Nov 30, 2020

RERELEASE: A conversation with architect Mason Rogers of Playa Design Studio, the firm behind several high-profile construction projects in Amarillo—including the Six Car/Crush building on Polk and the new Ronald McDonald House. With host Jason Boyett, Mason talks about the city's architectural history, whether or...

Nov 23, 2020

RERELEASE: A conversation with Stevi Larson, special events coordinator at Sharing Hope Ministry. After years of addiction to heroin, Stevi found herself in the state prison system. During her incarceration, she got in touch with Sharing Hope, based in Amarillo. Stevi tells host Jason Boyett about her past mistakes, why...

Nov 20, 2020

Due to the current COVID-19 surge in Amarillo and the increasing difficulty of safe, in-person interviews during this moment, Hey Amarillo is going on a brief hiatus. The next few weeks of episodes will feature re-releases of past interviews from the first year of the podcast. In this 5-minute announcement, host Jason...

Nov 16, 2020

A conversation with Scarlett Burke, the star, co-creator, director and executive producer of Make It Up as We Go, a new scripted podcast featuring Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and others. Born in Amarillo, Scarlett lived in Canyon before leaving to pursue acting, modeling and songwriting. In this episode, she shares...

Nov 9, 2020

A conversation with Tremaine Brown of Shi-Lee's Barbecue and Soul Food Cafe. During the pandemic, Tremaine prepared and gave out nearly 90,000 free lunches to local kids. Then he picked up tens of thousands of pounds of trash from north Amarillo neighborhoods. His activism and generosity aren't new, but 2020 offered him...