Government News Podcasts

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

378 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 11.7K ratings
Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountabi...

Morning Joe

1,306 episodes - Latest episode: about 15 hours ago - ★★★★ - 7.4K ratings
Join Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist, for in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day's political conversation. Top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journalists, an...

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

1,144 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 2K ratings
Listen to "NBC Nightly News," providing reports and analysis of the day's most newsworthy national and international events. This audio podcast, updated each evening, brings you the day's show in i...

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

933 episodes - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
The logic of personal, philosophical and political freedom

The ReidOut with Joy Reid

543 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 hour ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Joy Reid conducts one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers while addressing provocative political issues both inside and outside of the beltway. Reid, who is also a best-selling aut...

Moe Factz with Adam Curry

97 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 743 ratings
Moe Factz with Adam Curry

Richard Helppie's Common Bridge

284 episodes - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 630 ratings
The problems we have in the country are solvable, but not solvable the way we’re approaching them today, because of partisan politics. Richard Helppie, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist...

National Review's Radio Free California Podcast

219 episodes - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 598 ratings
A show about the perilous state of the Golden State—and what that means for you, wherever you live. California is the hothouse lab of the Left, the nation-state creating the statist policies, art, ...

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

187 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 558 ratings
How will the future unfold? What is the impact of technology on business & society? As technology reorders the world in which live, who will be the winners and who will be the losers? Join Azeem Az...

At Liberty

334 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 535 ratings
At Liberty is a weekly podcast from the ACLU that explores the biggest civil rights and civil liberties issues of the day. A production of ACLU, Inc.

BASED Politics

173 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
How do you know what to think unless you are told? Sadly, most people don’t and are left to rely on biased news sources, political parties, and their social media peers. Libertarian-Conservative Co...

Entitled

36 episodes - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
Rights matter, but conversations about rights can be polarizing, confusing and frustrating. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg have traveled the world getting into the weeds...

Pratt on Texas

1,045 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings
Pratt on Texas, the news and commentary of Texas. 

Party Politics

298 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Overwhelmed by the political news cycle every week? We get it — that’s why we’re ‘keeping the fun but losing all the drama’ of politics! Party Politics podcast is hosted by Brandon Rottinghaus and...

Bloggingheads.tv: The DMZ

286 episodes - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratings
Liberal Bill Scher and conservative Matt Lewis meet in the rancor-free DMZ to hash out the week's political events.

Under The Arch

78 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of...

Iron Butterfly

64 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
The first podcast by and for women in the US Intelligence Community, The Iron Butterfly Podcast brings you real stories from women in intelligence. Eighty years ago, Eloise Page joined the Office...

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

254 episodes - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
How can you change the world? Join Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his guest of the week as they explore the big ideas influencing how we think, act and live.

What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin

70 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 45 ratings
Los Angeles is at a turning point. We are living in a defining moment. What happens next is up to us. Over the past few years, problems and challenges have shaken this city -- and tremendous oppor...

Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers

219 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Branching Out is a weekly podcast expanding on the stories published in the Acorn Newspapers. Reporters and editors will discuss the impact of the stories they report and delve deeper into the issu...

To The Point - Cybersecurity

269 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
Forcepoint’s To The Point Cybersecurity Podcast covers the latest cyber news, threats, and trends impacting the federal government and world at large.

State of Belief - Religion and radio done differently.

242 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
State of Belief is a weekly radio show that explores the intersection of religion with politics, culture, media, and activism, and promotes diverse religious voices in a religiously pluralistic world.

Law Brief

61 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
A look at current legal issues, and how they impact our daily lives and the world around us. Produced by Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP and hosted by Richard Schoenstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Conduit Street Podcast

274 episodes - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
A podcast on Maryland policy and politics. Stay in the know about how the General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, and county leaders affect the essential services that Marylanders depend on ea...

The International Security Podcast

18 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Leading scholars provide insight on urgent policy debates. Jeff Friedman of Dartmouth College interviews contributors to the premiere peer-reviewed journal of security studies. They offer sophistic...

Civil Discourse

232 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
This podcast uses government documents to illuminate the workings of the American government, and offer context around the effects of government agencies in your everyday life.

Engage Arizona

91 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) discusses politics and social issues with special guests. From Pro-Life to Pro-Marriage, Parents' Choice, and Parental Rights, no Public Policy topic is off-limits....

Inside Chicago Government

377 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
Hear government insiders, activists, and journalists dive deep into the dark corners of Chicago government--driving shadowy deeds into the light. If you want to hear voices--voices that clue you to...

The Stonecrest Podcast

82 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
We changed our name from Stonecrest Weekly. STONECREST, Georgia Residents STAND UP!!! The Stonecrest Podcast is our community’s podcast. We will scour Google on your behalf to find hot topics abou...

Overheard with Evan Smith

186 episodes - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★ - 17 ratings
OVERHEARD WITH EVAN SMITH brings you in-depth interviews with today's most fascinating public figures - politicians, authors, artists, actors, journalists, activists, and business people - always w...