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 Aug 2026

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08/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 398

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:43:49

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

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

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	439	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
4	American Potential	American Potential	News	469	Podbean	68
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1920	Megaphone	53
7	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2690	Megaphone	38
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	29	Megaphone	48
10	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
11	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	38	Simplecast	79
12	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	381	Megaphone	53
13	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
14	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	248	Podetize	63
15	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
16	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	468	Megaphone	49
17	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	265	Libsyn	58
18	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	87	Spreaker	54
19	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
20	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	146	Megaphone	48
22	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
23	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	45	Omny Studio	52
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	907	RSS.com	42
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	453	Megaphone	58
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
30	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
31	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
32	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
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 Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
35	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
36	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
37	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
38	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
39	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
40	Chula Vista CityCast	The City of Chula Vista	Government	1	Buzzsprout	52
41	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	198	PRX	59
42	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	254	Acast	69
43	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	307	RSS.com	52
44	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1970	BBC	43
45	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
46	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	917	Buzzsprout	63
47	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
48	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	202	Megaphone	53
49	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
50	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1094	Megaphone	48
51	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
52	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	92	Megaphone	59
53	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
54	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	914	Megaphone	38
55	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
56	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	308	Megaphone	63
57	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
58	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	573	Podbean	32
59	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	748	Libsyn	37
60	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	376	Unknown	43
61	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	248	Podbean	42
62	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
63	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
64	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
65	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	212	Simplecast	59
66	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
67	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	46	RSS.com	42
68	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
69	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
70	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	161	Megaphone	38
71	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
72	Military OneSource Podcast	Military OneSource	Government & Organizations	201	Unknown	48
73	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	22	Captivate	48
74	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	154	Buzzsprout	47
75	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	529	Libsyn	58
76	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
77	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	78	Podbean	43
78	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
79	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
80	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	100	Buzzsprout	57
82	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
83	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	74	Captivate	63
84	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
85	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
86	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	724	Unknown	43
87	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	68	Libsyn	63
88	USAREUR-AF News Brief	U.S. Army Europe and Africa	Government	76	Spotify for Podcasters	28
89	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
90	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
91	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	43
92	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	28	Simplecast	68
93	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	106	Megaphone	59
94	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	48	Megaphone	48
95	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	825	Libsyn	27
96	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
97	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
98	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	52	Megaphone	38
99	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
100	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	235	Omny Studio	73

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