Ryan Heckart, on his Green Street Barbershop & the resurgence of barbering, Slipknot & Des Moines, growing up in Flyover Land & the power of silence

Ryan Heckart talks with Adam Williams about barbering history, the fall of barbershops through the late 20th century (thanks Beatles!) and the rise again in more recent years. 

He tells the story of his barber shop, which he recently opened in Cockeyed Liz’s old brothel, and why he named the shop Green Street when it’s actually located on Main Street in Buena Vista, Colo. And why when he opened his new shop, he absolutely had to have an expensive pair of 101-year-old barber chairs. 

Ryan and Adam talk about growing up in Flyover Land, the band Slipknot, the rise of Des Moines, and Ryan’s pride in craft and a career that has taken him to London and back. Among other things. Like, how they’re both introverts who also are professional talkers.