{"podcast":{"title":"VPM Daily Newscast","slug":"vpm-daily-newscast-1019051","podcast_index_feed_id":1019051,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/vpmdailynewscast","website_url":"https://vpm.org/news","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7e942d00-b195-11ea-af96-ab5b8e8b2b6e/image/313a7ebb33cbc81166c2beeac17dc644.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"VPM","episode_count":1627,"summary":"This VPM News supercast contains Central Virginia's news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Kim Strother and VPM News editors, episodes are (usually) recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:17:25.970730+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051"},"episode":{"title":"5/21/26 - Richmond mayor wants to ease local immigration fears","slug":"5-21-26-richmond-mayor-wants-to-ease-local-immigration-fears","published_at":"2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/5-21-26-richmond-mayor-wants-to-ease-local-immigration-fears","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051","url":"https://www.vpm.org/show/vpm-daily-newscast","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM4804283555.mp3?updated=1748391925","summary":"More from VPM News: Virginia tries to balance regulating AI and avoiding Trump blowback Virginia closes loophole in invasive plant law WATCH: 🏠 Virginia Affordable Housing Solutions? 🏠 Other links: Richmond schools highlighted nationally for reading recovery, literacy gains (The Richmonder) Preservation, environmental groups say Valley Link transmission line risks Va.’s natural resources (Virginia Mercury) Leave it to the beaver: Stafford supervisors approve Buc-ee’s in Garrisonville (Fredericksburg Free Press) 6 years after closing, Amherst’s former state-run training center is still on long path to redevelopment (Cardinal News) Updated: Spanberger snuffs out legislation to launch recreational pot market in Virginia (Richmond BizSense)* *This outlet uses a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.","meta_description":"More from VPM News: Virginia tries to balance regulating AI and avoiding Trump blowback Virginia closes loophole in invasive plant law WATCH: 🏠 Virginia A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/episodes/5-21-26-richmond-mayor-wants-to-ease-local-immigration-fears/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/5-21-26-richmond-mayor-wants-to-ease-local-immigration-fears.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}