November is Alzheimer's Awareness month in the United States. More than five million Americans suffer from the disease and the numbers are expected to rise. This week we meet Dan Cohen, the Executive Director of Music and Memory. His organization helps dementia patients regain some of their lost memories through music.

This week, we look at a 2004 battle in Baghdad's Sadr City that came to be known as Black Sunday.The story has been turned into a National Geographic miniseries that begins airing this week. Hear about The Long Road Home on this week's American Café.

Jake Shimabukuro is considered a master of the ukulele. His imaginative playing has taken him around the world both as a solo act and as part of a group. He is touring the United States in support of his album Nashville Sessions. VOA American Café host David Byrd sat down with Jake on a recent tour stop in Alexandria, Virginia.

This week, we look at sexual assault and harassment. In the wake of recent accusations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, we talk to Mike Domitrz, the co-founder of the Date Safe Project and the author of the book Can I Kiss You?

This week on American Café, we talk to author Larry Smith, whose book Six Words Fresh Off the Boat features immigrants - famous and not - telling their stories of coming to America in just six words. Tune in Tuesday at 1900 UTC.

Everyone has a difficult person in their office. But how do you get along with that person? How do you manage them? What do you do if it's your boss? What if it's YOU? This week we talk with Dr. Jody Foster, the co-author of The Schmuck in My Office: How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from depression. But some don't seek help because of the stigma attached to the disease. This week American Café introduces you to Brent Williams, who has chronicled his emergence from depression in a graphic novel Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning guitarist Joe Walsh has started a new charity to benefit veterans’ organizations. American Café hot David Byrd talked to the entertainer about his efforts to help veterans, especially those returning from Afghanistan.

Tom Baker was a successful businessman in Knoxville, Tennessee until five years ago his life spun out of control. Tom learned to overcome anxiety, worry, and depression thanks to the lessons he got from an adopted dog named Mango. Tom tells the story in a new book One Dog's Faith: How my dog helped me trust in God and overcome chronic worrying. He spoke with American Café hosts David Byrd about the book and about his life lessons.

Multiple Grammy winner Sting and Oscar winning composer J Ralph pose with officials of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Sting donated his 1978 Fender guitar to the museum while J Ralph donated several of his scores, including the music from The Empty Chair, a song he and Sting wrote about murdered journalist James Foley. VOA's American Café host David Byrd caught up with them after the ceremony.