{"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":"Virtual Video Store ( Featuring Heather Drain, Rodney Anonymous , and John Arminio)","slug":"virtual-video-store-featuring-heather-drain-rodney-anonymous-and-john-arminio","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964/virtual-video-store-featuring-heather-drain-rodney-anonymous-and-john-arminio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vh-us-85964","url":"https://vh-us.com/episodes/virtual-video-store-featuring-heather-drain-rodney-anonymous-and-john-arminio-kFRL4RxZ","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/390b1c29-9565-486a-91a5-baecaf892b9c/8bb9eae7-d37b-4dcb-bdfb-58934919ad1e/episodes/audio/group/62e76bf5-133b-4d35-97e6-58b88de751b9/group-item/f637295d-fff3-4cb7-9c16-15b9801d2a8a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=_CA4V_xV","summary":"We are back in the Virtual Video Store once again! This time host Dirk Marshall welcomes Heather Drain (writer and essayist on multiple movies and musical groups), Rodney Anonymous ( vocalist and musician in The Dead Milkmen and Seventh Victim,) & John Arminio (Popcorn Eschaton Podcast.) Will these 3 get the 5 films they hope for or with the die from an Alien boardgame decide a worse fate for them? You'll just have to listen.","meta_description":"We are back in the Virtual Video Store once again! This time host Dirk Marshall welcomes Heather Drain (writer and essayist on multiple movies and musical…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7038,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vh-us-85964/episodes/virtual-video-store-featuring-heather-drain-rodney-anonymous-and-john-arminio/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/virtual-video-store-featuring-heather-drain-rodney-anonymous-and-john-arminio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}