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 Oct 2025

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10/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 405

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:46:06

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
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	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
6	Dismantling DEI	Goldwater Institute	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	48
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
11	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
12	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
13	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
15	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
16	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
18	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
19	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
20	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
21	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
24	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
25	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
26	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
27	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
28	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
29	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
30	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
31	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
32	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
33	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
34	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
35	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
36	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
37	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
38	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
39	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
40	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
41	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	21
42	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
43	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
44	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
45	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
46	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
47	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
48	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
49	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
50	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
51	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
52	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	56	Simplecast	79
53	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
54	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
55	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
56	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
57	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
58	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
59	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
60	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
61	EpiscoPols	The Episcopal Church	Government	26	Megaphone	89
62	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
63	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
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	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
66	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
67	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
68	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1663	Unknown	43
69	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
70	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
71	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	101	Buzzsprout	57
73	56: A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Podcast	Pinellas County Sheriff's Office	Government	31	RSS.com	47
74	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
75	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
76	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	543	Libsyn	58
77	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
78	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
79	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
80	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
81	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
82	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
83	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
84	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
85	Oral Arguments for the Supreme Court of the United States	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
86	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
87	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
88	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
89	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
90	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
91	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
92	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
93	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
94	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	269	Acast	94
95	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
96	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
97	The United States Constitution	The U.S. Constitution	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	48
98	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
99	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
100	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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