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 Oct 2025

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10/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 374

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:01

Top 5 authors

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

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (10 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	154	Megaphone	48
2	Dismantling DEI	Goldwater Institute	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	48
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	316	Megaphone	63
11	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
12	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	69	PRX	83
13	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
14	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
16	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
17	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
18	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
19	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
20	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
21	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
23	American Potential	American Potential	News	477	Podbean	68
24	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	918	RSS.com	42
25	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	56	Megaphone	38
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
28	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
29	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
31	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
32	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
35	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
36	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	934	Megaphone	38
37	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	114	Megaphone	43
38	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	457	Megaphone	58
39	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
40	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	324	Simplecast	73
41	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
42	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
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	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
45	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
46	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
47	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
48	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
49	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
50	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1981	BBC	43
51	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
52	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
53	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
54	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
55	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	55	Simplecast	79
56	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
57	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
58	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	215	Simplecast	59
59	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
60	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
61	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
62	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	163	Megaphone	38
63	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
64	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
65	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
66	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1655	Unknown	43
67	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
68	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	25	Simplecast	58
69	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
70	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
71	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
72	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
73	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
74	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
75	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
76	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
77	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
78	We Carry This	Medina Baumgart	Government	1	Buzzsprout	79
79	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	750	Libsyn	37
80	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
81	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
82	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
83	EpiscoPols	The Episcopal Church	Government	26	Megaphone	89
84	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	258	Acast	69
85	The Merge	The Merge	Government	67	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	72	Unknown	43
87	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
88	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
89	The Siren Network	The Siren Network	Government	32	Acast	59
90	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
91	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
92	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
93	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
94	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
95	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	50	Simplecast	63
96	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
97	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	95	Megaphone	59
98	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	831	Libsyn	27
99	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
100	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	212	Megaphone	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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