29 Best Sociology Podcasts

1. Thinking Allowed

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New research on how society works
Host Laurie Taylor
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Teleica Kirkland, Nina Khrushcheva +3 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.6KTwitter 1.2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2007 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Surviving Society Productions

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We produce award winning podcasts focused on sociology, politics, holistic knowledges and neurodiversityOut Mondays and TuesdaysPresenter: Dr Chantelle Jessica LewisExecutive Producer: George Ofori-AddoDesign: Evelyn MillerMORE Host Dr Chantelle Jessica Lewis
Producer/Network Surviving Society Productions
Email ****@outlook.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 131Twitter 7.2KInstagram 1.8K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. New Books in Sociology

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150 channels and browse our 28,000 episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwo..MORE Hosts Anna Zhelnina, Matt Dawson, Michael O. Johnston, Geraldine Gudefin
Producer/Network New Books Network
Email ****@newbooksnetwork.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mike Rowe, Dr. Alexis M. Lerner +19 more
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 112 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Sociology Show

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The Sociology show hosted by Matthew Wilkin conducts interviews with a range of different people within the world of Sociology.
Host Matthew Wilkin
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 86Twitter 4.6KInstagram 259 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

5. The Sociology of Everything Podcast

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The Sociology of Everything Podcast offers listeners a (sometimes) comedic and accessible look at the wonders of sociology. It is created and hosted by Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss, who presently teach and do research in sociology at the University of South Australia (UniSA). A review of the podcast recently published in Teaching Sociology describes the podcast as 'stimulating sociological imaginations in and beyond sociology classrooms'. www.sociologypodcast.comMORE Hosts Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss Lou and the Hsu, Dr Eric L Hsu, Louis Everuss
Producer/Network Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)
Email ****@sociologypodcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 58Facebook 252.9KTwitter 53.8KInstagram 51.2K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Sociologists Talking Real Sh*t

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Where sociology meets the Black Barbershop or Salon
Producer/Network James McKeever PhD
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 44 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Sage Sociology

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Welcome to the official free Podcast site from Sage for Sociology.Sage is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets with principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore.MORE Hosts Jamie Aughenbaugh, Catherine Yim
Producer/Network Sage Publications
Email ****@sagepub.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 42Facebook 15.2KTwitter 13KInstagram 7K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2011 Get Email Contact

8. Culture & Inequality Podcast

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How does culture feed into inequality? And the other way around? In Culture and Inequality, cultural sociologists from universities across the world explore these topics in-depth from various perspectives on the basis of academic readings. While this podcast is primarily intended as a course module for advanced students in sociology, it certainly offers interesting insights to a more general audience too.MORE Producer/Network Culture & Inequality Podcast
Email ****@kuleuven.be
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Give Theory A Chance

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A podcast devoted to the foundational ideas that inspire thought and action.
Host Kyle Green
Producer/Network The Society Pages
Email ****@brockport.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Sociology Talk

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Join Andres Sanchez, a CSU Bakersfield professor, as he interviews a series of sociologists and what they are up to today.
Producer/Network Andres Sanchez
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Uncommon Sense

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Our world, through the eyes of sociologists. Brought to you by The Sociological Review Foundation. The podcast that casts a sociological lens on our lives, our world, our crises. Each month, we sit down with an expert guest and grab hold of a commonplace notion Anxiety! Privilege! Burnout! Fat! and flip it around to see it differently, more critically, more sociologically. A jargon-free space, led by hosts Rosie Hancock and Alexis Hieu Truong, to question tropes and assumptions and to imagine better ways of living together...MORE Producer/Network The Sociological Review
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Len Garrison, Gerlin Bean
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. SOC 119

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Sociology 119 (SOC 119) is the largest Race and Ethnic Relations class in the United States. Join Dr. Sam Richards and over 700 students in the largest lecture hall at Penn State University in conversations with students and international guests about the world we live, the cultures we're surrounded by, and the ability to question the 'invisible strings' of society.MORE Producer/Network HM Podcasts
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Dr. Laurie Mulvey
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13. Moral Matters: Conversations with Sociologists on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

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Moral Matters is a Podcast of the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association. We interview top scholars in the field of sociology working on issues related to altruism, morality, and social solidarity! The views on this podcast are those of its participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the ASA or the AMSS Section.Music by Dustin RaglandArt by Meagin GoffMORE Producer/Network ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Michele Lamont, Josh Murray +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Sports in Society Podcast

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Where we go beyond scores, statistics, and personalities to focus on issues and controversies in sports worlds. A companion to the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, this podcast gives a behind the scenes look at the textbook with stories from our lives as scholars and athletes as well as providing analysis of ongoing issues and controversies in contemporary sport worlds. We will also have guests who are content experts on topics covered in the book.Students, professors, and anyone else interested in the sociology of sport will find our discussions engaging...MORE Producer/Network Jeffrey Montez de Oca and Jay Coakley
Email ****@uccs.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Michael Messner
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. For Sociology

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'For Sociology' is the podcast of the Kohli Foundation, featuring conversations with some of the most distinguished minds in sociology. In each episode, we explore our guests' academic journeys, delve into their groundbreaking research, and gain unique insights into today's sociological challenges. The Kohli Foundation celebrates and promotes curiosity about societies. Learn more about our mission at kohlifoundation.eu.MORE Producer/Network Kohli Foundation
Email ****@caners.ca
Recent Guest Michele Lamont
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16. As a Matter of Interact

