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 Apr 2025

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04/15/2025

Average data

Episodes: 346

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:42:57

Top 5 authors

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

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

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
3	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
4	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
5	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
8	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
11	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
12	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
13	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
14	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
15	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
16	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
18	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
19	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
20	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
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	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
28	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
29	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
30	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
31	Stories Labels and Misconceptions	Val Barrett & Dr Jeremy Anderson	Government	36	Buzzsprout	73
32	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
33	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
34	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
35	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
36	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
37	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
38	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
39	City Journal Audio	Manhattan Institute	Government	515	Libsyn	43
40	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
41	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
42	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
43	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
44	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
45	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
46	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
47	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	158	Buzzsprout	47
48	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
49	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
50	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
51	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
52	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
53	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
54	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
55	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
56	APWU Podcast	APWU	Government	25	Podbean	42
57	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
58	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
59	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
60	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
61	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
62	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
63	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
64	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
66	内部视角看中国	杜文	Government	11	Firstory	53
67	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
68	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
69	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	59	Buzzsprout	48
70	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
71	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
72	The National Security Law Podcast	Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck	Government	246	Blubrry	32
73	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
74	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
75	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
77	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
78	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
79	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
81	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
82	SouthBound	Tommy Tomlinson	Government	20	Unknown	59
83	Department of Agriculture (USDA) News Details temporarily unavailable	Inception Point Ai	Government	1	Spreaker	59
85	Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA	Chicago Transit Authority	Government	9	Buzzsprout	42
86	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
87	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
88	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
89	The Good Government Podcast	The Good Government Podcast	Government	27	Podbean	37
90	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	327	Simplecast	73
91	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
92	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	680	Libsyn	58
93	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
94	Good Government Show	Valley Park Productions	Government	100	Libsyn	63
95	The Fly-In	New Democrat Coalition	Government	31	Transistor	49
96	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
97	AIPAC	AIPAC	Government	8	Transistor	53
98	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
99	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
100	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58

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