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Boomtown
In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics. This modern-day gold rus...
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Listen to Boomtown, a Society & Culture podcast by Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly. Stream 15 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Boomtown Follow-up: The One-Two Punch | Chapter 12
Christian Wallace talks to some familiar faces from the Boomtown series in an attempt to understand what happened on April 20, 2020—when oil...
The Last Frontier | Chapter 11
Record-breaking oil production in the Permian Basin has brought the boom to the doorstep of the Big Bend for the first time. Is it too late...
The Mitchell Paradox | Chapter 10
No oil and gas baron since John D. Rockefeller has made more of an impact on society than George P. Mitchell. But this son of poor Greek imm...
A Dark Horizon | Chapter 9
Christian talks with renowned business writer Bethany McLean about how the finances of fracking aren't what they're cracked up to be. Upstar...
Wild West Texas | Chapter 8
The uneasy alliance between ranchers and the oil industry goes all the way back to the early wildcatting days in West Texas. But today, that...
Mojo Magic | Chapter 7
The Permian Basin is the birthplace of Friday Night Lights. But the historic oil boom threatens beloved high school football traditions. Lea...
A Thin Line | Chapter 6
During booms, the Permian Basin sees a rise in prostitution charges. But misperceptions and stereotypes about sex work have led to policies...
Boobtown | Chapter 5
We explore a different kind of boom in the Permian Basin. Meet the women working at a lingerie coffee shop, a “breastaurant,” and two area s...
Life and Death on the Rig | Chapter 4
In the Permian Basin, the rewards of roughnecking come with incredible risk. For one Andrews family, that danger became a true nightmare. Le...
Dust to Dust | Chapter 3
A devastating bust transforms the Permian from a promised land into a wasteland. Then, thanks to a quiet, unassuming Texas oilman named Geor...
Rise of the Permian | Chapter 2
We go back to 1923, and the Santa Rita No. 1, the well that put West Texas oil on the map. We recount the beginnings of rowdy boomtowns and...
Highway To Hell | Chapter 1
Host Christian Wallace takes us back to his hometown in the Permian Basin, which is nearly unrecognizable to him today. We meet a few of the...
Trailer: Boomtown
In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our econ...
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