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 16 Jan 2026

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01/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 387

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:43:23

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. Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (14 shows)

3. Omny Studio (11 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	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	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	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
8	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
9	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
10	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
11	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
12	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
13	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
14	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
17	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	47
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
20	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
21	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
22	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
23	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
24	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
25	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
28	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
29	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
30	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
31	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
32	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
33	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
34	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
35	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
36	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
37	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
38	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
39	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
40	Community Catalysts	Matt Lehrman	Government	119	Libsyn	78
41	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
42	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
43	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
44	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
45	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
46	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
47	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
48	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
49	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
50	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
51	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
52	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
53	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
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	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
57	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
58	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
59	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
60	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
61	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	63	Libsyn	38
62	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
63	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
64	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
65	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
66	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
67	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
69	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
70	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
71	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
72	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
73	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
74	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
75	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
76	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
77	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1663	Unknown	43
78	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
79	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	42	Libsyn	48
80	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
81	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
82	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
83	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
84	Jake for the State Podcast	Jake A Merrick	Government	90	Libsyn	52
85	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
86	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
87	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
88	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
89	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
90	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
91	Political Playlist Happy Hour	Political Playlist	Government	231	Spotify for Podcasters	28
92	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
93	The Executive Shift with Kim Borchers	Kim Borchers	Government	1	Libsyn	58
94	Guardian Mindset Podcast	Attorney Eric Daigle	Government	51	Castos	38
95	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
96	Economics for Inclusive Prosperity	Ralph Ranalli, Economics for Inclusive Prosperity	Government	1	Simplecast	52
97	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
98	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
99	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
100	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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