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 Apr 2025

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04/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 370

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:42:28

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
3	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
4	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
7	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
11	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
12	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
13	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
14	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
15	Stories Labels and Misconceptions	Val Barrett & Dr Jeremy Anderson	Government	36	Buzzsprout	73
16	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
17	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
18	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
19	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
20	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
21	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
25	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
26	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
29	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
30	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
31	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
34	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
35	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
36	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
37	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
38	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
39	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
40	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
41	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
42	APWU Podcast	APWU	Government	25	Podbean	42
43	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
44	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
45	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	158	Buzzsprout	47
46	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
47	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
48	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
49	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
50	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
51	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
52	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
53	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
54	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
56	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
57	AIPAC	AIPAC	Government	8	Transistor	53
58	City Journal Audio	Manhattan Institute	Government	515	Libsyn	43
59	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
60	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
61	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
62	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
63	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
64	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
65	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
66	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
67	New Hampshire Uncharted	newhampshireuncharted	Government	5	Podbean	63
68	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
69	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
70	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
71	Big Take, Midterms 2026	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	12	Omny Studio	48
72	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
73	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
75	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
76	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	59	Buzzsprout	48
77	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
78	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	327	Simplecast	73
79	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
80	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
81	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
82	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
83	内部视角看中国	杜文	Government	11	Firstory	53
84	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
85	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
86	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
87	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
88	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
89	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
90	Pineland Underground	USAJFKSWCS, Ash Holzmann, Derek Riley, Jason Gambardella	Government	91	Simplecast	53
91	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	730	Captivate	53
92	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
93	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
94	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
95	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
96	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
97	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
98	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58
99	Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA	Chicago Transit Authority	Government	9	Buzzsprout	42
100	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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