{"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. 1162:  Hot Take Tuesday: Tigers trades, MSU football with a chance, and Jaxon Kohler's next move","slug":"ep-1162-hot-take-tuesday-tigers-trades-msu-football-with-a-chance-and-jaxon-kohler-s-next-move","published_at":"2026-08-04T19:41:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757/ep-1162-hot-take-tuesday-tigers-trades-msu-football-with-a-chance-and-jaxon-kohler-s-next-move","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1162-hot-take-tuesday-tigers-trades-msu-football-with-a-chance-and-jaxon-kohler-s-next-move--73454663","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73454663/ep_1162_hot_take_tuesday.mp3","summary":"We dug into our takes and yours, beginning with ours on the Tigers' trades of Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize and the return they got back (6:30), on the Lions' negotiations with Jahmyr Gibbs (22:00), and on MSU basketball's roster, the five-year eligibility rule and why Jaxon Kohler is unlikely to return (30:30), followed by listener takes and our reactions to them — on MSU football this season, Pat Fitzgerald, the Tigers' trades, Jaxon Kohler and MSU basketball, Tom Izzo and more (41:00).","meta_description":"We dug into our takes and yours, beginning with ours on the Tigers' trades of Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize and the return they got back (6:30), on the Lion…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7018,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-780757/episodes/ep-1162-hot-take-tuesday-tigers-trades-msu-football-with-a-chance-and-jaxon-kohler-s-next-move/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-1162-hot-take-tuesday-tigers-trades-msu-football-with-a-chance-and-jaxon-kohler-s-next-move.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}