The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
The Daily MemphianThe 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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 200 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsNews | |||
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Elizabeth Cawein, who founded Memphis Export Memphis ten years ago to promote Memphis musicians and help them in their careers, talks about the organization's birthday celebration concerts on July 25, the realities of making money as a musician, and ... more
International exhibition "Café Society" at Dixon Gallery and Gardens centers on Belle Époque Paris and explores how Parisian cafés shaped the city's culture from 1855-1914. Julie Pierotti, the Martha R. Robinson Curator of the Dixon, was the primary ... more
Robby, who is the executive director of WYXR, joined this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about how the station has evolved in its six years, the range of program and events WYXR supports, and the station's growth into a full-blown arts and com... more
John Zeanah has written a book: Today's Comprehensive Plan: An Adaptive Approach, which he describes as the book he wished he'd had when he started a project as big as Memphis 3.0.
Zeanah joined Eric Barnes on "The Sidebar" to talk about the book, ... more
Two music festivals are coming to South Main this weekend, as the Ghost River Brewing Co.'s Made to Wander Music Festival and the South Main Songwriter Festival kick off.
Organizers from both festivals - Tori Keskey with Ghost River Brewing and Mi... more
Olivia Wall, director of marketing and communications for Memphis Botanic Garden, joined this week's episode to talk about Live at the Garden's 2026 line up, including the first show featuring the band Alabama on June 13. The full line up and ticket ... more
For the 30,000 children in Shelby County who get a book every month from Books from Birth, the benefits are innumberable. But getting those same books to the 30,000 kids in Shelby County who aren't in the Books from Birth program is the work of Wynet... more
New Memphis' president and CEO, Anna Mullins, joined this week's episode of "The Sidebar" to talk about the organization's mission in Memphis, how their role has evolved over time, and that the impact of COVID has changed how and why people choose wh... more
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What is The Sidebar about and what kind of topics does it cover?
The show centers on Memphis' arts, culture, and community landscape, featuring long-running conversations with local leaders, artists, educators, and nonprofit executives. Across episodes, it surfaces how arts organizations, urban development, education initiatives, and civic projects intersect to shape the city, often highlighting leadership journeys, mentorship lines, and practical approaches to sustaining culture and community programs. Notable threads include cross-sector collaboration, the evolving Memphis arts scene, and ambitious local projects—ranging from theater and dance to film festivals and redevelopment—with an emphasis on accessible programming, civic pride, and stories that illuminate the city's unique character. It's likely... more
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Recent guests on The Sidebar include:
1. Robby Grant
2. John Zeanah
3. Tori Keskey
4. Mike Mielenhausen
5. Olivia Wall
6. Wynett Jones
7. Anna Mullins Ellis
8. Karen Carrier
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