The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

Howard Stovall joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about blues music, Americana music and Clarksville, Mississippi.

How Coaching for Literacy is working with sports teams nationwide to raise awareness about the massive challenge of illiteracy.

Jennifer Biggs talks to Eric Barnes about the Taste of Summer food series, plus what she eats for breakfast, what food she has in her refrigerator, and her belief that, apparently, all change is for the better.

Carissa Hussong joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about expansion in the former home of the Memphis College of Art and plans for their campus on the bluff.

The founder of Memphis Teacher Residency and the leader of the Memphis Literacy Conference join Eric Barnes to talk about using science, people and constant effort to help people of all ages learn to read.

Marvell Terry II joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about his advocacy for the LGBTQ community, his work to support people with AIDS and HIV, and what it means to be a Black gay man.

The head of Crosstown Arts' artist in resident programs, Mary Jo Karimnia, joins Eric Barnes to talk about opportunities for artists, the role of the arts in the Crosstown building and community, and her near 10-year-history with the Crosstown project.

Molly Quinn, executive director of OutMemphis, joins Eric Barnes to talk about the organization's work with homeless LGBTQ+ young people, the group's upcoming Queer Prom, and the progress – and steps backwards – in the environment for LGBTQ+ people.

The food and dining editor joins Eric Barnes on this week's edition of the Sidebar.

Scott Bomar – the musician, Emmy-award-winning film composer, record producer and more – joins Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about how he became a musician, began to produce soundtracks for Craig Brewer's movies, his studio's upcoming move to the Sam Phillips Recording Studio, and much more.