PODCASTS
Boomtown is a limited-series podcast about the Permian Basin
Over the course of twelve episodes, Boomtown takes you to the heart of the historic oil boom that’s playing out in West Texas. An oil boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.
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Brought to you by Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment. Photography by Nick Simonite.
Listen to Episode 1: Highway to Hell.
Released December 10.
Listen to Episode 3: Dust to Dust.
Released December 24, 2019.
Listen to Episode 5: Boobtown.
Released January 7, 2020.
Listen to Episode 7: Mojo Magic.
Released January 21, 2020.
Listen to Episode 9: A Dark Horizon.
Released February 4, 2020.
Listen to Episode 11: The Last Frontier.
Released February 18, 2020.
Listen to Episode 2: The Rise of the Permian.
Released December 17, 2019.
Listen to Episode 4: Life and Death on the Rigs.
Released December 31, 2019.
Listen to Episode 6: A Thin Line.
Released January 14, 2020.
Listen to Episode 8: Wild West Texas.
Released January 28, 2020.
Listen to Episode 10: The Mitchell Paradox.
Released February 11, 2020.
Listen to Episode 12: The One-Two Punch.
Released as a special follow-up episode on April 30, 2020.