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Left Hand Turn

Left Hand Turn

Written by: Mark Okern
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 Join host Mark Okern and his guests for a discussion of politics and society from the perspective of someone who has been forced to the left as hate has grown on the right. Mark lives in the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro, and has worked on campaigns for both sides of the aisle. He was a co-founder of a large PAC and non-partisan lobbying organization, and had sworn off of politics. That changed with the death of George Floyd, the rise of the alt-right, and an entire political party that didn't take COVID-19 seriously.Copyright Mark Okern Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Numbers

    Numbers
    Jan 20 2021
    Let's end the Trump presidency with a short and objective look at the last four years.After all, they are just numbers, aren't they...?Recorded: 1/19/21Originally Released: 1/19/21Host: Mark OkernTopics: Covid, Children, Border, Sedition, Insurrection,...
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    7 mins
  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Beer Hall Putsch
    Jan 10 2021
    2021 just told 2020 to hold its beer. They tried to take over the country. They stormed our Capitol. They killed a cop. And if we don't learn from history, this will be only the beginning. Recorded: 1/10/21Originally Released: 1/10/21Host: Mark...
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    25 mins
  • It Didn't Have To Be This Way

    It Didn't Have To Be This Way
    Dec 9 2020
    It didn't have to be this way. COVID was always going to result in some deaths. But Donald Trump and the GOP are directly responsible for over 200,000 additional ones, and the count rises daily. This is a personal episode, a discussion of what didn't...
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    24 mins
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