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 31 Jul 2026

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07/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 380

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:43:56

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. The DSR Network (3 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Omny Studio (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
2	American Potential	American Potential	News	465	Podbean	68
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
8	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
9	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
10	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
11	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
12	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
13	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
14	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
15	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
18	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
21	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
22	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
23	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
25	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
26	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
27	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
28	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
31	Show Archives – Armed American Radio \|	Armed American Radio	Government	302	Blubrry Podcasting	33
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
34	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
35	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
36	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
37	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
38	Anne Hidalgo - Paris en Commun	Paris en Commun	Government	11	Soundcloud	43
39	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
40	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
41	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
42	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
43	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
44	It's Just Politics	Michigan Public	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
45	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	196	PRX	59
46	Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis	SuperTalk 99.7 WTN \| Cumulus Media Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
47	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
48	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
49	The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton	Federal News Network \| Hubbard Radio	Government	500	ART19	53
50	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
51	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
52	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
53	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
54	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
55	Fever Dreams	The Daily Beast	Government	120	Megaphone	73
56	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
57	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
58	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
59	In Dissent	Pacific Legal Foundation	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
60	Classes of Mail	Alan Gegax	Government	302	RSS.com	52
61	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
62	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
63	Trooper Talk	Kentucky State Police	Government	5	Unknown	53
64	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
65	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
66	Politics Friday	Minnesota Public Radio	Government	30	American Public Media	53
67	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
68	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
69	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
70	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
71	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
72	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
73	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
74	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
75	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
76	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
77	The LOWDOWN	187th Fighter Wing	Government & Organizations	36	Unknown	48
78	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	722	Unknown	43
79	Public Defenseless	Hunter Parnell	Government	525	Libsyn	58
80	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
81	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
82	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
83	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
84	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
85	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
86	Political Thinking with Nick Robinson	BBC Radio 4	News	322	BBC	28
87	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
88	CitiesSpeak With Clarence Anthony	National League of Cities	Government	86	Buzzsprout	42
89	Wyoming Wildlife Podcast	Wyoming Game and Fish Department	Government	7	Spotify for Podcasters	22
90	Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig	Lawrence Lessig	Government	166	Simplecast	48
91	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69
92	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
94	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
95	Checks & Balances	Checks & Balances	Government	14	Substack	43
96	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
97	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
98	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
99	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	243	mave	89
100	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48

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