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 Oct 2026

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10/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 371

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:51:47

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

3. AEI Podcasts (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
4	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	250	Podetize	63
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2750	Megaphone	38
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	37	Megaphone	48
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	47	Simplecast	79
11	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1960	Megaphone	53
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
13	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	155	Megaphone	48
14	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
15	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
16	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
17	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	13	Omny Studio	63
18	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	49	Omny Studio	52
19	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
20	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	919	RSS.com	42
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	274	Libsyn	58
23	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
26	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1112	Megaphone	48
27	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
28	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
29	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
30	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
31	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
32	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
33	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
34	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
35	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1983	BBC	43
36	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
39	Administrative Remedies	Gwendolyn Savitz and Marc Roark	Government	45	RSS.com	78
40	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
41	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
42	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
43	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
44	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
45	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	201	PRX	59
46	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	934	Megaphone	38
47	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	317	Megaphone	63
48	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	324	Simplecast	73
49	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
50	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
51	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	678	Libsyn	58
52	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
53	Unreasonable Expectations: A 4th Amendment Podcast	James O. Ruane	Government	18	Transistor	52
54	The 80 Million Podcast	The 80 Million	Government	10	Substack	53
55	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	258	Acast	69
56	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1657	Unknown	43
57	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	268	Acast	94
58	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	5	Unknown	52
59	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	55	Simplecast	79
60	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
61	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
62	Understanding Congress	AEI Podcasts	Government	75	Captivate	63
63	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
64	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	935	Buzzsprout	63
65	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
66	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	240	Buzzsprout	83
67	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
68	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
69	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
70	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	416	Megaphone	49
71	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	215	Simplecast	59
72	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
73	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
74	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
75	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
76	The AHIMA HI-Five Policy Podcast	AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
77	The Capitol Forum	The Capitol Forum	Government	161	PRX	53
78	From the Source with Wade Crowfoot	California Natural Resources Agency	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
79	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
80	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	97	Podbean	43
81	Nevada Wild Podcast	Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)	Government	17	Buzzsprout	27
82	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	729	Unknown	43
83	Rural Route Realities	James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers	Government	4	Podbean	63
84	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	316	Megaphone	63
85	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	247	mave	89
86	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	316	RSS.com	52
87	Not My Narrative	Straw Hut Media	Government	3	Megaphone	53
88	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	72	Libsyn	63
89	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
90	State of Gold	Jon Slavet \| California Politics	Government	106	Buzzsprout	63
91	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
92	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
93	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
94	Community Catalysts	Matt Lehrman	Government	119	Libsyn	78
95	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	26	Simplecast	68
96	AuthentiCity FM \| Real Stories. Bold Ideas. Better Communities.	AuthentiCity FM	Government	48	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
98	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
99	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	831	Libsyn	27
100	Dr. Ed Weir: Social Security & Medicare	Dr. Ed Weir	Government	12	Podbean	52

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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