{"podcast":{"title":"VH US","slug":"vh-us-85964","podcast_index_feed_id":85964,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/_CA4V_xV","website_url":"https://vh-us.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8dd67035-38ab-4281-8724-e5791240b310/c4e71b4f-347f-4921-b146-d0c0886ed694/3000x3000/dirk-1-fin.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Dirk Marshall","episode_count":254,"summary":"Each episode of 'V H US' features host Dirk Marshall having an in-depth talk with various guests about that week's cult film and what it is like to have the profession portrayed (sometimes very loosely) in the film. Dirk Marshall was raised in a mom and pop video store in a small town. Growing up amongst the illustrious backdrop of VHS Box art, he learned about the world from the works of William Friedkin, Frank Henenlotter, and Penelope Spheeris. Now on VH US he sits down with people who's profession is portrayed in a film to talk about what it is like to have that profession and about the film he has assigned them.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:26:41.411838+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964"},"episode":{"title":"Empire Of The Dark (feat. Ryan Gowland)","slug":"empire-of-the-dark-feat-ryan-gowland","published_at":"2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964/empire-of-the-dark-feat-ryan-gowland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964","url":"https://vh-us.com/episodes/empire-of-the-dark-feat-ryan-gowland-5cKPg1rB","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/390b1c29-9565-486a-91a5-baecaf892b9c/8bb9eae7-d37b-4dcb-bdfb-58934919ad1e/episodes/audio/group/2a13c77b-59a9-4741-ad6e-49d3e279fa53/group-item/80cff706-6f3f-4185-b9c6-c5632f70f519/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=_CA4V_xV","summary":"For this episode we return to the New Releases & Late Returns format where we first champion everything that is currently bringing us joy from the various realms of entertainment before a look back at a forgotten gem. Our guest is Ryan Gowland of the New World Pictures Podcast. Ryan appreciates movies from multiple genres and is one of Dirk's favorite people to champion movies with. So we hope you enjoy this as much as their partners are annoyed by their collections of physical media. Enjoy!","meta_description":"For this episode we return to the New Releases & Late Returns format where we first champion everything that is currently bringing us joy from the various…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5924,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vh-us-85964/episodes/empire-of-the-dark-feat-ryan-gowland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964/empire-of-the-dark-feat-ryan-gowland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}