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 15 Jan 2026

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01/15/2026

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Episodes: 382

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:45:47

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (10 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
9	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
10	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
11	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
12	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
13	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
15	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
21	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
22	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
23	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
24	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
25	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
26	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
27	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
28	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
29	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
30	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
31	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
32	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
33	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
34	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
35	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
36	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
37	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
38	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
39	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
40	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
41	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	63	Libsyn	38
44	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
45	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
46	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
47	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
48	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
49	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
50	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
51	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
52	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
53	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
54	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
55	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
56	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
57	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
58	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
59	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
60	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
61	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
62	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
63	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
64	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
65	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
66	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
67	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
68	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
69	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
70	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
71	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
72	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
73	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
74	56: A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Podcast	Pinellas County Sheriff's Office	Government	31	RSS.com	47
75	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1663	Unknown	43
76	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
77	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
78	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
79	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
80	North Dakota Outdoors Podcast	North Dakota Game and Fish Department	Government	110	Simplecast	42
81	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
82	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
83	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	26	Simplecast	68
84	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
85	Guardian Mindset Podcast	Attorney Eric Daigle	Government	51	Castos	38
86	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
87	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
88	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
89	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48
90	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
91	Oral Arguments for the Supreme Court of the United States	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
92	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	42	Libsyn	48
93	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
95	SCOTUS Audio	SCOTUS Audio	Government	80	Spotify for Podcasters	53
96	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
97	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
98	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
99	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
100	Directly Current: EVs for All America	EVs for All America	Government	47	Audioboom	58

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