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 13 Feb 2025

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02/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 407

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:04

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

4. TYT Network (3 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
2	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
4	The Young Turks	TYT Network	News	2266	Megaphone	53
5	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
6	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
9	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
10	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
11	The Damage Report with John Iadarola	TYT Network	News	1986	Megaphone	38
12	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
13	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
14	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
15	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
16	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	918	RSS.com	42
18	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
19	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
20	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
21	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
22	American Potential	American Potential	News	477	Podbean	68
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
24	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	457	Megaphone	58
25	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
26	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
27	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	258	Acast	69
30	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
31	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
34	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
35	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
36	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
37	Command and Control	Peter Roberts	Government	50	Libsyn	73
38	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
39	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1981	BBC	43
40	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
41	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
42	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
43	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
44	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
45	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
46	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	58	Buzzsprout	48
47	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
48	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
49	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
50	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
51	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
52	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	95	Megaphone	59
53	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
54	City Journal Audio	Manhattan Institute	Government	515	Libsyn	43
55	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	114	Megaphone	43
56	The Merge	The Merge	Government	67	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	76	Spotify for Podcasters	17
58	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
59	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
60	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	215	Simplecast	59
61	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	PolitiGood	Tim Fullerton, Rachel Parker	Government	11	Simplecast	63
63	Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey	TYT Network	Government	1212	Megaphone	38
64	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	301	Acast	48
65	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	210	Unknown	58
66	Pineland Underground	USAJFKSWCS, Ash Holzmann, Derek Riley, Jason Gambardella	Government	91	Simplecast	53
67	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
68	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
69	APWU Podcast	APWU	Government	25	Podbean	42
70	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
71	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
72	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	163	Megaphone	38
73	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
74	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	93	Simplecast	52
75	Battleline Podcast	Kris "Tanto" Paronto & Ian Scotto	Government	322	Simplecast	58
76	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	934	Megaphone	38
77	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
78	Cap Chat Texas	Stephanie Chiarello, David Mintz	Government	31	Simplecast	63
79	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
80	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
81	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
82	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
83	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	40	Megaphone	38
85	Big Take, Midterms 2026	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	48
86	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
87	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	59	Megaphone	38
88	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
89	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
90	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
91	Democracy's Chief Executive	Peter M. Shane	Government	33	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
93	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
94	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1111	Megaphone	48
96	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
97	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
98	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
99	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	540	Libsyn	63
100	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	577	Podbean	32

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