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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.

692: 'You need not be convicted for them to take and keep your property'

57 mins; April 03, 2026

692: 'You need not be convicted for them to take and keep your property'

57 mins; April 03, 2026

691: $36 million in North Dakota revenues for every $1 dollar in oil prices

64 hours 34 mins; April 01, 2026

691: $36 million in North Dakota revenues for every $1 dollar in oil prices

64 hours 34 mins; April 01, 2026

690: 'Life's good in North Dakota' (Video)

59 mins; March 27, 2026

690: 'Life's good in North Dakota'

59 mins; March 27, 2026

689: It's opening day of baseball! (Video)

66 hours 43 mins; March 25, 2026

689: It's opening day of baseball!

66 hours 43 mins; March 25, 2026

688: 'We clean our voter rolls every single night in the state of North Dakota' (Video)

65 hours 59 mins; March 20, 2026

688: 'We clean our voter rolls every single night in the state of North Dakota'

65 hours 59 mins; March 20, 2026

687: 'The best case scenario for the Fargo PD is a nightmare' (Video)

66 hours 54 mins; March 18, 2026

687: 'The best case scenario for the Fargo PD is a nightmare'

66 hours 54 mins; March 18, 2026

686: 'It was just a weird pitch for Cramer to swing at' (Video)

61 hours 2 mins; March 13, 2026

686: 'It was just a weird pitch for Cramer to swing at'

61 hours 3 mins; March 13, 2026

685: 'What the party says needs to happen overrides what the people say' (Video)

65 hours 33 mins; March 11, 2026

685: 'What the party says needs to happen overrides what the people say'

65 hours 33 mins; March 11, 2026

684: 'Being on the court is going to be isolating' (Video)

64 hours 6 mins; March 06, 2026

684: 'Being on the court is going to be isolating'

64 hours 6 mins; March 06, 2026

683: 'Going backwards in average teacher pay, that's a problem' (Video)

56 mins; March 04, 2026

683: 'Going backwards in average teacher pay, that's a problem'

56 mins; March 04, 2026

682: Democratic-NPL candidates for U.S. House debate (Video)

64 hours 6 mins; February 27, 2026

682: Democratic-NPL candidates for U.S. House debate

71 hours 59 mins; February 27, 2026

681: 'The reasonable right needs to stay involved and keep their foot on the gas' (Video)

67 hours 41 mins; February 25, 2026

681: 'The reasonable right needs to stay involved and keep their foot on the gas'

67 hours 41 mins; February 25, 2026

680: 'I want to be part of taking care of our home' (Video)

61 hours 15 mins; February 20, 2026

680: 'I want to be part of taking care of our home'

61 hours 15 mins; February 20, 2026

679: 'We're your friends. We're your neighbors. We're your co-workers.' (Video)

53 mins; February 18, 2026

679: 'We're your friends. We're your neighbors. We're your co-workers.'

53 mins; February 18, 2026

678: '250 years of our freedom' (Video)

53 mins; February 13, 2026

678: '250 years of our freedom'

53 mins; February 13, 2026

677: 'We don't need any more noise' (Video)

50 mins; February 11, 2026

677: 'We don't need any more noise'

50 mins; February 11, 2026

676: Wonder Fund, Høstfest, F5 Project and ICE's drawdown in Minnesota

49 mins; February 06, 2026

676: The Wonder Fund, the Hostfest, the F5 Project, and ICE's drawdown in Minnesota

49 mins; February 06, 2026

675: The truck-driving former alcoholic running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in North Dakota (Video)

53 mins; February 04, 2026

675: The truck-driving former alcoholic running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in North Dakota

52 mins; February 04, 2026

674: 'Our business climate in North Dakota is eroded' (Video)

55 mins; January 30, 2026

674: 'Our business climate in North Dakota is eroded'

55 mins; January 30, 2026

673: 'Politics is noise' (Video)

90 hours 30 mins; January 28, 2026

673: 'Politics is noise'

90 hours 30 mins; January 28, 2026

672: ICE prioritizing 'maximum lethality' over the 'tepid legality' (Video)

0 secs; January 23, 2026

672: ICE prioritizing 'maximum lethality' over the 'tepid legality'

51 mins; January 23, 2026

671: Is it time for North Dakotans to panic over oil revenues? (Video)

56 mins; January 21, 2026

671: Is it time for North Dakotans to panic over oil revenues?

56 mins; January 21, 2026

670: 'He needs more allies that think and act like him' (Video)

55 mins; January 16, 2026

670: 'He needs more allies that think and act like him'

55 mins; January 16, 2026

669: 'We need more calm voices leading the charge' (Video)

56 mins; January 14, 2026

669: 'We need more calm voices leading the charge'

56 mins; January 14, 2026

668: The tragedy in Minneapolis, and Fargo's mayoral candidates (Video)

74 hours 17 mins; January 09, 2026

668: The tragedy in Minneapolis, and Fargo's mayoral candidates

74 hours 17 mins; January 09, 2026

667: 'You're talking over 4,000 more victims every year than was the case in 2014' (Video)

52 mins; January 07, 2026

667: 'You're talking over 4,000 more victims every year than was the case in 2014'

52 mins; January 07, 2026

666: The year that was, and the year that will be (Video)

66 hours 0 mins; December 23, 2025

666: The year that was, and the year that will be

66 hours 0 mins; December 23, 2025

665: 'I hate that we're relying on emergency ad hoc payments again' (Video)

57 mins; December 18, 2025

665: 'I hate that we're relying on emergency ad hoc payments again'

57 mins; December 18, 2025

664: 'We've just got too many programs' (Audio)

61 hours 0 mins; December 17, 2025

664: 'We've just got too many programs' (Video)

61 hours 1 min; December 17, 2025

663: 'Where is our home if America is not our home?' (Video)

56 mins; December 12, 2025

663: 'Where is our home if America is not our home?' (Audio)

56 mins; December 11, 2025

662: 'I want to be the governor for everybody' (Video)

62 hours 39 mins; December 10, 2025

662: 'I want to be the governor for everybody' (Audio)

62 hours 39 mins; December 10, 2025

661: 'You can't get anybody to come out and want to work on a farm' (Video)

61 hours 1 min; December 05, 2025

661: 'You can't get anybody to come out and want to work on a farm' (Audio)

61 hours 0 mins; December 05, 2025

660: 'It is like refusing to pay for regular oil changes to save money' (Video)

62 hours 43 mins; December 03, 2025

660: 'It is like refusing to pay for regular oil changes to save money' (Audio)

62 hours 44 mins; December 03, 2025

659: Applied Digital CEO talks about Harwood (REPLAY) (Video)

54 mins; November 29, 2025

659: Applied Digital CEO talks about Harwood (REPLAY) (Audio)

54 mins; November 29, 2025

658: 'The next logical step was to take it to the voters in an initiated measure' (Video)

66 hours 54 mins; November 26, 2025

658: 'The next logical step was to take it to the voters in an initiated measure' (Audio)

66 hours 56 mins; November 26, 2025

657: 'My concern is about this conversation becoming so toxic' (Video)

58 mins; November 21, 2025

657: 'My concern is about this conversation becoming so toxic' (Audio)

58 mins; November 21, 2025

656: How do we stop AI from taking our jobs? (Video)

60 hours 3 mins; November 19, 2025

656: How do we stop AI from taking our jobs? (Audio)

60 hours 3 mins; November 19, 2025

655: Do we have any other choices but Medicare for all? (Video)

61 hours 53 mins; November 14, 2025

655: Do we have any other choices but Medicare for all?

61 hours 54 mins; November 14, 2025

654: 'We have some challenges coming up' (Video)

58 mins; November 12, 2025

654: 'We have some challenges coming up' (Audio)

58 mins; November 12, 2025

653: 'Somebody has to lose, and nobody wants to lose' (Video)

56 mins; November 07, 2025

653: 'Somebody has to lose, and nobody wants to lose' (Audio)

56 mins; November 06, 2025

652: 'He really believes that Americans are mean' (Video)

63 hours 39 mins; November 05, 2025

652: 'He really believes that Americans are mean' (Audio)

63 hours 38 mins; November 05, 2025

651: 'It's a never-before-seen event that's coming' (Video)

58 mins; October 31, 2025

651: 'It's a never-before-seen event that's coming'

58 mins; October 31, 2025

650: 'We don't have performance measures' (Video)

58 mins; October 29, 2025

650: 'We don't have performance measures' (Audio)

58 mins; October 29, 2025

649: 'The fringe is getting more attention than they are' (Video)

61 hours 57 mins; October 24, 2025

649: 'The fringe is getting more attention than they are' (Audio)

61 hours 56 mins; October 24, 2025

648: 'The politics will take care of itself' (Video)

54 mins; October 22, 2025

648: 'The politics will take care of itself' (Audio)

54 mins; October 22, 2025

647: 'We are not collecting what we charge' (Audio)

61 hours 38 mins; October 17, 2025

647: 'We are not collecting what we charge' (Video)

61 hours 39 mins; October 17, 2025

646: 'These are North Dakota residents living next to you' (Video)

55 mins; October 15, 2025

646: 'These are North Dakota residents living next to you' (Audio)

55 mins; October 15, 2025

645: 'We're getting precipitously close to having a significant issue with access to healthcare' (Video)

57 mins; October 10, 2025

645: 'We're getting precipitously close to having a significant issue with access to healthcare' (Audio)

57 mins; October 10, 2025

644: 'I think he needs to follow the courts' (Video)

58 mins; October 08, 2025

644: 'I think he needs to follow the courts' (Audio)

58 mins; October 07, 2025

643: 'I am deeply frustrated that a judge's decision could undo the will of the voters' (Video)

62 hours 30 mins; October 03, 2025

643: 'I am deeply frustrated that a judge's decision could undo the will of the voters' (Audio)

62 hours 30 mins; October 03, 2025

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