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

Castbox #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Because We Said So
Zama Marubelela; Landiwe Gama

Castbox #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Castbox #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Gareth Cliff Show
The Gareth Cliff Show

Castbox #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Castbox #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Castbox #6

70Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Castbox #7

67Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

World of Secrets
BBC

Castbox #8

64Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Castbox #9

76Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Castbox #10

59Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

TED Talks Daily
TED

Castbox #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Castbox #12

72Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

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

Castbox #13

55Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

Shameless
Shameless Media

Castbox #14

53Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Castbox #15

57Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Castbox #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

Castbox #17

46Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

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

Castbox #18

41Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

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

Castbox #19

42Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Jaxx Of All Trades
Jaxx Amahle

Castbox #20

45Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Reaching Out
Futuro Media

Castbox #21

38Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

The Relebogile Mabotja Podcast
Relebogile Mabotja

Castbox #22

50Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

To My Sisters
Courtney Daniella Jesse & Renée Imafidon

Castbox #23

43Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Philosophize This!
Stephen West

Castbox #24

39Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts
Woman Evolve | Daylight Media

Castbox #25

48Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Castbox #26

38Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Scamfluencers
Audible

Castbox #27

36Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Castbox #28

47Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Oprah's Super Soul
Oprah

Castbox #29

34Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Swingers
BBC Radio Wales

Castbox #30

36Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

That Husband Podcast
That Husband Podcast

Castbox #31

32Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

This American Life
This American Life

Castbox #32

33Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Castbox #33

37Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

What It Was Like
Superreal

Castbox #34

35Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Castbox #35

29Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

A Very British Cult
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #36

23Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Big Feelings with Brooke Schofield
Brooke Schofield

Castbox #37

24Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Castbox #38

26Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

The Anele Podcast
Anele Mdoda

Castbox #39

22Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
MK Media

Castbox #40

33Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #41

28Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Heavyweight
Pushkin Industries

Castbox #42

21Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Castbox #43

29Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Witness History
BBC World Service

Castbox #44

23Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The Hidden Third
Mariana van Zeller

Castbox #45

20Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Castbox #46

25Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Within Reason
Alex J O'Connor

Castbox #47

21Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Castbox #48

32Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

The Interview
The New York Times

Castbox #49

28Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

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

Castbox #50

27Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

The Lila Rose Show
Lila Rose

Castbox #51

18Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

The Telepathy Tapes
Ky Dickens

Castbox #52

19Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

So Supernatural
Audiochuck | Crime House

Castbox #53

22Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

More or Less
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #54

22Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Castbox #55

20Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

Hyperfixed
Alex Goldman & Radiotopia

Castbox #56

17Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

The Dr. John Delony Show
Ramsey Network

Castbox #57

18Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

I've Had It
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

Castbox #58

29Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Winston Marshall Show
Winston Marshall

Castbox #59

21Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

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

Castbox #60

19Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Castbox #61

23Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Dear Hank & John
Complexly

Castbox #62

27Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

The Birth Keepers
The Guardian

Castbox #63

17Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

This is Love
Vox Media Podcast Network

Castbox #64

19Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

We Can Do Hard Things
Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Castbox #65

15Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Otherworld
Otherworld

Castbox #66

16Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Tonight’s Conversation Podcast
acemetaphor

Castbox #67

16Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

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

Castbox #68

16Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Castbox #69

19Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Modern Love
The New York Times

Castbox #70

17Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast
TMG Studios

Castbox #71

15Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

On with Kara Swisher
Vox Media

Castbox #72

17Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service

Castbox #73

19Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Unexplained Encounters
Eeriecast Network

Castbox #74

24Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Pretty Basic with Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz
Dear Media

Castbox #75

16Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
WNTT

Castbox #76

15Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Great Company with Jamie Laing
Jampot Productions

Castbox #77

17Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Against The Odds
Audible

Castbox #78

25Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Castbox #79

30Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

The Shrink Next Door
Audible | Bloomberg

Castbox #80

14Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

All There Is with Anderson Cooper
CNN Podcasts

Castbox #81

18Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Uncanny
BBC Radio 4

Castbox #82

16Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast
Oprah

Castbox #83

15Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Mark Narrations - Reddit Stories
Mark B

Castbox #84

30Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Hey Jonas!
iHeartPodcasts

Castbox #85

14Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Wartime Stories
Wartime Stories

Castbox #86

17Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

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

Castbox #87

13Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

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

Castbox #88

13Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

Life Uncut
LiSTNR

Castbox #89

15Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Higher Ground

Castbox #90

13Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

Data Over Dogma
Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

Castbox #91

13Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Two Girls One Ghost
Sony Music Entertainment

Castbox #92

12Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Vox

Castbox #93

13Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

Strangers on a Bench
Tom Rosenthal

Castbox #94

13Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Castbox #95

12Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Seated With Lebo and Thato Rampedi
Africa Podcast Network

Castbox #96

12Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Before & After with Lester Holt
NBC News

Castbox #97

12Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Hard Yarns Podcast
Cameron Branch and Daniel Delby

Castbox #98

12Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Humans
Hank Green

Castbox #99

19Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

The Poshcast
The Telegraph

Castbox #100

12Pulse Score out of 100

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