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 barber shops 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.

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We Are Chaffee's Looking Upstream podcast is a collaboration with Chaffee County (Colo.) Public Health and the Chaffee Housing Authority, and is supported by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment's Office of Health Equity. 

You can see show notes, read the show transcript, and learn more about the Looking Upstream podcast at wearechaffeepod.com and on Instagram @wearechaffeepod.

We Are Chaffee (wearechaffee.org) partners with KHEN radio (khen.org) in Salida, Colo., for local broadcasting of the Looking Upstream podcast.

Credits

Adam Williams, host, producer and photographer; Jon Pray, engineer and producer; Andrea Carlstrom, Director of Chaffee County Public Health and Environment; and Lisa Martin, We Are Chaffee Community Advocacy Coordinator.