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 Aug 2026

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08/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 391

Frequency: every 10 days

Duration: 00:42:06

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Unknown (9 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
7	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
10	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
11	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
12	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
13	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
14	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
15	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
18	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
19	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
20	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
21	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
24	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
25	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
26	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
28	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
29	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
30	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
31	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
32	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
33	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
34	Santa Clarita Voices	City of Santa Clarita	Government	11	Buzzsprout	68
35	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
36	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
37	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
38	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
39	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
40	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
41	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
42	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
43	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
44	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
45	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
46	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
47	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
48	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
49	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
50	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
51	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
52	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
53	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
54	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
55	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
56	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
57	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
58	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
59	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
60	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
61	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
62	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
63	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
64	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
65	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
66	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
67	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
68	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
69	In the Making	Baratunde Thurston, Ashleigh Gardere, Michael McAfee	Government	9	Megaphone	43
70	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	721	Captivate	53
71	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
72	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
73	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	106	Megaphone	59
74	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	14	Substack	43
75	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
76	Chula Vista CityCast	The City of Chula Vista	Government	1	Buzzsprout	52
77	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
78	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
79	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
80	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
81	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
82	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
83	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
84	Directly Current: EVs for All America	EVs for All America	Government	45	Audioboom	58
85	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
86	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
87	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
88	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
89	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
90	Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Auto Tour - Ridgefield, WA Details temporarily unavailable	Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge	Government	2	N/A	N/A
91	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
92	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	43
93	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
94	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
95	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
96	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
97	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
98	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	219	Spreaker	43
99	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
100	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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