Hey Amarillo
350 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 121 ratingsHey Amarillo is a weekly, one-on-one interview podcast hosted by Jason Boyett, and featuring the people and stories of Amarillo, Texas.
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Hayden Baca
May 31, 2021 18:48 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBA conversation with Hayden Baca, an IT specialist and the owner of UnSavvy Strategy, a company that provides one-on-one technology assistance for senior adults. After 10-year career providing customer support for tech corporations, including Apple and AT&T, Baca returned to Amarillo to launch her small business. She tells host Jason Boyett why Amarillo was the perfect place to introduce this unique concept. This episode is sponsored by Blue Handle Publishing and TEXAS Outdoor Musical.
Ronnie Granger
May 24, 2021 20:52 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBA conversation with chef Ronnie Granger, the owner of Sunday's Kitchen, a downtown cajun and creole restaurant. Granger isn't from here and didn't always dream of opening a restaurant, but something special happened after he arrived in Amarillo. With vulnerability and gratitude, he tells host Jason Boyett how Sunday's Kitchen started, how he weathered the pandemic, and why a city far from the Gulf Coast has become his home. This episode is sponsored by SKP Creative, the WT Enterprise Center ...
Vic Ragha
May 17, 2021 21:14 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBA conversation with Vimal "Vic" Ragha, a local hotelier who owns and operates several hotels and motels along I-40. HIs family-owned Ragha Group currently oversees four properties in the city, with three more in the planning process. Ragha shares with host Jason Boyett about growing up in a motel, his return to the family business, and why Amarillo has such a robust hospitality industry (Hint: I-40). He also reveals how he and his staff weathered the pandemic. This episode is sponsored by th...
Karen Talley
May 10, 2021 21:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBA conversation with Karen Talley, who just retired after a long career with Christian Relief Fund, which was founded in Amarillo 50 years ago by her father, Baxter Loe. Talley was the last Loe family member still working for this humanitarian organization, helping oversee operations in more than 20 countries worldwide. She shares with host Jason Boyett the inspiring story of how CRF began and the work it continues to do while based in Amarillo. This episode is sponsored by Shemen Dental and ...
Chris Podzemny
May 03, 2021 20:51 - 48 minutes - 44 MBA conversation with Chris Podzemny, a local cyclist and trail-builder working with the Fairly Foundation and Six Pack Outdoors. Podzemny and his volunteers have carved dozens of miles of mountain-biking, running and hiking trails in the area, from Palo Duro Canyon to Dalhart. He tells host Jason Boyett about the trail-building process, why cities like Amarillo and Borger value his skills, and why he's so excited about the trails he's building at the Rick Klein Complex in east Amarillo. This ...
Michele McAffrey
April 26, 2021 18:57 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA conversation with Michele McAffrey, a local magazine publisher who has partnered with host Jason Boyett to launch Brick & Elm, a new print magazine celebrating Amarillo. With the first issue releasing in May, McAffrey tells Jason how she transitioned from a cosmetics industry career into a publishing career, how she built and guided a previous magazine, and how she and Jason ended up in a position to start something new. This episode is sponsored by Pesttex and the WT Enterprise Center.
Michael Haning
April 19, 2021 20:29 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBA conversation with Michael Haning, who runs DISCO, Inc. as his day job and, on the side, is one of the founders of Amarillo Acton Academy. His unique resume gives this episode a broad set of topics, as Haning tells host Jason Boyett about bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to the industrial trades and rethinking the ways we prepare kids for their career paths. Also: What was it like to launch a new private school model during a pandemic? This episode is sponsored by Jimmy John's and SKP Cr...
Melanie Eggleston
April 12, 2021 21:07 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBA conversation with Melanie Eggleston, a massage therapist for 24 Hours in the Canyon Cancer Survivorship Center and a death doula. Melanie arrived in this area more than a decade ago from Chicago. She tells host Jason Boyett about the slow process of finding her place in the Panhandle and how her ongoing work with cancer patients evolved into a new career as an end-of-life doula—a profound and unique caregiving role in which she supports individuals who have terminal illnesses. This episode...
Aloni Ndihokubwayo
April 05, 2021 22:04 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBA conversation with Aloni Ndihokubwayo, the young entrepreneur behind the Amarillo-based F8TH Industry clothing company. A recent high school graduate, his family is originally from Burundi and Aloni first arrived in the U.S. with refugee status from Tanzania. With host Jason Boyett, he shares about experiencing culture shock in Texas, why so many refugees are driven to succeed, and how the "melting pot" of Palo Duro High School propelled him to pursue big dreams today. This episode is spons...
