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 20 Apr 2025

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04/20/2025

Average data

Episodes: 343

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:44:13

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

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

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Unknown (7 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
3	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
5	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
7	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
8	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
10	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
11	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
12	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
13	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
14	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
15	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
17	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
19	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
20	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
21	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
23	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
24	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
26	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
27	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
28	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
29	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
30	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
31	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
32	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
33	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
34	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
35	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
36	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
37	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
38	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
39	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
40	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
41	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
42	Box Alarm - Awakening America	Curt Weldon	Government	6	Podbean	42
43	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
44	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
45	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
46	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
48	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
49	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
50	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
51	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	97	Megaphone	59
52	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	941	Megaphone	38
53	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
54	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
55	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
56	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
57	Hoosier Health Matters	The Good Trouble Coalition	Government	58	Buzzsprout	48
58	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
59	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
60	The Nevada Wild Podcast	Nevada Department of Wildlife	Government	292	Soundcloud	38
61	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
62	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
63	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
64	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
65	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
66	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
67	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
68	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
69	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
70	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
71	Personnel Matters	Air Force Personnel Center	Government & Organizations	2	Unknown	53
72	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
73	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	940	Buzzsprout	63
74	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
75	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
76	Tennessee Today	Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson	Government	30	Podbean	62
77	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
79	Welcome to Duluth!	Mayor Roger Reinert	Government	1	Libsyn	73
80	Pantsuits and Lawsuits with Attorneys General Kris Mayes and Dana Nessel	Attorneys General Kris Mayes & Dana Nessel	Government	23	Buzzsprout	68
81	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
82	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
83	New Faces of Democracy	Nancy Bynum	Government	79	Captivate	63
84	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
85	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
86	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
87	The National Security Law Podcast	Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck	Government	246	Blubrry	32
88	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
89	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
90	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
91	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
92	پادکست آنارشی \| Anarchy Podcast	پادکست آنارشی	Government	58	Acast	38
93	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
94	内部视角看中国	杜文	Government	11	Firstory	53
95	Power Problems	Cato Institute	Government	211	Acast	43
96	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
97	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1119	Megaphone	48
98	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
99	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	18	Unknown	43
100	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37

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