{"podcast":{"title":"Couch and The Rube","slug":"couch-and-the-rube-814836","podcast_index_feed_id":814836,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3125944/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":"2026-06-18T08:20:52.797825+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1144: Hot Takes and Twitter Questions on Guskiewicz, Batt, Fears and MSU's wild world","slug":"ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world","published_at":"2026-05-28T19:45:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world--72214486","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72214486/ep_1144_hot_takes_and_twitter_questions.mp3","summary":"We dug into our takes and listener takes and answered your questions on the drama and happenings at Michigan State, on President Kevin Guskiewicz's untimely exit at MSU, the Board of Trustees (and what should be done about the Board), what it means for athletic director J Batt, on Jeremy Fears' return to MSU basketball for next season, on MSU football, the Tigers, Pistons, parenting, best bets and more.","meta_description":"We dug into our takes and listener takes and answered your questions on the drama and happenings at Michigan State, on President Kevin Guskiewicz's untime…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7717,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-814836/episodes/ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world/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-814836/ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}