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 30 Aug 2026

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08/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 393

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:44:07

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Omny Studio (9 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
3	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
4	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
13	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
14	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
15	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	251	Podetize	63
16	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
17	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
18	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
19	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
20	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
22	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
23	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
24	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
28	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
29	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
30	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
31	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
34	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
35	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
36	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
37	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
38	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
39	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
40	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
41	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
42	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
43	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
44	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
45	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
46	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
47	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
48	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
49	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
50	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
51	Cheap Talk	Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes	Government	132	Squarespace	63
52	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
53	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1115	Megaphone	48
54	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
55	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
56	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
57	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
58	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	242	StreamGuys	27
59	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
60	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
61	Donnybrook	Nine PBS	Government & Organizations	100	Libsyn	49
62	Federal Newscast	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	2000	Megaphone	54
63	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
64	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	20	Buzzsprout	68
65	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
66	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	131	Transistor	58
67	Constitution Unlocked	Constitution Unlocked	Government	4	Buzzsprout	42
68	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
69	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
70	56: A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Podcast	Pinellas County Sheriff's Office	Government	31	RSS.com	47
71	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	64	Megaphone	73
72	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
73	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
74	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	47
75	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
76	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
77	Dr Ed Weir Show	Dr Ed Weir	Government	97	Podbean	43
78	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
79	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	316	RSS.com	52
80	The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership	Dr. Steve Morreale - Host - TheCopDoc Podcast	Government	180	Buzzsprout	68
81	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
82	MichMash Politics	WDET FM	Government	381	Unknown	43
84	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
85	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
87	Intel at the Edge	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	32	Simplecast	58
88	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
89	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	239	Spreaker	43
90	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
91	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
92	The LOWDOWN	187th Fighter Wing	Government & Organizations	47	Unknown	48
93	Municipal - the Code of Chicago	Al Scorch	Government	1	Podbean	42
94	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	730	Unknown	43
95	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
96	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
97	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
98	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
99	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
100	The GOAL Podcast - Official Podcast of Gun Owners' Action League	GOAL	Government	185	Libsyn	47

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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