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 09 Mar 2025

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03/09/2025

Average data

Episodes: 431

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:43:05

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

3. TYT Network (3 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	441	Audioboom	63
2	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Young Turks	TYT Network	News	2249	Megaphone	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1930	Megaphone	53
8	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
9	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
10	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
11	The Damage Report with John Iadarola	TYT Network	News	1965	Megaphone	38
12	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2705	Megaphone	38
13	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
14	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	155	Buzzsprout	47
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	88	Spreaker	54
16	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
17	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
18	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
19	American Potential	American Potential	News	471	Podbean	68
20	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
21	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
22	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
23	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	267	Libsyn	58
25	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
26	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	454	Megaphone	58
28	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
29	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	111	Megaphone	43
30	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
31	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	910	RSS.com	42
32	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	150	Megaphone	43
33	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
34	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
35	City Journal Audio	Manhattan Institute	Government	515	Libsyn	43
36	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
37	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
38	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1973	BBC	43
39	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	62	Megaphone	73
40	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
41	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	202	Megaphone	53
42	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
43	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	469	Megaphone	49
44	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
45	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
46	Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey	TYT Network	Government	1212	Megaphone	38
47	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
48	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
49	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	371	Megaphone	43
50	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
51	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
52	Fever Dreams	The Daily Beast	Government	120	Megaphone	73
53	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
54	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	93	Megaphone	59
55	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
56	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
57	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
58	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
59	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
60	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
61	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	919	Megaphone	38
62	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	199	PRX	59
63	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	319	Simplecast	73
64	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	491	Unknown	52
65	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	74	Captivate	63
66	Building Connections, The ULI Charlotte Podcast	Queen City Podcast Network	Government	11	Megaphone	38
67	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
68	The Merge	The Merge	Government	67	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	161	Megaphone	38
70	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	351	Libsyn	68
71	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
72	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	920	Buzzsprout	63
73	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
74	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
75	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
76	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
77	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
78	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	574	Podbean	32
79	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	826	Libsyn	27
80	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
81	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	725	Unknown	43
82	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
83	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
84	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	235	Omny Studio	73
85	America, Who Hurt You?	Foment Productions	Government	23	Simplecast	79
86	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
87	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
88	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	532	Libsyn	58
89	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	213	Simplecast	59
90	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	749	Libsyn	37
91	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
92	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1638	Unknown	43
93	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	55	Buzzsprout	48
94	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
95	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1099	Megaphone	48
97	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
98	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
99	SouthBound	Tommy Tomlinson	Government	20	Unknown	59
100	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	123	Buzzsprout	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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