Cequita Monique on how she was ‘born into jazz’
Cequita Monique is a jazz singer as well as the founder of the First Sunday Jazz Jam Pop Up Series.
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October 2025
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The host of ‘Nurses Unboxed’ on the critical role of nurses
Dr. Lisa Beasley of the UTHSC College of Nursing joins this week’s Sidebar podcast.
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The hard, block-by-block work to improve Klondike, Smokey City
Klondike Smokey City CDC is working to mow and maintain yards, build a pocket park and turn 150 vacant lots and empty homes into assets in the community.
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Supporting the well-being of college students in a post-COVID, screen-heavy world
Barth House Episcopal Center’s Maggie Schaumleffel joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about the organization, its mission and the many challenges college students now face.
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September 2025
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Shante Avant on the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis
It’s hard not to talk to Shante Avant about politics, but that’s exactly what “The Sidebar” host Eric Barnes does in this episode focused on the mission of the Women’s Foundation.
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The Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center heads into its fall season
Cindi Younker, the director of the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center, talks with Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast about what makes the intimate venue so appealing for audiences and artists.
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Sam O’Bryant, the CEO of Bridges, on the impact of the organization in Memphis
Sam O’Bryant joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about Bridges, the organization he runs.
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GPAC’s new executive director, Parke Kennedy, on the upcoming season and the history of GPAC
Parke Kennedy joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about GPAC’s upcoming season as well as her goals for the organization after taking over as executive director.
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David Lusk on the 30-year anniversary of his art gallery
David Lusk joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar podcast to talk about his art gallery.
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August 2025
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Overton Park looks ahead to new parkland — and less parking
Kaci Murley remembers well the fights about the future of the Greensward.
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July 2025
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ARTSmemphis marks $100 million in grants
ARTSmemphis president and CEO Elizabeth Rouse joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
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How Young Avenue Sound hopes to unite musicians
What all is going on at the historic recording studio in Cooper-Young?
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CodeCrew teaches how fun and creative computer programming can be
Now 10 years after their launch, CodeCrew is reaching thousands of young people in the Memphis area.
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June 2025
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Live at the Garden’s summer lineup
Olivia Wall from the Memphis Botanic Garden talks with Eric Barnes about the 25th anniversary of Live at the Garden.
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May 2025
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SunAh Laybourn on Asian American culture and history in Memphis
SunAh Laybourn’s desire to highlight the culture and history of Asian Americans in Memphis has brought, in part, the extensive range of local events happening during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Why libraries and public spaces are important
Shamichael Hallman is the author of “Meet Me at the Library,” which makes the case for the importance not just of libraries but public spaces of all kinds.
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‘Clap Three Times’ — but don’t listen to the lyrics — on The Sidebar
On this week’s Sidebar podcast, Eric Barnes is interviewed about music, work and how he doesn’t listen to the lyrics.
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April 2025
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Dive into Spanish culture at the Brooks
A new concert series at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art explores the different styles and genre of Spanish music, led by Marina Carracedo, a visiting lecturer at the University of Memphis.
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The expanded Sultana Disaster Museum moves closer to reality
The museum, which is run by the Sultana Historical Preservation Society, has raised $10 million so far as it moves toward a full opening on the 161st anniversary of the disaster next April.
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Tad Pierson on how the highway is his home
Indoor Trailer Park creator and tire artist Tad Pierson’s latest installation will span along Mississippi Boulevard from E.H. Crump Boulevard to South Parkway.
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March 2025
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How playing bridge might change your life
Bronia Jenkins, who is the executive director of the American Contract Bridge League, joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
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February 2025
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Brooks’ new curator talks about Downtown museum and more
Adeze Wilford is the Memphis Brooks Museum’s new curator of African American art and art of the African Diaspora. She joined Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
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CEO, chairman discuss more than seven years of The Daily Memphian
Andy Cates, who is the chairman of the board of Memphis Fourth Estate Inc. that owns and operates The Daily Memphian, and CEO Eric Barnes talk about the history of the news organization.
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GPAC’s Paul Chandler on COVID, The Grove, Live Nation
Paul Chandler, the head of the Germantown Performing Arts Center, shared his thoughts on local venues on this week’s The Sidebar podcast.
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January 2025
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The city’s new head of the arts joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
For Demarcus Suggs, director of creative and cultural economy for the City of Memphis, his goal is simple: Support the arts.
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