Regional listicle · Updated June 2026
The Best Documentary Podcasts in Germany
The 23 documentary podcasts from Germany that we currently track, ranked by audience and recent activity. Tap any show for the full host profile, contact, and cadence breakdown.
CHRONOS-MEDIA History
494K subs· GermanyHistoryDocumentaryEducationDritare TV
205K subs· GermanyAlbanian CultureAlbanian HistoryDocumentarywocomoCOOK
184K subs· GermanyFoodCookingDocumentaryBEGAFILM
68.6K subs· GermanyHistoryDocumentaryMilitary HistoryXL Doku Deutschland
38.8K subs· GermanyDocumentaryHistoryEducationReal History Deutschland
38.3K subs· GermanyHistoryEducationDocumentaryDoku Deutschland
8.6K subs· GermanyDocumentaryHistoryCurrent EventsХолод
431K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeDocumentaryIran Tourism
8.5K subs· GermanyTravelCultureHistoryARD
923K subs· GermanyNewsCurrent EventsPublic BroadcastingWDR Doku
1.1M subs· GermanyDocumentaryNewsReportageY-Kollektiv
1.2M subs· GermanyJournalismDocumentarySocial CommentaryPULS Reportage
1M subs· GermanyReportageDocumentaryYouth CultureWelt der Wunder
450K subs· GermanyScienceDocumentaryEducationDie Frage
679K subs· GermanySocial IssuesPsychologyPhilosophytomatolix
2.5M subs· GermanyDocumentarySocial CommentaryEducationSWR Doku
662K subs· GermanyDocumentaryInvestigative JournalismCurrent AffairsSTRG_F
1.3M subs· GermanyInvestigative JournalismNewsDocumentaryZDF True Crime
82.7K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeDocumentaryWDR Lokalzeit MordOrte
191K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeGerman CrimeDocumentaryDie Spur
114K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeInvestigative JournalismDocumentaryFree Documentary
5.8M subs· GermanyDocumentaryNatureSciencephoenix
510K subs· GermanyNewsDocumentaryPolitics
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