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 May 2025

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05/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 357

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:43:54

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. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
2	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
3	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	154	Megaphone	48
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
6	American Potential	American Potential	News	477	Podbean	68
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
9	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
10	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	69	PRX	83
12	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
13	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
14	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
15	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
17	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
18	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
19	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
20	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
21	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
22	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
23	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	918	RSS.com	42
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
25	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
26	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	93	Simplecast	52
27	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	457	Megaphone	58
28	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
29	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
30	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
31	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
32	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
33	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1981	BBC	43
34	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
35	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	728	Unknown	43
36	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
37	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
38	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
39	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
40	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	114	Megaphone	43
42	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
43	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
44	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
45	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
46	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
47	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
48	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
49	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	215	Simplecast	59
50	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
51	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
52	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
53	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
54	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
55	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	95	Megaphone	59
56	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1111	Megaphone	48
57	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
59	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
60	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
61	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
62	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
63	The Daily D.O.G.E. Report	The D.O.G.E. Detective - James R. Laudermilk	Government	49	RSS.com	78
64	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
65	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
66	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
67	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
69	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
70	Democracy Works	Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy	Government	335	Simplecast	63
71	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
72	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
73	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	39	Podbean	37
74	The Randi Rhodes Show	Randi Rhodes	Government	1740	Libsyn	38
75	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
76	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
77	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
79	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
80	FDX ALPA Podcast	FDX ALPA Podcast	Government	100	Blubrry	38
81	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
82	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
83	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
84	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
85	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
86	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	196	Transistor	63
87	State Bar of Texas Podcast	Legal Talk Network	Government	235	Megaphone	48
88	On Future War	Authentic Media	Government	12	Acast	59
89	Pineland Underground	USAJFKSWCS, Ash Holzmann, Derek Riley, Jason Gambardella	Government	91	Simplecast	53
90	Big Take, Midterms 2026	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	48
91	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
92	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	59	Megaphone	38
93	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	200	PRX	59
94	The Fly-In	New Democrat Coalition	Government	31	Transistor	49
95	SASKIA	Sonoro	Government	39	Megaphone	63
96	DIA Connections	Defense Intelligence Agency	Government & Organizations	43	Unknown	43
97	First Home - California	California Department of Real Estate	Government	15	Podbean	63
98	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
99	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	268	Acast	94
100	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73

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