{"podcast":{"title":"Sifter","slug":"sifter-5261861","podcast_index_feed_id":5261861,"rss_url":"https://tvjerry.com/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://pmp.mxi.mybluehost.me/tvjerry","image_url":"https://pmp.mxi.mybluehost.me/tvjerry/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Podcast-Logo-FINAL.jpg","author":"Jerry Williams aka TVJerry","episode_count":210,"summary":"Interviews, news & reviews of film, TV & streaming","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T04:20:12.249813+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sifter-5261861"},"episode":{"title":"FUTUROPOLIS returns to Richmond","slug":"futuropolis-returns-to-richmond","published_at":"2026-03-04T15:52:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sifter-5261861/futuropolis-returns-to-richmond","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sifter-5261861","url":"https://tvjerry.com/futuropolis-returns-to-richmond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=futuropolis-returns-to-richmond","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/sifter/content.blubrry.com/sifter/Futropolis_5.mp3","summary":"Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo co-directed “Futuropolis” a zany animated sci-fi adventure that was released in 1984. It’s being screened at the 32nd annual James River Film Festival (March 29 – April 4). Steve went on to work at Pixar on the first two “Toy Story” movies and Phil won an Emmy for his work on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” but we’ll save those discussions for future podcasts. This show is about “Futropolis:” – The VCU inspiration for the movie – Their expectations and the results – Being influenced by Red Grooms and Max Fleisher – Shooting stop motion with people – Drawing animation on the actual film – Silent movie tributes all over Richmond LINKS: James River Film Festival If you missed it at the Festival, here’s link to it on YouTube A news report from the premiere at the Biograph Steve’s website Phil’s website","meta_description":"Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo co-directed “Futuropolis” a zany animated sci-fi adventure that was released in 1984. It’s being screened at the 32nd annual J…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sifter-5261861/episodes/futuropolis-returns-to-richmond/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sifter-5261861/futuropolis-returns-to-richmond.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}