{"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":"2026-09-04T08:19:56.782952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1154: We are BACK with Hot Take Monday: Drama at MSU and U-M, the World Cup, Tigers and more","slug":"ep-1154-we-are-back-with-hot-take-monday-drama-at-msu-and-u-m-the-world-cup-tigers-and-more","published_at":"2026-07-13T19:31:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757/ep-1154-we-are-back-with-hot-take-monday-drama-at-msu-and-u-m-the-world-cup-tigers-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1154-we-are-back-with-hot-take-monday-drama-at-msu-and-u-m-the-world-cup-tigers-and-more--72954461","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72954461/ep_1154_hot_take_monday.mp3","summary":"We opened with our takes — on the drama at Michigan State, with President Kevin Guskiewicz returning and AD J Batt's departurne to Kentucky, on what to make of the Tigers, on the impact of the World Cup and more. Then we dug into listener takes on MSU's administration, MSU basketball, the mess at Michigan, the Tigers, Lions, lots of World Cup and more (52:00).","meta_description":"We opened with our takes — on the drama at Michigan State, with President Kevin Guskiewicz returning and AD J Batt's departurne to Kentucky, on what to ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6797,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-780757/episodes/ep-1154-we-are-back-with-hot-take-monday-drama-at-msu-and-u-m-the-world-cup-tigers-and-more/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-1154-we-are-back-with-hot-take-monday-drama-at-msu-and-u-m-the-world-cup-tigers-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}