Are you looking for good entertainment? Then you’ve come to the right place. Because we present the five most popular podcasts in Germany.
1st Lanz & Precht
If you are interested in socially and politically relevant topics of our time, the ZDF podcast with Markus Lanz, journalist and talk show host, and Richard David Precht, philosopher and author, is the right place for you. The two don’t always agree, which leads to really exciting discussions. Definitely listen in.
2. apocalypse & filter coffee
The latest headlines, served up by TV author and presenter Micky Eisenherz and made into a “news omelette”. He sifts through the most important articles, lead stories and tweets – with a large portion of intelligence, humor and charm. Definitely listen to it.
3. what now?
As you can see, the topic of news is a recurring one. Maybe because we feel like we’re always in some kind of crisis? Well, the Zeit Online news podcast is super smart and sophisticated – and this is reflected in the number of listeners. “Was Jetzt?” is the third most popular podcast in Germany.
4th File number XY… Unforgotten crimes
Breathe a sigh of relief, because the next podcast is not about news. It’s about unsolved crimes, which is actually what podcasts do best. In the ZDF podcast, presenter Rudi Cerne and journalist Conny Neumeyer talk about exciting unsolved criminal cases and cold cases from more than 50 years of XY file number. Super exciting, so definitely listen in.
5th Murder on Ex
And let’s stick to the topic. In the True Crime podcast, journalists Leonie Bartsch and Linn Schütze talk about absurd murder cases, puzzling cold cases, mysterious sects and mafia cases, shedding light on the historical and psychological background. Linn&Leo also travel to crime scenes and conduct interviews with survivors – an exciting, eerily beautiful podcast!