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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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Georgia Today: Stories you may have missed in 2023 — Emory research; GSU PhD program; Charter schools

On the Tuesday, Dec. 26 edition of Georgia Today: Emory researchers found a common thread among diseases affecting many Americans; Georgia Southern University launches the only environmental science Ph.D. program in the state; and while charter schools are the pillars of the school choice movement, sometimes choice can veer into exclusivity. 

December 26, 2023
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, is endangered. A nest contains about 100 eggs. Hatchlings try to avoid many predators during their escape to the open ocean, Florida. (Photo by: Mark Conlin/VW PICS/UIG via Getty Image)

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Georgia Today: Stories you may have missed in 2023: Sea turtles; Punk Black; Yearbooks for the blind

On the Monday, Dec. 25 edition of Georgia Today: Sea turtles in Georgia had a really good year; Macon will soon be the home to a health care center specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and what do yearbooks look like at a school for the blind? 

December 25, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Understory | Meet the Suburban Deer Hunters of Long Island: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Lawmakers look at rising rents; Hunting ground updates; Stories you may have missed

On the Friday, Dec. 22 edition of Georgia Today: Lawmakers plan to take a look at rising rents; upgrades to a popular state-managed hunting ground will wrap up in the new year; and we'll take a look back at some of the stories you might have missed during 2023 on this edition of Georgia Today.

December 22, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures after media announced that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 7, 2020. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS

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Georgia Today: Giuliani's bankruptcy; jobless rate steady; Minor League Baseball in Columbus — maybe

On the Thursday, Dec. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Days after a judge ordered him to pay millions to Georgia election workers, Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy; Georgia's unemployment rate stays low at 3.4%; and minor league baseball is one step closer to returning to Columbus.

December 21, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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Georgia Today: Missing health coverage for kids; Georgia prison deaths; Falcons owner Arthur Blank

On the Wednesday, Dec. 20 edition of Georgia Today: Administrative mistakes have left left many Georgia children without health coverage; Georgia prisons have their most violent year since before the pandemic; and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank addresses the team's disappointing season. 

December 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
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