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Dan Aykroyd shares his new book, Elwood's Blues--a collection of interviews he conducted while in character as the Saturday Night Live character of the same name. He'll tell us about his experiences talking to such legends as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and John Lee Hooker. Then, in our weekly Underreported series, we hear from industrial hygienist Monona Rossol about the everyday items that can be dangerous to your health. Next up, Haitian singing star Emeline Michel explores her political and musical convictions in her new album: Rasin Kreyol. Finally, Tara Bray Smith examines her troubled relationship with her mother, and her ties to Hawaii, in her memoir: West of Then: A Mother, A Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise.