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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Signup to Generate a PitchPlain 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.
Recent episodes include "756: Teacher of the Year Frannie Tunseth sounds off, plus our final ND election predictions (Video)" (30 October 2026, 66 minutes), "756: Teacher of the Year Frannie Tunseth sounds off, plus our final ND election predictions" (30 October 2026, 66 minutes), and "755: North Dakota early voting ahead of last midterm's pace (Video)" (30 October 2026, 64 minutes).
Plain Talk publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 62 minutes.
Booking probability for Plain Talk is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Plain Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Plain Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #756
It is easy for politicians and voters to talk about education from thirty thousand feet, but the view from the front of a classroom looks a whole lot different. On the latest episode of Plain Talk, we were joined by...
Episode #756
It is easy for politicians and voters to talk about education from thirty thousand feet, but the view from the front of a classroom looks a whole lot different. On the latest episode of Plain Talk, we were joined by...
With the November general election right around the corner, North Dakota is in the thick of what I described on the latest episode of Plain Talk as the "Super Bowl" for the Secretary of State's office . Michael Howe...
With the November general election right around the corner, North Dakota is in the thick of what I described on the latest episode of Plain Talk as the "Super Bowl" for the Secretary of State's office . Michael Howe...
"You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?" That simple, devastating question from North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread cuts straight to the core of an escalating crisis facing families...
"You may have insurance, but can you afford to actually use it?" That simple, devastating question from North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread cuts straight to the core of an escalating crisis facing families...
With household utility bills climbing and massive energy projects putting landowner rights under a microscope, our latest Plain Talk debate brought the race for the North Dakota Public Service Commission into focus...
With household utility bills climbing and massive energy projects putting landowner rights under a microscope, our latest Plain Talk debate brought the race for the North Dakota Public Service Commission into focus...
After spending a marathon day at Bismarck State College moderating debates across five statewide races and ballot measures, my co-host Chad Oban and I stepped out of our neutral moderator chairs on the latest episode of...
Episode #752
After spending a marathon day at Bismarck State College moderating debates across five statewide races and ballot measures, my co-host Chad Oban and I stepped out of our neutral moderator chairs on the latest episode of...
Should free breakfast and lunch be guaranteed to every North Dakota student under the state constitution, right alongside textbooks, yellow school buses and the basic right to a public education? That fundamental...
Should free breakfast and lunch be guaranteed to every North Dakota student under the state constitution, right alongside textbooks, yellow school buses and the basic right to a public education? That fundamental...
We began this debate over Constitutional Measure 1 between Grafton businessman James Kerian and North Dakota Watchdog Network director Dustin Gawrylow by asking why voters should—or shouldn't—raise the threshold...
We began this debate over Constitutional Measure 1 between Grafton businessman James Kerian and North Dakota Watchdog Network director Dustin Gawrylow by asking why voters should—or shouldn't—raise the threshold...
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We began this debate between Superintendent of Public Instruction Levi Bachmeier and his opponent Tracy Foss by asking about the teacher bonuses initiative — the Support Teachers and Youth Succeed or "STAYS" legislation...
Rep. Julie Fedorchak, a Republican, and her Democratic-NPL challenger Trygve Hammer didn't agree on very much when they squared off for a debate on the Plain Talk podcast. My co-host Chad Oban and I asked them if they...
Rep. Julie Fedorchak, a Republican, and her Democratic-NPL challenger Trygve Hammer didn't agree on very much when they squared off for a debate on the Plain Talk podcast. My co-host Chad Oban and I asked them if they...
"We were started 20 years ago by a Minnesota farmer," Blake Nixon said on this episode of Plain Talk. Nixon is the CEO of Geronimo Power, a renewable energy and data center company that's planning a data center facility...
Episode #746
" We were started 20 years ago by a Minnesota farmer," Blake Nixon said on this episode of Plain Talk. Nixon is the CEO of Geronimo Power, a renewable energy and data center company that's planning a data center...
State Rep. Mike Nathe, in partnership with Superintendent Levi Bachmeier and Gov. Kelly Armstrong's administration, has announced legislation aimed at paying North Dakota teachers annual retention bonuses funded by the...
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