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 août 2026

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08/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 385

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:45:09

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Official FBI (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Omny Studio (10 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	465	Podbean	68
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	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	1900	Megaphone	53
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
12	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
13	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
14	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
15	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
19	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
20	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
21	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
22	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
23	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
24	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
25	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
26	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
27	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
28	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
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	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
31	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
34	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
35	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
36	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
37	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
38	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
39	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
40	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
41	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
42	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
43	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
44	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
45	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	196	PRX	59
46	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
47	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
48	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
49	Advancing Health	American Hospital Association	Government	714	Captivate	43
50	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
51	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
52	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
53	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
54	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
55	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
56	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	63	Libsyn	69
57	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
58	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	722	Unknown	43
59	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
60	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
61	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
62	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
63	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
64	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
65	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
66	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
67	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	59	Libsyn	38
68	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
69	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
70	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
71	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
72	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
74	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
75	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
76	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	43
77	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58
78	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
79	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
80	The Fly-In	New Democrat Coalition	Government	31	Transistor	49
81	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
82	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
83	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
84	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
85	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
86	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	217	Spreaker	43
87	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
88	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
89	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
90	Wild	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Government	82	Libsyn	63
91	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
92	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
93	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
94	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
95	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	68	Podbean	43
96	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	13	Buzzsprout	68
97	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
98	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
99	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
100	Former Action Guys Podcast	Justin Cramer	Government	292	Spreaker	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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