Plain Talk With Rob Port
By Rob Port
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Description
Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by blogger and columnist Rob Port focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Host Rob Port writes SayAnythingBlog.com, North Dakota’s most popular and influential political blog, and is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun, Minot Daily News, and the Dickinson Press.
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CleanEp. 27: Sen. Cramer "has doubts" Trump's emergency order will stand | Will President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over border security stand up to scrutiny from the courts and Congress? Senator Kevin Cramer, taking listener questions, says he has his doubts. Also, what can the Jussie Smollet situation tell us? A.. | 2/19/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Citizenship test on the Jay Thomas Show | Audio from the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970 in FArgo, 02-18-2019. Jay and Rob take a citizenship test. | 2/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 26: Socialism is evil, and a debate over civil asset forfeiture | On this episode of Plain Talk, McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson and Fargo-based defense attorney Mark Friese debate the issue of civil asset forfeiture. Also, there is a rising tide of support for socialism in American politics, but it's... | 2/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02/15/2019 | Discussing the story Rob broke about an employee at the University of North Dakota who will be working from Texas and getting up to $25,000 a year to commute. | 2/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 25: House passes bill to eliminate the income tax | State lawmakers say they don't trust the fiscal notes they're getting from the executive branch. The state House has passed a bill that could, using Legacy Fund earnings, eliminate the income tax. Also Congressman Kelly Armstrong takes listener... | 2/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 24: Cramer says he likes border deal but doesn't love it | On this episode of Plain Talk, Senator Kevin Cramer takes listener questions. On the border wall, he says he likes the proposed compromise, but he doesn't love it. Also a spokesman for a company which will be operating medical marijuana dispensaries... | 2/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 23: Are there any Republicans at NDSU? | On this episode of Plain Talk, an analysis of political contributions found not one reported contribution to a Republican from a member of the faculty or administration at NDSU. Is this a problem? Also, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has is dragging out... | 2/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 22: Are we to be ruled by outrage mobs? | We talk a lot about the power of the people. The wisdom of the masses. But what if the masses are a mob prone to censorship and vigilantism? Also, a dentist makes the case for allowing dental therapists in North Dakota, and state Rep. Craig Headland... | 2/12/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02-11-2019 | Audio from Rob's appearance on the Jay Thomas Show, broadcasting on WDAY AM970 in Fargo. Jay and Rob talk about legislation defining land as posted by default as well as the controversy surrounding the use of a meme by state Rep. Rick Becker. | 2/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 21: Does Senator Klobuchar really have a shot to be President? | Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has announced her 2020 presidential campaign, but with her party moving sharply to the left these days, does a self-styled centrist from fly-over country have a chance? Also former Governor Ed Schafer weighs in on the... | 2/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: State Rep. Rick Becker respsonds to meme controversy | State Rep. Rick Becker (R-Bismarck) caused some controversy when he posted an internet meme showing what some say is a mean-spirited depiction of prison rape. He responds to the controversy, calling his critics "hyper sensitive." | 2/10/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 20: Do we need to make billionaires illegal? | Congressman Kelly Armstrong joined this episode of Plain Talk for what will be weekly segments taking your questions. Submit them via Facebook or Twitter, or email them to rob@sayanythingblog.com. Also, should billionaires be illegal? That's a popular.. | 2/8/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 19: Senator Cramer says donating shutdown salary isn't that noble | This episode of Plain Talk features what will be a regular segment with Senator Kevin Cramer answering questions from both you and me. Email your questions in each week to rob@sayanythingblog.com and I'll ask them. This week Cramer talks about... | 2/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 02-06-2019 | Rob's appearance on the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970 in Fargo/Moorhead talking about civil asset forfeiture legislation. | 2/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 18: Governor Burgum Defends Roosevelt Library Project | Big surprise, law enforcement turned out in force to oppose legislation to crack down on civil asset forfeiture. Why is it such a controversial idea to say the cops can't keep your stuff unless you're convicted of a crime? Also, Governor Doug Burgum... | 2/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 17: Universities should exist because we need them, not because of the law | Legislation proposed in Bismarck would remove mandates for eight of North Dakota's 11 institutions of higher education from the state constitution. The Grand Forks Herald, in an editorial, argues this puts those universities at risk. But shouldn't... | 2/5/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 16: We're censoring ourselves | Is the biggest threat to free speech in America, in 2019, the government? Or us? Also Allan Dickerson, an attorney from the Foundation for the Freedom of Speech, talks about his group's opposition to implementing Measure 1. | 2/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 15: Senator Hoeven talks about avoiding another shutdown | On this episode of Plain Talk, Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) talks about his role on