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 Sep 2026

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09/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 397

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 01:00:28

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (6 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

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

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	439	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1924	Megaphone	53
6	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2696	Megaphone	38
7	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	30	Megaphone	48
9	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	248	Podetize	63
10	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	45	Omny Studio	52
12	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	39	Simplecast	79
13	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
14	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
15	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
16	Rural Route Realities	James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers	Government	1	Podbean	69
17	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	266	Libsyn	58
20	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	87	Spreaker	54
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	908	RSS.com	42
22	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	147	Megaphone	48
23	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
24	Talking Charleston	City of Charleston, SC	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	48
25	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
28	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
29	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
30	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
31	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
32	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
33	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
34	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
35	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1633	Unknown	43
36	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
37	Trooper Talk	Kentucky State Police	Government	6	Unknown	53
38	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
39	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	918	Buzzsprout	63
40	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	468	Megaphone	49
41	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1096	Megaphone	48
42	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	198	PRX	59
43	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
44	The Frank Figliuzzi Show	Lincoln Square	Government	2	Megaphone	43
45	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	916	Megaphone	38
46	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
47	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
48	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	308	Megaphone	63
49	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	92	Megaphone	59
50	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
51	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
52	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
53	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1971	BBC	43
54	Snollygoster \| Ohio's Politics Podcast	Mike Thompson	Government	237	StreamGuys	27
55	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
56	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
57	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	318	Simplecast	73
58	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	308	RSS.com	52
59	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	748	Libsyn	37
60	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
61	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	351	Libsyn	68
62	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
63	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
64	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	123	Buzzsprout	48
65	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
66	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
67	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	154	Buzzsprout	47
68	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
69	Cheap Talk	Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes	Government	131	Squarespace	63
70	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
71	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
72	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	202	Megaphone	53
73	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	531	Libsyn	58
74	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	161	Megaphone	38
75	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
76	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
77	Nevada Wild Podcast	Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)	Government	14	Buzzsprout	27
78	Politically Speaking	St. Louis Public Radio	Government	1002	StreamGuys	38
79	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	88	Megaphone	38
80	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
81	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	574	Podbean	32
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	48	Megaphone	48
83	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	825	Libsyn	27
84	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	92	Simplecast	52
85	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
86	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	52	Simplecast	79
87	Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit	Free Law Project	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	32
88	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
89	The Veterans Disability Nexus	Leah Bucholz	Government	276	Transistor	68
90	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	52	Megaphone	38
91	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	265	Acast	94
92	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
93	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
94	Resources Radio	Resources for the Future	Government	396	Soundcloud	53
95	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	412	Megaphone	49
96	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
97	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	725	Unknown	43
98	Military Retirement Podcast	w/ John McConnell and Victor De La Flor	Government	138	Spotify for Podcasters	47
99	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	14	Buzzsprout	68
100	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	212	Simplecast	59

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