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 May 2026

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05/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 381

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:44:30

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1904	Megaphone	53
5	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	35	Simplecast	79
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	American Potential	American Potential	News	466	Podbean	68
9	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
10	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
12	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
13	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
14	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
15	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
16	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
17	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
18	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
19	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
20	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
21	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
22	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
23	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
24	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
25	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
26	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	902	RSS.com	42
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
31	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
32	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
35	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
36	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	314	Simplecast	73
37	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
38	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
39	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
40	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
41	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
42	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	22	Captivate	48
43	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
44	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
45	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
46	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
47	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	907	Megaphone	38
48	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
49	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
50	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
51	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
52	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
53	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
54	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
55	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
56	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
57	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
58	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
59	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
60	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
61	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
62	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
63	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
64	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	374	Unknown	43
65	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
66	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
67	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
68	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
69	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	723	Unknown	43
70	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
71	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
72	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
73	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
74	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
75	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1087	Megaphone	48
76	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
77	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	526	Libsyn	58
78	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
79	Lawfare No Bull	Lawfare	Government	100	Acast	43
80	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
81	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	9	Unknown	38
82	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
83	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
84	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	247	Podbean	42
85	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
86	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
87	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
88	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
89	First and Main	City of Winston-Salem	Government	13	Buzzsprout	73
90	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
91	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
92	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
93	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
94	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	Wild	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources	Government	84	Libsyn	58
96	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
97	CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast	Colin Slade & Reed Gann	Government	136	Kajabi	42
98	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
99	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	47
100	Today in Parliament	BBC Radio 4	Government	12	BBC	28

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