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

Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

Because We Said So
Zama Marubelela; Landiwe Gama

Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Gareth Cliff Show
The Gareth Cliff Show

Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service

Pocket Casts #7

72Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

The Oprah Podcast
Harpo

Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Pocket Casts #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

World of Secrets
BBC

Pocket Casts #10

64Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

TED Talks Daily
TED

Pocket Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

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

Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Shameless
Shameless Media

Pocket Casts #15

53Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

The Relebogile Mabotja Podcast
Relebogile Mabotja

Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts
Woman Evolve | Daylight Media

Pocket Casts #18

48Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Black Box: The Chatbots
The Guardian

Pocket Casts #19

47Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian

Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

Jaxx Of All Trades
Jaxx Amahle

Pocket Casts #21

45Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

To My Sisters
Courtney Daniella Jesse & Renée Imafidon

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

Pocket Casts #23

42Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

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

Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Philosophize This!
Stephen West

Pocket Casts #25

39Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

This Is Actually Happening
Audible

Pocket Casts #26

38Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Careless | Tortoise Investigates
The Observer

Pocket Casts #27

37Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Scamfluencers
Audible

Pocket Casts #28

36Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Swingers
BBC Radio Wales

Pocket Casts #29

36Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

What It Was Like
Superreal

Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

Oprah's Super Soul
Oprah

Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
MK Media

Pocket Casts #32

33Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

This American Life
This American Life

Pocket Casts #33

33Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia

Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

That Husband Podcast
That Husband Podcast

Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Mark Narrations - Reddit Stories
Mark B

Pocket Casts #36

30Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

The Audio Long Read
The Guardian

Pocket Casts #37

30Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

I've Had It
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan

Pocket Casts #38

29Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts

Pocket Casts #39

29Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
Oprah and Eckhart Tolle

Pocket Casts #40

29Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

The Interview
The New York Times

Pocket Casts #41

28Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Desert Island Discs
BBC Radio 4

Pocket Casts #42

28Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Dear Hank & John
Complexly

Pocket Casts #43

27Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

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

Pocket Casts #44

27Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Spotify Studios

Pocket Casts #45

26Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Against The Odds
Audible

Pocket Casts #46

25Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

The Spill
Mamamia Podcasts

Pocket Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

Unexplained Encounters
Eeriecast Network

Pocket Casts #48

24Pulse Score out of 100

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