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It’s a gloomy morning for Michigan- yesterday, the possibility of a Big 3 bailout looked increasingly remote, and two of Michigan’s top ranking leaders lost their seats: Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick turned over her seat as head of the Congressional Black Caucus and John Dingell ceded his long-held seat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee. We’ll check in with regular Detroit Today commentator Paul Eisenstein of the Detroit Bureau , and Congressman Sandy Levin.

Then- what do you think of all the upheaval? What will happen to you if the bailout doesn’t go through? And how about that Fanny & Freddy foreclosure moratorium? It’s open lines- call us at 313-577-1019 or leave a comment here on the blog.

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In other depressing Michigan news, U of M’s Wolverines (3-8) are set to limp into battle this weekend with their longtime rivals the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1). We’ll talk with Michael Rosenberg, Free Press Columnist and author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest" for some historical perspective on this pigskin classic.

Students at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture have been taking up the challenge of ‘urban rebranding’ by generating alternative design plans for the Woodward corridor. The exercise was designed to catalyze discussion of what an urban center like Detroit could become; the fruits of their labor are on display at MOCAD in Detroit. We’ll talk with University of Detroit Architecture Professor Amy Deines.

We’ll hear this week’s culture calendar with Amanda le Claire.

Then- It’s time to grow out that mustache: psychedelic rockers Bluesong bring their heavy riffing to WDET’s Studio A for a live performance. The band is playing Saturday at the Lager House with Universal Temple Of Divine Power & The Rumpshakers. 

UPDATE:  You can hear the MP3 of Bluesong's set here

Update:  Whoops!  We accidentally uploaded Wendesday's program two days in a row.  We'll post Thursday's audio soon; in the meantime, if you want to hear any segments from Thursday's show, send us an email at detroittoday@wdetfm.org

We’re broadcasting live from the Detroit Science Center this morning! Here's Craig hard at work preparing for the morning's broadcast

While Producer Amanda le Claire also toils away.

After two days of testimony on Capitol Hill, the potential for a Big 3 bailout looks increasingly slim. We’ll talk with Dave Shepherson of the Detroit News, who was blogging live from Washington DC during the hearings.

We’ll talk with Detroit Science Center Vice President of Science Programs Todd Slisher about what’s happening at the museum, including the upcoming Ford FreeFun Days, a holiday laser show and the new exhibit Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race, focusing on science's darker side- Nazi scientific experiments.

“The Red Thread: Interwoven Performance Portraits,” onstage at the Boll Family YMCA, uses personal narratives to tell both individual stories and to illustrate how all of our personal narratives are interconnected. We'll talk with Julie Rosier of The Story Owners Collective about this unique show.

It’s the Anniversary of the Michigan ACLU! We’ll talk with Legislative Director Shelli Weisburg about what Michigan’s foremost defender of the Bill of Rights has in store in the future.

Urban historian and author Michael Hauser's new book, 20^th Century Retailing in Downtown Detroit, Takes a look at the Golden Age of shopping on Woodward at the turn of the century, up through the 70's and 80's as downtown shopping began to stumble.

Michigan Now's Chris McCarus brings us the story of local governments jockeying to get a piece of the Federal Government's $400 billion-dollar pie for brownfield clean-ups.

Finally- John Eric Kelso is a Detroit-born Cornet player. He’ll join us from Studio A for a bit of Dixieland-influenced jazz with piano player James Dapogny.