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 14 Feb 2026

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02/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 369

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:44:42

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. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Official FBI (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2774	Megaphone	38
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1976	Megaphone	53
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
9	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
11	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	15	Omny Studio	63
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
13	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
14	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
15	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
16	Running Into the Fire	Terri Hasdorff	Government	1	Podetize	79
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
18	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
19	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
20	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
21	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
22	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
24	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
25	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
28	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
29	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
30	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	13	Simplecast	69
31	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
32	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
33	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
34	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
35	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
36	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
39	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
40	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
41	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
42	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
43	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
44	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
45	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
46	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
47	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
48	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
49	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	941	Buzzsprout	63
50	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
51	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	47
52	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	55	Megaphone	48
53	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
54	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
55	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
56	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
57	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
58	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
59	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
60	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	942	Megaphone	38
61	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
62	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
63	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
64	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
65	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
66	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
67	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	327	Simplecast	73
68	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
69	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	546	Libsyn	58
71	Inside Roswell	City of Roswell, Georgia	Government	29	Spotify for Podcasters	48
72	Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig	Lawrence Lessig	Government	168	Simplecast	48
73	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
74	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
75	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
76	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
77	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
78	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
79	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
80	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	25	Captivate	48
81	The County Compass	Columbia County, GA	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
83	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
84	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	270	Acast	94
86	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
87	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
91	Public Works Podcast	Joseph Blackman	Government	418	Spreaker	32
92	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
93	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
94	CODE RED	Secure America Now	Government	100	Podbean	43
95	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
96	Real State	CSG South	Government	3	Spreaker	74
97	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
98	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
99	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
100	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48

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