Genre chart · October 2026

Top Government Podcasts

Podcasts about how government works, public policy, law and civic life. This chart combines the Government listings from Apple Podcasts and Pocket Casts.

1New on this chart

Strict Scrutiny
Strict Scrutiny

Apple #1 P. Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The DSR Network
The DSR Network

Apple #2 P. Casts #2

92Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

America, Actually with Astead Herndon
Vox Media

Apple #3 P. Casts #3

85Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

The Chris Plante Show
WMAL | Cumulus Podcast Network | Cumulus Media Washington

Apple #4 P. Casts #5

77Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

The Lawfare Podcast
The Lawfare Institute

Apple #5 P. Casts #4

75Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

5-4
Prologue Projects

Apple #6 P. Casts #6

69Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

American Power
Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global

Apple #7 P. Casts #8

63Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

Red Eye Radio
Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #8 P. Casts #7

62Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
Roman Mars

Apple #9 P. Casts #9

58Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

The Jedburgh Podcast
Fran Racioppi

Apple #10 P. Casts #10

55Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

You Might Be Right
Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee

Apple #11 P. Casts #13

51Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

DC EKG
Stay On Course Studios

Apple #12 P. Casts #12

50Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #14 P. Casts #11

48Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

Civics 101
NHPR

Apple #13 P. Casts #14

47Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

Optimist Economy
Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi

Apple #15 P. Casts #16

43Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Macroaggressions
Charlie Robinson

Apple #16 P. Casts #15

43Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

The John Phillips Show
790 KABC Radio | Cumulus Los Angeles

Apple #17 P. Casts #17

41Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

NatSec Matters
Beacon Global Strategies LLC

Apple #20 P. Casts #18

38Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

Sekulow
Jay Sekulow

Apple #18 P. Casts #25

36Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Fiasco
Pushkin Industries

Apple #23 P. Casts #19

35Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

The Find Out Podcast
Find Out Media & Studio71

Apple #22 P. Casts #22

34Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

Law and Chaos
Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez

Apple #25 P. Casts #20

33Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

Irregular Warfare Podcast
Irregular Warfare Initiative

Apple #24 P. Casts #23

33Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

The Oath and The Office
Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang

Apple #27 P. Casts #21

32Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Capitalisn't
University of Chicago Podcast Network

Apple #26 P. Casts #24

31Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

The Vince Coglianese Show
WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington

Apple #28 P. Casts #26

30Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

Pekingology
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #29 P. Casts #27

29Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

The Trade Guys
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #30 P. Casts #28

28Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Divided Argument
Will Baude & Dan Epps

Apple #31 P. Casts #29

27Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

Global Security Briefing
The Royal United Services Institute

Apple #32 P. Casts #33

26Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

The Cato Weekly Podcast
Cato Institute

Apple #34 P. Casts #30

26Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Show Archives – Armed American Radio |
Armed American Radio

Apple #36 P. Casts #32

25Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

Audio Arguendo
Audio Arguendo

Apple #35 P. Casts #34

25Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Mundo in the Morning - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM & 710 AM
KCMO Talk Radio | Cumulus Media Kansas City

Apple #33 P. Casts #38

25Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

The Tara Palmeri Show
Tara Palmeri

Apple #39 P. Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Rural Route Realities
James Brennan for USPS Rural Carriers

Apple #19 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Ones Ready
Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras

Apple #40 P. Casts #35

23Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

Bound By Oath by IJ
Institute for Justice

Apple #38 P. Casts #39

23Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

The Interview
BBC World Service

Apple #37 P. Casts #42

23Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

The Proceedings Podcast
U.S. Naval Institute

Apple #41 P. Casts #36

22Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Talking Charleston
City of Charleston, SC

Apple #21 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

The Strong Towns Podcast
Strong Towns

Apple #43 P. Casts #37

22Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

DSR's Words Matter
The DSR Network

Apple #44 P. Casts #40

21Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Purplish
Colorado Public Radio

Apple #42 P. Casts #45

21Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition
The Lawfare Institute

Apple #46 P. Casts #44

20Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Supreme Court Oral Arguments
scotusstats.com

Apple #49 P. Casts #41

20Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

The DSR Daily
The DSR Network

Apple #45 P. Casts #47

20Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

No es el fin del mundo
El Orden Mundial

Apple #52 P. Casts #43

19Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Inside the FBI
Official FBI

Apple #56 P. Casts #48

18Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

America At Night with McGraw Milhaven
Cumulus Podcast Network

Apple #61 P. Casts #46

17Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

Congressional Dish
Jennifer Briney

Apple #47 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci
The Siren Network

Apple #48 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Baby Boom! Lawyered
Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy

Apple #50 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast
United States Postal Service

Apple #51 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Foreign Office with Michael Weiss
The DSR Network

Apple #53 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

A Matter of Degrees
Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Apple #54 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

The Debrief with Jon Becker
Jon Becker

Apple #55 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Trooper Talk
Kentucky State Police

Apple #57 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

Scaling Laws
Lawfare & University of Texas Law School

Apple #58 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Policing Matters
Police1.com

Apple #59 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government
Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)

Apple #60 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

State of Gold
Jon Slavet | California Politics

Apple #62 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Not Another Politics Podcast
University of Chicago Podcast Network

Apple #63 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

The Frank Figliuzzi Show
Lincoln Square

Apple #64 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

The Fact Hunter
Delmarva Studios

Apple #65 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Oyez

Apple #66 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

The Deduction
Tax Foundation

Apple #67 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

The Just Security Podcast
Just Security

Apple #68 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

PreAccident Investigation Podcast
Todd Conklin

Apple #69 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
Mike Thompson

Apple #70 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

Classes of Mail
Alan Gegax

Apple #71 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis
SuperTalk 99.7 WTN | Cumulus Media Nashville

Apple #72 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

The Coming Storm
BBC Radio 4

Apple #73 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
Think Again

Apple #74 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

Into Africa
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #75 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

9/11: Two Decades Later
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #76 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast

Apple #77 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

State of Play
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #78 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

The Virginia Press Room
VPM & VPAP

Apple #79 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Bold American Pod
Barstool Sports

Apple #80 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Nevada Wild Podcast
Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW)

Apple #81 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor
The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor

Apple #82 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The Uncertain Hour
Marketplace

Apple #83 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast
The Overhead Wire

Apple #84 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Democracy Decoded
Campaign Legal Center

Apple #85 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Unknown

Apple #86 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

The Power Hour
The Heritage Foundation

Apple #87 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

35 West
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #88 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

The Impossible State
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Apple #89 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Public Defenseless
Hunter Parnell

Apple #90 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

The Military Leader
The Military Leader

Apple #91 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Cheap Talk
Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes

Apple #92 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Spilling the T
Spilling the T

Apple #93 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

The LOGSTAT
Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin

Apple #94 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

No Compromise
NPR

Apple #95 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

Executive Functions Chat
Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith

Apple #96 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Outside the Secret Service Podcast
OTSecretService

Apple #97 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

Apple #98 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Politically Speaking
St. Louis Public Radio

Apple #99 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

It's Just Politics
Michigan Public

Apple #100 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 government podcast right now?

Strict Scrutiny by Strict Scrutiny is the No. 1 government podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 1, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 government podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Strict Scrutiny, The DSR Network and America, Actually with Astead Herndon. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts & Pocket Casts Government charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.