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 oct. 2025

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10/17/2025

Average data

Episodes: 404

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:18

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1904	Megaphone	53
6	Dismantling DEI	Goldwater Institute	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	48
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
10	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
11	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
12	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
13	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
16	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
17	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
18	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
19	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
20	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	902	RSS.com	42
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
24	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
25	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
28	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
31	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
32	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	314	Simplecast	73
33	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
34	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
35	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
36	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
37	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
38	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
39	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
40	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	907	Megaphone	38
41	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
42	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
43	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
44	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
46	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	50	Simplecast	79
47	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
48	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
49	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
50	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
51	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
52	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
53	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
54	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
55	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
56	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
57	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
58	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
59	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
60	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
61	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
62	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
63	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
64	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
65	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
66	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
67	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
68	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
69	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	63	Libsyn	69
70	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
71	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
72	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1087	Megaphone	48
73	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
74	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	526	Libsyn	58
75	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government & Organizations	1629	Unknown	43
76	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	238	Buzzsprout	83
77	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
78	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
79	56: A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Podcast	Pinellas County Sheriff's Office	Government	31	RSS.com	47
80	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
81	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
82	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	43
83	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
85	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
86	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
87	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
88	Oral Arguments for the Supreme Court of the United States	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
89	EpiscoPols	The Episcopal Church	Government	26	Megaphone	89
90	Military OneSource Podcast	Military OneSource	Government & Organizations	201	Unknown	48
91	North Dakota Outdoors Podcast	North Dakota Game and Fish Department	Government	106	Simplecast	42
92	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
93	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
94	Life With Tori Samone	torigoldentg	Government	36	Podbean	48
95	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
96	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
97	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
98	The Public Philosopher	BBC Radio 4	Government	17	BBC	33
99	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
100	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	193	Transistor	63

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