Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - Government

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 16 Jun 2025

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06/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 294

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:45:54

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (11 shows)

2. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (5 shows)

3. Samara Centre For Democracy (3 shows)

4. The DSR Network (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)

2. Acast (8 shows)

3. Libsyn (6 shows)

4. Transistor (6 shows)

5. BBC (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
3	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
4	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
5	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
6	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
9	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
10	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
11	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
13	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
14	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
15	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
16	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
17	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
18	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
19	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
20	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
21	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
22	The Redacted Podcast	The Redacted Podcast	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	28
23	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
24	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
25	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
26	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
27	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
28	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
29	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
30	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
31	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
32	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
33	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
34	The Bulrush	City of Delta	Government	7	Podbean	58
35	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
36	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
37	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
38	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
39	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
40	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
41	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
42	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
43	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
44	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
45	Taghta	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Government	88	BBC	33
46	Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament	The Scottish Parliament	Government	100	Podbean	37
47	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
48	Former Action Guys Podcast	Justin Cramer	Government	292	Spreaker	49
49	Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast	UK Parliament	Government	383	Soundcloud	32
50	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
51	Council Conversations	Frazier Fathers	Government	77	Spreaker	59
52	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
53	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
54	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
55	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
56	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
57	Truth Time with Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner	KBLA Talk 1580	Government	79	Spreaker	38
58	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
59	小泉進次郎のポッドキャスト	小泉進次郎	Government	11	Megaphone	43
60	شیرازه	BBC Persian Radio	Government	76	BBC	33
61	The Red Passport	Canadian International Council	News	46	Libsyn	43
62	The Debrief	U.S. Naval War College	Government	19	Captivate	58
63	Un Mundo de Sensaciones	Futurock	Government	1569	Soundcloud	28
64	High Energy Planet	Katie Auth & Rose Mutiso	Government	34	Unknown	73
65	Short Walk Details temporarily unavailable	SDPB	Government	10	Unknown	33
66	Project ALERT	RAND Corporation	Government	16	N/A	N/A
67	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	79	Unknown	38
68	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
69	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
70	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
71	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
72	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
73	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
74	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
75	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
76	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
77	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
78	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
79	Theories of Change	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	7	Megaphone	53
80	Inside Cyber Diplomacy	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	37	Megaphone	43
81	This Does Not Compute	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	79	Megaphone	43
82	The Engine Room of Democracy	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	15	Megaphone	38
83	49	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	37	Megaphone	59
84	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	Experience Full Audiobook in Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedurals	hotaudiobook.com	Government	2000	Unknown	53
87	Interpreting India	Carnegie India	Government	154	Simplecast	83
88	ICC Pulse Podcast	International Code Council: Non-profit, building codes	Government & Organizations	66	Libsyn	58
89	Les Personnages de la Chambre	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	8	Acast	53
90	The Current of Emergency Management	Cody Powell and Dr. Maribel Martinez-Mejia	Government	25	Buzzsprout	42
91	The 1MC	U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters	Government & Organizations	12	Unknown	43
92	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
93	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
94	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
95	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
96	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
97	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
98	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
99	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
100	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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