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 2026

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10/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 345

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:52

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Official FBI (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	442	Audioboom	63
3	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	250	Podetize	63
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	332	RedCircle	58
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2732	Megaphone	38
7	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	44	Simplecast	79
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1948	Megaphone	53
10	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	48	Omny Studio	52
12	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	34	Megaphone	48
13	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	90	Spreaker	54
14	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
15	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	236	Omny Studio	73
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	384	Megaphone	53
17	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	12	Omny Studio	53
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	100	Simplecast	32
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	916	RSS.com	42
21	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
22	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
23	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
24	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	314	Megaphone	63
25	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	152	Megaphone	48
26	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	271	Libsyn	58
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	93	Simplecast	52
29	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
30	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
31	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
32	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	471	Megaphone	49
33	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1979	BBC	43
34	From the Source with Wade Crowfoot	California Natural Resources Agency	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
36	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1107	Megaphone	48
37	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	254	Simplecast	73
38	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
39	Not My Narrative	Straw Hut Media	Government	2	Megaphone	53
40	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
41	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	54	Simplecast	79
42	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
43	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
44	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	931	Buzzsprout	63
45	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	240	StreamGuys	27
46	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
47	Rural Route Realities	James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers	Government	4	Podbean	63
48	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
49	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	677	Libsyn	58
50	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	43
52	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
53	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
54	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	313	Megaphone	63
55	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
56	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
57	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1650	Unknown	43
58	Administrative Remedies	Gwendolyn Savitz and Marc Roark	Government	44	RSS.com	78
59	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
60	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
61	Talking Charleston	City of Charleston, SC	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
62	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
63	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	929	Megaphone	38
64	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
65	Second Reading Podcast	Second Reading Podcast	Government	267	Unknown	38
66	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	379	Unknown	43
67	Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer	Center for Public Health Systems	Government	11	Megaphone	63
68	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	50	Megaphone	48
69	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
70	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48
71	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
72	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
73	The Constitutionalist	Benjamin Kleinerman, Tony Bartl	Government	72	Simplecast	69
74	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
75	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	214	Simplecast	59
76	California City News Podcast	CityNews	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	11
77	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	162	Megaphone	38
78	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
79	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
80	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	26	Simplecast	68
81	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	322	Simplecast	73
82	Sentencing Practice Talk	United States Sentencing Commission	Government	28	Unknown	43
83	State Bar of Texas Podcast	Legal Talk Network	Government	235	Megaphone	48
84	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
85	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
86	Space Strategy	Space Pod	Government	63	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	The Soldier for Life Podcast	U.S. Army Soldier for Life	Government	176	Libsyn	27
88	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	210	Unknown	58
89	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
90	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	40	Libsyn	48
91	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
92	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
93	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
94	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
95	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	829	Libsyn	27
96	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
97	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	576	Podbean	32
98	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
99	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
100	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A

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