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 2026

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04/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:42:29

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Official FBI (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
3	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
4	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
10	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
12	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
13	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
15	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
18	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
19	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
21	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
22	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
23	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
24	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
25	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
26	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
27	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
28	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
29	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
30	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
31	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
32	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
33	The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast	Jeff Morey	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	48
34	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
35	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
36	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
39	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
40	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
41	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
42	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69
43	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
44	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
45	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
46	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
48	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
49	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
50	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
51	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
52	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
53	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
54	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
55	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
56	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
58	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
59	Pine State Politics: In Session	Natalie Emmerson and Larsen Van Horn	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
61	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
62	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
63	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
64	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
65	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
66	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	49	Simplecast	79
67	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
68	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
69	Sergeant Major's Situation Report with John Gillette	Spreely Media	Government	55	ART19	38
70	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
71	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
72	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
73	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
74	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
75	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government & Organizations	1629	Unknown	43
76	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
77	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
78	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
79	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
80	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
81	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
83	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
84	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
85	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
86	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
87	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
88	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	47
89	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	24	Simplecast	58
90	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
91	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
92	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
93	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
94	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
95	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
96	Texas Matters	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
97	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
98	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
99	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
100	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59

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