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The Sidebar with Eric Barnes — 201 episodes
S7E12: Karen Carrier and 'Legacy at the Table'
S7E11: For local Fashion Week, 'Memphis is the host'
S7E10: Tennessee Ballet Theater
S7E9: Girls Inc. of Memphis
S7E8: Ballet Memphis
S7E7: The YMCA's impact on thousands of children in Memphis and the Midsouth
S7E6: Museum to showcase legacy, history of Memphis College of Art
S7E5: Bill Townsend on Annesdale Mansion, ghosts and Always Memphis
S7E4: Memphis Youth Symphony Program approaches its 60th year
S7E3: New leadership at Indie Memphis talks about the festival's future
S7E2: Brantley Ellzey on intensity and relief he finds in his new art exhibit
S7E1: What to expect as Baron Von Opperbean gets closer to opening on Mud Island
S6E41: Why giving is essential to The Daily Memphian
S6E40: How Merit Academy pursues excellence in literacy
S6E39: Lauren Ready uses the skills of journalism in new ways
S6E38: Everystory, formerly Playback Memphis
S6E37: The plan to create an arts middle and high school in Memphis
S6E36: How Grind City Amp plans to expand live music in Memphis
S6E35: The federal task force's impact on Latino businesses in Memphis
S6E34: Cequita Monique on how she was 'born into jazz'
S6E33: The host of 'Nurses Unboxed' on the critical role of nurses
S6E32: The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike and Smokey City
S6E31: Barth House Episcopal Center
S6E30: Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis
S6E29: Buckman Performing & Fine Arts Center
S6E28: The new executive director of GPAC
S6E27: David Lusk Gallery
S6E26: The new president and CEO of Bridges
S6E25: Overton Park Conservancy
S6E24: ArtsMemphis reaches a meaningful milestone
S6E23: CodeCrew's Hackathon
S6E22: Young Avenue Sound
S6E21: The Metal Museum's expansion to Overton Park
S6E20: The Overton Park Shell
S6E19: Live at the Garden 2025
S6E18: SunAh Laybourn on Asian American culture and history in Memphis
S6E17: Meet Me at the Library
S6E16: Stax's Pat Mitchell Worley on the Power of Music Awards
S6E15: Clap Three Times
S6E14: Spanish Cultural Series Concerts
S6E13: Sultana Disaster Museum
S6E12: Lora Chilton on her novel titled "1666"
S6E11: Tad Pierson on how the highway is his home
S6E10: North American Bridge Championships
S6E9: Shelby Farms Park
S6E8: The Executive Director of Memphis Botanic Garden
S6E7: Learn more about the work to improve Memphis' public spaces
S6E6: The city's new head of the arts
S6E5: The Brooks' Curator of African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora
S6E4: The Daily Memphian Founder Andy Cates
S6E3: Paul Chandler with Germantown Performing Arts Center
S6E2: Memphis' Director of Creative and Cultural Economy
S6E1: Kevin Sharp with Dixon Gallery and Gardens
S5E43: What the Live Nation venue at Crosstown can bring to Memphis
S5E42: Memphis' start-up ecosystem
S5E41: Daily Memphian Director of Development Sarah Leach
S5E40: Jeff Hulett on his new album and MTV (of course)
S5E39: Memphis Botanic Garden's leader on greenspace, collaborations and Memphis
S5E38: The importance of the 'civic commons'
S5E37: How music can protect the aquifer
S5E36: Batman tattoos, street art and a new lounge from David Yancy
S5E35: WYXR on its 4th anniversary and the next Raised By Sound Fest
S5E34: Lora Chilton on writing, violence and her history with the Patawomeck Indian Tribe
Surprise! It's Sound Bites: How restaurants price your favorite meals
S5E33: Musician Greg Cartwright on Reigning Sound, the Black Keys and music
S5E32: How Josh Campbell helps people tell their stories
S5E31: Facing History and Ourselves explores social justice
S5E30:Craig Brewer on his Muhammad Ali series - and the challenges of being a creative
S5E29: How Creative Aging engages seniors across Memphis
S5E28: What's in store at the Mighty Roots Music Festival
S5E27: Willy Bearden on his memoir 'Mississippi Hippie: A life in 49 pieces'
S5E26: Jennifer Chandler on the state of restaurants in Memphis
S5E25: The impact of photography at the Brooks
S5E24: How a Bigfoot movie became a "paranormal gateway drug"
