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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2026 · 14 MIN

13 How the Black Giant Broke the Market

from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media

This episode explores the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of the East Texas oil field during the Great Depression, focusing on the characters of Dad Joiner and H.L. Hunt, the chaos of the oil boom, and the subsequent government intervention that transformed the oil industry.

This episode explores the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of the East Texas oil field during the Great Depression, focusing on the characters of Dad Joiner and H.L. Hunt, the chaos of the oil boom, and the subsequent government intervention that transformed the oil industry.

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