{"podcast":{"title":"Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast","slug":"illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532","podcast_index_feed_id":1047532,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/illiniinquirerpodcast","website_url":"https://247sports.com/college/illinois/","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382536.jpg","author":"247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C","episode_count":1200,"summary":"Illini Inquirer staff members Jeremy Werner, Joey Wagner, Mike LaTulip, J Leman and many others discuss all things Illinois Fighting Illini athletics.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T10:19:56.408986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1147 - Derek Piper & Kyle Tausk preview Illinois vs. Houston in the Sweet Sixteen","slug":"ep-1147-derek-piper-kyle-tausk-preview-illinois-vs-houston-in-the-sweet-sixteen","published_at":"2026-03-26T00:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1147-derek-piper-kyle-tausk-preview-illinois-vs-houston-in-the-sweet-sixteen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD2074162772.mp3?updated=1774484510","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CAD2074162772.mp3?updated=1774484510","summary":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner picks the brains of Derek Piper and Kyle Tausk to preview Thursday's Sweet Sixteen game between Illinois and Houston. The guys break down the Illini's first-weekend performance, their biggest concerns about Houston, their biggest reasons for optimism about Illinois and the X-factor for Illinois. The guys end the show by making their game predictions. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Gameday Spirit: Get 15% off your next purchase with them online at gamedayspirit.com when you use the code \"Illini15\" at checkout. Columbia Street Roastery: Head to ⁠⁠CSRcoffee.com⁠ and use code IlliniAllTheWay to get 10 percent off your first order and get free shipping on orders of over $45. Factor: Head to ⁠factormeals.com/illini50off⁠ and use code illini50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just 50% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/2fkhmjdz To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner picks the brains of Derek Piper and Kyle Tausk to preview Thursday's Sweet Sixteen game between Illinois and Houston. The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/episodes/ep-1147-derek-piper-kyle-tausk-preview-illinois-vs-houston-in-the-sweet-sixteen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/illini-inquirer-podcast-an-illinois-fighting-illini-athletics-podcast-1047532/ep-1147-derek-piper-kyle-tausk-preview-illinois-vs-houston-in-the-sweet-sixteen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}