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 12 Feb 2026

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02/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 352

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:43:15

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Podbean (6 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	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
9	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
10	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
12	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
13	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
17	Running Into the Fire	Terri Hasdorff	Government	1	Podetize	79
18	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	12	Simplecast	69
19	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
20	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
21	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
22	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
23	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
26	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
27	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
28	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
29	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
30	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
31	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
32	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
33	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
34	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
35	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
36	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
37	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
38	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
39	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
40	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
41	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
42	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
43	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
44	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
45	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	269	Acast	94
46	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
47	Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig	Lawrence Lessig	Government	168	Simplecast	48
48	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
49	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
50	The Merge	The Merge	Government	68	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
52	The County Compass	Columbia County, GA	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	42
53	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
54	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
55	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
56	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
57	Illinois Policy Podcast	Illinois Policy	Government	72	Megaphone	49
58	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
59	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
60	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
61	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
62	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
63	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
64	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
65	The AHIMA HI-Five Policy Podcast	AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
66	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
67	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
68	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
69	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	47
70	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
71	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
72	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
73	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
74	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
75	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
76	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
77	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
78	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
79	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
80	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
81	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
82	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1115	Megaphone	48
83	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
85	Strength in Numbers	Foreign Policy	Government	9	Megaphone	53
86	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
87	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
88	Bozeman Beat	City of Bozeman	Government	2	Libsyn	63
89	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
90	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
91	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
92	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	416	Megaphone	49
93	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
94	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
95	Politics in Question	Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner	Government	183	Simplecast	53
96	VA News Podcast	Department of Veterans Affairs	Government	4	Transistor	48
97	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
98	On The Road With ADOT	ADOT	Government	116	Buzzsprout	38
99	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
100	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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