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Jake Cook is an audio engineer, musician and podcast producer from Atlanta.

He edits and produces Salvation South and other podcasts for GPB.

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Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., arrives before a subcommittee hearing, Sept. 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. During a subcommittee hearing on Monday, Oct. 30, chaired by Ossoff in Atlanta, two Georgia juvenile court judges said the head of the state's child welfare agency asked judges in an August meeting to illegally jail foster children while officials looked for other places to house them.

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Georgia Today: Georgia leaders react to Sydney terror attack; Trump tariffs affect small businesses

On the Monday December 15th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia leaders react to an anti-semitic terror attack in Australia; The U.S. Supreme Court considers a Louisiana voting rights case which could weaken protections against racial gerrymandering; And rising prices caused by President Trump's tariffs affect small businesses.

December 15, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: DOJ sues Fulton County over 2020 election records; Senate rejects health care bills

On the Dec. 12 edition: The U.S. Department of Justice sues Fulton County over records relating to the 2020 presidential election; the U.S. Senate rejects two bills addressing rising healthcare costs; And ninety new citizens are sworn in at a naturalization ceremony in Atlanta. 

December 12, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Effort to extend Affordable Care Act fails; Coca-Cola gets new CEO; Yaupon tea

On the Dec. 11 edition: An effort to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies fails in the Senate; Coca-Cola is getting a new CEO; and coffee is becoming more expensive and less sustainable. A native tea could be an alternative.

December 11, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
 Eric Gisler

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Georgia Today: Democrat flips state House district; Biz owners face health insurance sticker shock

On the Dec. 10 edition: The Georgia State Election Board rejects proposed new rules for paper ballots; A Democrat flips a Republican state House district in Georgia; small business owners face sticker shock on health insurance plans.

December 10, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Georgia Today: Georgia Power wants more power for data centers; Senators to vote on extending ACA

On the Tuesday December 9th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Power fights for more electricity to fulfill its data center contracts; U.S. senators expect to vote on a measure to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies; And the University of Georgia's plan to demolish a historic swimming pool faces pushback.

December 09, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Blogposts by Jake Cook

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Salvation South

Deluxe: Meanwhile In North Alabama - The Muscle Shoals Sound

Discover how Muscle Shoals, Ala., became the unlikely birthplace of legendary music by Aretha, the Stones, and more.

November 19, 2025
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • Jake Cook
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Salvation South

Deluxe: No Genres, No Rules - Southern Music In The 21st Century

Get to know a new crop of Southern musicians who are taking their deeply rooted cultural influences into new territory in the 21st Century, defying all expectations of genre and subject matter. Featuring: Amythyst Kiah, BJ Barham, Chris Casey and Tommy Prine. 

October 20, 2025
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • Jake Cook
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Salvation South

Deluxe: The Blueprint - How Bill Ferris Defined Southern Folklore

Join Chuck Reece for an intimate conversation with legendary folklorist Bill Ferris. Explore Southern stories, blues, and the power of listening in this immersive episode on how we preserve the hallmarks of the American South.

September 22, 2025
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • Jake Cook
Crowd at Widespread Panic show in Charleston, SC
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Salvation South

Deluxe: Widespread Panic - Traveling Happiness Machine

Widespread Panic’s music inspires a family—thousands strong—united by kindness and joy. Discover why their concerts are a place to simply be happy.

August 18, 2025
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • Jake Cook
An LED screen shows a waving American flag on a welcome sign for the City of Clarkston. The text beneath reads "Where possibilities grow"
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Salvation South

Deluxe: No Strangers Here — Clarkston's Half-Century As The Refugee Capital of Georgia

Discover how Clarkston, Ga., embodies Southern hospitality — welcoming the world’s refugees, even as national policies change.

July 15, 2025
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  • Jake Cook
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