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 05 Jul 2026

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07/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 389

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:45:24

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

4. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
4	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
9	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
10	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	252	Podetize	63
11	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
12	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
13	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	40	Megaphone	48
14	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
15	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
17	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
18	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
19	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
20	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
21	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
22	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
23	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
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	461	Megaphone	58
27	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
28	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
29	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
30	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
31	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
32	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
33	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
34	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
35	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
36	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
37	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
38	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
39	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
40	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
41	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
42	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
43	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
44	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
45	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
46	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
47	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
48	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
49	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
50	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
51	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
52	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
53	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
54	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
55	Our Constitution Details temporarily unavailable	Library of Congress	Government	25	Unknown	38
56	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
57	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
58	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
59	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
60	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
61	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
62	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
63	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	23	Substack	53
64	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	119	BBC	28
65	Air Force Handbook 1	Air Education and Training Command	Government & Organizations	107	Unknown	43
66	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
67	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
68	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
69	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
70	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
71	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
72	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
73	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
74	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
75	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
76	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
79	Cap Chat Texas	Stephanie Chiarello, David Mintz	Government	31	Simplecast	63
80	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	252	Podbean	42
81	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	382	Unknown	43
82	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
83	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
84	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
85	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
86	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	85	Buzzsprout	43
87	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	151	Megaphone	43
88	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
89	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	546	Libsyn	58
90	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
91	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	40	Megaphone	38
92	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
93	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	102	Buzzsprout	57
94	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
95	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
96	Today in Parliament	BBC Radio 4	Government	18	BBC	28
97	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
98	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
99	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
100	Civil Rights for Civil Servants	Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor	Government	7	Captivate	58

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