Jon Revett
March 29, 2021 22:06 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBA conversation with Jon Revett, a local artist, tenured professor and director of the art program at WTAMU. Besides being a talented artist whose art has been shown nationally, Revett is an expert on Robert Smithson's Amarillo Ramp, a world-famous work of land art that is practically unknown by locals. With host Jason Boyett, Revett shares about his career path, the unique Amarillo art scene, and his connection to the complicated legacy of Stanley Marsh. This episode is sponsored by Terra Ac...
Deetress Peoples
March 23, 2021 00:25 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBA conversation with Deetress Peoples, the Canyon resident behind the "Black is Beautiful" book project and a member of WT's Faculty and Staff Diversity and Inclusion Council. With host Jason Boyett, Peoples shares how parenting propelled her into community activism. She shares about her upbringing, driving for Uber in Amarillo, and why uplifting the local community of Black residents in Amarillo and Canyon is so important to her. This episode is sponsored by SKP Creative and Jimmy John's.
Jami Cowart
March 15, 2021 20:36 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBA conversation with Jami Cowart, voter registration coordinator for the Amarillo League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization. Cowart grew up in Amarillo before moving away as a college student. She spent the next two decades living in and around Nashville before returning to her hometown. With host Jason Boyett, Cowart discusses how Amarillo has changed, why she got into politics, and why the upcoming local election is so significant for Amarillo's future. This episode is sp...
Molly Dyer
March 08, 2021 21:27 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBA conversation with Molly Dyer, an Amarillo resident and the host of the popular "Witchcraft Off the Beaten Path" podcast. Molly grew up in a very conservative faith tradition, but today describes herself as a witch and practitioner of paganism. With host Jason Boyett, she describes arriving in Amarillo a few years ago from the Texas Hill Country after a career in law enforcement. Despite an outlook that may set her at odds with most local religious beliefs, Molly says, "I absolutely LOVE Am...
Lonnie Shaw
March 01, 2021 22:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBA conversation with Lonnie Shaw, the owner of SkyWest Assisted Living in Amarillo and Canyon. A long-time entrepreneur, Lonnie has owned and operated multiple businesses, from janitorial services to remodeling and restoration. He bought SkyWest after his father became a resident there. Several years later, he'd be enduring the biggest challenge of his career. With host Jason Boyett, Shaw shares about his unusual career path and how COVID impacted life and work in a facility like his. This ep...
Marcy McKay
February 22, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBA conversation with Marcy McKay, a local, award-winning novelist and the author of the recent book, When Life Feels Like a House Fire: Transforming Your COVID-19 Stress. McKay and her family survived a house fire in their Wolflin home several years ago. She draws on that experience to share with host Jason Boyett how anxiety, insomnia, depression and other tensions all relate to trauma. She also details the ways Amarillo continues to inform her writing. This episode is sponsored by SKP Creat...
Brian Hudson
February 15, 2021 21:52 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBA conversation with Brian Hudson, a project manager with Xcel Energy. Trained as an aerospace engineer—a literal rocket scientist—Hudson briefly pursued a defense industry career before returning to Amarillo. He recently oversaw the completion of the massive, $900 million Sagamore Wind Project, which provides clean energy to residents of the Texas Panhandle. With host Jason Boyett, Hudson shares why he came back to Amarillo, how COVID restrictions nearly derailed the wind project, and why th...
Ana Ramirez
February 08, 2021 22:02 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBA conversation with Ana Ramirez, a senior business consultant with the Small Business Development Center at WTAMU. The daughter of immigrants, Ramirez works almost exclusively with the local Hispanic community. She helps small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs navigate everything from idea generation to market research. She shares with host Jason Boyett how she found her niche in our community and why the Hispanic workforce is so central to Amarillo's future. This episode is sponsor...
Dr. Jave Rush
February 01, 2021 22:14 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBA conversation with Dr. James Avery Rush IV, MD, who goes by the nickname "Jave." A psychiatrist, he shares with host Jason Boyett about the impact of COVID on local residents' mental health, plus his work with elderly dementia patients and a vital new facility coming to Amarillo. He also gives insight into the reason he and his family—including his high-achieving younger brothers and his father—have invested so much in Amarillo. This episode is sponsored by Pesttex and Terra Accounting & Co...
Robyn Bilson
January 25, 2021 21:56 - 43 minutes - 40 MBA conversation with Robyn Bilson, owner of the creative branding agency Hatched Studio. She found her way into her marketing business by way of the fashion world, after launching and learning to market Semblance boutique (now closed) several years ago. With host Jason Boyett, she shares about introducing some of Austin to Amarillo, the state of women's fashion, and why more and more women-owned businesses are taking shape in our city. This episode is sponsored by Shemen Dental and La-Z-Boy F...
Clay Stribling
January 18, 2021 22:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBA conversation with Clay Stribling, President/CEO of the Amarillo Area Foundation. A Hereford native and former attorney with Brown and Furtunato, Stribling guides this community foundation as it serves the Texas Panhandle, from supporting nonprofits to matching donors with community needs. Clay shares with host Jason Boyett his path into this unique position and why AAF has invested so heavily in the Panhandle's future. This episode is sponsored by SKP Creative and Terra Accounting & Consul...
Courtney Jones
January 11, 2021 21:44 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBA conversation with the Rev. E. Courtney Jones of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. A former science teacher at Boys Ranch High School, Courtney took on a full-time role as, in her words, "some sort of minister" during the pandemic. She and host Jason Boyett discuss Courtney's long, winding path into the ministry from Amarillo to Austin and back to Amarillo, including how she began deconstructing her faith after a dramatic experience in college—and how she has since rebuilt it. This episode is ...
Scott Buchanan
January 04, 2021 22:01 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBA conversation with Scott Buchanan of Yellow City Street Food (YCSF). Half of the husband-wife team behind this high-profile restaurant, Scott combines an impressive chef's resume with a punk-rock personality and passion for food. In this episode, he shares with host Jason Boyett about his journey through the Amarillo and Austin restaurant worlds, the YCSF origin story, and why Amarillo needs to keep its talent here instead of exporting it to other cities. This episode is sponsored by Wieck ...
Patrick Miller (RERELEASE)
December 28, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBRERELEASE: A conversation with Patrick Miller, a local educator and the newly elected president of the Amarillo chapter of the NAACP. Also a member of the Amarillo College Board of Regents, Patrick became the youngest person ever elected to the Board in 2015. In this interview, he tells host Jason Boyett why he got into local politics and discusses his work with refugees at Whittier and Travis. This episode is sponsored by Shemen Dental and originally released February 26, 2018.
Jodi Thomas (RERELEASE)
December 22, 2020 16:03 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBRERELEASE: A conversation with Jodi Thomas, a best-selling novelist and member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. An Amarillo native, Jodi has written more than 50 books, from historical romances to contemporary fiction—and many are set in Texas and the Texas Panhandle. With host Jason Boyett, she shares her writing process, how her career began, and why this area is so significant to her work. This episode is sponsored by La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries and originally released Sep...
Ryan Pennington (RERELEASE)
December 14, 2020 21:45 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBRERELEASE: A conversation with Dr. Ryan Pennington, founder and director of the Refugee Language Project. A linguist by profession, Pennington moved to Amarillo after several years working in Papua New Guinea. Here he discovered an extraordinary refugee population—and set about trying to remove the barriers that kept these residents from success. He and host Jason Boyett talk about Pennington's culture shock, how West Texans and Somalis are alike, and why relationships are key to learning a ...
Kristin Babbitt (RERELEASE)
December 07, 2020 22:59 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBRERELEASE: A conversation with Kristin Babbitt, the entrepreneur behind Dotsy's Boutique in Wolflin Square. Women's fashion is big business in Amarillo, and Dotsy's has carved out a large and loyal following despite tons of local competition. With host Jason Boyett, Kristin shares how she started her boutique, her plans for the future, and why social media remains so central to Dotsy's success. This episode is sponsored by Blue Handle Publishing and originally released October 1, 2018.
Mason Rogers (RERELEASE)
November 30, 2020 22:26 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBRERELEASE: 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 not Amarillo has a particular "style," and what he thinks the future holds for development and redevelopment. This episode is sponsored by Wieck Realty and Bivins Pointe and origi...
Stevi Larson (RERELEASE)
November 23, 2020 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBRERELEASE: 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 she came to Amarillo after her release, and how Patsy's Place helped Stevi establish her life in a new community. This episode is sponsored by Shemen Dental and originally re...
Special Message from Jason Boyett
November 20, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBDue 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 Boyett explains this decision.
Scarlett Burke
November 16, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBA 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 with host Jason Boyett about growing up in Canyon, living in L.A. during the COVID-19 shutdown, and why Amarillo plays such a large role in her popular podcast. This episode ...
