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 23 Jun 2026

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06/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 382

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:25

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. Official FBI (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (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. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	46	Simplecast	79
8	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	69	PRX	83
9	American Potential	American Potential	News	477	Podbean	68
10	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	250	Podetize	63
11	Military Retirement Podcast	w/ John McConnell and Victor De La Flor	Government	138	Spotify for Podcasters	47
12	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
13	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	36	Megaphone	48
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	316	Megaphone	63
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	919	RSS.com	42
18	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
19	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
20	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	154	Megaphone	48
22	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	49	Omny Studio	52
23	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
24	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
25	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	457	Megaphone	58
26	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
27	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
28	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
31	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1982	BBC	43
32	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
33	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
34	Civil Rights for Civil Servants	Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor	Government	7	Captivate	58
35	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
36	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
37	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
38	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
39	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
40	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
41	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
42	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
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	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
45	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
46	Cap Chat Texas	Stephanie Chiarello, David Mintz	Government	31	Simplecast	63
47	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
48	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	577	Podbean	32
49	Who's Gonna Govern?	Colorado Public Radio	Government	39	PRX	54
50	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	210	Unknown	58
51	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
52	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
53	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
54	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
55	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
56	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
57	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
58	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
59	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	258	Acast	69
60	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
61	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
62	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
63	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
64	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	39	Blubrry	73
65	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	540	Libsyn	63
66	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
67	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	934	Megaphone	38
68	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
69	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	95	Megaphone	59
70	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
71	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
72	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
73	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1111	Megaphone	48
74	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	19	Substack	43
75	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
76	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
77	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
78	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
79	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
80	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
81	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
82	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
83	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
84	Curb Enthusiasm	New York City Department of Transportation	Government	21	Buzzsprout	52
85	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
86	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
87	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
88	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	246	mave	89
89	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
90	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	728	Unknown	43
91	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
92	Our Curious Amalgam	American Bar Association	Government	402	Libsyn	68
93	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
94	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
95	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	324	Simplecast	73
96	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1655	Unknown	43
97	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
98	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
99	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
100	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43

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