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Everyone is connected to a web of individuals and larger society through our careers, families, and personal lives. Join professor, consultant, and sociologist Dr. Wesley Cohoon as he helps us understand and evaluate social interactions, relationships, human behaviors, institutions, and systems. Listen to this podcast to better navigate your life and make informed decisions, as Dr. Cohoon helps listeners practically apply sociology to their lives.MORE Producer/Network Dr. Wesley D. Cohoon
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Not Your Nanna's Norms

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Each month, we dive into the wonderfully weird world of social norms and the unwritten rules that guide our behaviour in different settings. What actually happens in female public toilets — and is it different for men? Why do we queue the way we do? What is the silent choreography of lifts and elevators? How are we 'supposed' to behave on public transport? … and so much more.Along the way, we'll explore how factors like culture, age, gender, class, and religion shape these everyday expectations.Not Your Nanna's Norms makes sociology fun, accessible, and a little bit cheeky — something ..MORE Email ****@outlook.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. The Sociological Review

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The Sociological Review podcast brings the sociological imagination to a wider audience. They are the latest contribution from The Sociological Review's, a journal known for publishing critical and creative works about society and social relations, an ethos that has taken on increasing urgency in these times of dramatic economic and political change. The podcast series extend this ambition of showing why the sociological matters, offering insights on emerging issues and perennial debates.MORE Email ****@thesociologicalreview.com
Facebook 29.8KTwitter 67.3KInstagram 7.2K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2018 Get Email Contact

19. The Armchair Sociologist

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A sociology podcast for non-sociologists. The Armchair sociologist is the hip new sociology podcast on the block. Everything on The Armchair Sociologist is designed to be easy to understand, digestible, and even funny. Come enjoy sociology from the comfort of your armchair, your car, or wherever you listen to podcasts, especially if it's at work. Karl Marx would approve. We'll be covering current events and hot topics, and looking at them with the tools of sociology. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-armchair-sociologist--6699562/support .MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. The Deep See with Dr. Donna-Lee

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Dive into the heart of sociology with The Deep See hosted by Dr. Donna-Lee! This bi-weekly podcast takes a personal approach to unraveling sociological frameworks, prompting you to ask the big 'why' questions and empowering you to navigate the 'how' of changing your world. Join us on this journey of self-discovery and societal insights. #TheDeepSee #SociologyUnpacked #DeepSEEdivingMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. The Social Breakdown

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The sociology podcast nobody wants, but everybody needs! Come join us as we break down the complex social world one topic at a time using our sociological imagination.
Producer/Network socbreakdown
Email ****@thesocialbreakdown.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 98Facebook 550Twitter 1.4K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

22. Annex Sociology Podcast

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The Annex Sociology Podcast is a podcast for academic sociologists
Hosts Joseph Nathan Cohen, Daniel R. Morrison
Producer/Network Unknown
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 90Twitter 1.9KInstagram 13 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

23. allsociology: take 1

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30 min (ish) podcasts covering key topics from across Sociology.All done on the first and only take. Hosted by Ben from allsociology. instagram.com/allsociology
Host Ben Hewitson
Producer/Network allsociology
Email ****@allsociology.co.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 47Facebook 854Twitter 1.9KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

24. Department of Sociology Podcasts

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Podcasts from The Department of Sociology. Sociology in Oxford is concerned with real-world issues with policy relevance, such as social inequality, organised crime, the social basis of political conflict and mobilization, and changes in family relationships and gender roles. Our research is empirical, analytical, and comparative in nature, reaching far beyond British society, to encompass systematic cross-national comparison as well as the detailed study of Asian, European, Latin American and North American societies.MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
Email ****@it.ox.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. Sociology Sessions

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Students and professors discuss introductory topics in sociology, making connections to their readings, research and life experiences. This podcast is a companion to the online textbook A Sociology Experiment, but no knowledge of the textbook or its materials is necessary to listen! Hosted and produced by Zahin DasMORE Producer/Network A Sociology Experiment
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 27 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. Digital Sociology Podcast

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Interviews by Chris Till with researchers of all areas of digital culture and society.
Host Chris Till
Producer/Network Digital Sociology
Email ****@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 13Instagram 53 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

27. This Week in Sociological Perspective

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(Audio)Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go 'round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.MORE Host Samuel R. Lucas
Producer/Network Samuel Roundfield Lucas
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 45 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Jan 2014 Get Email Contact

28. Let's Talk About Sociology of Education

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Dr. Melanie Ní Dhuinn is a Senior Lecturer in Education in Marino Institute of Education and previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education in the School of Education in Trinity College and Director of the Professional Master of Education in Hibernia College. She is a qualified post-primary teacher (Physical Education and Gaeilge) and now works across primary and post-primary teacher education as a Teacher Educator and a Researcher. In this podcast Melanie interviews leading researchers, academics, social justice activists, policy makers, curriculum specialists and practi..MORE Host Dr. Melanie Ní Dhuinn
Producer/Network Let's Talk About Sociology of Education
Email ****@tcd.ie
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 1.7KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 1K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

29. Sociology for Dark Times

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Everything all at once: Wars. Pandemics. Climate change. Neoliberalism. Authoritarianism. White supremacy...Every month, I ask a fellow sociologist the following questions: How can we, as sociologists, intervene in this moment, individually or collectively? How has their work changed over the last few years in response to the times? What are their sources of hope for change?MORE Producer/Network Sanjiv Gupta
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact