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Plain Talk

Forum Communications Co.

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.

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989 episodes

  1. 756: Teacher of the Year Frannie Tunseth sounds off, plus our final ND election predictions (Video) 1:05:44
  2. 756: Teacher of the Year Frannie Tunseth sounds off, plus our final ND election predictions 1:05:44
  3. 755: North Dakota early voting ahead of last midterm's pace (Video) 1:04:02
  4. 755: North Dakota early voting ahead of last midterm's pace 1:04:02
  5. 754: 'You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?' (Video) 1:02:25
  6. 754: 'You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?' 1:02:25
  7. 753: Public Service Commission debate between Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh (Video) 58:42
  8. 753: Public Service Commission debate between Jill Kringstad and Scot Kelsh 58:45
  9. 752: Our reactions to the Plain Talk debates (Video) 1:09:40
  10. 752: Our reactions to the Plain Talk debates 1:09:40
  11. 751: North Dakota Measure 2 Debate | Yes vs. No (Video) 58:57
  12. 751: North Dakota Measure 2 Debate | Yes vs. No 58:57
  13. 750: North Dakota Measure 1 Debate | Yes vs. No (Video) 58:57
  14. 750: North Dakota Measure 1 Debate | Yes vs. No 58:57
  15. 749: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Debate | Doug Goehring vs. Vern Thompson (Video) 58:56
  16. 749: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Debate | Doug Goehring vs. Vern Thompson 58:57
  17. 748: North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Debate | Levi Bachmeier vs. Tracy Foss (Video) 58:57
  18. 748: North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Debate | Levi Bachmeier vs. Tracy Foss 58:57
  19. 747: North Dakota U.S. House Debate | Julie Fedorchak vs. Trygve Hammer (Video) 58:57
  20. 747: North Dakota U.S. House Debate | Julie Fedorchak vs. Trygve Hammer 58:57
  21. 746: 'We're going to do it the right way' (Video) 1:02:14
  22. 746: 'We're going to do it the right way' 1:02:14
  23. 745: 'The main point of this bill is we need teachers' (Video) 1:05:13
  24. 745: 'The main point of this bill is we need teachers' 1:05:13
  25. 744: 'We do have a lot of programs and it's confusing for us' (Video) 1:11:29
  26. 744: 'We do have a lot of programs and it's confusing for us' 1:11:29
  27. 743: 'I think it's complete garbage' (Video) 1:06:31
  28. 743: "I think it's complete garbage" 1:06:31
  29. 742: 'There are a lot of folks who can't wait until 70 years old to retire' (Video) 58:32
  30. 742: 'There are a lot of folks who can't wait until 70 years old to retire' 58:32
  31. 741: 'Is that still a worthy objective for the state to be pursuing?' (Video) 1:07:53
  32. 741: 'Is that still a worthy objective for the state to be pursuing?' 1:07:53
  33. 740: 'If not me, who?' (Video) 1:04:01
  34. 740: 'If not me, who?' 1:04:01
  35. 739: 'We're six weeks away from election day. There's no way we can follow this.' (Video) 1:04:13
  36. 739: 'We're six weeks away from election day. There's no way we can follow this.' 1:04:13
  37. 738: 'I am the sixth person in three years to be sitting in this job' (Video) 1:01:48
  38. 738: 'I am the sixth person in three years to be sitting in this job' 1:01:48
  39. 737: 'I don't know how the Attorney General is going to do it' (Video) 1:01:55
  40. 737: 'I don't know how the Attorney General is going to do it' (Audio) 1:01:55
  41. 736: 'I've also seen a lot of people leave the state thinking that there are no opportunities here' (Video) 1:05:42
  42. 736: 'I've also seen a lot of people leave the state thinking that there are no opportunities here' (Audio) 1:05:42
  43. 735: 'Everything that I do and say becomes a target of attack' (Video) 1:02:52
  44. 735: 'Everything that I do and say becomes a target of attack' 1:02:52
  45. 734: 'North Dakota is spending more money than it is collecting' (Video) 1:02:27
  46. 734: 'North Dakota is spending more money than it is collecting' 1:02:27
  47. 733: 'That's dumb' (Video) 55:26
  48. 733: 'That's dumb' 55:26
  49. 732: 'We don't have the luxury of picking a side' (Video) 1:08:07
  50. 732: 'We don't have the luxury of picking a side' 1:08:07