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 Oct 2026

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10/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 390

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:51:49

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Omny Studio (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (10 shows)

4. Unknown (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	69	PRX	83
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
3	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	250	Podetize	63
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	36	Megaphone	48
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	46	Simplecast	79
11	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	49	Omny Studio	52
13	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
14	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	13	Omny Studio	63
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
19	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
20	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
21	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	918	RSS.com	42
26	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	154	Megaphone	48
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	316	Megaphone	63
29	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
30	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
31	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
32	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
33	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	93	Simplecast	52
34	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
35	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1981	BBC	43
36	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	55	Simplecast	79
37	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
38	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
39	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	934	Megaphone	38
40	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
41	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
44	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
45	From the Source with Wade Crowfoot	California Natural Resources Agency	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
47	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
48	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
49	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1111	Megaphone	48
50	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
51	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1655	Unknown	43
52	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
53	Rural Route Realities	James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers	Government	4	Podbean	63
55	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	315	RSS.com	52
56	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
57	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	324	Simplecast	73
58	Not My Narrative	Straw Hut Media	Government	3	Megaphone	53
59	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
60	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	210	Unknown	58
61	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	241	StreamGuys	27
62	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
63	Space Strategy	Space Pod	Government	63	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
65	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	215	Simplecast	59
66	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
67	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
68	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	56	Megaphone	38
69	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
70	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
71	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	678	Libsyn	58
72	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
73	Administrative Remedies	Gwendolyn Savitz and Marc Roark	Government	45	RSS.com	78
74	Talking Charleston	City of Charleston, SC	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
76	The Soldier for Life Podcast	U.S. Army Soldier for Life	Government	176	Libsyn	27
77	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	380	Unknown	43
78	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
79	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	26	Simplecast	68
80	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
81	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48
82	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	47
83	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
84	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
85	Second Reading Podcast	Second Reading Podcast	Government	268	Unknown	38
86	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
87	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	831	Libsyn	27
88	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	5	Unknown	52
89	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
90	Sentencing Practice Talk	United States Sentencing Commission	Government	28	Unknown	43
91	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	163	Megaphone	38
92	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	19	Buzzsprout	68
93	Philip Teresi	KMJ	Government	100	Omny Studio	48
94	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	196	Transistor	63
95	网络键政圈 \| 一网打尽全网时事热点讨论	播客fans	Government	384	Ximalaya	43
96	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
97	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	The Life of the Law	Government	185	Unknown	43
98	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	95	Megaphone	59
99	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	40	Megaphone	38
100	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54

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