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 10 janv. 2026

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01/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 325

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:43:24

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (5 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Omny Studio (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 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	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
8	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
9	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
10	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
11	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
12	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
13	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
17	The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast	Jeff Morey	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	48
18	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
19	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
21	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
22	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
23	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
24	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
25	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
26	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
27	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
28	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
29	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
30	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
31	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
32	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
33	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
34	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
35	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
36	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
37	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
38	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
39	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
40	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
41	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
42	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
43	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	22	Captivate	48
44	Guardian Mindset Podcast	Attorney Eric Daigle	Government	51	Castos	38
45	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
46	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
47	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
48	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
49	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
50	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	73
51	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
52	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
53	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
54	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
55	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
56	The Pluralist Podcast - with Orly Erez-Likhovski and Rabbi Josh Weinberg	Orly Erez-Likhovski	Government	10	Unknown	52
57	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
58	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
59	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
60	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
61	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
62	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
63	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
64	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	18	Simplecast	53
65	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	24	Simplecast	58
66	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
67	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
68	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
69	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
70	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
71	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
72	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
73	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
74	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
75	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
76	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	193	Transistor	63
77	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
78	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	121	Buzzsprout	48
79	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
80	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
81	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
82	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
84	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
86	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
88	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
89	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
90	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
91	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
92	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
93	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
94	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
95	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
96	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
97	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
98	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	28	Libsyn	53
99	Transparency Talks	Federal Bureau of Prisons	Government	11	Buzzsprout	58
100	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32

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