September 28, 2018: Hour 1

NPR lead politics editor Domenico Montanaro and NBC senior politics editor Beth Fouhy join us to discuss the political battle this week over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. Also, a new study by the Institute of Labor Economics suggests nonwhite students benefit from having teachers who look like them. And in this week's Here & Now DJ Session, host Jeremy Hobson speaks with WFUV DJ Russ Borris about some of his favorite jams, including new songs from Iggy Pop, John Grant and the Northern Ireland artist Jealous of the Birds. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's Sept. 28, 2018 full broadcast. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.