{"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":"6/17/26 - General Assembly, Gov. Spanberger add retail weed to state budget","slug":"6-17-26-general-assembly-gov-spanberger-add-retail-weed-to-state-budget","published_at":"2026-06-17T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/6-17-26-general-assembly-gov-spanberger-add-retail-weed-to-state-budget","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/VPM4974533553.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM4974533553.mp3","summary":"Read more from VPM News: Bluntly: Virginia legislators, Spanberger add retail weed to state budget Spanberger sides with House in Virginia budget dispute WATCH: Protecting RVA’s Historic Black Cemeteries (YouTube) Other links: Joe Morrissey announces run for office, three years after saying he was done with politics (WTVR) DPU suspends water cutoffs as billing glitches continue (The Richmonder) Swords into Plowshares reaches out to Black residents, unhoused community for input on recasting Robert E. Lee statue into new public art (Charlottesville Tomorrow) Baby giraffes found safe after disappearing from Natural Bridge Zoo (WDBJ) Petersburg casino revenue bounces back in May (The Progress-Index)* *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":"Read more from VPM News: Bluntly: Virginia legislators, Spanberger add retail weed to state budget Spanberger sides with House in Virginia budget dispute…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/episodes/6-17-26-general-assembly-gov-spanberger-add-retail-weed-to-state-budget/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-1019051/6-17-26-general-assembly-gov-spanberger-add-retail-weed-to-state-budget.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}