Black Gold Boom

Rough Ride: The Oil Patch Tour
"Here is the future of storytelling." – Andrew Phelps

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
North Dakota is the most dangerous place to work in America.

They’re Like Packs of Wolves
Everywhere she went, men hit on her. So Nathina St. Pierre took action.

Accidental Activist: Kris Kitko
A songwriter sings the blues about the boom.

No Views, No Seats: Maeda’s Tasty Tacos
Boomtowns bring with them appetites.

I Miss My Wife and Kids
A trucker misses his family.

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
Cleaning up the mancamp is these women's work.

Fight Night in Crude Country
"I like it ... The fighting. The blood. The broken bones."

Tattoo Your Ride, Not Your Hide
Pipeliners. Roughnecks. Truckers. In North Dakota, they all gotta have stickers.

Highway of Hope
Adell Hackworth sells food (and wisdom) in North Dakota's oil patch.

Meet Bobcat John. He Sells Knives To Oil Workers.
They call him 'Bobcat' because he used to have a pet bobcat.