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 that may actually harm the women involved. SimpliSafe: Get ...
14 Jan 202032min
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 strip clubs. Upstart: Find out how low your rate is at Upsta...
7 Jan 202035min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
31 Dec 201932min
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 George Mitchell, the region comes roaring back. Learn more about...
24 Dec 201940min
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 the swaggering wildcatters whose influence would eventually ...
17 Dec 201938min
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 people whose lives have been upended by the biggest oil boo...
10 Dec 201946min
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 economy, and our geopolitics. Boomtown is a 10-part podcast s...
2 Dec 20194min
