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 28 Feb 2026

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02/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 372

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:15

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Omny Studio (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Podbean (7 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	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
4	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
7	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
8	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
10	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	15	Omny Studio	63
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
13	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
14	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
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	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
19	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	252	Podetize	63
20	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
21	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
22	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
23	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
24	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
25	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
26	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
31	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
32	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
33	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
34	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
35	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
36	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
37	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
38	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
39	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
40	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
41	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
42	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
43	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	327	Simplecast	73
44	America, Who Hurt You?	Foment Productions	Government	23	Simplecast	79
45	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
46	Congressional Dish Details temporarily unavailable	Jennifer Briney	Government	354	Libsyn	68
47	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
48	Gov360	Chris Mann	Government	34	Podbean	73
49	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
50	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
51	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
52	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
53	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
54	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
55	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
56	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	61	Megaphone	38
57	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	57	Simplecast	79
58	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	47
59	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
60	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
61	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
62	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
63	Sergeant Major's Situation Report with John Gillette	Spreely Media	Government	55	ART19	38
64	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
65	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	942	Buzzsprout	63
66	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
67	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
68	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	25	Captivate	48
69	Broken Ground	Southern Environmental Law Center	Government	48	Buzzsprout	68
70	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	217	Simplecast	59
71	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
72	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
73	Intel at the Edge	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	32	Simplecast	58
74	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
75	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	13	Simplecast	69
76	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
77	Straight to The Point With Catherine Herridge	L.A. Times Studios	Government	14	Simplecast	58
78	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
79	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	98	Megaphone	59
80	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	11	Unknown	38
81	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
82	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
83	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	731	Unknown	43
84	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
85	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
86	Political Playlist Happy Hour	Political Playlist	Government	279	Simplecast	32
87	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
88	Open Session	Good Fight	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
90	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
92	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	55	Megaphone	48
93	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
95	Maryland Family Matters	Jeff Trimbath, Maryland Family Institute	Government	2	Simplecast	53
96	Running Into the Fire	Terri Hasdorff	Government	1	Podetize	79
97	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
98	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	243	StreamGuys	27
99	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	546	Libsyn	58
100	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32

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