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 Sep 2026

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09/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 406

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:42

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 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	2771	Megaphone	38
3	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
8	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
11	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
12	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
13	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
14	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
15	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
17	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
18	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
20	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
21	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
22	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
23	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
24	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
26	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
27	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
28	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
29	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
30	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
31	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	21
32	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
33	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
34	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
35	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
36	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
37	The Weston Way	City of Weston	Government	15	Spotify for Podcasters	28
38	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
39	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
40	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
41	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
42	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
43	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	941	Megaphone	38
44	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
45	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
46	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
48	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
49	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
50	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
51	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
52	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	833	Libsyn	27
53	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
54	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	242	StreamGuys	27
55	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	317	RSS.com	52
56	The Weston Way	The City of Weston	Government	16	N/A	N/A
57	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
58	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
59	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
60	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
61	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
62	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
63	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
64	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
66	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
67	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
68	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
69	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	940	Buzzsprout	63
70	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
71	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
72	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
73	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
74	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
75	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
76	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
77	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	57	Simplecast	79
78	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
79	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
80	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
81	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
82	Politically Speaking	St. Louis Public Radio	Government	1016	StreamGuys	38
83	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	38
84	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
85	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow	Government	120	Zencastr	42
86	Wild	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Government	84	Libsyn	58
87	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
88	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1469	Megaphone	43
89	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
90	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
91	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
92	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
93	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	20	Buzzsprout	68
94	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
95	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
97	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
98	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
99	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
100	The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership	Dr. Steve Morreale - Host - TheCopDoc Podcast	Government	180	Buzzsprout	68

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