Boomtown is a podcast about big oil in the Permian Basin hosted by Christian Wallace and produced by Texas Monthly in partnership with Imperative Entertainment.
[6] Christian Wallace—the host of the show—grew up in Andrews, Texas and previously spent a year as a roughneck in the oilfields working on drilling rigs.
[8][9] At the end of each episode Wallace discloses that "Texas Monthly's parent company also owns interests in the midstream oil and gas industry among other diversified investments.
In January 2020, CBS7 reported that the show hit number one on the iTunes and Spotify charts and had stayed within the top twenty documentary podcasts.
"[9] Erin Berger of Outside said "Boomtown ... prove[s] that good storytelling about devastating environmental issues is still vitally important, informative, and inspiring.