{"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. 1142: MSU basketball with or without Jeremy Fears; and Omari Sankofa on the Pistons' future","slug":"ep-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future","published_at":"2026-05-20T18:18:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757/ep-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future--72087337","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72087337/ep_1142_msu_basketball_with_or_without_jeremy_fears.mp3","summary":"Off the top, we dug into the Jeremy Fears Jr. NBA decision, the discourse around it and what MSU might look like without him. Then a conversation with Detroit Free Press Pistons' writer Omari Sankofa on the Pistons' future and the decisions ahead with Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson (21:30). Plus, a discussion on the state of sports media(50:00).","meta_description":"Off the top, we dug into the Jeremy Fears Jr. NBA decision, the discourse around it and what MSU might look like without him. Then a conversation with Det…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-780757/episodes/ep-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future/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-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}