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Stevie Wonder concert for Warnock, pandemic mental toll, checks stolen from the mail Dec 05, 2022

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LISTEN: On the Monday Dec. 5 edition of Georgia Today: Stevie Wonder's concert for Warnock, the pandemic's mental health toll, and checks disappearing from the mail.

Obama stumps for Warnock, mental health gets a boost, and SEC Championship in ATL Dec 02, 2022

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On the Friday Dec. 2 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Barack Obama joins Sen. Raphael Warnock at a rally in Atlanta, a new program aims to boost access to mental health care, and Georgia will be the center of the college football universe this weekend.

Georgia leads country in new AIDS infections, Herschel in N. GA, and Delta is hiring Dec 01, 2022

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LISTEN: On the Thursday Dec. 1 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Georgia leads the country in new AIDS infections, Herschel Walker visits North Georgia, and Delta is hiring thousands

Hurricane season is over, Mercer spotlights women's rights, and a former prosecutor has a court date Nov 30, 2022

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LISTEN: On the Wednesday, Nov. 30 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Hurricane season is over, Mercer is putting a spotlight on women's rights, a former Georgia prosecutor charged with hindering the police investigation into the killing of Ahmaud Arbery has been ordered to appear before a judge

Dave Matthews visits Cobb County as Georgia set a new single-day record for in-person early voting Nov 29, 2022

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On the Tuesday, November 29 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Georgia sets a record for early in-person voting, the fastest growing sport in Georgia schools is flag football, and Dave Matthews makes an appearance in Cobb County for Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Georgians show up in force for early runoff voting and more school busses will soon be going green Nov 28, 2022

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On the Monday November 28 edition of the Georgia Today podcast, nearly 200,000 people turned out for early voting, the federal government is providing funding for electric buses in Georgia, and Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing for justice in the unsolved murder cases of lynching victims.

Georgia Today Podcast Trailer Nov 18, 2022

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Georgia Today is the new daily podcast from GPB News bringing you compelling stories and in-depth reporting that you won’t hear anywhere else. Peter Biello hosts this quick and convenient way to get the best of GPB News’ extensive coverage of the topics that matter to you, delivered directly to your device every weekday afternoon.

Georgia's beloved Okefenokee Swamp at the heart of plan for new titanium dioxide mine Mar 03, 2022

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A proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the state's Okefenokee Swamp is attracting controversy. Alabama company Twin Pines has applied for a permit to extract minerals near the freshwater wetland and wildlife refuge — the largest blackwater wetland in North America — and residents, politicians and environmental advocates are pushing back to protect the Okefenokee.

The three death sentences of Clarence Henderson Feb 24, 2022

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In 1948, a Black sharecropper in Georgia was sentenced to die for a murder he didn’t commit. What happened next tells us a lot about the legal system in the United States then — and now.

How Sonny Perdue's ascent to chancellor went from implausible to inevitable Feb 18, 2022

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Students and faculty members around the state are reacting to news that Republican former Gov. Sonny Perdue may soon head up Georgia’s public university system. This week, officials on the Board of Regents announced Perdue is the sole finalist for the top job of chancellor. Opponents of the choice say Perdue's appointment would jeopardize academic freedom across the system’s 26 campuses.

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