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 03 Jun 2026

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06/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 387

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:44:45

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Omny Studio (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
8	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
9	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
10	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
11	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
12	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
13	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
14	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
15	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
20	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
21	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
22	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
23	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
24	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
25	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
26	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
28	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
29	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
30	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
31	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
32	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
35	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
36	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
37	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
39	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
40	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
41	The Thin Line w/ Imran Ali	The Thin Line Podcast	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	22
42	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
43	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
44	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
45	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	940	Buzzsprout	63
46	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
47	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	20	Buzzsprout	68
48	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1119	Megaphone	48
49	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
50	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
51	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
52	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
53	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
54	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
55	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
56	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	317	RSS.com	52
57	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
58	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
59	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
60	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
61	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
62	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	97	Megaphone	59
63	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
64	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	5	Unknown	52
65	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
66	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
67	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
68	Justice In Action	Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office	Government	21	Buzzsprout	48
69	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
70	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
71	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
72	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
73	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
74	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
75	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
76	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	833	Libsyn	27
77	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
78	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
79	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	941	Megaphone	38
80	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
81	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
82	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
83	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
84	Our Constitution Details temporarily unavailable	Library of Congress	Government	25	Unknown	38
85	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
86	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
87	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
88	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
89	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
90	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	131	Transistor	58
91	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
92	Curb Enthusiasm	New York City Department of Transportation	Government	21	Buzzsprout	52
93	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
94	Books to Battles	School of Advanced Air and Space Studies	Government	56	RSS.com	58
95	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
96	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
97	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
98	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	543	Libsyn	58
99	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
100	The Daniel Mael Show	Daniel Mael	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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