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Jake Cook

Jake Cook
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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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News Stories by Jake Cook

A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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Georgia Today: Data center jobs report; Kemp delivers State of the State; Synovus Financial ended

On the Thursday January 15th edition of Georgia Today: A corrected report shows data centers don't create as many jobs as once thought; Governor Brian Kemp delivers his annual State of the State address; And Synovus Financial is no more. How will its hometown of Columbus Georgia be affected?

January 15, 2026
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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  • News

Georgia Today: Department of Corrections investigates deadly prison riot; ICE masking legislation

On the Wednesday January 14th edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Department Of Corrections investigates the recent violence at Georgia's Washington State Prison which left three people dead; A new case of bird flu has been confirmed in Walker County; and Some Georgia lawmakers call for federal immigration agents to identify themselves when making arrests.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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  • News

Georgia Today: Morris Brown College fires president; Georgia students try gene-editing therapy

On the Tuesday January 13th edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta's Morris Brown College fires its president; High school students in Forsyth County try their hand at gene-editing therapy; and Delta Airlines says it expects a significant boost in revenue in the coming year...but remains cautious.

January 13, 2026
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Legislative session begins; Deadly altercation at state prison leaves 3 people dead

On the Monday, Jan. 12 edition of Georgia Today: The issue of affordability figures prominently as the state legislative session begins; Flu continues to spread rapidly in Georgia; and a deadly altercation at a Georgia state prison leaves 3 dead, including one man whose sentence had only days remaining.

January 12, 2026
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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  • News

Georgia Today: MARTA prepares for the FIFA World Cup; MLK Weekend events; Jeannette Rankin

On the Friday January 9th edition of Georgia Today: MARTA officials say the transit system is getting ready to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup; A look at some Georgia events happening this weekend for Martin Luther King Day; And Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, talks about why she's a dedicated pacifist.

January 09, 2026
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
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Blogposts by Jake Cook

Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers
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Salvation South

Deluxe: From Muscle Shoals to Colbert - Patterson Hood and "Decoration Day"

Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers sits on the Salvation South porch to remember Muscle Shoals, Gregory Dean “The Living Bubba” Smalley, Jason Isbell’s “Outfit,” The Definitive Decoration Day, and a fiery Colbert reunion.

Deluxe: From Muscle Shoals to Colbert - Patterson Hood and "Decoration Day"

January 21, 2026
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • Jake Cook
Ace Atkins (left) photographed by Bill Dabney; S.A. Cosby (right) photographed by Sophie Bassouls/Sygma
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Salvation South

Deluxe: Southern Noir Giants - Ace Atkins Meets S.A. Cosby

Southern noir meets 1980s Atlanta. In this Salvation South Deluxe episode, Southern crime-fiction stars S.A. Cosby and Ace Atkins dig into ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World,’ Atkins’s Cold War thriller about Gen X kids, Russian spies, and suburban Atlanta in 1985. They talk Southern noir, Cold War paranoia, VHS-era pop culture, and why telling the real, diverse South on the page still matters.

December 17, 2025
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  • Chuck Reece and
  • 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
Still from 'Give My Poor Heart Ease'
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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
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