{"podcast":{"title":"House of R","slug":"house-of-r-6578339","podcast_index_feed_id":6578339,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/house-of-r","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/house-of-r","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b46abe3a-3216-11ee-b5d4-fb82a7641e18/image/2e60c4bc96e356d8b5c27d99b55490a3.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":407,"summary":"Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:19:58.883349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339"},"episode":{"title":"'The Vampire Lestat’ Episode 1 Deep Dive","slug":"the-vampire-lestat-episode-1-deep-dive","published_at":"2026-06-09T01:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339/the-vampire-lestat-episode-1-deep-dive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6827240911.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT6827240911.mp3","summary":"Mal and Jo dive deep into the premiere episode of ‘The Vampire Lestat.’ They discuss all of the characters (both new and returning from ‘Interview with the Vampire’) and break down everything from Lestat being the show’s new narrator to how the show is adapting Anne Rice's novel.(00:00) Intro(05:50) Remembering Anthony Head(15:39) Quick Facts(21:41) Opening Snapshot(42:28) The Auction(48:04) Detroit, Night 1(01:12:27) The C-ntessa vs. the Useful Idiot(01:23:45) Montreal(01:31:19) Dracula’s daughter and vampons(01:39:01) Detroit, Night 2(01:44:57) Baby Jenks on the ceiling(01:48:05) Immortal properties(01:54:19) After-party on the Asshole Floor(02:00:50) A hotel in Windsor, Canada(02:03:11) Book spoilers!Explore the exclusive collection at ⁠Target.com⁠Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Mal and Jo dive deep into the premiere episode of ‘The Vampire Lestat.’ They discuss all of the characters (both new and returning from ‘Interview with th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7993,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/house-of-r-6578339/episodes/the-vampire-lestat-episode-1-deep-dive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339/the-vampire-lestat-episode-1-deep-dive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}