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 Aug 2026

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08/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 373

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:42:42

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 (21 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Omny Studio (10 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
4	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
9	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
10	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
11	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
12	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
13	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
14	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
15	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
19	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
20	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
23	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
25	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
26	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
27	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
28	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
29	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
31	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
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	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
36	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
37	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	316	RSS.com	52
38	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
39	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
40	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
41	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	Santa Clarita Voices	City of Santa Clarita	Government	11	Buzzsprout	68
44	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
45	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
46	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
47	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
48	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
49	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
50	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
51	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
52	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
53	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
54	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	21
55	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
56	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
57	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
58	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
59	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
60	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
61	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
62	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
63	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
64	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
65	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
66	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
67	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
68	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
69	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
70	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
71	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
72	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
73	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
74	Saturday Morning Update with Rick Fowler	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
75	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
76	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
77	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
78	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
79	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
80	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
81	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	242	StreamGuys	27
82	Case By Case: A Legal Podcast	Klare Marie Essad	Government	40	Libsyn	47
83	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
84	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	77	Castos	38
85	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
86	Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life	PolicyLink	Government	14	Omny Studio	58
87	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
88	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	19	Substack	43
89	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
90	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
91	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
92	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
93	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
94	In The Tank	The Heartland Institute	Government	193	Transistor	63
95	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	417	Megaphone	49
97	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
98	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
99	Fever Dreams	The Daily Beast	Government	120	Megaphone	73
100	Cyber Focus: Cybersecurity, National Security, and Critical Infrastructure	Frank Cilluffo / McCrary Institute	Government	2	Libsyn	52

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