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 Sep 2026

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09/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 351

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:44:10

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

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

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

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Omny Studio (7 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
3	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
6	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
8	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
9	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
10	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
12	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
13	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
14	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
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	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
20	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
21	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
23	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
24	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
30	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
31	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
32	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
33	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
34	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
35	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
36	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
37	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
38	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
39	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
40	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
41	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
42	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
43	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
44	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
45	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
46	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
47	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
48	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	235	StreamGuys	27
49	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
50	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
51	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
52	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
53	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
54	The Weston Way	City of Weston	Government	15	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
56	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
57	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
58	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
59	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
60	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
61	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
62	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
63	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
64	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
65	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
66	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
67	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
68	Cheap Talk	Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes	Government	129	Squarespace	63
69	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
70	Power Plays	Podcaster	Government	78	Simplecast	48
71	Talkin' Waukesha	City of Waukesha	Government	31	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
73	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	49	Simplecast	79
74	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	99	Buzzsprout	57
75	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
76	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
77	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Government	113	Zencastr	42
78	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
79	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
80	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	121	Buzzsprout	48
81	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	Government	197	Soundcloud	38
82	FINRA Unscripted	FINRA	Government	64	Simplecast	58
83	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
84	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
85	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
86	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
87	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
88	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
89	Constitution Unlocked	Constitution Unlocked	Government	4	Buzzsprout	42
90	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
91	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
92	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
93	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
94	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
95	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
96	Meet the Mayor with Murray City	Murray City	Government	1	Buzzsprout	57
97	Politically Speaking	St. Louis Public Radio	Government	998	StreamGuys	38
98	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
99	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	13	Buzzsprout	68
100	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38

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