South Africa · Genre chart · October 2026

Top Society & Culture Podcasts in South Africa

Top Society & Culture 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.

1New on this chart

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Because We Said So
Zama Marubelela; Landiwe Gama

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #3 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Gareth Cliff Show
The Gareth Cliff Show

Apple #4 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #5 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #6 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #7 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #7

72Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Apple #8 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #9 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

World of Secrets
BBC

Apple #10 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #10

64Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

TED Talks Daily
TED

Apple #11 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #12 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Apple #13 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?
BBC Sounds

Apple #14 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Shameless
Shameless Media

Apple #15 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #15

53Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Apple #16 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

The Relebogile Mabotja Podcast
Relebogile Mabotja

Apple #17 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts
Woman Evolve | Daylight Media

Apple #18 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #18

48Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Apple #19 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #19

47Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

Apple #20 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Jaxx Of All Trades
Jaxx Amahle

Apple #21 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #21

45Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

To My Sisters
Courtney Daniella Jesse & Renée Imafidon

Apple #22 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #22

43Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #23 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #23

42Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
Esther Perel Global Media

Apple #24 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Philosophize This!
Stephen West

Apple #26 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #25

39Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Reaching Out
Futuro Media

Apple #25 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts —

38Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Apple #27 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #26

38Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Apple #28 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #27

37Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Scamfluencers
Audible

Apple #29 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #28

36Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Swingers
BBC Radio Wales

Apple #30 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #29

36Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

What It Was Like
Superreal

Apple #31 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Oprah's Super Soul
Oprah

Apple #32 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
MK Media

Apple #33 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #32

33Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #34 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #33

33Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Apple #35 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

That Husband Podcast
That Husband Podcast

Apple #36 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Mark Narrations - Reddit Stories
Mark B

Apple #37 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts #36

30Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Apple #38 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts #37

30Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

I've Had It
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

Apple #39 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #38

29Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #40 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #39

29Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Apple #41 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

The Interview
The New York Times

Apple #42 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #41

28Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Apple #43 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Dear Hank & John
Complexly

Apple #44 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts #43

27Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Apple #45 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #44

27Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Apple #46 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #45

26Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Against The Odds
Audible

Apple #47 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts #46

25Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #49 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Big Feelings with Brooke Schofield
Brooke Schofield

Apple #48 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

Unexplained Encounters
Eeriecast Network

Apple #50 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts #48

24Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4

Apple #51 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Apple #52 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Witness History
BBC World Service

Apple #53 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

The Anele Podcast
Anele Mdoda

Apple #54 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

More or Less
BBC Radio 4

Apple #55 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

So Supernatural
Audiochuck | Crime House

Apple #56 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

Within Reason
Alex J O'Connor

Apple #57 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Apple #58 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Winston Marshall Show
Winston Marshall

Apple #59 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #60 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

The Hidden Third
Mariana van Zeller

Apple #61 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Humans
Hank Green

Apple #63 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Apple #64 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service

Apple #65 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #66 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Death, Sex & Money
Slate Podcasts

Apple #62 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

This is Love
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #67 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Apple #68 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

All There Is with Anderson Cooper
CNN Podcasts

Apple #69 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

The Lila Rose Show
Lila Rose

Apple #71 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #72 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Hyperfixed
Alex Goldman & Radiotopia

Apple #74 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Wartime Stories
Wartime Stories

Apple #73 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Sneaker History Podcast - Sneakers, Sneaker Culture and the Business of Footwear
Sneaker History - Retrospect Podcasts

Apple #70 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot Productions

Apple #75 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Modern Love
The New York Times

Apple #76 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Apple #77 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

The Birth Keepers
The Guardian

Apple #78 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Uncanny
BBC Radio 4

Apple #79 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Tonight’s Conversation Podcast
acemetaphor

Apple #80 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Otherworld
Otherworld

Apple #82 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Pretty Basic with Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz
Dear Media

Apple #83 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby
Matt & Abby | Daylight Media

Apple #84 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

We Can Do Hard Things
Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Apple #86 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast
Oprah

Apple #85 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Woman's Hour
BBC Radio 4

Apple #81 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast
TMG Studios

Apple #87 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Apple #88 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
WNTT

Apple #90 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Hey Jonas!
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #92 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

The Shrink Next Door
Audible | Bloomberg

Apple #93 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Jack Neel Podcast
Jack Neel

Apple #89 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

People I (Mostly) Admire
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #91 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
The Free Press

Apple #99 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari
Dear Media

Apple #94 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Twin Flames
Audible

Apple #95 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Vox

Apple #102 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Diamond King | Telegraph Investigates
The Telegraph

Apple #96 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Feel Good Formula
High Performance

Apple #97 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Overthink
Ellie Anderson, Ph.D. and David Peña-Guzmán, Ph.D.

