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 May 2026

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05/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 372

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:43:39

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (3 shows)

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

4. Official FBI (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Omny Studio (11 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	40	Megaphone	48
9	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
11	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
13	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
14	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
16	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
17	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
18	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
19	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
20	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
21	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
22	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
23	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
24	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
25	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
26	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
28	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
29	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	252	Podetize	63
30	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
31	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
34	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
35	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
36	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
37	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
38	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
39	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
40	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
41	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
42	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
43	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
44	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
45	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
46	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
47	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
48	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
49	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
50	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
51	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	25	Captivate	48
52	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
53	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
54	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
55	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	158	Buzzsprout	47
56	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	5	Unknown	52
57	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
58	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
59	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
60	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	15	Omny Studio	63
61	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
62	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
64	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1664	Unknown	43
65	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
66	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
67	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
68	The Thin Line w/ Imran Ali	The Thin Line Podcast	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	22
69	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
70	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
71	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	382	Unknown	43
72	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
73	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
74	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
75	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
76	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
77	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
78	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
79	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
80	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
81	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
82	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
83	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
84	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
85	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
86	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
87	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
88	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
89	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
90	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
91	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
92	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
93	10-41: A UCSO Podcast	Union County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe NC	Government	2	Podbean	68
94	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
95	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	252	Podbean	42
96	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
97	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
98	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
99	Saturday Morning Update with Rick Fowler	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
100	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	417	Megaphone	49

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