Black Gold Boom

  • Rough Ride: The Oil Patch Tour

    Rough Ride: The Oil Patch Tour

    "Here is the future of storytelling." – Andrew Phelps
  • The Other Boomtown Hamm

    The Other Boomtown Hamm

    Billionaire Harold Hamm isn't the only Hamm in town. Phil Hamm's got something to say about the boom too.
  • Oil Patch Code Blue

    Oil Patch Code Blue

    North Dakota is the most dangerous place to work in America.
  • They’re Like Packs of Wolves

    They’re Like Packs of Wolves

    Everywhere she went, men hit on her. So Nathina St. Pierre took action.
  • Accidental Activist: Kris Kitko

    Accidental Activist: Kris Kitko

    A songwriter sings the blues about the boom.
  • No Views, No Seats: Maeda’s Tasty Tacos

    No Views, No Seats: Maeda’s Tasty Tacos

    Boomtowns bring with them appetites.
  • I Miss My Wife and Kids

    I Miss My Wife and Kids

    A trucker misses his family.
  • Trooper of the Bus

    Trooper of the Bus

    What's it like to ride a school bus in the bustling oil patch? Listen to this story and find out.
  • Dirty Girls Clean Up Williston

    Dirty Girls Clean Up Williston

    Cleaning up the mancamp is these women's work.
  • Fight Night in Crude Country

    Fight Night in Crude Country

    "I like it ... The fighting. The blood. The broken bones."
  • Tattoo Your Ride, Not Your Hide

    Tattoo Your Ride, Not Your Hide

    Pipeliners. Roughnecks. Truckers. In North Dakota, they all gotta have stickers.
  • Highway of Hope

    Highway of Hope

    Adell Hackworth sells food (and wisdom) in North Dakota's oil patch.
  • Meet Bobcat John. He Sells Knives To Oil Workers.

    Meet Bobcat John. He Sells Knives To Oil Workers.

    They call him 'Bobcat' because he used to have a pet bobcat.