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 Sep 2026

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09/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 368

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:45:28

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Simplecast (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
6	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
11	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
12	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
13	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
15	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
18	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
19	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
20	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
21	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
22	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
23	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
25	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
28	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
29	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
30	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
31	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
32	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
34	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
35	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
36	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
37	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
38	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
39	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
40	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
41	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
42	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
43	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
44	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
45	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
46	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	235	StreamGuys	27
47	Talkin' Waukesha	City of Waukesha	Government	31	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	Power Plays	Podcaster	Government	78	Simplecast	48
49	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
50	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
51	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
52	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
53	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
54	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
55	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
56	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
57	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	13	Buzzsprout	68
58	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	722	Unknown	43
59	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	99	Buzzsprout	57
60	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Government	113	Zencastr	42
61	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
62	Cheap Talk	Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes	Government	128	Squarespace	63
63	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
64	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
65	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
66	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
67	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
68	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
69	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
70	Regent Israel Institute Podcast	Regent Israel Institute	Government	97	Spotify for Podcasters	37
71	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
72	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
73	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
74	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	49	Simplecast	79
75	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	9	Simplecast	69
76	Constitution Unlocked	Constitution Unlocked	Government	4	Buzzsprout	42
77	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
78	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
79	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
80	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	38	Podbean	37
81	Our Curious Amalgam	American Bar Association	Government	396	Libsyn	68
82	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
83	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
84	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
86	Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast	UK Parliament	Government	383	Soundcloud	32
87	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
88	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
89	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
90	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
91	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
92	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
93	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
94	FINRA Unscripted	FINRA	Government	64	Simplecast	58
95	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69
96	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	Government	197	Soundcloud	38
97	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
98	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
99	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
100	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	217	Spreaker	43

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