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 19 Apr 2025

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04/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 327

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:42:09

Top 5 authors

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

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

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	438	Audioboom	63
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	146	Megaphone	48
5	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	329	RedCircle	58
7	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	87	Spreaker	54
10	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1916	Megaphone	53
11	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2684	Megaphone	38
12	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
13	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
14	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
15	American Potential	American Potential	News	469	Podbean	68
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	381	Megaphone	53
17	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
18	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
19	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
20	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
21	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	264	Libsyn	58
23	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
24	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	468	Megaphone	49
25	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
26	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
27	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
28	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	905	RSS.com	42
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	369	Megaphone	43
31	Box Alarm - Awakening America	Curt Weldon	Government	6	Podbean	42
32	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
33	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
34	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
35	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
36	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
37	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
38	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
39	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
40	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
41	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
42	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
43	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
44	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
45	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
46	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
48	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
49	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	54	Buzzsprout	48
50	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	202	Megaphone	53
51	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	912	Megaphone	38
52	Tennessee Today	Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson	Government	30	Podbean	62
53	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	316	Simplecast	73
54	Personnel Matters	Air Force Personnel Center	Government & Organizations	2	Unknown	53
55	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	110	Megaphone	43
56	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
57	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	91	Megaphone	59
58	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
59	New Faces of Democracy	Nancy Bynum	Government	79	Captivate	63
60	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1969	BBC	43
61	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
62	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
63	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
64	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	453	Megaphone	58
65	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	914	Buzzsprout	63
66	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
67	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
68	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
69	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
70	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	212	Simplecast	59
71	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
72	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
73	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
74	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
75	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	307	Megaphone	63
76	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	74	Captivate	63
77	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
78	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
79	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
80	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	122	Buzzsprout	48
81	National Defense Magazine	The National Defense Magazine Staff	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	38
82	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
83	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
84	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
85	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
87	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
88	Democracy in Five Minutes	Paul Manna	Government	14	Podbean	42
89	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
90	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
91	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
92	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	825	Libsyn	27
93	内部视角看中国	杜文	Government	11	Firstory	53
94	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
95	Inside Navy Supply	Naval Supply Systems Command	Government & Organizations	1	Unknown	43
96	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	573	Podbean	32
97	Money Sense	Ellenbecker Investment Group	Government	402	Castos	49
98	Department of Agriculture (USDA) News Details temporarily unavailable	Inception Point Ai	Government	1	Spreaker	59
99	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
100	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53

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