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 Jul 2026

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07/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 405

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:45:08

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
3	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
9	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
10	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
11	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
12	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
13	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
14	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
15	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
18	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
19	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
20	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
22	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
23	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
24	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
25	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
27	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
28	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
29	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
30	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	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	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
33	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
34	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
35	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
36	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
37	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
38	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
39	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
40	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
41	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
42	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
43	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
44	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
45	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
46	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
47	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
48	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
49	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
50	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
51	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
52	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
53	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
54	Cap Chat Texas	Stephanie Chiarello, David Mintz	Government	31	Simplecast	63
55	Fixing Broke: Consumer Bankruptcy Diary	ConsiderChapter13.org	Government	14	Spotify for Podcasters	33
56	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
57	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
58	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
59	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	316	RSS.com	52
60	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
61	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
62	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
63	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
64	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
65	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
66	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	19	Substack	43
67	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
68	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
69	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
70	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
72	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
73	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
74	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
76	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
77	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
79	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
80	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
81	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
82	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
83	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
84	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
85	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
86	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
87	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
88	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
89	The Air Force Starts Here	Air Education and Training Command	Government & Organizations	73	Unknown	32
90	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
91	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
92	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
93	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
94	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
95	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
96	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	151	Megaphone	43
97	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
98	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
99	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
100	The National Security Law Podcast	Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck	Government	246	Blubrry	32

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