{"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":"2026-09-22T06:25:06.403538+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1161: Twitter Question Friday: Pat Fitzgerald gets folks fired up, and a looming Skubal trade","slug":"ep-1161-twitter-question-friday-pat-fitzgerald-gets-folks-fired-up-and-a-looming-skubal-trade","published_at":"2026-07-31T19:39:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1161-twitter-question-friday-pat-fitzgerald-gets-folks-fired-up-and-a-looming-skubal-trade","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1161-twitter-question-friday-pat-fitzgerald-gets-folks-fired-up-and-a-looming-skubal-trade--73291722","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73291722/ep_1161_twitter_question_friday.mp3","summary":"We answered your questions — on MSU football, hopes for this season and whether what Pat Fitzgerald said at Big Ten media day got you fired up and believing, on Michigan football and the coverage of it, the Tigers and a looming Tarik Skubal trade, the Lions at training camp and the Jahmyr Gibbs contract situation, and more.","meta_description":"We answered your questions — on MSU football, hopes for this season and whether what Pat Fitzgerald said at Big Ten media day got you fired up and believi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6944,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-814836/episodes/ep-1161-twitter-question-friday-pat-fitzgerald-gets-folks-fired-up-and-a-looming-skubal-trade/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-1161-twitter-question-friday-pat-fitzgerald-gets-folks-fired-up-and-a-looming-skubal-trade.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}