Apple #104 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–197Showing 101–197

101New on this chart

Spot On with Link Lauren
MK Media

Apple #98 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102New on this chart

Strangers on a Bench
Tom Rosenthal

Apple #105 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103New on this chart

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground

Apple #106 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104New on this chart

That's The Point
Jon Volk and Kristin Johns

Apple #100 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105New on this chart

Data Over Dogma
Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

Apple #107 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106New on this chart

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries

Apple #101 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
107New on this chart

The Poshcast
The Telegraph

Apple #108 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108New on this chart

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Apple #109 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109New on this chart

Conversations
ABC Australia

Apple #103 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Two Girls One Ghost
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #111 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111New on this chart

Before & After with Lester Holt
NBC News

Apple #113 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112New on this chart

Seated With Lebo and Thato Rampedi
Africa Podcast Network

Apple #115 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113New on this chart

The Hard Yarns Podcast
Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby

Apple #116 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114New on this chart

Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel
48 Hours

Apple #110 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
115New on this chart

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #112 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
116New on this chart

Chiedilo alla Storia - Intesa Sanpaolo On Air
Intesa Sanpaolo e Chora Media

Apple #114 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117New on this chart

The Jeremy Boreing Show
Boreing Media

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118New on this chart

The LRB Podcast
The London Review of Books

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119New on this chart

To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll
Rubrik | Nicole Perlroth

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

Chicks in the Office
Barstool Sports

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121New on this chart

The School of Life
tscol

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122New on this chart

The Receipts Podcast
The Receipts Media LTD

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123New on this chart

Cults to Consciousness
Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124New on this chart

I Said What I Said
The Carousel Network

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
125New on this chart

Love Letters
The Boston Globe

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
126New on this chart

The Jamie & Donna Winship Podcast
Identity Exchange

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
127New on this chart

Sisterhood of the Travelling Mgowo
Sisterhood of the Travelling Mgowo

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128New on this chart

No Stupid Questions
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple #128 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129New on this chart

Jillian on Love
Jillian Turecki | Daylight Media

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130New on this chart

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131New on this chart

The Andrew Klavan Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #131 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132New on this chart

60 Minutes
CBS News

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133New on this chart

Unexplained
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #133 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134New on this chart

Miss Me?
Persephonica

Apple #134 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135New on this chart

Better Half with Stas & Vic
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #135 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136New on this chart

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137New on this chart

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Persephonica

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138New on this chart

Toni Told Me with Toni Tone
Audio Always

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139New on this chart

Focus: We Keep Us Safe
KUOW News and Information

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
140New on this chart

Beauty and the Beasts
Beauty and the Beasts

Apple #140 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
141New on this chart

Force Multiplier
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142New on this chart

An Animal Saved My Life
The Dodo

Apple #142 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

Malcolm Gladwell, Revisionist History: Special Event
Apple

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144New on this chart

The Feeling Station
The Feeling Station

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145New on this chart

The Missing Cryptoqueen
BBC Sounds

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

NARRATIEF MET BOUWER BOSCH
NARRATIEF MET BOUWER BOSCH

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

The Basement with Tim Ross
The Basement with Tim Ross

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148New on this chart

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast
Focus on the Family

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149New on this chart

BBC Earth Podcast
BBC Earth

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

Pretty Lonesome with Madeline Argy
Unwell

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151New on this chart

The Viall Files
Nick Viall

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter
Forbidden Knowledge Network

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

World of Our Own
Sam & Sev

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155New on this chart

Rise Above with Kevin Lanning
Kevin Lanning

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

Co.Founders with THE MAKHS
The Makhs

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

Focus on the Family Daily
Focus on the Family Africa

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
158New on this chart

Bunga Bunga
Audible

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

Heretics | Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.
Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media.

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161New on this chart

Conspirituality
Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162New on this chart

Dusty Thunder
Dusty Thunder

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

Love Life With Matthew Hussey
Matthew Hussey

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Big Ideas
ABC Australia

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165New on this chart

ReThinking
TED

Apple #166 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

Conversations with Coleman
The Free Press

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

What I survived
Jack Laurence

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
J.G.

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

The Reith Lectures
BBC Radio 4

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170New on this chart

Align Podcast
Aaron Alexander

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171New on this chart

Alan Watts Being in the Way
Be Here Now Network / Love Serve Remember Foundation

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

Family Secrets
Family Secrets

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries
Olimpia Pérez

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

Milf and the City
Shani Phillips

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

On Being with Krista Tippett
On Being Studios

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176New on this chart

Vogue & Amber
Global

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs
Secrets & Spies

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Emotionally Online
Maddie Dragsbaek

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

The Slow Newscast
The Observer

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180New on this chart

everybody has a secret
Shameless Media

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Iyanla: The Inside Fix
OWN

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

The Gateway: Teal Swan
Gizmodo

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

The Arthur Brooks Show
Vox Media

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184New on this chart

No Filter
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185New on this chart

Philosophy For Our Times
IAI

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186New on this chart

Dalton Fischer Podcast
Dalton Fischer

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

THE MORNING SHIFT
THE PEOPLES MEDIA CO.

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

What We Said
Dear Media

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

The Crux True Survival Stories
The Crux True Survival Stories

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

Flipping Tables
Monte Mader

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Liberty Risk
Ryan Williams, Kevin Kent, Nick Betts

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Illuminated
BBC Radio 4

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

The Heart
Kaitlin Prest

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Binchtopia
Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
TED

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 society & culture podcast in South Africa right now?

What Now? with Trevor Noah by Trevor Noah is the No. 1 society & culture podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 11, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 society & culture podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are What Now? with Trevor Noah, Because We Said So and Modern Wisdom. 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 Society & Culture 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.