{"podcast":{"title":"Footcandle Films","slug":"footcandle-films-403913","podcast_index_feed_id":403913,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/footcandlefilms/feed.xml","website_url":"https://footcandlefilms.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20421577/Footcandle.png","author":"The MESH","episode_count":396,"summary":"<p>Do you enjoy listening to people talk about films? What about those films that may not show up at the local multiplex but are instead showing at the smaller specialty theater across town? Then \"Footcandle Films\" may be the show for you. Each month, the hosts discuss and review one \"smaller\" film in-depth, discuss upcoming film news, and give recommendations on films that you may not be aware of, ones that you haven’t remembered in a while, or ones that are worth your time checking out. And all the while, the conversation never gets too \"high-brow\" or pretentious. Just two guys who enjoy talking about movies. Your Hosts: Alan Jackson and Chris Frye, founders of the <a href=\"https://www.footcandle.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Footcandle Film Society.</a></p>","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:20.890554+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/footcandle-films-403913"},"episode":{"title":"Power Ballad","slug":"power-ballad","published_at":"2026-06-10T00:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/footcandle-films-403913/power-ballad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/footcandle-films-403913","url":"https://footcandlefilms.podbean.com/e/power-ballad/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pe9jkbcjek8cip4b/FF_061026af6jc.mp3","summary":"The latest movie from writer/director John Carney stars Paul Rudd as Rick a washed up wedding singer. One night after a gig he bonds over music with Danny, a fading boy band star played by Nick Jonas. When Danny reignites his career after turning one of Rick’s songs into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. We've got a review of POWER BALLAD plus a fresh order of Trailer Tapas. Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - The Testament of Ann Lee Footcandle Film Society","meta_description":"The latest movie from writer/director John Carney stars Paul Rudd as Rick a washed up wedding singer. One night after a gig he bonds over music with Danny…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4018,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/footcandle-films-403913/episodes/power-ballad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/footcandle-films-403913/power-ballad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}