Georgia Today

Georgia Today is the 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.

Recent Episodes
  • High-speed police chase policy; Alleged Apalachee HS shooter court appearance
    May 6, 2025 – 00:15:26
  • Kemp won't run for Senate; Ga. Democrats elect new leader; Proposed Medicaid cuts
    May 5, 2025 – 00:07:33
  • Dems rally in Cherokee; Cash bail lawsuit; Sea turtle nesting season begins
    May 2, 2025 – 00:08:32
  • Americorps workers laid off; New police training; Flannery O'Connor paintings exhibit
    May 1, 2025 – 00:10:21
  • SCOTUS could rule on FBI raid case; Brunswick pollution report; Georgia's trade war
    Apr 30, 2025 – 00:07:09
  • "Cop City" opens in Atlanta; Head Start may face cuts; Loeffler event in Suwanee
    Apr 29, 2025 – 00:07:35
  • Bottoms files for Governor run; Kemp signs education bills; Funding cuts for research
    Apr 28, 2025 – 00:07:53
  • Federal govt. restores legal status of intl. students; The future of Piedmont Park
    Apr 25, 2025 – 00:13:32
  • Judge hears case of targeted students; The Stitch gets new funding; Antiques Roadshow
    Apr 24, 2025 – 00:08:28
  • Ga. Dems announce plans for deportation bill; Cowsert AG run; Air Quality Report 
    Apr 23, 2025 – 00:07:31
  • Kemp signs tort reform bills; Georgia crop outlook; Atlanta Beltline rail link
    Apr 22, 2025 – 00:11:31
  • Court victory for targeted students; Pope Francis dies; Healthy Start expansion
    Apr 21, 2025 – 00:09:49
  • Judge hears arguments over targeted foreign students; Fatal high-speed chase in Atl.
    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:17:07
  • 3 people arrested at MTG town hall; Fort Benning has name restored; Flouride in water
    Apr 16, 2025 – 00:15:09
  • Fed official says tariffs may raise prices; Students sue over deportation risk; WAYMO
    Apr 15, 2025 – 00:15:39
  • Tax filing deadline approaches; Student visas revoked; WWII veteran honored by France
    Apr 14, 2025 – 00:12:48
  • Bernice King speaks out against HUD cuts; Fort Gaines disbands its police department
    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:10:51
  • Family of man who died in Bibb jail preps civil lawsuit; Kemp considers Senate run
    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:15:48
  • Renewed tax credits for foster youth aging out; Two Ga. universities are consolidated
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:06:41
  • BioLab fined by OSHA for chemical fire; Tariff effects; Cold snap delays peanut crop
    Apr 8, 2025 – 00:09:11
  • 'Hands Off' protests; Masters Week in Augusta; Shrimpers support Trump tariffs
    Apr 7, 2025 – 00:10:48
  • ICE raids in NW Ga.; Rivian plant construction plans; Religious freedom bill signed
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:20:34
  • Last day of Georgia's legislative session; Tifton woman charged after miscarriage
    Apr 3, 2025 – 00:14:06
  • DPH funding cuts; Future flooding risks; HS student makes scholarship history
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:09:17
  • School safety bill passes; More CDC layoffs; Fentanyl mandatory minimum sentences
    Apr 1, 2025 – 00:11:52
  • Democratic Party chair steps down; Election lawsuit dismissed; Maternal mortality
    Mar 31, 2025 – 00:18:14
  • IVF and tort reform bills pass House; Savannah rezones for more affordable housing
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:10:50
  • Lawmakers push for Georgia's first Natl. park; New EV plant; Braves opening day
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:15:09
  • Fed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP; Public safety bills in House; GA bridges score well
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:11:22
  • Georgia Today: Measles outbreaks; School cellphone ban; Flannery O'Connor home tour
    Mar 25, 2025 – 00:11:05
  • Ossoff holds Atlanta rally; Youth Village expansion; Tariffs and Ga. brewing industry
    Mar 24, 2025 – 00:11:15
  • Protests against DOGE; Fiscal budget deadline approaches; UNICEF recognizes Decatur
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:10:21
  • Trump signs order closing U.S. Education Dept; Taliban hostage from Atlanta freed
    Mar 20, 2025 – 00:08:54
  • Equal pay bill approved; Collins absent from town hall; Chatham County sales tax
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:10:04
  • Special elections; Ga. will work with ICE; Otis Redding Center for the Arts
    Mar 18, 2025 – 00:09:35
  • Dangerous storms across Georgia; Protests against proposed VA cuts; Peach Pass scam
    Mar 17, 2025 – 00:12:16
  • Bonus Episode: Andrew Young Reflects on Legacy, Faith, and America’s Future
    Mar 15, 2025 – 00:51:20
  • Debate over tort reform continues; Pesticides bill passes House; Georgia Film Week
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:13:09
  • 'Sanctuary city' bill introduced; GA Health care study; civil rights icon Andrew Young
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:23:37
  • Fiscal budget OK'd; Dems propose minimum wage increase; Warnock's virtual town hall
    Mar 12, 2025 – 00:11:43
  • Body of teacher found in Lake Oconee; New bike lane in ATL; Delta lowers projections
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:10:54
  • Savannah gun-control ordinance targeted; Fentanyl sentencing Act; Alzheimer's bill
    Mar 10, 2025 – 00:10:35
  • Crossover Day results; Bloody Sunday anniversary; Allergy season and climate change
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:12:10
  • Crossover Day; CDC employee terminations rescinded; Federal Rehabilation Act lawsuit
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:14:01
  • Ossoff Asks Trump to Reconsider; Religious Freedom Bill; Savannah's St. Pat's Parade
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:13:22
  • Tort reform bill faces pushback; Senate debates book bans; Ga. HS Basketball Finals
    Mar 4, 2025 – 00:15:59
  • Protests against Social Security office closings; Atlanta gets new temporary IG
    Mar 3, 2025 – 00:20:12
  • Trump orders affect Ga. industries; Kemp tort reform; R.E.M.'s one-night reunion
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:16:19
  •  Georgia Senates passes mid-year budget; Ga. Power data center bill; Capoeira school
    Feb 27, 2025 – 00:13:21
  • Declining cotton production; Dickens gives State of the City address; Teacher shortage
    Feb 26, 2025 – 00:16:18
Recent Reviews
  • NancyGrace1
    More storytelling
    I am huge fan of Shots in the Back and Bitter Southerner. Miss GPB’s long form reported podcasts. Do more of those please.
  • The blind singer
    Finally
    I have waited for years for a podcast that would cover state wide news just like the hourly national podcast covers national news. This is amazing and every citizen of Georgia needs to have this in their podcast feed.
  • SandyG14
    Covers Georgia
    I like the reporting on issues across the state.
  • FatKidRocks
    Keeps me up to date
    It keeps me up to date on things happening all across the state of Georgia
  • Angelstar260
    Really great Iocal takes
    Without having to have a right or left slant a really great balanced podcast about Georgia and our issues and concerns
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