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 Aug 2026

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08/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 400

Frequency: every 10 days

Duration: 00:43:51

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Omny Studio (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (10 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
3	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2774	Megaphone	38
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
6	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1976	Megaphone	53
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
12	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
13	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
14	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
18	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
20	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
21	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
22	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
23	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
25	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
29	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
30	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
31	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
34	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
35	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
36	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
37	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
38	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
39	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	942	Megaphone	38
40	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	21
41	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
42	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	941	Buzzsprout	63
43	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
44	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
45	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
46	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
47	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
48	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
49	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
50	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
51	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
52	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	680	Libsyn	58
53	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
54	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
55	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
56	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
57	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
58	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
60	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
61	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	119	BBC	28
62	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
63	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
64	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
65	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
66	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
67	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
68	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
69	Saturday Morning Update with Rick Fowler	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
70	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
71	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
72	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
73	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
74	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
75	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
76	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
77	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	99	Podbean	43
78	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
79	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
80	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
81	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
82	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
83	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
84	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
85	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
86	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
87	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
88	The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast	Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division	Government	102	Buzzsprout	57
89	State Week	Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III	Government	20	Unknown	43
90	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
91	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
92	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
93	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
94	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
95	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
96	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
97	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	21	Substack	53
98	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
99	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	317	RSS.com	52
100	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32

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