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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 rush has sent both big oil companies and scrappy start-ups scrambling to secure a piece of the action. Texas Monthly’s Christian Wallace follows characters along every rung of the oil field ladder, from the executive cutting billion-dollar deals to the itinerant pipeline worker risking life and limb, and from the traveling exotic dancer following the trail of money to those who worry that our planet is on a path to destruction. Meet the people cashing in and those just trying to get by as the world around them is turned upside down.

    “A beautiful ride filled with levity, even as it delivers troubling forecasts for the future” – The Atlantic

    2021 Webby Award Honoree, Podcast Documentary

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    Wondery Presents: Frozen Head Jan 23, 2023
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    Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.


    When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fights, mysterious packages, family feuds, Hall of Fame baseball legends, and frozen heads — lots of frozen heads. From Wondery, comes a story about life, death, and what comes next.


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    Special Preview Episode: Elizabeth the First. The Early Years Nov 30, 2022
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    Here’s your special preview episode of the new series Elizabeth the First – about the remarkable life of Elizabeth Taylor.


    In this preview, we learn how Elizabeth’s ambitious spirit was unmistakable early in life. The relationship with her parents and the push into the glamour and prestige of Hollywood collided with the reality of a male-dominated business – one that was more interested in making Taylor a product, than the person she knew herself to be.


    Headline News says ‘I love Elizabeth the First’ and the Toronto Star says the podcast is ‘sumptuously produced’. Find out what all the buzz is about by listening to the full series right now:


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    Boomtown Follow-up: The One-Two Punch | Chapter 12 Apr 30, 2020
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    Christian Wallace talks to some familiar faces from the Boomtown series in an attempt to understand what happened on April 20, 2020—when oil prices went negative for the first time in history.

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    The Last Frontier | Chapter 11 Feb 18, 2020
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    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 to save this pristine landscape?


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    The Mitchell Paradox | Chapter 10 Feb 11, 2020
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    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 immigrants who died a billionaire wanted to leave a legacy beyond oil and gas.


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    A Dark Horizon | Chapter 9 Feb 04, 2020
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    Christian talks with renowned business writer Bethany McLean about how the finances of fracking aren't what they're cracked up to be.


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    Wild West Texas | Chapter 8 Jan 28, 2020
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    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 relationship is more fraught than ever.

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    Mojo Magic | Chapter 7 Jan 21, 2020
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    The Permian Basin is the birthplace of Friday Night Lights. But the historic oil boom threatens beloved high school football traditions.

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    A Thin Line | Chapter 6 Jan 14, 2020
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    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.


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    Boobtown | Chapter 5 Jan 07, 2020
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    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.


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