Trailer: Boomtown
Trailer: Boomtown
In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping o... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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3mins
Highway To Hell | Chapter 1
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. ... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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47mins
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Rise of the Permian | Chapter 2
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 ... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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39mins
Dust to Dust | Chapter 3
Dust to Dust | Chapter 3
A devastating bust transforms the Permian from a promised land into a wasteland. Then, thanks to a quiet, unassuming Tex... Read more
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Life and Death on the Rig | Chapter 4
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 ... Read more
31 Dec 2019
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34mins
Boobtown | Chapter 5
Boobtown | Chapter 5
We explore a different kind of boom in the Permian Basin. Meet the women working at a lingerie coffee shop, a “breastaur... Read more
7 Jan 2020
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36mins
A Thin Line | Chapter 6
A Thin Line | Chapter 6
During booms, the Permian Basin sees a rise in prostitution charges. But misperceptions and stereotypes about sex work h... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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34mins
Mojo Magic | Chapter 7
Mojo Magic | Chapter 7
The Permian Basin is the birthplace of Friday Night Lights. But the historic oil boom threatens beloved high school foot... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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43mins
Wild West Texas | Chapter 8
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 Te... Read more
28 Jan 2020
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57mins
A Dark Horizon | Chapter 9
A Dark Horizon | Chapter 9
Christian talks with renowned business writer Bethany McLean about how the finances of fracking aren't what they're crac... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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