Government Podcasts

Words Matter

266 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.7K ratings
American politics is undergoing seismic changes that will alter the course of history. At Words Matter, we believe that facts, evidence, truth and objective reality are necessary and vital in pub...

History Unplugged Podcast

595 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questi...

AM Joy

96 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
Every weekend on AM Joy, award-winning journalist and author Joy Reid passionately tackles the most important political and news topics of the week, exploring how policy decisions are shaping the c...

Article II: Inside Impeachment

64 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
The latest developments on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. What's happening in Washington and why it matters for the nation. Powered by NBC News journalists. Hosted by Steve Kornacki, Na...

Richard Helppie's Common Bridge

142 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 875 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...

Exponential View with Azeem Azhar

126 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

199 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 454 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.

Buzz Burbank News and Comment

159 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 440 ratings
Buzz Burbank News and Comment has been appointment radio for decades. Now, it's a podcast you can hear anytime! Buzz Burbank presents the day's big stories, presented from a unique perspective, an...

Let's Get Dark

127 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 418 ratings
A couple of spooky babes discussing all the things that strike fear deep in our hearts. From the paranormal, true crime, to unsolved mysteries, we will grab your hand and drag you deep into the dar...

Bloggingheads.tv

429 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
Smart people talking about politics, policy, culture and other stuff

Government Contracting Officer Podcast

410 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
THE podcast for those who want to learn about the government market from the contracting officer's perspective. Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer, both former federal contracting officers, explain the ru...

Way Too Early

288 episodes - Latest episode: about 24 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 170 ratings
“Way Too Early” covers both the day’s inside-the-beltway political news as well as the critical stories shaping the national conversation leading into “Morning Joe.”

Native Opinion an American Indian Perspective

371 episodes - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 95 ratings
Native Opinion is a unique Indigenous culture education Radio show & podcast from an American Indian perspective on current affairs. The Hosts of this show are Michael Kickingbear, an enrolled m...

HUMORLESS QUEERS

56 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratings

PolicyCast

165 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Host Thoko Moyo speaks with leading experts in public policy, media, and international affairs about their experiences confronting the world's most pressing public problems.

Future Hindsight

174 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings
Future Hindsight is a weekly interview podcast seeking to spark civic engagement, inspire hope, and reinvigorate our social contract.

Bipodisan

120 episodes - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratings
Since the 2016 election, there have been more than 1,600 political podcasts launched in the United States. Almost all of them feature Democrats talking to Democrats and Republicans talking w...

Capitol Confidential

73 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
The Capitol Confidential podcast is a weekly show from the Times Union that focuses on the policy, personalities and politics of New York's state government.

BASED with Hannah Cox

12 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 66 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...

Political Trade Secrets: Winning Campaigns | Elections | Politics

50 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Welcome to Political Trade Secrets, where we reveal how elections are won. Each week, we take an inside look at campaigns and politics... We pull back the curtain, look under the hood, and investig...

Fire Theft Radio

64 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Just some regular guys with day jobs who started to notice that the world around them was more complicated than just having a nine to five. So they started doing research and from one conspiracy to...

Party Politics

214 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 51 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...

American Dream on Caffeine

12 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
What does the U.S. government actually do? Join two everyday citizens every other week, as they uncover how our government’s laws, systems, and policies affect us all. Because what our leaders do o...

Direct Examination Podcast

100 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
Direct Examination: The South Carolina Lawyer Podcast is a podcast by lawyers about law and legal issues in South Carolina. Hosted by Joseph Bias, Dayne Phillips, and Amber Fulmer. Visit our websit...

Model Citizen

18 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 47 ratings
MODEL CITIZEN is an interview podcast that explores big, new ideas in politics and policy with captivating original thinkers ... premised on the idea that we have a duty as citizens and neighbors t...

Iron Butterfly

34 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
The first podcast by and for women in the US Intelligence Community, co-produced by the Amazing Women of the IC (AWIC) and National Security Institute at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia L...

Bloggingheads.tv: The DMZ

189 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Liberal Bill Scher and conservative Matt Lewis meet in the rancor-free DMZ to hash out the week's political events.

Perspective

101 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 40 ratings
ABC News' award-winning news magazine program, taking you beyond the headlines of today's stories and trends.

RJ Politics

111 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings
The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Rory Appleton and Steve Sebelius spend their days talking to voters and politicians, often landing exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in politics. On...

Under The Arch

40 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 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 ...