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 29 Sep 2026

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09/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 388

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 01:00:38

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Acast (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	439	Audioboom	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1922	Megaphone	53
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	30	Megaphone	48
8	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2693	Megaphone	38
9	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	248	Podetize	63
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	38	Simplecast	79
11	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	45	Omny Studio	52
13	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
14	Rural Route Realities	James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers	Government	1	Podbean	69
15	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
17	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	87	Spreaker	54
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	907	RSS.com	42
19	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
20	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
21	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
22	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
23	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
24	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
25	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
26	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	147	Megaphone	48
27	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	266	Libsyn	58
28	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	468	Megaphone	49
29	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
30	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	917	Buzzsprout	63
31	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
32	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1095	Megaphone	48
33	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1971	BBC	43
34	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	92	Megaphone	59
35	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	308	Megaphone	63
36	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1630	Unknown	43
37	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	198	PRX	59
38	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
39	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	237	StreamGuys	27
40	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
41	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
42	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
43	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
44	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
45	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
46	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	154	Buzzsprout	47
47	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
48	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	915	Megaphone	38
49	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
50	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
51	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
52	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	88	Megaphone	38
53	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
54	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
55	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
56	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
57	Cheap Talk	Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes	Government	131	Squarespace	63
58	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	748	Libsyn	37
59	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
60	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
61	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	48	Megaphone	48
62	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
63	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
64	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	202	Megaphone	53
65	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	92	Simplecast	52
66	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
67	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
68	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	14	Buzzsprout	68
69	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	161	Megaphone	38
70	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	350	Libsyn	68
71	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
72	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
73	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
74	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	530	Libsyn	58
75	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
76	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	308	RSS.com	52
77	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	265	Acast	94
78	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	825	Libsyn	27
79	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	412	Megaphone	49
80	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
81	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
82	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	318	Simplecast	73
83	The Veterans Disability Nexus	Leah Bucholz	Government	276	Transistor	68
84	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	235	Omny Studio	73
85	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	254	Acast	69
86	Our Curious Amalgam	American Bar Association	Government	399	Libsyn	68
87	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
88	Politically Speaking	St. Louis Public Radio	Government	1002	StreamGuys	38
89	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	123	Buzzsprout	48
90	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
91	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	52	Simplecast	79
93	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
94	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	52	Megaphone	38
95	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
96	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
97	Chop Wood Carry Water with Jessica Craven	Jessica Craven	Government	30	Spotify for Podcasters	48
98	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	78	Podbean	43
99	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	15	ART19	73
100	The Doctor is IN from the Indiana Department of Health	The Indiana Department of Health	Government	19	RSS.com	47

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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