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 17 Jan 2026

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01/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 358

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:44:30

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

4. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Omny Studio (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
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	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
9	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
10	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
11	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
12	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
13	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	47
14	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
15	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
18	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
19	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
20	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
23	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
24	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
25	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
26	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
27	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
28	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
29	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
30	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
31	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
32	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
33	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
34	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
35	Economics for Inclusive Prosperity	Ralph Ranalli, Economics for Inclusive Prosperity	Government	1	Simplecast	52
36	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
37	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
38	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
39	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
40	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
41	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
42	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
43	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
44	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
45	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
46	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
47	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
48	Community Catalysts	Matt Lehrman	Government	119	Libsyn	78
49	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
50	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
51	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
52	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
53	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
54	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
55	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
56	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
57	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
58	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
59	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
60	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
61	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
62	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
63	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
64	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
65	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
66	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
67	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
68	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
69	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
70	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
71	Beyond the Satchel	Cristal Czajkoski	Government	25	Podbean	48
73	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
74	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
75	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
76	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
77	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
78	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
79	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
80	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
81	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
82	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
83	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
84	56: A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Podcast	Pinellas County Sheriff's Office	Government	31	RSS.com	47
85	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
86	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
87	Political Playlist Happy Hour	Political Playlist	Government	231	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	63	Libsyn	38
89	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
90	Right to the Point	Republican Study Committee	Government	29	Buzzsprout	43
91	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
92	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
93	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	58	Buzzsprout	48
94	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
95	Both Sides of the Aisle	Natalie Gochnour, Shireen Ghorbani, John Dougall	Government	152	Unknown	49
96	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	27	Megaphone	48
97	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
98	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48
99	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
100	Guardian Mindset Podcast	Attorney Eric Daigle	Government	51	Castos	38

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