{"podcast":{"title":"The Real News Podcast","slug":"the-real-news-podcast-1085016","podcast_index_feed_id":1085016,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2952221/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-real-news-audio-on-demand","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2811bd18a6fab58d3edbf143e96023cb.jpg","author":"The Real News Network","episode_count":4503,"summary":"Daily Reports, specials, and podcasts by The Real News Network (TRNN). TRNN makes media connecting you to the movements, people, and perspectives that are advancing the cause of a more just, equal, and livable planet. TRNN is a nonprofit media organization. We do not accept advertising revenue or corporate sponsorship. Sign up for our newsletter at therealnews.com Text us at (410) 431-0868 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T06:18:20.085560+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016"},"episode":{"title":"Republicans’ “Dumb-on-Crime” Crusade in DC Is Coming To Your State Next","slug":"republicans-dumb-on-crime-crusade-in-dc-is-coming-to-your-state-next","published_at":"2026-07-27T16:28:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/republicans-dumb-on-crime-crusade-in-dc-is-coming-to-your-state-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/republicans-dumb-on-crime-crusade-in-dc-is-coming-to-your-state-next--73193487","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73193487/rtb_panel_reformrollback_pt1.mp3","summary":"Republicans in Congress are attempting to push policies in the District of Columbia that would charge 14-year-olds as adults, increase mandatory minimum sentences, repeal the Second Look Act, and re-institute cash bail, which was banned in 1992. In this week's episode of Rattling the Bars , host Mansa Musa reports from U Street and sits down with Bethany Young and Darby Hickey from the DC Justice Lab to discuss how the GOP is using Washington, DC, as a laboratory to wage a national crusade against decades of criminal justice reforms. This is part one of a two-part series. Subscribe to TRNN and stay tuned for Part 2 next week. Additional links/info: DC Justice Lab website , Facebook page , X page , and Instagram Sarah Staudt, Prison Policy Initiative, “ Bad Omens: Reform rollbacks in Washington D.C. are a warning sign for state-level advocates ” Credits: Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron Granadino Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @therealnews.com Facebook: The Real News Network Twitter: @TheRealNews YouTube: @therealnews Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!","meta_description":"Republicans in Congress are attempting to push policies in the District of Columbia that would charge 14-year-olds as adults, increase mandatory minimum s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":956,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/episodes/republicans-dumb-on-crime-crusade-in-dc-is-coming-to-your-state-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/republicans-dumb-on-crime-crusade-in-dc-is-coming-to-your-state-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}