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 Aug 2026

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08/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 364

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:44:47

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Omny Studio (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
3	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
6	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
7	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2774	Megaphone	38
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1976	Megaphone	53
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
11	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
13	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
14	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
15	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
16	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
17	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
18	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
20	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
28	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
31	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
34	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
35	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
36	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
37	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
38	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
39	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
40	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
41	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
42	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
43	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	941	Buzzsprout	63
44	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	102	Buzzsprout	57
45	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
46	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
47	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	317	RSS.com	52
49	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
50	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
51	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
52	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
53	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
54	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
55	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
56	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
57	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	21
58	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
59	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	942	Megaphone	38
60	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
61	Future of Conservation	NCTC Podcasts	Science & Natural Sciences	13	Unknown	49
62	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
63	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
65	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
66	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	119	BBC	28
67	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
68	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
69	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
70	Inside the Business of Government	Baroni Center for Government Contracting	Government	4	Podbean	47
71	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
72	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
73	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	38
74	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
75	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
76	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
77	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	93	Megaphone	38
78	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
79	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
80	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
81	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
82	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
83	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
84	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
85	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
86	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
87	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
88	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
89	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
90	Regent Israel Institute Podcast	Regent Israel Institute	Government	97	Spotify for Podcasters	37
91	Medicaid Leadership Exchange	Center for Health Care Strategies and the National Association of Medicaid Directors	Government	28	Blubrry Podcasting	48
92	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
93	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
94	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
95	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	546	Libsyn	58
96	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	680	Libsyn	58
97	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
98	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
99	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	21	Substack	53
100	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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