<a href="https://therealnews.com/rattling-the-bars" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rattling the Bars</a> puts the voices of the people most harmed by our system of mass incarceration at the center of our reporting on the fight to end it. The show was founded by the late Black Panther and political prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway, and is now hosted by Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, who himself spent 48 years behind bars.<br /><br />Rattling the Bars offers an honest look at the lives of prisoners, returning citizens, their families, and their communities. With Rattling the Bars, by presenting hard data and real-life stories, we examine and seek to shift public opinion around the misconception that incarceration, punishment, and increased policing make cities safer—the truth of which has been disproven by countless studies. The series examines the history and root causes of the current so-called justice system. It showcases individuals and communities nationwide who are grappling with real solutions to problems created by the prison-industrial complex.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><br />
Rattling The Bars
Claim This Podcastby Former political prisoner Mansa Musa
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<a href="https://therealnews.com/rattling-the-bars" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rattling the Bars</a> puts the voices of the people most harmed by our system of mass incarceration at the center of our reporting on the fight to end it. The show was founded by the late Black Panther and political prisoner Marshall “Eddie” Conway, and is now hosted by Charles Hopkins, better known as Mansa Musa, who himself spent 48 years behind bars.<br /><br />Rattling the Bars offers an honest look at the lives of prisoners, returning citizens, their families, and their communities. With Rattling the Bars, by presenting hard data and real-life stories, we examine and seek to shift public opinion around the misconception that incarceration, punishment, and increased policing make cities safer—the truth of which has been disproven by countless studies. The series examines the history and root causes of the current so-called justice system. It showcases individuals and communities nationwide who are grappling with real solutions to problems created by the prison-industrial complex.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><br />
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Recent Episodes
June 24, 2026
‘Beyond the Wire’: A Grassroots Perspective on Baltimore
<i>Beyond the Wire</i>, a new, thought-provoking documentary by filmmaker and researcher Dr. S. Rasheem, offers an indespensible representation of "The Greatest City in America" and a powerful counternarrative to the popular crime series <i>The Wire</i>. In this exclusive interview for <i>Rattling the Bars</i>, host Mansa Musa speaks with Dr. Rasheem about how her background in community organizing compelled her to tell a different story of Baltimore—one focused on boots-on-the-ground activism that defies the narrative of a hopeless, crime-ridden city in need of over-policing.<br /><br />Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron Granadino<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support</a>.<br /><br /><b>Follow Rattling the Bars on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KlHDkdaZ2gq4g0snp9lUH?si=661987d705374aa3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rattling-the-bars/id1554787359" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> </b><br /><b></b><br /><b><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><br /><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer</a></b><br /><b></b>
June 18, 2026
Late Fascism & Gramsci: 'Gaining Consent by Promising Force'
<i>Rattling the Bars</i> host Mansa Musa, former political prisoner and Black Panther, speaks with Alberto Toscano, professor of critical theory and author of <i>Late Fascism</i>, about how consent and coercion operate within US civil society and abroad today. In Part 2 of their two-part conversation, Musa and Toscano unpack the history and relevance of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist theorist imprisoned by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in 1926, and they discuss how Donald Trump's domestic and foreign platforms in 2026 animate white nationalism—relying on the explicit promise of state violence against targeted populations. <br /><b></b><br /><b>Guests:</b><br /><ul><li>Alberto Toscano is a renowned Italian cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher, translator, and adjunct professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Communication. Toscano is a <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/authors/alberto-toscano" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">columnist at <i>In These Times</i></a> and the (co-)author of numerous books, including: <i><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2627-late-fascism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis</a></i>; and <i><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2134-fanaticism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea</a></i>.</li></ul><br /><b>Credits:</b><br /><ul><li>Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron Granadino</li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support</a>.<br /><br /><b>Follow Rattling the Bars on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KlHDkdaZ2gq4g0snp9lUH?si=661987d705374aa3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rattling-the-bars/id1554787359" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> </b><br /><b></b><br /><b><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><br /><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer</a></b><br /><b></b>
June 9, 2026
Gramsci's Ghost: From Mussolini to Mass Incarceration
Imprisoned by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in 1926, the prison writings of Italian Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci remain essential 100 years later for understanding how fascism, policing, and incarceration function to suppress political dissent and preserve unequal systems of power. In this episode of <i>Rattling the Bars</i>, former Black Panther and political prisoner Mansa Musa speaks with renowned scholar Alberto Toscano about the importance and terrifying relevance of Gramsci today.<br /><br /><b>Guests:</b><br /><ul><li>Alberto Toscano is a renowned Italian cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher, translator, and adjunct professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Communication. Toscano is a <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/authors/alberto-toscano" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">columnist at <i>In These Times</i></a> and the (co-)author of numerous books, including: <i><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2627-late-fascism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis</a></i>; and <i><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2134-fanaticism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea</a></i>.</li></ul><br /><b>Credits:</b><br /><ul><li>Producer / Videographer / Editor: Cameron Granadino</li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support</a>.<br /><br /><b>Follow Rattling the Bars on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KlHDkdaZ2gq4g0snp9lUH?si=661987d705374aa3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rattling-the-bars/id1554787359" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> </b><br /><b></b><br /><b><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><br /><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rattling-the-bars--4799829/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer</a></b><br /><b></b>
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