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 août 2026

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08/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 354

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:43:15

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Omny Studio (8 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
5	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
6	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
12	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
13	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
14	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
15	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
16	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
17	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
20	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
21	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
24	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
26	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
27	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
28	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
29	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
30	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
31	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
32	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
33	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
34	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
35	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
36	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	99	Buzzsprout	57
37	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
38	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
39	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
40	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
41	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
42	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
43	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
44	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
45	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
46	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
47	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	52	Spotify for Podcasters	43
48	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
49	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
50	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
51	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
52	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
53	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
54	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
55	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
56	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
57	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
58	Directly Current: EVs for All America	EVs for All America	Government	45	Audioboom	58
59	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
60	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
61	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
62	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
63	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
64	Santa Clarita Voices	City of Santa Clarita	Government	11	Buzzsprout	68
65	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
66	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
67	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
68	FDA Guidance Recap Podcast	U.S. Food and Drug Administration	Government	27	Unknown	27
69	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
70	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	13	Buzzsprout	68
71	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
72	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
73	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
74	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
75	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
76	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
77	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
78	Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer	Center for Public Health Systems	Government	10	Megaphone	73
79	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
80	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	Perigee	U.S. Space Force	Government & Organizations	18	Unknown	38
82	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	Libsyn	58
83	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
84	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
85	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
87	Sentencing Practice Talk	United States Sentencing Commission	Government	27	Unknown	43
88	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
89	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
90	Inside the Business of Government	cdolgas	Government	1	Podbean	52
91	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
92	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
93	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
94	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	721	Captivate	53
95	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
96	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
97	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
98	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
99	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
100	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64

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