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 21 Jun 2026

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06/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 354

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:09

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (7 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	Military Retirement Podcast	w/ John McConnell and Victor De La Flor	Government	135	Spotify for Podcasters	47
6	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
9	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
10	American Potential	American Potential	News	465	Podbean	68
11	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
12	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
13	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
14	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
15	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
16	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
17	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
18	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
20	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
22	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
23	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
26	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
27	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
28	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
29	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
30	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
31	Civil Rights for Civil Servants	Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor	Government	6	Captivate	58
32	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
33	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
34	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
35	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
36	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
37	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
38	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
39	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
40	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
41	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
44	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
45	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
46	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	14	Substack	43
47	Who's Gonna Govern?	Colorado Public Radio	Government	39	PRX	54
48	Cap Chat Texas	Stephanie Chiarello, David Mintz	Government	31	Simplecast	63
49	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
50	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
51	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
52	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
53	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
54	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
55	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
56	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	62	Substack	43
57	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
58	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
59	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
60	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
61	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
62	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
63	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
64	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
65	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
66	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
67	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
68	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
69	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
70	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
71	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
72	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
73	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
74	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
75	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
76	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
77	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
78	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
79	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
80	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
81	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
82	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
83	CuriosiD	WDET	Government	93	Unknown	43
84	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	196	PRX	59
85	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
87	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
88	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
89	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
91	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
92	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58
93	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
94	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	20	Captivate	48
95	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	722	Unknown	43
96	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	119	Megaphone	43
97	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
98	Wild	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Government	82	Libsyn	63
99	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	235	StreamGuys	27
100	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69

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