S5E23: How The Overton Park Shell reaches an expanding audience
S5E22: The next chapter for Volunteer Odyssey
S5E21: How music and art can heal the brain
S5E20: Kelly English and IMAKEMADBEATS on the new late night party at Le Bon Appetit
S5E19: More with Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang
S5E18: Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang on becoming a producer
S5E17: A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis
S5E16: How Beale Street influenced La Bohème at Opera Memphis
S5E15: LifeDoc's journey providing health care in Memphis
S5E14: Phillip Ashley on branded candy, cocoa shortages and shipping chocolate in the summer
S5E13: Vintage901 brings the culinary arts to all of Memphis
S5E12: Lauren Kennedy goes from urban art to an art gallery
S5E11: Helping local arts groups collaborate to reach more people
S5E10: The amazing mission - and incredible brownies - of Lucy J's bakery
S5E9: How the library foundation supports the library's mission
S5E8: Holly Whitfield's 100 Things to Do in Memphis
S5E7: How the Boys & Girls Clubs plan to expand its reach
S5E6: The expanding impact of Birdcap's iconic murals in Memphis and beyond
S5E5:The impact of smart urban design in the Medical District
S5E4: The importance of public art in Memphis
S5E3: Cyrena Wages on music, songwriting and her debut album
S5E2: Remembering Edge Alley
S5E1: Lauren Ready on being a storyteller
S4E41: Keith Cole on the work and his legacy at Wolf River Conservancy
S4E40: Continuing the legacy of Tommy Pacello
S4E39: An insider's look at Raised By Sound Fest
S4E38: How the Dixon began its 'Black Artists in America' series
S4E37: How The Daily Memphian has evolved as it approaches its sixth year
S4E36: Mike McCarthy on being the "prime minister of pop culture"
S4E35: Kontji Anthony not only talks about her return to TV, she sings!
S4E34: WYXR Fall Pledge Drive 2023
S4E33: BPACC now and in the future
S4E32: Searching for the root causes of litter
S4E31: A look under the (technological) hood of The Daily Memphian
S4E30: Andy Cates and Eric Barnes on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - Part 2
S4E29: Andy Cates and Eric Barnes on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - Part 1
S4E28: Dan Conaway on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - and yelling. So much yelling.
S4E27: Hold Steady guitarist Steve Selvidge on solo projects, photography and COVID
S4E26: How rural farmers persevere despite ever-growing challenges
S4E25: Carol Coletta on the opening of Tom Lee Park and the future of Memphis in May
S4E24: Ben Smith of Tsunami on the changes in the Memphis restaurant scene
S4E23: The Brooks is creating a Memphis College of Art exhibition
S4E22: Geoff Calkins on Jennifer Biggs, James Taylor and his shift away from sports
S4E21: Why parks matter - and is a plaza a park?
S4E20: Otis Sanford on a lifetime in journalism
S4E19: One year of reporting on environmental issues
S4E18: The horror of eating bad potato chips
S4E17: MoSH executive director Kevin Thompson joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
S4E16: How the Sterick's new owners want to transform a neighborhood
S4E15: Doing the hard work of helping kids, one child at a time
S4E14: Tackling the challenge of literacy and illiteracy
S4E13: A conversation with Jennifer Biggs about food, drinks and WYXR
S4E12: The Brooks Museum's director on art, food and the new building
S4E11: Giving the homeless a Room in the Inn
S4E10: 'Exodus: Recreation' is a play created by 800 Memphians
S4E9: Dissecting "a film guide for the disenchanted"
S4E8: Tara Stringfellow on her novel, her love of Italy and her book signing at Novel
S4E7: Ward Archer on the aquifer, local media, and independent music
S4E6: From Dreamgirls to E.R. to Rodney King to the Memphis Black Arts Alliance
S4E5: The artist Hamlett Dobbins on painting, teaching and Legos
S4E4: Artist Christopher Reyes on his art, the Coliseum and Live from Memphis
S4E3: Kevin Keough on restaurants, bars and his hatred of 'mixology'
S4E2: What does it take to write novels and short stories plus spend 30 years as a journalist?
