Dec 27, 2024
We're in holiday mode here at Plain Talk, so we thought we'd bring you some reruns of a few of our best interviews from 2024.
This interview with Rebecca Binstock, the executive director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, was originally published on July 26, 2024.
"Ethics commissions alone do not create ethical...
Dec 25, 2024
It was an excellent year for the Plain Talk podcast. Our audience grew by leaps and bounds and is larger than ever.
For that ,we have you to thank, dear listener. Thank you for tuning in.
This Christmas, we wanted to reflect on the year that was, and the year that's ahead of us. On this episode of Plain Talk, Chad Oban...
Dec 20, 2024
McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson has not been mincing words in his reaction to some of President Joe Biden's pardons that impact our region. He's called them "ridiculous" and "despicable," though he wants to be clear that this didn't have anything to do with politics.
"Some of the stuff that President Trump...
Dec 18, 2024
A national survey reports that a shocking number of Americans under the age of 30 condone the murder of health industry CEO Brian Thompson, an act allegedly committed by Luigi Mangione.
Me and Chad Oban discuss that survey on this episode of Plain Talk. Do the people justifying the murder of Thompson understand that...
Dec 13, 2024
If you get into an accident involving a local political subdivision in North Dakota -- maybe a garbage truck side-swipes your car, or you slip on some ice outside of a school -- you may find yourself dealing with what's called the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund.
This self-insurance fund, paid for by local entities,...