Dippin’ and Trippin’

One night in North Dakota, our correspondent tries chewing tobacco for the first time.

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‘Black Gold Boom’ film documentary

The PBS doc is now available for streaming.

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Then Came The Bust

Stories of folks trying to survive a huge drop in oil prices and fewer rigs pumping in the Bakken.

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‘Oil To Die For’

“What’s the most dangerous job in America? … I’d have to say oilfield worker.”

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Stuffed Shirts v. Blue Collars

“Rolling coal is more than a thing. I almost call it a movement.”

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They’re Like Packs of Wolves

Everywhere she went, men hit on her. So Nathina St. Pierre took action.

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Oil Patch Code Blue: Juhnke v. Marathon Oil

As oil field jobs go, Dustin Bergsing seemed to have a pretty safe one.

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Oil Patch Code Blue: Beautiful Man

“I am so madly in love with that kid. Even now.”

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Oil Patch Code Blue: Mad as Hell

As the boom rolled through the west, Bismarck’s OSHA office failed to keep pace.

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Oil Patch Code Blue: There’s the Pager

A day with the busy paramedics at the Killdeer Area Ambulance Service.

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It’ll Make A Man Out OF You

What’s it like to work on a drilling rig? Tait knows.

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Mathew Henderson: The Lease

He worked in the Bakken oilfields. And wrote a book of poems about it.

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McGregor: It’s A Huge Change

Forget Cheers. The Sportsman’s Bar is really is the place where everyone knows your name.

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Tattoo Your Ride, Not Your Hide

James Goeres sells pickup truck stickers from a mobile home. His motto: “Tattoo Your Ride, Not Your Hide.”

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Gotta Be An Eight [audio + video]

Cattle roping at a truck stop parking lot.

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Jessie Veeder’s Boomtown

Jesse Veeder returned home, experienced the oil boom and wrote a song about it.

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Highway of Hope

Adell Hackworth sells food (and wisdom) in North Dakota’s oil patch.

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Dreaming of Sleep

Roughnecks and other oil field workers make big money. But that money doesn’t come without sacrifice.

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Meet Bobcat John. He Sells Knives To Oil Workers.

What’s not to love about Bobcat John? He’s a burly bear of a man who sells knives to oil workers.

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Want To Go To The Movies?

When you’re working in the oil patch thousands of miles from home, friends are more important than ever. Just ask Kelvin Lacey, Alfredo Cantu and Julio Pulido.

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Shane Osborne: It Ain’t Working Out So Good

He found work. But housing? That’s a big challenge.

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Bryan Johnson: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It

A former LA cop says Watford City traffic is worse than California rush hour.

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