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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.

Ep. 50: Do we need the Electoral College?

26 mins; March 26, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 03/25/19

21 mins; March 25, 2019

Ep. 49: The Muller report, and why we don't trust the media any more

30 mins; March 25, 2019

Ep. 48: We must avoid policing for profit

30 mins; March 22, 2019

Ep. 47: Do you need the government's permission for art?

42 mins; March 21, 2019

Ep. 46: Thoughts on repealing the Sunday close law

36 mins; March 20, 2019

Ep. 45: DAPL touts taxes paid, and should Christchurch video be censored?

29 mins; March 19, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 03/18/19

17 mins; March 18, 2019

Ep. 44: Is it ok to treat people differently based on skin color?

36 mins; March 18, 2019

Ep. 43: Rep. Armstrong says anti-capitalist thinking in Washington is "very, very scary"

27 mins; March 15, 2019

Ep. 42: Ocazio-Cortez a Republican plant?

37 mins; March 14, 2019

Ep. 41: A lawsuit over school funds?

32 mins; March 13, 2019

Bonus Audio: Talking socialism with Jay Thomas

39 mins; March 11, 2019

Ep. 40: Victimhood as political currency, Boschee talks session

38 mins; March 11, 2019

Ep. 39: Why should Rep. Ilhan Omar get a pass for her bigotry?

26 mins; March 08, 2019

Ep. 38: Cramer says Gree New Deal is a "socialist's dream"

37 mins; March 07, 2019

Ep. 37: Heitkamp complains about being branded a Democrat

28 mins; March 06, 2019

Ep. 36: Responding to some letters to the editor

37 mins; March 04, 2019

Ep. 35: Engelstad family says they withhold donations

34 mins; March 01, 2019

Ep. 34: Sen. Cramer says Cohen hearing "a lot to do about nothing"

32 mins; February 28, 2019

Ep. 33: Is it dumb to ban gun buyback programs?

28 mins; February 27, 2019

Ep. 32: UND caves on chief of staff, lawmaker expresses frustration

28 mins; February 26, 2019

Ep. 31: Americans don't understand their taxes

31 mins; February 25, 2019

Ep. 30: Rep. Armstrong says Trump tax cuts contribute to deficits "in the short term"

30 mins; February 22, 2019

Ep. 29: Should prisoners have to do their own dental work?

30 mins; February 21, 2019

Ep. 28: Why the legislature needs a say over initiated measures

31 mins; February 20, 2019

Ep. 27: Sen. Cramer "has doubts" Trump's emergency order will stand

44 mins; February 19, 2019

Bonus Audio: Citizenship test on the Jay Thomas Show

24 mins; February 18, 2019

Ep. 26: Socialism is evil, and a debate over civil asset forfeiture

62 hours 58 mins; February 18, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02/15/2019

21 mins; February 15, 2019

Ep. 25: House passes bill to eliminate the income tax

38 mins; February 15, 2019

Ep. 24: Cramer says he likes border deal but doesn't love it

55 mins; February 14, 2019

Ep. 23: Are there any Republicans at NDSU?

35 mins; February 13, 2019

Ep. 22: Are we to be ruled by outrage mobs?

46 mins; February 12, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02-11-2019

32 mins; February 11, 2019

Ep. 21: Does Senator Klobuchar really have a shot to be President?

44 mins; February 11, 2019

Bonus Audio: State Rep. Rick Becker respsonds to meme controversy

8 mins; February 10, 2019

Ep. 20: Do we need to make billionaires illegal?

37 mins; February 08, 2019

Ep. 19: Senator Cramer says donating shutdown salary isn't that noble

41 mins; February 07, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02-06-2019

20 mins; February 06, 2019

Ep. 18: Governor Burgum Defends Roosevelt Library Project

34 mins; February 06, 2019

Ep. 17: Universities should exist because we need them, not because of the law

30 mins; February 05, 2019

Ep. 16: We're censoring ourselves

34 mins; February 04, 2019

Ep. 15: Senator Hoeven talks about avoiding another shutdown

31 mins; February 01, 2019

Ep. 14: Sports betting in North Dakota, and free speech groups oppose Measure 1

37 mins; January 31, 2019

Ep. 13: What has North Dakota's corporate farming ban protected us from?

31 mins; January 30, 2019

Ep. 12: "Death by fiscal note," and what did the shutdown accomplish?

33 mins; January 29, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01/28/19

20 mins; January 28, 2019

Ep. 11: Proposed "red flag" law doesn't do enough to protect gun rights

34 mins; January 28, 2019

Ep. 10: Making local elections partisan

29 mins; January 24, 2019

Ep. 9: Democrats want to raise oil taxes (again)

40 mins; January 23, 2019

Episode 8: A rough week for journalism, and public access to private land

34 mins; January 22, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01-21-19

23 mins; January 21, 2019

Episode 7: If voters approve bad policy, does that make it good policy?

38 mins; January 21, 2019

Episode 6: God and Ghostbusters

32 mins; January 18, 2019

Episode 5: Rep. Karla Rose Hanson on gun seizure legislation

35 mins; January 17, 2019

Episode 4: Gillette Ad, Smoking Age, Paying Shutdown Workers, And Congressman Armstrong

29 mins; January 16, 2019

Episode 3: Rick Becker

37 mins; January 15, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01-14-2019

22 mins; January 14, 2019

Episode 2: Ethics, Initiated Measures, Blue Law and Sealing Criminal Records

34 mins; January 14, 2019

Episode 1: Governor Doug Burgum

26 mins; January 11, 2019

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