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 May 2026

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05/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 408

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:45:29

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. Official FBI (2 shows)

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

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
3	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	40	Megaphone	48
10	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
13	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
14	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
15	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
16	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
17	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
20	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
21	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
23	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
24	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
25	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
26	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	25	Captivate	48
27	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
30	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
31	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
34	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	252	Podetize	63
35	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
36	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
37	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
38	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
39	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
40	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
41	The Thin Line w/ Imran Ali	The Thin Line Podcast	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	22
42	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
43	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
44	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
45	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
47	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	5	Unknown	52
48	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
49	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
50	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
51	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
52	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
53	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
54	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
55	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
56	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
57	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
58	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
59	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
60	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
61	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
62	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
63	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	158	Buzzsprout	47
64	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
65	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
66	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
67	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	252	Podbean	42
68	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
69	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
70	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
71	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
72	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
73	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
74	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
75	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
76	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
77	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
78	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	15	Omny Studio	63
79	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
80	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
81	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
82	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
83	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	730	Captivate	53
84	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
85	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
86	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
87	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
88	10-41: A UCSO Podcast	Union County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe NC	Government	2	Podbean	68
89	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	119	BBC	28
90	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
91	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
92	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
93	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	40	Podbean	37
94	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1664	Unknown	43
95	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	327	Simplecast	73
96	Spilling the T	Spilling the T	Government	31	Soundcloud	49
97	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	382	Unknown	43
98	Who Belongs?	Othering and Belonging Institute	Government	63	Pinecast	69
99	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
100	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48

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