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 04 mai 2025

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05/04/2025

Average data

Episodes: 319

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:43:04

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (3 shows)

3. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

5. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	436	Audioboom	63
2	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	144	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1908	Megaphone	53
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
9	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
10	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
11	American Potential	American Potential	News	467	Podbean	68
12	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
13	Stories Labels and Misconceptions	Val Barrett & Dr Jeremy Anderson	Government	36	Buzzsprout	73
14	Democracy Works	Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy	Government	332	Simplecast	63
15	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	85	Spreaker	54
16	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
17	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
19	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
20	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
21	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	264	Libsyn	58
22	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
26	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
27	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	252	Simplecast	73
28	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	903	RSS.com	42
29	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
30	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
31	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
32	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
33	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
34	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
35	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
36	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
37	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
38	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
39	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
40	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
41	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
42	The Fly-In	New Democrat Coalition	Government	31	Transistor	49
43	The Franklin Police Department's APB Podcast	Franklin Police Department	Government	15	Pinecast	58
44	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
45	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	109	Megaphone	43
46	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1966	BBC	43
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
48	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	467	Megaphone	49
49	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
50	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
51	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	909	Megaphone	38
52	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1735	Libsyn	43
53	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
54	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
55	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
56	Unlocking California Politics	C.A.R. podcast	Government	30	Soundcloud	43
57	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	315	Simplecast	73
58	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
59	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
61	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
62	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
63	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
64	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
65	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
66	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
67	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
69	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
70	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
71	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
72	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
73	The Foreign Area Officer Podcast	Michael Hill	Government	37	Podbean	37
74	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	54	Buzzsprout	48
75	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
76	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	17
77	FinCrime Unfiltered with Sarah Beth Felix	Illicit Edge	Government	23	Simplecast	68
78	Behind The Scenes With Sheriff Jason Ard	Sheriff Jason Ard	Government	35	Buzzsprout	68
79	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
80	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
81	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
82	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
83	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	747	Libsyn	37
84	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
85	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
86	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	63	Libsyn	69
87	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
88	Gov360	Chris Mann	Government	29	Podbean	73
89	Stark Integrity	Bob Wade	Government	214	Buzzsprout	48
90	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
91	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
92	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
93	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
94	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
95	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
96	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
97	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
100	Power Problems	Cato Institute	Government	211	Acast	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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