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- NumbersLet'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,...8 min
- Beer Hall Putsch2021 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...26 min
- It Didn't Have To Be This WayIt 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...25 min
- 10 Nov 2020 - Pentagon Purge, UAE Arms Sale, MisdirectionWe knew it would be bad. I don't think anyone thought it would be this bad. No guests today, just me for twenty minutes. I'm talking election fallout, legal challenges, Democratic Party strategy, why the progressives may be right, the gutting of...21 min
- Election Night 2020 - 5 Minute TakeHello everyone! Hoarse or not, there's no way I wasn't going to say SOMETHING on this evening. Polls are starting to close around the country. DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED. In this quick take, I talk about Florida, McConnell, and what I'm watching tonight....5 min
- 20 Oct 2020 - Pre Second Debate, Mike Slamer and Millennial ProgressivesTrump has officially gone round the bend. Insulting Governor Whitmer, lowering expectations below sea level for his own upcoming debate performance, and amidst this, Mike Slamer joins us as today's guest. Topics run the gamut, but include progressive...1 hr 3 min
- 13 Oct 2020-Labels, Lost Italian Genocidal Maniac Day, SCOTUSLet's talk about Columbus and Lincoln statues coming down, and why Indigenous People's Day makes a lot more sense than honoring a lost dude who never set foot in our country. Join host Mark Okern with special guest Jason Jacoby as they talk about...56 min
- Ten Minute Take - First 2020 Presidential Debate RecapThis Ten Minute Take ended up being closer to twenty minutes, but there was so much to be upset about that it wouldn't fit into ten. The debate was a MESS, and words are not minced in this recap. This show never claims to be unbiased..."Left" is even in...19 min
- Premiere - The First Debate, SCOTUS, LGBTQ+ rights, and more!The premiere episode of Left Hand Turn, just in time for the first 2020 presidential debate.Join host Mark Okern with special guest Erica Williams as they prepare for the first presidential debate of 2020. Lots of controversial topics with a midwestern...1 hr 2 min
About Left Hand Turn
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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.