{"podcast":{"title":"The Virginia Press Room","slug":"the-virginia-press-room-7180790","podcast_index_feed_id":7180790,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/virginia-press-room","website_url":"https://www.vpm.org/vapressroom","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4e43ab84-d905-11ef-8369-7f678c4c91cb/image/db6fa9e3263d329cdc74bca85b0d6d88.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"VPM Media Corporation","episode_count":81,"summary":"The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration between VPM and the Virginia Public Access Project, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope, and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps. The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the Commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:22:08.253519+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-virginia-press-room-7180790"},"episode":{"title":"Cannabis Corrections, House Subpoenas, and the Proposed Dominion Energy Merger","slug":"cannabis-corrections-house-subpoenas-and-the-proposed-dominion-energy-merger","published_at":"2026-07-13T10:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-virginia-press-room-7180790/cannabis-corrections-house-subpoenas-and-the-proposed-dominion-energy-merger","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-virginia-press-room-7180790","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM8477581562.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM8477581562.mp3","summary":"In this episode of ⁠The Virginia Press Room⁠, Michael Pope is joined by: Kate Seltzer of the Virginian-Pilot⁠, covering the Virginia Code Commission's correction of some confusion over new cannabis legislation. Dan Egitto of ARLNow, covering the U.S. House subpoenaing Arlington's Commonwealth Attorney for closed-door testimony on immigration enforcement. Patrick Larsen of VPM News⁠, covering the conflict between the Lieutenant Governor and the General Assembly on the proposed Dominion merger. Plus ghost ships, bankrupt dump owners, and a lockout at the Clarendon post office. -- The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by ⁠VPM ⁠and the ⁠Virginia Public Access Project⁠, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.","meta_description":"In this episode of ⁠The Virginia Press Room⁠, Michael Pope is joined by: Kate Seltzer of the Virginian-Pilot⁠, covering the Virgi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-virginia-press-room-7180790/episodes/cannabis-corrections-house-subpoenas-and-the-proposed-dominion-energy-merger/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-virginia-press-room-7180790/cannabis-corrections-house-subpoenas-and-the-proposed-dominion-energy-merger.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}