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 24 Jan 2026

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01/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 361

Frequency: every 10 days

Duration: 00:44:14

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (6 shows)

2. The DSR Network (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio (2 shows)

5. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
7	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
8	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
9	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
10	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
11	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
12	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
13	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
14	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
15	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
16	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
19	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
20	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
21	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
22	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
24	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
25	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
26	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
27	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
28	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
29	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
30	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
31	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
32	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
34	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
35	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
36	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	47
37	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
38	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
39	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
40	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
41	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
42	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
43	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
44	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
46	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
47	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
48	Behind The Scenes With Sheriff Jason Ard	Sheriff Jason Ard	Government	35	Buzzsprout	68
49	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
50	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
51	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
52	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
53	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
54	The AHIMA HI-Five Policy Podcast	AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
55	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
56	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
57	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
58	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	27	Megaphone	48
59	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
60	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
61	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
62	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
63	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
64	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
65	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	216	Simplecast	59
66	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
67	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
68	Compass Points	Scott Barker	Government	230	Libsyn	68
69	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	940	Buzzsprout	63
70	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	60	Megaphone	38
71	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	97	Megaphone	59
72	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
73	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	Take Control of your Liberty with Scott Tregurtha	Podgo	Government	7	Simplecast	48
75	The 351	Adam Chapdelaine, John Ouellette	Government	26	Simplecast	68
76	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
77	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
79	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
80	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
81	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	42	Libsyn	48
82	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
83	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	63	Libsyn	38
84	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
85	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	252	Podbean	42
86	Mission: Texas	Kate Rumsey & Alex Clark	Government	0	Zencastr	33
87	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
88	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
89	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	941	Megaphone	38
90	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	197	Transistor	63
91	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
92	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
93	The Soldier for Life Podcast	U.S. Army Soldier for Life	Government	176	Libsyn	27
94	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
95	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
96	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
97	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
98	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
99	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
100	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38

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