Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Government

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. 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 19 Aug 2026

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08/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 391

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:44:46

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Crooked Media	Government	423	Simplecast	79
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	416	Acast	69
3	American Potential	American Potential	Government	458	Podbean	73
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1879	Megaphone	53
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	66	RSS.com	83
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	22	Megaphone	48
10	DC EKG	Joe Grogan	Government	146	Megaphone	48
11	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	244	Podetize	63
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	40	Omny Studio	52
13	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	26	Simplecast	79
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	374	Simplecast	63
15	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	135	Megaphone	48
17	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye	Government	251	Libsyn	63
18	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	96	Simplecast	32
19	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	43
20	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	884	Audioboom	48
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	80	Spreaker	54
23	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	164	Podbean	31
24	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	302	Megaphone	63
25	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
26	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
27	Divided Argument	Will Baude, Dan Epps	Government	136	Simplecast	63
28	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	249	Simplecast	73
29	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
31	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	347	Libsyn	73
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	298	Megaphone	63
34	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	364	Megaphone	43
35	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
36	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1072	Megaphone	48
37	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	146	Megaphone	43
38	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
39	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
40	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	892	Buzzsprout	63
41	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
42	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	86	Megaphone	59
43	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1953	BBC	43
44	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	41	RSS.com	42
45	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
46	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
47	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	248	Acast	69
48	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	715	Unknown	43
49	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	463	Megaphone	43
50	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
51	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
52	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
53	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
54	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	887	Megaphone	38
55	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
56	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
57	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
58	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	294	RSS.com	52
59	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
60	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
61	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
62	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	195	PRX	59
63	Trooper Talk	Kentucky State Police	Government	3	Unknown	53
64	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	57	Libsyn	73
65	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	568	Podbean	32
66	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
67	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	813	Libsyn	32
68	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	163	Simplecast	52
69	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	68
70	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
71	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	128	Transistor	63
72	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	45	Megaphone	48
73	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	46	Podbean	43
74	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	90	Simplecast	52
75	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
76	Inside the FBI	Official FBI	Government	118	N/A	N/A
77	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	149	Buzzsprout	47
78	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	54	Megaphone	63
79	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	740	Libsyn	42
80	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	13	Megaphone	69
81	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
82	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	Political Voices Network	News	262	ART19	53
83	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	513	Libsyn	69
84	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	713	Captivate	43
85	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
86	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	210	Spreaker	43
87	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
88	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
89	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	36	Simplecast	73
90	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	370	Unknown	43
91	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	237	mave	79
92	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	316	Podbean	38
93	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	11	Substack	43
94	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
95	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	36	Podbean	37
96	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	46	Megaphone	38
97	The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute	The MirYam Institute	Government	241	Buzzsprout	62
98	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
99	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
100	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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