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 août 2026

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08/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 365

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:52

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
7	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
8	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
9	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
10	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
12	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
13	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
14	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
15	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
19	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
20	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
21	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
22	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
23	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
25	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
26	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
29	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
30	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
31	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
32	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
35	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
36	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
37	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
38	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
39	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
40	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
41	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
42	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
43	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
44	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
45	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
46	Chula Vista CityCast	The City of Chula Vista	Government	1	Buzzsprout	52
47	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
48	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
49	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
50	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
51	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
52	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
53	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
54	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
55	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
56	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
57	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
58	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
59	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
60	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
61	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
62	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
63	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
64	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
65	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
66	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
67	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	99	Buzzsprout	57
68	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
69	Saturday Morning Update with Rick Fowler	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
70	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
71	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	22	Captivate	48
72	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
73	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
74	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
75	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	74	Captivate	63
76	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
77	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
78	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
79	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
80	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
81	U.S. Army History and Heritage Podcast	U.S. Army Center of Military History	Government & Organizations	64	Unknown	27
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
83	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
84	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
85	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
86	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
87	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
88	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
89	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
90	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
91	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
92	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	68	Podbean	43
93	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
94	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
95	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58
96	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
97	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
98	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
99	The Soldier for Life Podcast	U.S. Army Soldier for Life	Government	176	Libsyn	27
100	Case By Case: A Legal Podcast	Klare Marie Essad	Government	40	Libsyn	47

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