It’s A Permian Podcast Party!

This year the Oldest and Largest Oil Show in the country will be having a Positively Professional, Perhaps Pleasantly Plucky, Permian Podcast Party!

Matthew Hill, Ken Lavin, Keith Stelter and Jason Spiess will be bringing their podcasts to the Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa Texas Oct 19-21 .

The Wireline Group is the sponsor the Biggest Podcast Party in the Permian.

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The Permian Basin International Oil Show is a three-day gathering of producers, service companies, investors and innovators, where ideas are exchanged, friendships are made and deals are born.

A biennial event since the end of World War II, the oil show has grown to represent the very fabric of a great industry. It serves as an international marketplace, where hundreds of booths and exhibitors fill the Ector County Coliseum. Whether an executive, an engineer, a geologist or an operator in the field, the Permian Basin International Oil Show has something for everyone.

In light of recent challenges and the industry’s optimistic view of the future, the theme of the 2021 show is “Celebrate Our History. Embrace Our Future.”

Contact Stacy Jones at sjones@mindseyeads.com if you would like to sponsor or need more information on attending the show.

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About The Crude Life
Jason Spiess provides solution-based journalism, while traveling across the country, to promote the oil and gas industry along with environmentally conscious companies as the world turns to stricter ESG policies. The Crude Life boasts a huge following of industry professionals while producing original content that focuses on the industry, people, communities, innovation, and its proactive culture.

The Crude Life’s content is distributed through an ecosystem of activity that includes four radio programs that carry a network of over 20 radio stations, and those stories are picked up by magazines, newspapers, podcasts and GoogleNews. The Crude Life’s social media network exceeds 300K followers.

About #FossilFuelFridays
Matt Hill and Ken Lavin had been watching Kimberly Smith of TalkTexasOil do her show #fossilfuelfridays and interview interesting people in oil and gas. When she asked the pair to guest host, the original thought was no. Once the pandemic hit, it became obvious how powerful LinkedIn had become as a tool in and advocating for the oil and gas industry and increasing their network of industry connections.

Matt and Ken eventually took over hosting duties and continue to have guests from all sectors of the industry. Along with running the oilfieldtailgate.com parties in the OKC area, Matt and Ken now had another platform in which they could meet the people who make our world a far better place. With the support from industry connections across the country, they started a long form podcast called the Talking Energy Show. They now attend events across the country to represent Talking Energy Show as well as provide content correspondence for other shows as well.

Tally Book Troubleshooting

Keith, like hundreds of your peers, found himself without a job due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He knew that he was competing with lots of other job seekers and set out to find a way to stand out. Since there was no in-person options for networking, Keith took to LinkedIn and started providing positive posts of his work experience, his family and anything creative that would draw attention. Keith’s online efforts grew traction and soon hundreds of LinkedIn contacts were all helping Keith in his job search. Thousands of industry professionals followed Keith’s journey and rejoiced when he ended up with a great job with a great company, Arc Energy.

After his amazing experience with his peers on LinkedIn, Keith decided to jump out of his comfort zone and start his podcast, Tally Book Troubleshooting. Keith’s vision for Tally Book Troubleshooting is to provide a place for people to get to know the oilfield, the problems the industry faces, and the ingenuity demonstrated by individuals creatively solving problems every day.

After joining ARC Energy, Keith’s journey was chronicled in an article featured in The Way Ahead, an SPE publication written by and for young professionals in the upstream oil and gas industry. You can read about his journey here:



If anyone would like to schedule an interview, meeting or news tip email studio@thecrudelife.com

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Communication is vital in today’s energy extraction and empowerment.





About The Crude Life

The Crude Life produces original content that focuses on industry, the people, energy innovations, community building and it’s proactive culture. Our custom content is non-polarizing, trusted and often news making.

The Crude Life promotes a culture of inclusion and respect through interviews, content creation, live events and partnerships that educate, enrich, and empower people to create a positive social environment for all, regardless of age, race, religion, sexual orientation, or physical or intellectual ability.

Part of our mission is to enable people, companies and communities to affect change, demonstrate their transformative actions and drive energy awareness through storytelling and access to resources.



Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes 

Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest

The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.

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Weekly Sponsor:  American Directional Driller

RigER is an Oilfield Operations Management Suite created for Energy Service and Equipment Rental companies.

Since 2012, RigER has been helping men and women of the oilfield bring energy to their world. The innovative cloud-to-mobile solution RigER leads to operational improvements by converting traditional paper- and whiteboard-based information management processes into a user-friendly digital system. Operational efficiency and cost optimization of Oilfield Rental and Service companies is their goal.

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Weekly Sponsor:  MineralTracker

MineralTracker is the only mineral management software that allows mineral owners to compare actual royalty payments to expected payments based on well performance and a proprietary, Bakken-specific reservoir model built by MineralTracker’s petroleum engineers.

MineralTracker was formed in Watford City, North Dakota, and is a subsidiary of First International Bank & Trust, a family-owned bank also based in Watford City.

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Looking to Invest in Oil and Gas? Contact Swan Energy Today!

Phone Line Sponsor: Swan Energy, Inc. 866.539.0860

Studio Email and Inbox Sponsor: To Be Announced


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Featured Music:  Moody River Band


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