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 May 2025

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05/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 329

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:42:01

Top 5 authors

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

2. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

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

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Unknown (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 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	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
7	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1976	Megaphone	53
9	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2774	Megaphone	38
10	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
11	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
13	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
14	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
16	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
17	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
19	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
20	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
21	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
22	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
24	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
25	Democracy Works	Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy	Government	335	Simplecast	63
26	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
27	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
28	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
29	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
30	Reimagining Citizenship by Pantsuit Politics	Pantsuit Politics	Government	4	Substack	53
31	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
32	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
33	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
34	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
35	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
36	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	941	Buzzsprout	63
37	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
38	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
39	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
40	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
41	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
42	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
43	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
44	Pints & Diplomacy	Pints & Diplomacy	Government	64	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	Law and Order: BUX	Bucks Co. Sheriff's Office	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	38
46	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
47	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
48	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	942	Megaphone	38
49	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
50	Hello Hillsborough	Hillsborough County	Government	20	Podbean	58
51	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
52	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
53	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
54	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
55	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
56	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
57	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
58	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
59	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
60	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
61	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
62	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
63	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
64	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
65	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
66	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
67	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
68	FINRA Unscripted	FINRA	Government	66	Simplecast	58
69	Ray Appleton	KMJ Now \| Cumulus Media Fresno	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
70	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
71	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
72	Go Time in Fort Worth with Mayor Mattie Parker	Mayor Mattie Parker	Government	63	Simplecast	N/A
73	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
74	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
76	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
77	Mosaics	Idaho Office For Refugees \| SB Studios	Government	49	Castos	73
78	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	102	Buzzsprout	57
79	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
80	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
81	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
82	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
84	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
85	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
86	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
88	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
89	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
90	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	77	Spotify for Podcasters	17
91	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
92	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
93	The Volley Chief	Chief David Lenart	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	69
94	The Smart Nonprofit Master Class	NonprofitWebsites.com	Government	17	Soundcloud	49
95	Campbell County Insider	Campbell Media	Government	62	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	U.S. Army History and Heritage Podcast	U.S. Army Center of Military History	Government & Organizations	66	Unknown	27
97	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
98	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
99	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
100	Thinking Inside the Box - The Gauntlet	Fort Irwin Operations Group	Government & Organizations	40	Unknown	42

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