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Plain Talk

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Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by Rob Port and Chad Oban focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Port is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun, and the Dickinson Press. Oban is a long-time political consultant.

#726

622: 'The greasy pole of politics in the Republican party'

Is Doug Burgum, who is currently serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Dona... more

23 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:09

23 Jul 2025

#725

621: 'We knew this was coming'

This episode of Plain Talk is a little unusual, because the guest we interviewed for the s... more

18 Jul 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:17

18 Jul 2025

#724

Department of Incompetence | The $740,000 Question (Episode 1)

The $740,000 question is a podcast from Plain Talk producer Matt Fern. Making movies in No... more

18 Jul 2025

26 MINS

26:19

18 Jul 2025

#723

620: 'This panel has represented George Floyd protesters and they have represented January 6 defenda...

Public defenders working in the federal system representing indigent defendants <a id= "en... more

16 Jul 2025

58 MINS

58:16

16 Jul 2025

#722

619: 'Conservation sometimes becomes the dog that everybody can get behind kicking'

One proposal in the recently passed "big, beautiful bill" that didn't make it to the finis... more

11 Jul 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:57

11 Jul 2025

#721

618: Legislature stepped up with funding to move public defenders 'in the right direction'

The criminal justice system is often where public policy debates, from civil rights to add... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:01

09 Jul 2025

#720

617: Rep. Nico Rios didn't show up (REPLAY)

In this replay episode, we revisit a conversation that didn’t go as planned. We had schedu... more

04 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:41

04 Jul 2025

#719

616: 'We have...lifelong Republicans saying I'm done.' (REPLAY)

In this special replay episode, Rob Port and Chad Oban revisit a timely conversation with ... more

02 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:24

02 Jul 2025

#718

615: 'Donald Trump likes people who like him'

President Donald Trump joined Israel's attacks against Iran's nuclear program, and so far ... more

26 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:37

26 Jun 2025

#717

614: 'When someone on your own side is referring to them as cuts, you're losing that war'

Recently, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak sent out an email seeking to debunk what she descr... more

25 Jun 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:20

25 Jun 2025

#716

613: 'We're not providing a grant. We do expect a return to come back to us.'

In <a id= "enhancement-fc11da10-4d31-11f0-b78e-dd37df931564" class= "rte2-style-brightspot... more

19 Jun 2025

55 MINS

55:02

19 Jun 2025

#715

612: 'I'm a North Dakotan first. I'm the governor second and a Republican third.'

The North Dakota Republican Party censured Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong at a recent mee... more

18 Jun 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:40

18 Jun 2025

#714

611: 'The escalation is 100% the point'

Andrew Loftesnes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Specifically, he served with the 2... more

13 Jun 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:44

13 Jun 2025

#713

610: 'There's going to be an election day reckoning'

When former Congressman Earl Pomeroy looks at the protests today against the Trump adminis... more

11 Jun 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:45

11 Jun 2025

#712

609: Remembering Rep. Josh Christy on AI (REPLAY)

Artificial intelligence continues to dominate conversations worldwide, sparking both optim... more

06 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:38

06 Jun 2025

#711

608: 'That is a blatant falsehood’ (REPLAY)

At the beginning of this episode of Plain Talk, Attorney General Drew Wrigley took excepti... more

04 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:10

04 Jun 2025

#710

607: How do we do politics in the classroom? (REPLAY)

We all know the old saying. You don't talk about religion and politics in polite company.... more

30 May 2025

34 MINS

34:15

30 May 2025

#709

606: ‘We can disagree and still respect each other’

Recorded live at the North Dakota Professional Communicators conference in Minot, this spe... more

28 May 2025

53 MINS

53:21

28 May 2025

#708

605: ‘It just doesn’t work for me’

On this episode of Plain Talk, co-host Chad Oban takes the reins with guest co-host and fo... more

23 May 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:17

23 May 2025

#707

604: 'Our partners in the Republican Party'

On this episode of Plain Talk, Sen. Josh Boschee, a Democrat from Fargo, characterized the... more

21 May 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:53

21 May 2025

#706

603: 'Nobody in the nation is doing what North Dakota is doing'

Though his instance on a "skin in the game" provision in property tax reform -- effectivel... more

16 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:25

16 May 2025

#705

602: 'We are horrible at telling our success stories'

Nick Archuleta and North Dakota United, the state's combined teacher and public workers un... more

14 May 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:20

14 May 2025

#704

601: 'We found out about it in the newspaper'

"The Minot State one took us by surprise," U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak told us on this episo... more

10 May 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:44

10 May 2025

#703

600: 'We're going to have problems with the caps'

During the closing hours of the legislative session, lawmakers came to a consensus around ... more

07 May 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:55

07 May 2025

#702

599: 'We are 100% in a no-win situation with this'

Like many organizations and government entities across our region, the Fargo School Board ... more

02 May 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:38

02 May 2025

#701

598: 'Fodder for just trolling and fishing'

On this Plain Talk, Sec. of State Michael Howe and Rep. Ben Koppelman joined us to discuss... more

30 Apr 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:13

30 Apr 2025

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#726

622: 'The greasy pole of politics in the Republican party'

#725

621: 'We knew this was coming'

#724

Department of Incompetence | The $740,000 Question (Episode 1)

#723

620: 'This panel has represented George Floyd protesters and they have represented January 6 defenda...

#722

619: 'Conservation sometimes becomes the dog that everybody can get behind kicking'

#721

618: Legislature stepped up with funding to move public defenders 'in the right direction'

#720

617: Rep. Nico Rios didn't show up (REPLAY)

#719

616: 'We have...lifelong Republicans saying I'm done.' (REPLAY)

#718

615: 'Donald Trump likes people who like him'

#717

614: 'When someone on your own side is referring to them as cuts, you're losing that war'

#716

613: 'We're not providing a grant. We do expect a return to come back to us.'

#715

612: 'I'm a North Dakotan first. I'm the governor second and a Republican third.'

#714

611: 'The escalation is 100% the point'

#713

610: 'There's going to be an election day reckoning'

#712

609: Remembering Rep. Josh Christy on AI (REPLAY)

#711

608: 'That is a blatant falsehood’ (REPLAY)

#710

607: How do we do politics in the classroom? (REPLAY)

#709

606: ‘We can disagree and still respect each other’

#708

605: ‘It just doesn’t work for me’

#707

604: 'Our partners in the Republican Party'

#706

603: 'Nobody in the nation is doing what North Dakota is doing'

#705

602: 'We are horrible at telling our success stories'

#704

601: 'We found out about it in the newspaper'

#703

600: 'We're going to have problems with the caps'

#702

599: 'We are 100% in a no-win situation with this'

#701

598: 'Fodder for just trolling and fishing'