diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 3c723d5..923370c 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -5609,7 +5609,8 @@ def _match_voices_to_styles():
             continue
 
         gender = base["gender"]
-        voice_pool = list(INWORLD_MALE_VOICES if gender == "male" else INWORLD_FEMALE_VOICES)
+        pool = INWORLD_MALE_VOICES if gender == "male" else INWORLD_FEMALE_VOICES
+        voice_pool = [v for v in pool if v not in BLACKLISTED_VOICES]
 
         scored = []
         for voice_name in voice_pool:
diff --git a/website/css/style.css b/website/css/style.css
index bb26822..fd1dd06 100644
--- a/website/css/style.css
+++ b/website/css/style.css
@@ -136,12 +136,9 @@ a:hover {
   gap: 1.5rem;
 }
 
-.cover-art {
-  width: 260px;
-  height: 260px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius);
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(232, 121, 29, 0.25);
-  object-fit: cover;
+.hero-inner--full {
+  max-width: 700px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
 }
 
 .hero-info {
@@ -151,6 +148,29 @@ a:hover {
   gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.hero-info--centered {
+  align-items: center;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.hero-about {
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  max-width: 600px;
+  margin: 0.75rem auto 0;
+}
+
+.hero-about--bold {
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+}
+
+.hero-cta {
+  margin-top: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .hero h1 {
   font-size: 2.8rem;
   font-weight: 800;
@@ -1721,33 +1741,7 @@ a:hover {
   );
 }
 
-/* About Section */
-.about-section {
-  max-width: 900px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 2.5rem;
-  text-align: center;
-  border-top: 1px solid #2a2015;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2015;
-}
-
-.about-section p {
-  font-size: 1.05rem;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  line-height: 1.7;
-  max-width: 600px;
-  margin: 0 auto;
-}
-
-.about-section p + p {
-  margin-top: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-p.about-teaser {
-  color: var(--text);
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: 1.1rem;
-}
+/* About Section (legacy — now merged into hero) */
 
 /* Featured Clips (homepage) */
 .home-clips-section {
@@ -1782,41 +1776,20 @@ p.about-teaser {
   }
 
   .hero-inner {
-    flex-direction: row;
-    text-align: left;
-    gap: 2.5rem;
-    align-items: center;
-  }
-
-  .hero-info {
-    align-items: flex-start;
-  }
-
-  .cover-art {
-    width: 280px;
-    height: 280px;
-    flex-shrink: 0;
+    gap: 2rem;
   }
 
   .hero h1 {
     font-size: 2.8rem;
   }
 
-  .phone {
-    justify-content: flex-start;
-  }
-
   .subscribe-row {
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
-    justify-content: flex-start;
+    justify-content: center;
     gap: 0.5rem;
   }
 
-  .secondary-links {
-    justify-content: flex-start;
-  }
-
   .episodes-section {
     padding: 2rem 2rem 3rem;
   }
@@ -1854,9 +1827,6 @@ p.about-teaser {
     padding: 0 2rem 2.5rem;
   }
 
-  .about-section {
-    padding: 1.5rem 2rem 2.5rem;
-  }
 
   .site-nav {
     padding: 1rem 2rem;
@@ -1909,10 +1879,6 @@ p.about-teaser {
     font-size: 2rem;
   }
 
-  .cover-art {
-    width: 200px;
-    height: 200px;
-  }
 
   .page-header h1 {
     font-size: 2rem;
diff --git a/website/index.html b/website/index.html
index 3827680..4d4aaad 100644
--- a/website/index.html
+++ b/website/index.html
@@ -117,17 +117,8 @@
 
   <!-- Hero -->
   <section class="hero">
-    <div class="hero-inner">
-      <img
-        class="cover-art"
-        src="images/cover.png"
-        alt="Luke at the Roost cover art"
-        width="1440"
-        height="1440"
-        sizes="(min-width: 768px) 280px, 200px"
-        loading="eager"
-      >
-      <div class="hero-info">
+    <div class="hero-inner hero-inner--full">
+      <div class="hero-info hero-info--centered">
         <h1>Luke at the Roost</h1>
         <p class="tagline">The call-in talk show where Luke gives life advice to biologically questionable organisms.</p>
         <div class="phone" id="phone-section">
@@ -170,17 +161,13 @@
           <span class="secondary-sep">&middot;</span>
           <a href="https://ko-fi.com/lukemacneil" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="secondary-link support-link">Support the Show</a>
         </div>
+        <p class="hero-about">Late-night call-in radio from a desert hermit's RV. Callers ring in with relationship disasters, workplace chaos, and life's dumbest decisions — and Luke tries to help. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it makes things worse.</p>
+        <p class="hero-about hero-about--bold">Part human callers, part AI-generated characters, fully unhinged advice. Each AI caller is generated in real-time with a unique personality, backstory, and voice — powered by large language models and custom text-to-speech. 37+ episodes and counting.</p>
+        <p class="hero-cta"><a href="/how-it-works">See how it works</a></p>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <!-- About -->
-  <section class="about-section">
-    <p>Late-night call-in radio from a desert hermit's RV. Callers ring in with relationship disasters, workplace chaos, and life's dumbest decisions — and Luke tries to help. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it makes things worse.</p>
-    <p class="about-teaser">Part human callers, part AI-generated characters, fully unhinged advice. Each AI caller is generated in real-time with a unique personality, backstory, and voice — powered by large language models and custom text-to-speech. 37+ episodes and counting.</p>
-    <p><a href="/how-it-works">See how it works</a></p>
-  </section>
-
   <!-- Featured Clips -->
   <section class="home-clips-section">
     <div class="home-clips-header">