{"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":"5/26/26 - Novel set in 2020 Richmond explores change during social unrest","slug":"5-26-26-novel-set-in-2020-richmond-explores-change-during-social-unrest","published_at":"2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/5-26-26-novel-set-in-2020-richmond-explores-change-during-social-unrest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM3390392028.mp3?updated=1748391927","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM3390392028.mp3?updated=1748391927","summary":"More from VPM News: Virginia War Memorial adds 4 names to Shrine of Memory Inside one woman’s effort to bring tiny homes to Richmond On the agenda: Chesterfield administrator candidates, Richmond bag tax update ICYMI: Spanberger's split decision on immigration bills draws praise, frustration ICYMI: Novel set in 2020 Richmond explores personal change during social unrest Other links: Richmond judges refer courthouse dispute to the Virginia Supreme Court (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* Leaders in Hopewell, Prince George, Alexandria oppose nearly 30% proposed water rate increase (WRIC) Restoring Virginia's lost longleaf pine trees, one seed at a time (WHRO News) How Barbara Kingsolver turned a bestselling novel into a refuge for women in recovery (Style Weekly) *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 War Memorial adds 4 names to Shrine of Memory Inside one woman’s effort to bring tiny homes to Richmond On the agenda: Cheste…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":567,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/episodes/5-26-26-novel-set-in-2020-richmond-explores-change-during-social-unrest/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-1019051/5-26-26-novel-set-in-2020-richmond-explores-change-during-social-unrest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}