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The podcast that inspired Landman

Before Landman, there was Boomtown. Reported, written, and hosted by Christian Wallace, the documentary podcast follows life in the Permian Basin during an oil boom. The series explores what the industry means for the people who work in it and the communities around them.

Start with Episode 1: Highway to Hell
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Produced by Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment. Photography by Nick Simonite.

Read more about Boomtown at Texas Monthly.

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Listen to Episode 1: Highway to Hell.

Released December 10.

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Listen to Episode 3: Dust to Dust.

Released December 24, 2019.

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Listen to Episode 5: Boobtown.

Released January 7, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 7: Mojo Magic.

Released January 21, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 9: A Dark Horizon.

Released February 4, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 11: The Last Frontier.

Released February 18, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 2: The Rise of the Permian.

Released December 17, 2019.

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Listen to Episode 4: Life and Death on the Rigs.

Released December 31, 2019.

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Listen to Episode 6: A Thin Line.

Released January 14, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 8: Wild West Texas.

Released January 28, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 10: The Mitchell Paradox.

Released February 11, 2020.

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Listen to Episode 12: The One-Two Punch.

Released as a special follow-up episode on April 30, 2020.