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 07 Jan 2026

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01/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 344

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:43:30

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (7 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
3	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
8	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
9	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
10	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
11	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
12	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
13	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
14	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
15	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
17	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
18	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
19	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
21	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
23	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
25	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
26	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
27	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
28	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
29	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
31	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	73
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
34	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
35	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
36	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
37	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
38	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
39	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
40	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
41	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
42	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
43	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
44	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
45	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
46	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
47	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
48	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
49	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
50	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
51	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
52	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
53	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
54	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
55	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	121	Buzzsprout	48
56	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
57	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
58	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
59	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
60	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
61	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
62	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
64	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
65	Calendar Call	CT Judicial Branch	Government	52	Unknown	43
66	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
67	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
68	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
69	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
70	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
71	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
72	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
73	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
74	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
75	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
76	Forking Off	Forking Off	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	53
77	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
78	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
79	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
80	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
81	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
82	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
83	Tiffin Talk - The Official Podcast of the City of Tiffin, Iowa	Hosts: Mayor Tim Kasparek and Mayor Pro Tem Tim Orris	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	32
84	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
85	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
86	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	193	Transistor	63
87	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
88	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
89	Mission: Texas	Kate Rumsey & Alex Clark	Government	0	Zencastr	33
90	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
91	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	59	Libsyn	38
92	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
93	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	28	Libsyn	53
95	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
96	Transparency Talks	Federal Bureau of Prisons	Government	11	Buzzsprout	58
97	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
98	Criminal Law Department Presents	The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
99	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
100	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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