Tremaine Brown
November 09, 2020 22:02 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBA 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 an unprecedented opportunity to serve the city he calls home. In this episode, Tremaine shares with host Jason Boyett about his career, his restaurant, and his pursuit of soc...
Dallas Bell
November 02, 2020 21:41 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBA conversation with Dallas Bell, owner and operator of Burrowing Owl Books, an independent bookstore with two locations. She and her family arrived here from North Carolina when her husband accepted a pediatrics position with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Three years ago, they opened their first bookstore on the Square in Canyon, and recently expanded to Amarillo. Dallas speaks with host Jason Boyett about local entrepreneurship, living near Palo Duro Canyon, the power of boo...
Jason Herrick
October 26, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBA conversation with Jason Herrick, president of Pantera Energy Company and president of the political action committee Amarillo Matters. An Amarillo native, Jason's lived and worked in Europe before he returned to lead his family's oil and gas company. He shares with host Jason Boyett about his career and his ongoing volunteer efforts with opportunities that impact Amarillo's future, like the Texas Tech vet school and the Civic Center bond campaign. This episode is sponsored by Wieck Realty ...
Nikki Green
October 19, 2020 20:59 - 48 minutes - 44 MBA conversation with Nikki Green of Two for the Road, the PBS travel and adventure show she created and cohosts with her husband, Dusty. Nikki tells host Jason Boyett about growing up in Claude, quitting her orthodontic career in her 30s to travel the world, and how COVID-19 has impacted production of their show, which just released its fourth season. Nikki also shares how she and Dusty split production responsibilities and navigate the stress of travel as a married couple. This episode is sp...
Jason Barrett
October 12, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBA conversation with Jason Barrett, owner of The 806 Coffee + Lounge and an active community leader in the San Jacinto neighborhood and 6th Street Historic District. The 806 is a coffee shop and vegetarian restaurant specializing in art and live music—and has had enormous influence since it launch in 2007. With host Jason Boyett, Barrett tells the origin story of The 806, details a few of its early controversies, and explains why he is so passionate about breathing new life into a long-neglec...
Jasmine Taylor
October 05, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBA conversation with Jasmine Taylor, owner and operator of the new Oh My Fro Lash Co., an online business based in Amarillo. A former 911 dispatcher and college basketball player, Taylor finally launched her business in the middle of the pandemic after years of dreaming and planning. With host Jason Boyett, she shares about the challenges of being a business owner, the state of Black-owned businesses in Amarillo, and why working for herself proved to be the best fit after years of trying to f...
Paul Matney
September 28, 2020 21:02 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBA conversation with Dr. Paul Matney, the retired past president of Amarillo College. A longtime educator, Matney spent more than three decades teaching media and communications students at WT and AC—while also serving as a weekend weatherman, a baseball umpire, and the face of AC within the larger community. He shares with host Jason Boyett about the broad scope of his career in education, and why we need to keep an eye on Amarillo's history as we look to the city's future. This episode is ...
Melynn Huntley
September 21, 2020 21:27 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBA conversation with Melynn Huntley, Elections Administrator for Potter County. With a little over a month before an enormously consequential presidential election, Melynn speaks with host Jason Boyett about her wide-ranging career. How did a former graphic designer end up managing elections—and how will it work during a pandemic? Most importantly, she shares what's on her mind as she coordinates local election equipment, workers, and security in preparation for November 3. This episode is s...
Teresa Kenedy
September 14, 2020 21:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBA conversation with Teresa Kenedy, president of the Barrio Neighborhood Planning Committee and a retired social worker with Amarillo ISD. Teresa tells host Jason Boyett about growing up as a member of the only Hispanic and Catholic family in a small mountain town. Upon arriving in Amarillo for college, she found a much more robust Hispanic culture—and has since become a community organizer working on behalf of Amarillo's Barrio neighborhood. This episode is sponsored by Blue Handle Publishin...
Ali Ramos
September 07, 2020 16:53 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBA conversation with Ali Ramos, a graphic designer and Amarillo native who just graduated with a master's degree in social work from Columbia University. Ali is also a board member for NMD United, a national organization advocating for individuals with neuromuscular disabilities. She shares with host Jason Boyett about growing up with a physical disability, embracing an accidental leadership role in Amarillo, and using her unique perspective to fight injustice. This episode is sponsored by Bi...
Bowden Jones Jr.
August 31, 2020 21:07 - 52 minutes - 27.7 MBA conversation with Bowden Jones Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer at FirstBank Southwest. Bowden is involved with a variety of community nonprofits and is one of the creators of the Northside Toy Drive. He shares with host Jason Boyett about his military-kid upbringing, coming Amarillo after having lived in Panama, how he stumbled into a successful banking career, and why he's optimistic about progress toward racial reconciliation in Amarillo. This episode is sponsore...
Austin Sutter
August 24, 2020 21:21 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBA conversation with Austin Sutter, executive director of the Amarillo Hockey Association. A native of Red Deer, Alberta, he tells host Jason Boyett about arriving in Amarillo 15 years ago as a professional hockey player and deciding to stay even after his playing career ended. He believes Amarillo is on the verge of becoming a thriving hockey city and explains how the Amarillo Ice Ranch—a year-round ice facility currently under construction—will transform local athletics. This episode is spo...
Karah Gilbert
August 17, 2020 20:52 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA conversation with Karah Gilbert, the founder of Solidarity Isn't Silent and an employee of Randall County's Youth Center of the High Plains. Karah shares with host Jason Boyett about her work with young people in the criminal justice system. They also discuss her multi-faceted organization, which began this summer as a way to stand up to the injustice faced by Black residents in Amarillo and across the country. This episode is sponsored by Blue Handle Publishing and SKP Creative.
Devenie Graham
August 10, 2020 21:04 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBA conversation with Devenie Graham, artistic director for the brand-new Sharpened Iron Studios, a newly launched company that is working to bring Hollywood-level film and TV production to the Texas Panhandle. An actor/model who worked in New York City and Los Angeles before returning to Amarillo, Devenie shares with host Jason Boyett why Amarillo is the perfect location for a major motion picture studio and how the city can become a cultural character of its own. This episode is sponsored by...
Dr. Kishore Yalamanchili
August 03, 2020 20:54 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBA conversation with Kishore Yalamanchili, MD, a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center assistant professor and local Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Having spent the pandemic treating COVID-19 critical care patients—and sharing about it on Facebook—Dr. Yalamanchili shares with host Jason Boyett about his career, his unlikely social media prominence, and why he has chosen to live and practice in Amarillo. This episode is sponsored by Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
Kyla Frye
July 27, 2020 20:14 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBA conversation with Kyla Frye, Executive Director of the WT Enterprise Center. The Enterprise Center is central to Amarillo's economic ecosystem, and Kyla shares with host Jason Boyett how the WTEC is helping local people launch new businesses and improve existing ones. They also discuss the Wire Accelerator program for early-stage tech startups, including why this area is building a reputation as a great place to start a company. This episode is sponsored by Wieck Realty and SKP Creative.
Mugisha Aime
July 20, 2020 20:05 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBA conversation with Mugisha Aime, a mechanical engineer who recently graduated from Texas Tech. After Mugisha's family fled genocide in Rwanda, he grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Eventually they resettled in the U.S. when Mugisha was in his early teens. He shares with host Jason Boyett about what it was like to enter American school with no English, and how one teacher at Palo Duro High School transformed his experience by giving him the confidence to succeed. This episode is sponsore...
Megan Eikner
July 13, 2020 21:18 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBA conversation with Megan Eikner, a local agriculture and natural resource agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Her job is wide-ranging and complex, but it’s largely educational in nature. She helps local farmers understand the latest ag science and research, sharing with them the techniques that work best for the Texas Panhandle. A native of southeast Colorado, Megan also explains why she decided to plant herself in Amarillo. This episode is sponsored by Blue Handle Publishing and Bivin...
Liz Rascon Alaniz
July 06, 2020 21:05 - 34 minutes - 32 MBA conversation with Liz Rascon Alaniz, a doctoral candidate at WTAMU and executive director of the Wesley Community Center. The Wesley is located in the heart of the Hispanic Barrio and has a long history of serving that historic neighborhood. Born in the Texas Panhandle to parents who immigrated from Mexico, Liz shares about her family's search for opportunity, the unique gifts of the Barrio to Amarillo's larger community, and the multiple generations who benefit from the Wesley and its pro...
Michael Timcisko
June 29, 2020 21:12 - 52 minutes - 48 MBA conversation with Michael Timcisko, executive director of the Panhandle AIDS Support Organization (PASO). As Pride month concludes, Michael tells host Jason Boyett about coming of age as a gay man during the height of the AIDS pandemic, and how that has informed PASO’s efforts to serve HIV-positive individuals. (It also has interesting parallels with the current moment, as our society learns to live with a deadly virus.) They also discuss how shifting local attitudes in recent years relate...