S4E1: The Botanic Garden's future expansion plans and its history
S3E97: How Rhodes' top-ranked music business school isn't a music business school
S3E96: Candace Echols on writing about herself, her family and her faith
S3E95: How Kindred Place tries to help parents be better parents
S3E94: Lil Buck on 'Memphis Jookin'' and the 20th anniversary of Nut Remix
S3E93: What it means to be lifestyle blogger
S3E92: The founder of Memphis Magazine Part II
S3E91: The founder of Memphis Magazine Part I
S3E90: The Iris Collective moves beyond the Iris Orchestra
S3E89: River Arts Fest returns to the river – and memories of frogs and the Mona Lisa
S3E88: Bennett Foster - songwriter, organizer and more
S3E87: What is a Tambourine Bash and other questions about Memphis music
S3E86: How the Power Pop Festival came to life
S3E85: Transforming Madison Avenue a few blocks at a time
S3E84: Kerri Mahoney makes TV shows and movies real
S3E83: Steve Selvidge of The Hold Steady and Big Ass Truck talks about life on the road
S3E82: The best cheeseburgers ever
S3E81: Mighty Roots, River Arts, and Morgan Freeman
S3E80: Using sports to raise money for literacy
S3E79: An inside look at how our Taste of Summer food series came together
S3E78: The Metal Museum's plans for Rust Hall and its campus on the Bluff
S3E77: Efforts to improve literacy for Memphians young and old
S3E76: The long, hard work of advocating for the LGBTQ community
S3E75: The value of artists residencies in Crosstown and Memphis
S3E74: How OutMemphis works with and supports the LGBTQ+ community in Memphis
S3E73: Jennifer Biggs talks about COVID, ice cream and her favorite gin and tonics
S3E72: From the Antenna Club to the Hustle & Flow film score, Scott Bomar talks Memphis music
S3E71: Digital art – and the work of Maurice Sendak – are headed to the Brooks Museum
S3E70: Grizzlies megafans Molly Morrison and EJ Wilcox
S3E69: Project-based learning and designing solutions at Crosstown High
S3E68: How Humanities Tennessee tries to support Memphis arts and culture
S3E67: Willy Bearden talks film, storytelling and limousines
S3E66: The many changes at the Overton Park Shell
S3E65: How more Black-owned businesses can thrive
S3E64: The thrill, the realities and the heartbreak of life as a musician
S3E63: How the power of play can change kids' lives
S3E62: The history of lynching sites in Memphis
S3E61: How Memphis Quarantine was brought to life by Jamie Harmon
S3E60: The difference between volunteering and being 'voluntold'
S3E59: Kerry Hayes still talking – and talking – about how cities can thrive
S3E58: How Memphis has – and has not – changed over the last 15 years
S3E57: How Choose901 came to be
S3E56: Kate Teague on WYXR, the life of a musician and Thacker Mountain Radio
S3E55: The impact of Memphis Slim on music and performers in Memphis
S3E54: How Jeff Cohran went from church drummer to music producer
S3E53: The new head of the Memphis Association of Black Journalists
S3E52: Bishop Phoebe Roaf on our divisions and connections
S3E51: What inspires people to take on lost causes
S3E50: Joe Royer on the evolution of Memphis and its outdoor spaces
S3E49: How teachers can change students lives
S3E48: How music can help people heal
S3E47: An insider's preview of The Bigfoot Festival in Memphis
S3E46: Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes eat KitKats for Halloween
S3E45: How scooters can change people's lives in Memphis
S3E44: WYXR's first anniversary
S3E43: Listen to Victoria Jones on the importance of dedicated spaces for Black creatives
S3E42: Listen to Goner Records co-founder Zac Ives talk about Gonerfest and indie music
S3E41:Listen to photographer Mark Seliger on building trust with his subjects
S3E40: Listen to the story of how Memphis Current defined itself
S3E39: Listen to JD Reager on how music - and podcasting - changed his life
S3E38: Listen to how Memphis Centric and Storyboard will tell the stories of Memphis
S3E37: Listen to how Creative Works brings creative people to Memphis
S3E36: A brief history of Crosstown's many phases
S3E35: Listen to Jennifer Biggs shame Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington