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General Motors has made some news as of late with three big moves. So to understand it, we turn to expert and AutoTrader analyst Michelle Krebs.

She's one of the voices I trust to figure out what's happening in the auto industry.

First, we go through that GM has withdrawn their support for a Trump suit against California around emissions.

Then, GM's rollout of an all-electric portfolio for new vehicles and just how big of a deal it is.

Finally, the scrapped deal with Nikola. Why that happened and what's next.

For more, you can follow Michelle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MichKrebs

Plus three quick things you should know today:

• There's a propeller and nautical/aeronautical company moving to Detroit called Sharrow Marine. The city has a long history of boats and working with them, and the head of it is from the area.
• A pilot program has been extended with new funding to test sewage from seven local cities to track COVID-19.
• And a Michigan State Senate hearing has turned up nothing new with the whacky claims of voter fraud. I followed the hearing too, but really the best summary was from Gongwer's Nick Smith: "We're at the 2 1/2 hour mark and not a single person who has testified has said anything beyond items that have to date been largely disproven in either court or through reporting." That held up throughout the rest of the thing. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/NSmithReports/status/1333829633813467136

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Today's show is in two parts.

First, the latest in local Coronavirus news.

• Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has started to hint at what's ahead for a massive vaccination program in the city of Detroit - with a target of 5,000 a day.
• Southeast Michigan hospitals are filling up fast with COVID-19 patients.
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer was $100m she says for residents, a mask mandate and an unemployment extension.
• A large restaurant owner wants restrictions to stop, or he says he'll open anyway along with out restauranteurs
• Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon has been on a ventilator since Friday with COVID-19

And then the bulk of the show talks sports with Fletcher Sharpe. Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn are out after an embarassing loss Thanksgiving Day. We talk about what's next for the team, Matt Stafford and three different ideas for coaches.

• Robert Saleh, with local roots (Dearborn!)
• Eric Bieniemy
• And because people keep mentioning it since this town is obsessed with him, Jim Harbaugh

Then, Michigan and MSU football and basketball.

Follow Fletcher on Twitter here: http://www.twitter.com/SaintFDW

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It's no secret that this year has been the pits. With the ongoing pandemic things have been bleak. It's been especially bleak for all of the small businesses trying to hang on.

Now that the holidays are quickly approaching I have whipped together a list of nearly 50 places to shop small in Metro Detroit for all of your gift giving needs.

Throughout the list, I'm not only going to highlight brick and mortar stores, but also the people who supply the goods that go into the stores. From baby and children's goods, clothes, food, and housewares this list should have something for everyone.

This should go without saying but if you do decide to head out to the store to do some shopping please wear your mask, keep your distance, and also be nice to these shop owners and employees. It's hard out there, and a little bit of kindness goes an extra long way nowadays.

And if you have a favorite, local place we should consider, send me an email at shi -at- dailydetroit.com. I'd love to keep adding to this.

Here's the whole list: http://www.dailydetroit.com/2020/11/24/your-ultimate-and-ever-growing-metro-detroit-small-business-holiday-shopping-guide/

Dr. Paul Thomas from Plum Health Direct Primary Care stops by to talk the latest in vaccine news, a recent study about why some Detroiters are hesitant to take the vaccine (and what that's rooted in), as well as answering listener questions.

Plus: The city of Detroit is looking at a $10 million budget hole and Detroit City Council unanimously approved a recreational marijuana ordinance we previously talked about on the show.

Considering how much the world is an endless nesting of dumpster fires, we thought we'd do something fun for your Friday.

And support local while we do it.

Today's episode is a Michigan-made hard cider tasting. We took a number of them from across the state and did an on-air, socially-distanced taste test.

All of the ciders were purchased thanks to our supporters, and we received no compensation from brands for this event.

So join Jer, Engineer Randy Walker and Devon O'Reilly for some fun. Special thanks to Shianne Nocerini who was going to be part of this tasting but had to beg off at the last moment; she did, however, edit the show along with Engineer Randy.

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It's been feeling like Groundhog Day, so we shook things up a bit.

Today's show features Jer, Shianne Nocerini and Fletcher Sharpe with the latest things to know around town as well as the insanity that's happening around the election right now. As of course, the eyes of the nation are fixed upon us again.

Plus, Fletcher takes us back to his front-row-seat experience at the Malice at the Palace 16 years ago as well as breaks down the Pistons draft picks.

And there's a new Red Panda in town. FYI.

Discussed in our feature conversation: https://detroit.eater.com/2020/10/26/21534489/thanksgiving-detroit-ann-arbor-restaurant-bakery-ordering-turkey-dinner-pie