Best Plain Talk Podcasts (2024)

We all know the old saying. You don't talk about religion and politics in polite company. Only, does that advice make sense in a society like ours, where we practice self-governance? How can we govern ourselves if we can't talk to one another about politics? And, more pertinent to this episode of Plain Talk, how do we teach our kids how to particip…

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- PLAIN TALK WEDNESDAY AM 9:46

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- PLAIN TALK TUESDAY PM 9:07

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- PLAIN TALK TUESDAY AM 9:49

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- PLAIN TALK FRIDAY PM 9:30

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529: Republican Julie Fedorchak and Democrat Trygve Hammer square off in the U.S. House debate 58:55

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When U.S. House candidates Julie Fedorchak (a Republican) and Trygve Hammer (a Democrat) sat down for a debate on the Plain Talk podcast with me and my co-host Chad Oban, one of the first questions I asked them was why they wanted to be elected to Congress. Hammer, a Marine Corps veteran, said it's because less than 80 of the current 435 members of…

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- PLAIN TALK FRIDAY AM 9:29

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- PLAIN TALK THURSDAY PM 9:05

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PLAIN TALK INTRO AND OUTRO 9:16

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PLAIN TALK INTRO AND OUTRO See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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528: 'I'm grateful for every minute I have in this job' 1:01:50

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"This is the best job I could ever imagine," North Dakota U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider said on this episode of Plain Talk. Schneider was appointed to that position by President Joe Biden. Later this year, when America elects a new president, he may be out of a job, depending on how the country casts its ballots. A Republican president isn't likely t…

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY PM 9:04

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY PM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY AM 9:36

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY AM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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527: U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Kevin Cramer and challenger Katrina Christiansen 59:54

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When we organize candidate debates on the Plain Talk podcast, our intent is to foster a competition that's not bogged down by a lot of rules and restrictive formatting, nor plagued by shouting and candidates talking over one another. We don't really even want a competition. We want a conversation. A thoughtful discussion between two candidates on i…

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526: Marijuana and the Democratic national convention 57:15

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"Every law enforcement officer I've spoken to has said this has been hard on our state and hard on law enforcement." That's what Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben had to say on this episode of Plain Talk. He's referring to Measure 5 on North Dakota's November ballot which, if passed, would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. "I'm very big…

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525: 'For many years the locals have blamed the legislature' 1:04:49

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"Let's take valuations away." That's what state Rep. Ben Koppelman proposed on this episode of Plain Talk. He's referring to a plan for property tax reform that he's proposed should Measure 4 -- a constitutional ban on taxing property values -- fail on the statewide ballot in November. Koppelman would like to see property taxed on size, not value. …

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- PLAIN TALK THURSDAY AM 9:34

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- PLAIN TALK THURSDAY AM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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Even if North Dakota voters approve Measure 4, a constitutional amendment that would disallow taxes on real estate values, our state and its elected leaders will still need to figure out how to replace the roughly $2.4 billion in revenues those taxes generate very budget cycle. We're going to pay for it. The question is how. Neal Messer, a farmer, …

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- PLAIN TALK WED PM 9:08

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- PLAIN TALK WED PM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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- PLAIN TALK WED AM 9:29

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- PLAIN TALK WED AM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Plain Talk on KFRM 550 AM

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523: 'There's a new pep in our step' 1:03:33

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The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the top-of-the-ticket candidate for Democrats, nationally, has created an undeniable wave of enthusiasm among our liberal friends. North Dakota's Democrats are no different. "There's a new pep in our step," state Rep. Zac Ista told my co-host Chad Oban and I on this episode of Plain Talk. Ista is a D…

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530: How do we do politics in the classroom? 1:05:31

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- PLAIN TALK WEDNESDAY AM 9:46

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- PLAIN TALK TUESDAY PM 9:07

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- PLAIN TALK TUESDAY AM 9:49

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- PLAIN TALK FRIDAY PM 9:30

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529: Republican Julie Fedorchak and Democrat Trygve Hammer square off in the U.S. House debate 58:55

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- PLAIN TALK FRIDAY AM 9:29

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- PLAIN TALK THURSDAY PM 9:05

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PLAIN TALK INTRO AND OUTRO 9:16

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528: 'I'm grateful for every minute I have in this job' 1:01:50

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY PM 9:04

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- PLAIN TALK MONDAY AM 9:36

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527: U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Kevin Cramer and challenger Katrina Christiansen 59:54

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526: Marijuana and the Democratic national convention 57:15

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525: 'For many years the locals have blamed the legislature' 1:04:49

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- PLAIN TALK THURSDAY AM 9:34

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524: 'Bill Gates doesn't need another tax break' 1:04:18

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- PLAIN TALK WED PM 9:08

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523: 'There's a new pep in our step' 1:03:33

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