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 18 Feb 2026

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02/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 346

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:55

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. Official FBI (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	436	Audioboom	63
2	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2672	Megaphone	38
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
5	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
6	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1908	Megaphone	53
9	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	44	Omny Studio	52
11	American Potential	American Potential	News	467	Podbean	68
12	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	144	Megaphone	48
13	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	904	RSS.com	42
15	Fiasco Details temporarily unavailable	Pushkin Industries	Government	47	Omny Studio	69
16	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	85	Spreaker	54
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
18	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
19	Running Into the Fire	Terri Hasdorff	Government	1	Podetize	79
20	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
21	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
22	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
23	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1967	BBC	43
24	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	350	Libsyn	68
25	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
26	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
27	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
28	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
29	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	467	Megaphone	49
30	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
31	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
32	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
33	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
34	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
35	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
36	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
37	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	252	Simplecast	73
38	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
39	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
40	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	264	Libsyn	58
41	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
44	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
45	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	305	Megaphone	63
46	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	51	Megaphone	38
47	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
48	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
49	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
50	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
51	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
52	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
53	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
54	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	109	Megaphone	43
55	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
56	Not Quite Quorum	Laura Bergus and Oliver Weilein	Government	39	Squarespace	58
57	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	212	Simplecast	59
58	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
59	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
60	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
61	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
62	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
63	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
64	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	914	Buzzsprout	63
65	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
66	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
67	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
68	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
69	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
70	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	527	Libsyn	58
71	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
72	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	47
73	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
74	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
75	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
76	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	909	Megaphone	38
77	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
78	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
79	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	823	Libsyn	27
80	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	24	Simplecast	58
81	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1088	Megaphone	48
82	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
83	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	9	Simplecast	69
84	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
85	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
86	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
87	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	50	Simplecast	79
88	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
89	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
90	State Bar of Texas Podcast	Legal Talk Network	Government	230	Megaphone	48
91	State and Federal Law	Ethical Badge	Government	81	RSS.com	68
92	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	122	Buzzsprout	48
93	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
94	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	The Good Judge-ment Podcast	Government	197	Soundcloud	38
95	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
96	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	68
97	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	38	Megaphone	38
98	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
99	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
100	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53

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