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20/09/2025
Did the North Dakota Attorney General just threaten South Dakota over a carbon pipeline? Who does Drew Wrigley really work for - the people of North Dakota or Summit Carbon Solutions? More and more believe Wrigley is dirty and morally corrupt... check out the latest on the most controversial carbon pipeline on the planet.
“They treated us like trespassers on our own land,” Bossly later told a local reporter, still angry months after the encounter.
19/09/2025
In an era of constant workplace upheaval, leadership behaviors carry more weight than ever. On this episode of The Crude Life, host Jason Spiess and guest Joe Sinnott of Witting Partners LLC, take on a subject that often hides in plain sight: gaslighting in leadership.
Energy-focused executive coach Joe Sinnott starts with a simple but important step: defining the term.
“The first thing when we talk about gaslighting would be to define it, even though it was word of the day for Merriam-Webster back in 2022, obviously people have different interpretations of what gaslighting is (and how it impacts their environment)."” Sinnott said.
Sinnott notes that while the concept gets attention on social media, the real damage happens quietly inside workplaces when leaders use — or accidentally stumble into — manipulative communication patterns.
“It's often with the best of intentions…gaslighting somebody into believing that they were a great fit for this prior role…when the reality might be the opposite,” Sinnott said.
“This is a fantastic topic - gaslighting,” Spiess said. “This is gonna be one of the best topics, not only for the oil and gas industry, no pun intended, but for all companies and employees everywhere.”
Click on link below for feature article and radio podcast interview
This isn’t just about difficult bosses or toxic cultures—it’s about deliberate manipulation, where leaders distort reality, deny facts, and shift blame to maintain power.
18/09/2025
The Crude Life founder Jason Spiess took the stage along with Warren Martin of Kansas Strong to keynote the 68th Annual Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association’s annual meeting, held at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Mayetta, KS.
Sharing the stage, Spiess and Martin underscore a larger truth: the future of oil and gas isn’t just written in barrels and permits—it’s scripted in the stories told to the public. EKOGA’s decision to feature this co-keynote highlights the growing recognition that advocacy and narrative are as essential to the industry as rigs and refineries.
The energy sector is in the middle of a legitimacy battle. While renewables and ESG narratives dominate headlines, oil and gas still underpin transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture. By pairing Spiess’ media expertise with Martin’s grassroots advocacy, the keynote offered EKOGA attendees a roadmap for telling the petroleum story more effectively—whether at community fairs, in classrooms, or through mainstream media.
In the 1950s, oil was framed as progress. In the 1970s, it became synonymous with greed. By the 1990s and 2000s, Big Oil was cast as the chief villain destroying the planet.
14/09/2025
In an era of constant workplace upheaval, leadership behaviors carry more weight than ever. On this episode of The Crude Life, host Jason Spiess and guest Joe Sinnott of Witting Partners LLC, take on a subject that often hides in plain sight: gaslighting in leadership.
Energy-focused executive coach Joe Sinnott starts with a simple but important step: defining the term.
“The first thing when we talk about gaslighting would be to define it, even though it was word of the day for Merriam-Webster back in 2022, obviously people have different interpretations of what gaslighting is (and how it impacts their environment)."” Sinnott said.
Sinnott notes that while the concept gets attention on social media, the real damage happens quietly inside workplaces when leaders use — or accidentally stumble into — manipulative communication patterns.
“It's often with the best of intentions…gaslighting somebody into believing that they were a great fit for this prior role…when the reality might be the opposite,” Sinnott said.
“This is a fantastic topic - gaslighting,” Spiess said. “This is gonna be one of the best topics, not only for the oil and gas industry, no pun intended, but for all companies and employees everywhere.”
Click on link below for feature article and radio podcast interview
The UEFA Champions League doesn’t just return this fall—it explodes back onto the scene like a band reuniting for a world tour. On September 16, Paramount+ begins streaming the 2025–26 campaign with a brand-new format, a loaded slate of heavyweight clashes, and a broadcast lineup that looks more like a supergroup than a studio team.
UEFA ripped up the old script. Instead of tidy groups, the competition launches into a sprawling league phase: 36 teams, eight matches each, four home and four away, facing a mix of giants and outsiders. It’s football as mixtape—part epic, part chaotic—with Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and PSG riffing alongside debutants Bodø/Glimt, Kairat Almaty, and Pafos.
The structure promises unpredictability. The top eight sides will cruise directly into the Round of 16, while clubs ranked 9–24 will fight it out in a playoff showdown. It’s survival of the slickest, with no safety net for even the biggest names.
Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards Return to Lead UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TODAY Studio Show.
13/09/2025
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12/09/2025
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The Crude Life began when entrepreneur and media personality Jason Spiess began covering the Bakken oil boom full time in March 2012. The first nine months, Spiess operated The Crude Life while living and operating the business in an RV. The method-journalism approach not only allowed Spiess to embed all the idiosyncracies of the Bakken Boom, but interview once-in-a-lifetime newsmakers and personalities.
Ever since Spiess, the principal owner, spent his childhood delivering newspapers for The Forum of Fargo Moorhead, he understood the importance of a quality and effective distribution system. Because of this committment to a balanced distribution system, The Crude Life is constantly searching for opportunities in both new and existing features repurposing content – both domestically and internationally.
Over the past five years, The Crude Life content has been featured on over 30 radio stations, 26 print publications and countless website news portals like the New York Times, Oilman Magazine and the BBC World.
One of the more unique aspects of The Crude Life content is that it steers clear of polarizing politics. There is so much happening in the world of innovation, community building, economic development, workforce education, safety and quality of life increasements, that The Crude Life chooses to focus on those compelling threads of stories.
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