May 3, 2018: Hour 2

May 3, 2018: Hour 2

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Nine people are dead after an Air National Guard cargo plane crashed near Savannah, Georgia, Wednesday. We speak with a reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting for the latest. Also, two-time National Book Award finalist Rachel Kushner’s new novel “The Mars Room” centers on a woman who’s sentenced to two life terms plus six years in a California prison. We speak with Kushner about the book. And, in this week’s DJ Session, we look at the long list of up-and-comers bringing new hip-hop sounds to Atlanta. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s May 3, 2018 full broadcast.