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 22 Jul 2026

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07/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 362

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:45:28

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (3 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. Official FBI (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Omny Studio (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
4	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
9	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
10	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
12	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
13	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
14	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
19	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
20	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
21	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
24	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
25	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
28	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
31	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
32	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
34	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
35	Trooper Talk	Kentucky State Police	Government	6	Unknown	53
36	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
37	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
38	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
39	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
40	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
41	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
43	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
44	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
45	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
46	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
47	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1116	Megaphone	48
48	Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life	PolicyLink	Government	14	Omny Studio	58
49	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
50	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
51	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
52	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
53	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
54	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
55	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
56	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
57	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	38
58	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
59	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
60	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	39	Podbean	37
61	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	50	Simplecast	63
62	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
63	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
64	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
65	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
66	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
67	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	94	Simplecast	52
68	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	316	RSS.com	52
69	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
70	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
71	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
72	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
73	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
74	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
75	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
76	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	99	Podbean	43
77	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	92	Megaphone	38
78	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
80	Guardian Mindset Podcast	Attorney Eric Daigle	Government	51	Castos	38
81	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
82	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
83	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	20	Buzzsprout	68
84	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	269	Acast	94
85	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
86	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
87	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
88	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
89	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
91	FedUpward Podcast - Tips for Federal Government Employees	Love Rutledge	Government	199	Libsyn	47
92	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
93	The Source	David Martin Davies	Government	20	Unknown	43
94	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
95	Politics As Unusual w/Molly Jong-Fast & Rick Wilson	Jesse Cannon	Government	1	Acast	58
96	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
97	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
98	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
99	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
100	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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