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 juil. 2026

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07/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 382

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:44:15

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Omny Studio (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
7	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
8	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
9	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
12	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
13	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
15	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
17	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
19	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
20	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
21	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
22	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
23	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
26	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
28	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
29	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
30	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
31	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
32	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
35	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
36	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
37	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
38	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
39	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
40	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
41	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
42	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
43	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
44	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
45	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
46	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
47	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
48	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
49	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
50	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
51	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
52	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
53	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
54	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
55	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
56	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
57	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
58	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
59	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
60	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
61	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
62	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
63	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
64	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
65	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	14	Substack	43
66	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	38	Megaphone	38
67	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
68	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
69	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
70	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
71	Civil Rights for Civil Servants	Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor	Government	6	Captivate	58
72	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
73	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
74	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
75	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
76	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
77	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
78	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
79	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
80	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	99	Buzzsprout	57
81	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
82	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
83	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
84	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
85	AIPAC	AIPAC	Government	8	Transistor	53
86	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	24	Simplecast	58
87	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
88	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
89	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
90	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
91	Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)	Attorney RJ Dieken, Loki Esq Law, Montana	Government	579	Buzzsprout	58
92	Both Sides of the Aisle	Natalie Gochnour, Shireen Ghorbani, John Dougall	Government	148	Unknown	49
93	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
94	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	235	StreamGuys	27
95	Right of Way	Thomas Hochman, Pavan Venkatakrishnan	Government	10	Simplecast	63
96	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58
97	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
98	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
99	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
100	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33

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