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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 04, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, November 04, 2004
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  • Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd

    Every Day I Have the Blues

    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.

Dan Aykroyd

SNL veteran Dan Aykroyd gets in character to talk about the Blues: Elwood's Blues: Interviews with the Blues Legends & Stars.

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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Aykroyd

Events: Dan Aykroyd appear at Barnes & Noble at Rockefeller Center, Thursday November 4 at 1 pm today

Music: "Sweet Little Angel" by BB King
Louis Jordan an his Tympani Five

Underreported: Industrial Hygiene

Chemist Monona Rossol on practicing good industrial hygiene.

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Music: "How Was It For You" by Gare Du Nord
"Tomorrow" by Amp

Emeline Michel

Haitian vocal superstar Emeline Michel with her new release, Rasin Kreyol.

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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Emeline

Events: Emeline Michel will be performing on:
Friday, November 19th at 12am and 2am
SOB's
204 Varick St.
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Music: Rasin Kreyol, Emeline Michel: "Ban’m La Jwa" / "Zikap"

Tara Bray Smith

Tara Bray Smith on her turbulent childhood in Hawaii: West of Then.

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Music: Soundtrack to Alfie: "Alfie," performed Joss Stone

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?