{"podcast":{"title":"Couch and The Rube","slug":"couch-and-the-rube-780757","podcast_index_feed_id":780757,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/user/5707063/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://www.couchandtherube.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a74224ce5cfbd5b6509cd54ddbfd8931.jpg","author":"SPOTLIGHT Radio Network","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Graham Couch and Jason Knick are a dynamic duo that get together every afternoon to discuss Michigan State and Big Ten football and men’s basketball, Detroit pro sports and the buzz nationally. The show is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking all-in-one radio and podcast experience for the Michigan State, Michigan and Detroit sports fan whose assorted interests also might include the outrageous national story, sports gambling and life’s relatable predicaments. Hosts Graham Couch, a sports columnist at the Lansing State Journal, and Jason Knick, “The Rube,” bring you two hours a day of the topics and stories that grab you — often with your input and through insightful interviews with those who know the stories best.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1130: Hot Take Monday blues: MSU bows out of every NCAA tournament, while Michigan rolls on","slug":"ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on","published_at":"2026-03-30T19:56:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757/ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on--71005034","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71005034/ep_1130_hot_take_monday.mp3","summary":"We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball and hockey bowing out of the NCAA tournament, one frustratingly but expectedly, the other in epic and crushing fashion, on where MSU hoops goes from here roster-wise, whether Tom Izzo will do what needs to be done, on Michigan's run in basketball and hockey and women's basketball, and that tough dynamic for MSU fans, and more.","meta_description":"We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball and hockey bowing out of the NCAA tournament, one frustratingly but expectedly, the other i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8189,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-780757/episodes/ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757/ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}