a conference committee which is tasked with finding a compromise on border security to avoid another government shutdown. Also, Senator Kevin Cramer (R-North... | 2/1/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 14: Sports betting in North Dakota, and free speech groups oppose Measure 1 | On this episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Tom Beadle talks about his bill - one of two before the Legislature in Bismarck - to legalize sports betting in North Dakota. His would be restricted to professional sports. The other, introduced by Rep. Jason.. | 1/31/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 13: Grocers try to water down North Dakota's food freedom | Ag Week publisher Katie Pinke talks about North Dakota's corporate farming ban. A bill before the Legislature would widen the ban to let second cousins farm or ranch together, but should it really take an act of the Legislature for you to farm with... | 1/30/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 12: "Death by fiscal note," and what did the shutdown accomplish? | RNC National Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany joins Rob to explain what the government shutdown did and did not accomplish, whether President Trump lost his leverage by re-opening the government, and the politics around the State of the Union address.... | 1/29/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01/28/19 | Audio from Rob's weekly appearance on the Jay Thomas Show, airing on WDAY AM970 in Fargo. | 1/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 11: Proposed "red flag" law doesn't do enough to protect gun rights | If the "red flag" law proposed by state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson (D-Fargo) is used against your gun rights, who pays for your lawyer? Also if such a wide open process can be used to deem people dangerous, and remove their gun rights, do we scare people... | 1/28/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 10: Making local elections partisan | State Rep. Scott Louser (R-Minot) talks about his legislation which would require party identification in local elections like county commission, municipal government, and even in sheriff elections. Candidates would have to affiliate themselves with a.. | 1/24/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEp. 9: Democrats want to raise oil taxes (again) | State Senator Merrill Piepkorn talks about his legislation to raise North Dakota's oil extraction tax from 5 percent back up to 6.5 percent. It was lowered during the 2015 legislative session as a part of reform that also eliminated an exemption from... | 1/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8: A rough week for journalism, and public access to private land | Rob talks about the Buzzfeed and Covington High School stories, and explores why nobody in America's newsrooms was pumping the brakes on them. Also, Julie Ellingson from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association talks about legislation which would close.. | 1/22/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01-21-19 | Audio from Rob's appearance on the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970. Jay and Rob talk about the controversy over the Covington High School teenagers at the March for Life event in Washington, D.C. | 1/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 7: If voters approve bad policy, does that make it good policy? | In this episode Rob talks about the Fargo Forum and others criticizing Republican lawmakers for their bill implementing Measure 1, which was approved in the 2018 election. But the Forum editorialized against Measure 1 during the election. Now they're... | 1/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6: God and Ghostbusters | State Auditor Josh Gallion joined Rob to talk about a report his office released detailing nearly $100 million in state funds tied up in state agency funds, despite those agencies getting appropriation increases amid overall budget cuts. Rob also... | 1/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5: Rep. Karla Rose Hanson on gun seizure legislation | Should the government be able to take a person's guns because a court finds you dangerous? Is that a reasonable protection for public safety, or something amounting to pre-crime? Denying a person their civil rights based on what they might do? Rep.... | 1/17/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4: Gillette Ad, Smoking Age, Paying Shutdown Workers, And Congressman Armstrong | Rob talks about that Gillette Ad everyone is in a tizzy about. He also discusses legislation in North Dakota which would raise the tobacco age to 19, except for members of the military, as well as paying federal workers who are working during the... | 1/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3: Rick Becker | Talking "abortion reversal," government shutdown, and civil asset forfeiture | 1/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 01-14-2019 | Rob's appearance on the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970, talking about Legacy Fund spending and legislation regarding the display of license plates on sports cars. | 1/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 2: Ethics, Initiated Measures, Blue Law and Sealing Criminal Records | Rep. Shannon Roers Jones talks to Rob about sealing criminal records and blue laws | 1/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1: Governor Doug Burgum | North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined Rob Port for the first ever episode of the Plain Talk podcast. Burgum talked about the new legislative session and what some have seen as a "frosty" relationship between his administration and lawmakers. He... | 1/11/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great Podcast for ND Politics
Rob Port does a great job with this podcast, he covers North Dakota politics more in depth than anyone else. The information he brings to this podcast is great compliment to his blog.
The Best Podcast in North Dakota
I’ve been an avid reader/listener of Rob’s from the very beginning. His new podcast picks up where he left off on The Rob Report. He covers any and all political topics related to ND very well and provides us with his thoughts on the matters. Agree with him or not, he has a great way of getting across his points of view. His perspective is always refreshing to hear.
