwork
    SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
    Stuart Gary
    Castbox #55
    30Pulse Score out of 100
  56. 56New on this chart
    The Planet Earth Podcast podcast artwork
    The Planet Earth Podcast
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #56
    21Pulse Score out of 100
  57. 57New on this chart
    The Birding Life Podcast Network podcast artwork
    The Birding Life Podcast Network
    The Birding Life Podcast Network
    Castbox #57
    27Pulse Score out of 100
  58. 58New on this chart
    Climate One podcast artwork
    Climate One
    Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
    Castbox #58
    20Pulse Score out of 100
  59. 59New on this chart
    Drilled podcast artwork
    Drilled
    Pushkin Industries
    Castbox #59
    20Pulse Score out of 100
  60. 60New on this chart
    The Infinite Monkey Cage podcast artwork
    The Infinite Monkey Cage
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #60
    18Pulse Score out of 100
  61. 61New on this chart
    The Science Show podcast artwork
    The Science Show
    ABC Australia
    Castbox #61
    26Pulse Score out of 100
  62. 62New on this chart
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind podcast artwork
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #62
    33Pulse Score out of 100
  63. 63New on this chart
    Let's Learn Everything! podcast artwork
    Let's Learn Everything!
    Maximum Fun
    Castbox #63
    19Pulse Score out of 100
  64. 64New on this chart
    The Wildlife Podcast with Laurel Neme and Jeffrey Barbee podcast artwork
    The Wildlife Podcast with Laurel Neme and Jeffrey Barbee
    thenewwildlifepodcastwithlaurelandjeff
    Castbox #64
    19Pulse Score out of 100
  65. 65New on this chart
    The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week podcast artwork
    The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
    Popular Science
    Castbox #65
    20Pulse Score out of 100
  66. 66New on this chart
    Regenerative Agriculture Podcast podcast artwork
    Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
    John Kempf
    Castbox #66
    19Pulse Score out of 100
  67. 67New on this chart
    The Think Wildlife Podcast podcast artwork
    The Think Wildlife Podcast
    The Think Wildlife Podcast
    Castbox #67
    18Pulse Score out of 100
  68. 68New on this chart
    Stanford Psychology Podcast podcast artwork
    Stanford Psychology Podcast
    Stanford Psychology
    Castbox #68
    18Pulse Score out of 100
  69. 69New on this chart
    The Knowledge Hub | South Africa podcast artwork
    The Knowledge Hub | South Africa
    Eugene Botha & Ignatius Gous
    Castbox #69
    18Pulse Score out of 100
  70. 70New on this chart
    The Episodic Table of Elements podcast artwork
    The Episodic Table of Elements
    T. R. Appleton
    Castbox #70
    16Pulse Score out of 100
  71. 71New on this chart
    Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara podcast artwork
    Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara
    Dr. Tara Swart Bieber
    Castbox #71
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  72. 72New on this chart
    Templeton Ideas Podcast podcast artwork
    Templeton Ideas Podcast
    John Templeton Foundation
    Castbox #72
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  73. 73New on this chart
    NASW Social Work Talks podcast artwork
    NASW Social Work Talks
    National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
    Castbox #73
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  74. 74New on this chart
    Climate Frontiers podcast artwork
    Climate Frontiers
    Climate System Analysis Group
    Castbox #74
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  75. 75New on this chart
    HOLOSKY PODCAST podcast artwork
    HOLOSKY PODCAST
    Holosky Podcast
    Castbox #75
    16Pulse Score out of 100
  76. 76New on this chart
    Astrum Space podcast artwork
    Astrum Space
    Astrum
    Castbox #76
    17Pulse Score out of 100
  77. 77New on this chart
    The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens podcast artwork
    The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
    Nate Hagens
    Castbox #77
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  78. 78New on this chart
    Lab Notes podcast artwork
    Lab Notes
    Lab Notes
    Castbox #78
    16Pulse Score out of 100
  79. 79New on this chart
    Babbage from The Economist podcast artwork
    Babbage from The Economist
    The Economist
    Castbox #79
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  80. 80New on this chart
    This Week in Virology podcast artwork
    This Week in Virology
    Vincent Racaniello
    Castbox #80
    14Pulse Score out of 100
  81. 81New on this chart
    The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast podcast artwork
    The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast
    Synthetic Universe
    Castbox #81
    15Pulse Score out of 100
  82. 82New on this chart
    CREOGs Over Coffee podcast artwork
    CREOGs Over Coffee
    CREOGs Over Coffee
    Castbox #82
    14Pulse Score out of 100
  83. 83New on this chart
    Science Magazine Podcast podcast artwork
    Science Magazine Podcast
    Science Magazine
    Castbox #83
    14Pulse Score out of 100
  84. 84New on this chart
    BrainStuff podcast artwork
    BrainStuff
    iHeartPodcasts
    Castbox #84
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  85. 85New on this chart
    Ancient Aliens podcast artwork
    Ancient Aliens
    PodcastOne
    Castbox #85
    21Pulse Score out of 100
  86. 86New on this chart
    The Sociology of Everything Podcast podcast artwork
    The Sociology of Everything Podcast
    Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)
    Castbox #86
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  87. 87New on this chart
    Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea podcast artwork
    Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
    Newstalk
    Castbox #87
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  88. 88New on this chart
    The Wild Crime Report Podcast podcast artwork
    The Wild Crime Report Podcast
    Wildlife Detective
    Castbox #88
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  89. 89New on this chart
    World of Sharks podcast artwork
    World of Sharks
    Save Our Seas Foundation
    Castbox #89
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  90. 90New on this chart
    Huge If True Podcast podcast artwork
    Huge If True Podcast
    cleoabram931
    Castbox #90
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  91. 91New on this chart
    Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers podcast artwork
    Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers
    Jacob Martinez
    Castbox #91
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  92. 92New on this chart
    Ask MIT Climate podcast artwork
    Ask MIT Climate
    MIT Climate Project
    Castbox #92
    13Pulse Score out of 100
  93. 93New on this chart
    Gynecologic Oncology Update podcast artwork
    Gynecologic Oncology Update
    Dr. Neil Love
    Castbox #93
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  94. 94New on this chart
    kikapekiskwewin podcast artwork
    kikapekiskwewin
    Dr Josie Auger
    Castbox #94
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  95. 95New on this chart
    Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt podcast artwork
    Wissenschaft im Brennpunkt
    Deutschlandfunk
    Castbox #95
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  96. 96New on this chart
    Safety Third podcast artwork
    Safety Third
    Safety Third
    Castbox #96
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  97. 97New on this chart
    Bedtime Astronomy podcast artwork
    Bedtime Astronomy
    Synthetic Universe
    Castbox #97
    14Pulse Score out of 100
  98. 98New on this chart
    Terrible Lizards podcast artwork
    Terrible Lizards
    Iszi Lawrence and David Hone
    Castbox #98
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  99. 99New on this chart
    This Week in Cardiology podcast artwork
    This Week in Cardiology
    Medscape
    Castbox #99
    12Pulse Score out of 100
  100. 100New on this chart
    The Life Scientific podcast artwork
    The Life Scientific
    BBC Radio 4
    Castbox #100
    12Pulse Score out of 100

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