Spindletop
1901 Texas oil gusher that started the boom
Episodes
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#2714: How Texas Became the Oil StateSpindletop didn't make Texas synonymous with oil. The real story involves geology, regulation, and a surprising government intervention. -
#2379: The Geological Lottery: Why Oil Is So Unevenly DistributedDiscover how oil forms, why it’s concentrated in a few regions, and whether we’ve found it all.