{"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":"6/5/26 - Judge halts universal background checks on Virginia private gun sales","slug":"6-5-26-judge-halts-universal-background-checks-on-virginia-private-gun-sales","published_at":"2026-06-05T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/6-5-26-judge-halts-universal-background-checks-on-virginia-private-gun-sales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051","url":"https://vpm.org/show/vpm-daily-newscast","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM3969316870.mp3","summary":"Read more from VPM News: Background checks on Virginia gun sales halted once again Sylvia’s Sisters gets largest donation in history to fight ‘period poverty’ Other links: Measles Exposure Report (Virginia Department of Health) $13B USS Ford needs costly system flush for plumbing repairs (WHRO) Outback Steakhouse hit with $1.5M lawsuit after woman allegedly slips on mashed potatoes (Dexerto) Virginia schools push for local tax option as aging buildings strain rural divisions (Virginia Mercury) ⁠Virginians are 'buying the living daylights' out of AR-15s and other soon-to-be illegal guns⁠ (Richmond Times-Dispatch)* *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: Background checks on Virginia gun sales halted once again Sylvia’s Sisters gets largest donation in history to fight ‘period pove…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vpm-daily-newscast-1019051/episodes/6-5-26-judge-halts-universal-background-checks-on-virginia-private-gun-sales/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-1019051/6-5-26-judge-halts-universal-background-checks-on-virginia-private-gun-sales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}