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 Aug 2026

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08/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 360

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:42:07

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Omny Studio (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
10	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
12	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
13	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
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	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
17	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
18	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
19	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
20	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
23	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
25	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
28	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
29	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
31	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
34	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
35	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
36	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
37	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
38	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
39	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
40	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
41	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
42	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
43	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
44	Santa Clarita Voices	City of Santa Clarita	Government	11	Buzzsprout	68
45	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
46	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
47	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
48	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
49	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
50	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
51	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
52	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
53	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
54	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
55	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
56	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
57	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
58	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
59	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
60	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
61	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
62	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
63	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	235	StreamGuys	27
64	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
65	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
66	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
67	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
68	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
69	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
70	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
71	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
72	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
73	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
74	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
75	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
76	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
77	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
78	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
79	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
80	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
81	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
82	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
83	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
84	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
85	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
86	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
88	Civil Rights for Civil Servants	Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor	Government	6	Captivate	58
89	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	52	Spotify for Podcasters	43
90	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
91	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	721	Captivate	53
92	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
93	Directly Current: EVs for All America	EVs for All America	Government	45	Audioboom	58
94	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	43
95	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
96	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
97	Chris Hand	WTN \| Cumulus Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
98	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
99	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	69	Castos	38
100	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58

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