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 Sep 2025

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09/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 353

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:45:45

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Simplecast (10 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
3	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
11	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
13	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
14	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	56	Simplecast	79
15	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
16	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
18	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
19	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
20	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
21	Life With Tori Samone	torigoldentg	Government	36	Podbean	48
22	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
25	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
26	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
27	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
30	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
31	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
32	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
33	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
34	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
35	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
36	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
37	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
38	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
39	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
40	Take 2	KUTV 2News	Government	288	ART19	53
41	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
42	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
43	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
44	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
45	Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture	The Heritage Foundation	Government	276	Spotify for Podcasters	28
46	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
47	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
48	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
49	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
50	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
51	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	77	Castos	38
52	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
53	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
54	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
55	The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League	GOAL	Government	185	Libsyn	47
56	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
57	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
58	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
59	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
60	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
61	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
62	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
63	The Secret Life Of Cookies	The DSR Network	Government	103	Megaphone	49
64	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
65	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
66	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
67	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	39	Podbean	37
68	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
69	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
70	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
71	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
72	Battleline Podcast	Kris "Tanto" Paronto & Ian Scotto	Government	322	Simplecast	58
73	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	CuriosiD	WDET	Government	94	Unknown	43
75	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
76	On The Road With ADOT	ADOT	Government	116	Buzzsprout	38
77	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
78	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
79	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
82	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
83	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
84	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
85	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
86	Intel at the Edge	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	32	Simplecast	58
87	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
88	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
89	Permission To Speak Freely	Damon Leggins and Andamo McCullough	Government	249	Podbean	42
90	Battle of the Branches	Will Baude	Government	7	Simplecast	63
91	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
92	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
93	Brookline.News Podcast	Brookline Interactive Group	Government	20	Pinecast	58
94	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
96	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
97	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
98	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	96	Megaphone	59
99	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
100	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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