Acoustic Café is a two hour weekly radio show where any individual set of music could contain a bit of country, rock, blues, folk and pop…from today’s great songwriters to immortals like Dylan, Mitchell, Young, and Cash.
On today's show, Congressman Gary Peters joins Craig to discuss his official statement on the fiscal cliff deal. Craig speaks with Paul Eisenstein of theDetroitBureau.com about how the fiscal cliff deal may impact the auto industry. Eisenstein says the industry is far different today than it was a decade ago. University of Michigan's Understanding Race Project examines the important issues fundamental to the human experience while advancing the national conversation on race. Amy Harris, Museum Director of University of Michigan's Museum of Natural History and Zarinah El-Amin Naeem, Community Engagement Liason for Understanding Race, join Craig to talk about the project.
Listeners weigh in with their thoughts on Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon's jab at potential opponent for a Detroit mayoral run, Mike Duggan. Napoleon made the comments about former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan at a service honoring the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Wayne State University researcher, Christopher Trentacosta, Ph.D., joins Craig. Trentacosta believes both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children. Metro Times' Editor Michael Jackman joins Craig to discuss some the important figures and highlights of 2012.
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