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Salvation South editor Chuck Reece comments on Southern culture and values in a weekly segment that airs Fridays on GPB Radio. Salvation South is an online magazine inspired by hope, healing and — most importantly — the desire to create a place on the web and a community of people where civil conversation can happen. We celebrate the culture of the South, and discuss issues of importance to our region.

  1. 9 HRS AGO

    Deluxe: Abe Partridge and the Weight of Southern Faith

    As a young, fiery pastor in a crater town in Kentucky, Abe Partridge thought he had finally found the rock to build his life on. Then his faith collapsed, and his ministry went with it. In this in‑depth conversation, Abe joins host Chuck Reece and writer Tad Bartlett to explore dark years, snake‑handling churches, punk rock mosh pits, and how songs and paintings became a quieter kind of prayer.

    51 min

  2. FEB 11

    Is New Orleans the Real Home of Mardi Gras?

    What is the biggest party in the South? Some say it happens every year in Jacksonville, Fla., learning up to the annual Georgia/Florida football game. But really, the biggest party in the South — and maybe the biggest, longest party in the world — is Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece is here with some Mardi Gras history that might surprise you.

    4 min

  3. JAN 28

    When Snow Was a Dream, Not a Nightmare

    This past weekend’s widespread storms, which dumped tons of snow and ice on states from New Mexico to New England, proved deadly for some and paralyzing for thousands of communities, including every Southern state save Florida. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece has a few words about the difference between experiencing the white stuff as an adult and as a child.

    4 min

  4. JAN 21

    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.

    44 min

  5. JAN 6

    Georgia On Everyone's Mind

    The official song of the state of Georgia—Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia on My Mind”—came into the public domain on January first, ninety-five years after the song was written. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece is here with a little history of the song—and what happened forty-six years ago, when its official state song status became law.

    4 min

  6. 2025-12-31

    Best of 2025 Commentaries (Part 2 of 2)

    As the year comes to a close, we bring you this special episode of Salvation South, where we take a look back on our most popular commentaries aired by GPB Radio in 2025. (Part 2 of 2)

    23 min

  7. 2025-12-24

    Best of 2025 Commentaries (Part 1 of 2)

    As the year comes to a close, we bring you this special episode of Salvation South, where we take a look back on our most popular commentaries aired by GPB Radio in 2025. (Part 1 of 2)

    23 min

  8. 2025-12-17

    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.

    46 min
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Salvation South editor Chuck Reece comments on Southern culture and values in a weekly segment that airs Fridays on GPB Radio. Salvation South is an online magazine inspired by hope, healing and — most importantly — the desire to create a place on the web and a community of people where civil conversation can happen. We celebrate the culture of the South, and discuss issues of importance to our region.

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  • Creator
    Georgia Public Broadcasting
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    137
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    All Rights Reserved. © 2025
  • Show Website
    Salvation South

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