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 08 Jan 2026

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01/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 341

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:44:41

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (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. Omny Studio (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 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	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
6	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
8	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
9	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
10	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
11	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
12	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
13	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
14	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
15	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
16	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
17	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
19	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
20	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
21	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
22	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
24	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
26	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
27	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
28	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
31	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
34	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
35	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
36	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	73
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	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
39	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
40	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
41	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
42	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
43	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
44	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
45	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
46	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
47	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
48	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
49	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
50	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
51	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
52	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
53	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
54	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
55	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
56	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
57	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
58	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	121	Buzzsprout	48
59	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
60	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
61	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
62	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
63	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
64	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
65	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
66	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
67	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
68	Calendar Call	CT Judicial Branch	Government	52	Unknown	43
69	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
70	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
71	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
72	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
73	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
75	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
76	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
77	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
78	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
79	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
80	Transparency Talks	Federal Bureau of Prisons	Government	11	Buzzsprout	58
81	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
82	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
83	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
85	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
86	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
88	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
89	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
90	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
91	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
92	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
93	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	24	Simplecast	58
94	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
95	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
96	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
97	Mission: Texas	Kate Rumsey & Alex Clark	Government	0	Zencastr	33
98	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
99	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
100	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58

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