Listen to how music can help people heal
Zak Ozmo, the host of Music & Medicine, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
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November 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more
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October 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to an insider’s preview of The Bigfoot Festival in Memphis
It’s a whole lot of fun to talk about Bigfoot and the festival, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 30, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Memphis Made’s taproom in Cooper-Young.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to Eric Barnes, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington continue their Kit Kat chit chat
Eric Barnes, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington continue their talks and tastings of Kit Kats on this week’s Sidebar podcast.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how scooters can change people’s lives in Memphis
Andy Nix of MyCityRides joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to Robby Grant and Jared Boyd discuss the one-year anniversary of WYXR
Robby Grant and Jared Boyd of WYXR join Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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September 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to Victoria Jones talk about the importance of dedicated spaces for Black creatives
Victoria Jones of Tone joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about rebranding, the mission of the organization, and its growth and expansion after acquiring the United Equipment Building in Orange Mound.
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Music Listen to Goner Records co-founder Zac Ives talk about Gonerfest and indie music
Ives, who co-founded Goner Records with Eric Friedl, discusses the 18-year history of the Gonerfest music festival (which starts Thursday evening, Sept. 23), his love for vinyl, and his weekly music show on WYXR.
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Business Thanks to you, Daily Memphian defies odds, reaches third birthday
The Daily Memphian has become the largest digital-only, local news site in the country. Being the biggest was never our goal. We just wanted to do all we could to provide quality local news to the Memphis area on a daily, if not hourly, basis.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to photographer Mark Seliger on building trust with his subjects
The photographer has shot for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue, and a new show of his work opens here this weekend.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more This is how Memphis Current defined itself
Eric Barnes talks with Memphis Current founder Sam Prager.
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August 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more JD Reager on how music – and podcasting – changed his life
JD Reager apologizes when he says that, in certain ways, the COVID pandemic changed his life for the better. -
Podcasts Listen to how Memphis Centric and Storyboard will tell the stories of Memphis
Eric Barnes interviews Octavia Young and Mark Fleischer on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to how Creative Works brings creative people to Memphis
Eric Barnes talks to Josh Horton on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more A brief history of Crosstown’s many phases
“Sears Crosstown in Memphis” author Bill Haltom and Crosstown Concourse president Todd Richardson join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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July 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Listen to Jennifer Biggs shame Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington
Eric Barnes’ disgrace begins with orange juice and ends with an embarrassing confession about Chili-flavored Fritos.
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Metro A note to subscribers: Our iPhone app is working! (UPDATED)
Our app for iPhone and iPad is working again after a very frustrating few days where some subscribers were having trouble. Please update your app if you’re having trouble.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The joy - and science - of live audiences at The Orpheum
The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Brooks and the impact of African American art
Heather Nickels from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.
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Spirit of Memphis Taking opera out of the opera house
Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward.
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June 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more The Dixon in a post-pandemic world
The museum’s director, Kevin Sharp, discusses upcoming exhibits, the museum’s expanding education programs, and what the Dixon might look like - and feel like - in 25 years.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Frayser Connect wants to rewrite neighborhood’s narrative
Frayser has its challenges. But it’s also seeing nearly $100 million in investments and new development. The Frayser Community Development Corporation has a robust program that helps residents buy their own homes. There are investments being made in parks, streetscapes, the library and more.
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How the library system thrived in the pandemic
Director Keenon McCloy discusses the tens of thousands of calls the Memphis Public Libraries receives gets each year that have nothing to do with books.
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Opinion Commenting returns to The Daily Memphian
We are re-introducing commenting on most articles on The Daily Memphian this week, after some improvements to the process.
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Behind The Headlines Set it and Forget it: Tax Rate, Budgets and Nonprofits
BLDG Memphis’ Deveney Perry and Stand for Children Tennessee’s Cardell Orrin join host Eric Barnes to discuss the budget priorities for 2021-22 budgets for the City of Memphis and Shelby County. In addition, guests talk about local economic issues the new budgets are and are not addressing.
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May 2021
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The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Shelby Farms during a pandemic: ‘Life changing’ visits and buffalo vaccinations
Jen Andrews joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
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