#4: Columbus Third Spaces, Founding Leisure Club, and Cultivating Community with Matt Barnes

Matt Barnes is a founder, creative, and creator and cultivator of community. He's passionate about creating meaningful third spaces in Columbus, and that shows with his founding of Leisure Club, a social club in Columbus' East Market. In this episode we talk about Columbus' identity, the arts, and much more. Timestamps: (0:00) Matt Intro(0:52)  Coming to Columbus(4:28) Favorite art medium(5:25) Life after graduating OSU/Columbus' identity(8:55) “Civic collision”(9:48) Founding and life as a founder (13:32) Columbus’ Identity now(15:18) Inspiration now (16:02) Founding of Leisure Club(21:09) Getting the space for Leisure Club(28:22) What goes on at Leisure Club?(31:39) Third spaces and community(33:41) The impact of the social media, the digital world, on third spaces(38:05) How can they cultivate community better?(40:31) State of third spaces (41:41) The vibe of Leisure Club (44:46) What excites, concerns, and disappoints Matt about Columbus(49:41) Message to emerging local creatives (50:51) Places to eat, drink, hangout in ColumbusWelcome to the Columbus Chronicle! This is a podcast dedicated to Columbus and central Ohio. Join host Connor Dunwoodie and meet the people, learn the places, and hear the stories from the people who make this city what it is.