The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

The Sidebar, hosted by Eric Barnes from The Daily Memphian, focuses on arts, culture and everything in between in Memphis, including interviews with people shaping the city and sometimes an exploration of topics stranger, funnier and more surprising than you might expect to hear.

S7E27: Pulitzer Prize winner to speak about homelessness at MIFA event 09/10/2026

S7E26: WYXR on the bands who'll perform at this year's Raised by Sound Fest 09/02/2026

S7E25: New owner talks about the bright future for Memphis Flyer and Memphis Magazine 08/25/2026

S7E24: Tim Disney on his new book, the global elite and Oliver & Company 08/13/2026

S7E23: Pat Mitchell Worley on the legacy of Stax in Memphis 08/05/2026

S7E22: How art, place and Memphis come together for the Hyde Foundation 07/30/2026

S7E21: How the Sterick Building hopes to transform a neighborhood Downtown 07/23/2026

S7E20: What makes a great music city? 07/15/2026

S7E19: Paris comes to Memphis in "Cafe Society" 07/09/2026

S7E18: Robby Grant from WYXR 07/03/2026

S7E17: John Zeanah wants city planning to be smarter - so he wrote a book 06/17/2026

S7E16: Songwriters, music and beer flood South Main 06/11/2026

S7E15: A look at the 2026 Live at the Garden line up 06/04/2026

S7E14: Books from Birth send books to 30,000 children a year - reaching the other 30,000 is the challenge 05/27/2026

S7E13: New Memphis Institute on recruiting and retaining talented people in Memphis 05/18/2026

S7E12: Karen Carrier and 'Legacy at the Table' 05/04/2026

S7E11: For local Fashion Week, 'Memphis is the host' 04/30/2026

S7E10: Tennessee Ballet Theater 04/23/2026

S7E9: Girls Inc. of Memphis 04/07/2026

S7E8: Ballet Memphis 04/07/2026

S7E7: The YMCA's impact on thousands of children in Memphis and the Midsouth 04/01/2026

S7E6: Museum to showcase legacy, history of Memphis College of Art 03/26/2026

S7E5: Bill Townsend on Annesdale Mansion, ghosts and Always Memphis 03/18/2026

S7E4: Memphis Youth Symphony Program approaches its 60th year 02/19/2026

S7E3: New leadership at Indie Memphis talks about the festival's future 02/12/2026

S7E2: Brantley Ellzey on intensity and relief he finds in his new art exhibit 01/15/2026

S7E1: What to expect as Baron Von Opperbean gets closer to opening on Mud Island 01/07/2026

S6E41: Why giving is essential to The Daily Memphian 12/24/2025

S6E40: How Merit Academy pursues excellence in literacy 12/11/2025

S6E39: Lauren Ready uses the skills of journalism in new ways 12/04/2025