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 août 2026

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08/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 385

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:43:00

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

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

4. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Omny Studio (12 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	436	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	467	Podbean	68
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1908	Megaphone	53
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	36	Simplecast	79
9	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
10	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
11	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	44	Omny Studio	52
13	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
14	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
15	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
17	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	903	RSS.com	42
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	144	Megaphone	48
20	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	264	Libsyn	58
21	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
22	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
23	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	85	Spreaker	54
26	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
28	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	252	Simplecast	73
29	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
30	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
31	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1966	BBC	43
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	305	Megaphone	63
34	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1088	Megaphone	48
35	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
36	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
37	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
38	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
39	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
40	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
41	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
42	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
43	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	908	Megaphone	38
44	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
45	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
46	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
47	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	467	Megaphone	49
48	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	913	Buzzsprout	63
49	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
50	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
51	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
52	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
53	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
54	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
55	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
56	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
57	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
58	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
59	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
60	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
61	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	722	Captivate	53
62	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
63	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
64	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
66	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
67	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
68	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
69	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
70	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
71	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	63	Libsyn	69
72	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
73	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
74	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
75	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	243	mave	89
76	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
77	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
78	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
79	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	823	Libsyn	27
80	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
81	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
82	Wild	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Government	84	Libsyn	58
83	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
84	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
85	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
86	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
87	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	51	Megaphone	38
88	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
89	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	68	Podbean	43
90	Trooper Talk	Kentucky State Police	Government	5	Unknown	53
91	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69
92	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
93	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
94	Philip Teresi	KMJ	Government	100	Omny Studio	48
95	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
96	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
97	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
98	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
99	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	220	Spreaker	43
100	Mission: Texas	Kate Rumsey & Alex Clark	Government	0	Zencastr	33

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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