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Plain Talk With Rob Port

Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by Rob Port focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Rob Port is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo For... Read more

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159: Saudi Arabia talks to North Dakota

159: Saudi Arabia talks to North Dakota

A one-two punch from the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a price war in the international oil markets, has hit North Da... Read more

4 May 2020

24mins

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153: Sen. Cramer talks oil fight, China, and coronavirus relief

153: Sen. Cramer talks oil fight, China, and coronavirus relief

Senator Kevin Cramer is very hopeful that an international oil cartel is going to work to help stabilize global oil mark... Read more

10 Apr 2020

40mins

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154: "The governor...is not going to kill people."

154: "The governor...is not going to kill people."

A group of Republican lawmakers in North Dakota is urging Governor Doug Burgum to re-open the state's economy, rescindin... Read more

20 Apr 2020

28mins

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Bonus Audio: Should North Dakota shelter in place?

Bonus Audio: Should North Dakota shelter in place?

Rob Port and Jay Thomas talk about whether North Dakota should order a shelter in place during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 Apr 2020

41mins

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151: "We have no interest in trying to screw landlords"

151: "We have no interest in trying to screw landlords"

The ACLU of North Dakota, among other organizations, has called on Governor Doug Burgum to issue a moratorium on evictio... Read more

31 Mar 2020

29mins

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155: "We are working on the how"

155: "We are working on the how"

"We are working on the how. We are not working on the when." That's what North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kom... Read more

22 Apr 2020

33mins

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156: "The governor does not have the executive authority to be a dictator"

156: "The governor does not have the executive authority to be a dictator"

Rep. Luke Simons is a Republican lawmaker from Dickinson, North Dakota. On Friday, May 1, he plans to re-open his barber... Read more

27 Apr 2020

39mins

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157: What people don't know about coal

157: What people don't know about coal

Jason Bohrer is President of the Lignite Energy Council, an industry group representing coal interests in North Dakota. ... Read more

30 Apr 2020

23mins

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161: "The plant is worthless without the power line."

161: "The plant is worthless without the power line."

To hear Ladd Erickson tell it, when Coal Creek Station was built the justification for constructing the power transmissi... Read more

11 May 2020

37mins

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149: Should we be letting people out of jail because of coronavirus?

149: Should we be letting people out of jail because of coronavirus?

The coronavirus crisis has prompted policy makers in North Dakota, and across the nation, to look at reducing jail and p... Read more

25 Mar 2020

29mins

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152: Burgum challenger says she would have issued "shelter in place" order

152: Burgum challenger says she would have issued "shelter in place" order

Dr. Shelley Lenz is a veterinarian based in western North Dakota. She's also running unopposed for the North Dakota Demo... Read more

9 Apr 2020

37mins

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Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04-20-20

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04-20-20

Jay and Rob talk headlines on WDAY AM-970.

20 Apr 2020

22mins

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158: Cramer on COVID-19 relief, oil, guns, and coal

158: Cramer on COVID-19 relief, oil, guns, and coal

"I don't know how he could have handled it better." That's what Senator Kevin Cramer said on this episode of Plain Talk ... Read more

1 May 2020

39mins

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Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04/27/20

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04/27/20

Rob and Jay talk about the news of the day.

27 Apr 2020

23mins

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Bonus Audio: Jay and Rob talk about stopping evictions during the pandemic

Bonus Audio: Jay and Rob talk about stopping evictions during the pandemic

During their weekly segment, Rob and Jay discuss the push to stop evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.

30 Mar 2020

24mins

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160: "Opening up our own economy is not enough"

160: "Opening up our own economy is not enough"

"Opening up our own economy is not enough," Dr. Jeremy Jackson, head of North Dakota State University's Center for the S... Read more

6 May 2020

18mins

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Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-11-20

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-11-20

Rob and Jay talk about the recent story about workers, fearful of coronavirus, walking out of their jobs at a Fargo busi... Read more

11 May 2020

23mins

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150: Rep. Armstrong says he'll self-quarantine on return from D.C.

150: Rep. Armstrong says he'll self-quarantine on return from D.C.

After helping to pass a massive relief bill for a nation afflicted by coronavirus, Congressman Kelly Armstrong says he'l... Read more

27 Mar 2020

27mins

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Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-26-20

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-26-20

Jay and Rob talk about the Fargo Forum reducing its print editions and the controversy surrounding North Dakota's Care19... Read more

26 May 2020

35mins

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165: The Care19 app, coronavirus, and privacy

165: The Care19 app, coronavirus, and privacy

One of the innovative things the State of North Dakota has done during the coronavirus pandemic is work with a Fargo-bas... Read more

26 May 2020

25mins

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