The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

Robby joins Eric Barnes on this first edition of The Sidebar radio show and podcast.

Geoff Calkins talks about the challenges of writing columns in a time of such political polarization.

In this week’s edition of The Extra Podcast, John Carroll talks with Eric Barnes about how he set about trying to find ways to talk to people about all the good things in Memphis.

Elizabeth Rouse, President & CEO of ArtsMemphis, joined Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast this week to talk about the myriad number of ways that artists are trying to connect with people during the shutdown.

Elizabeth Cawein of Music Export Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast.

A deeper look at the content and mission of the re-branded WUMR with Executive Director Robby Grant and Program Manager Jared Boyd.

Emily Ballew Neff, the director of the Brooks Museum, joins Eric Barnes to discuss how The Brooks Museum is on a "soft pause" as it adapts to the new realities of restrictions on public spaces and an economic downturn. 

President Carol Johnson-Dean talks about how the gift came to be on this week’s edition of The Extra Podcast, as well as the critical role LeMoyne plays for students who most often are first generation college students. 

The issues facing schools as they look to reopen with some semblance of normalcy is almost overwhelming. A bit scary. And in some ways heartbreaking.

The head of the Memphis branch of the Fed – technically the Memphis branch of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, which is part of the overall Fed system – is Douglas Scarboro, Senior Vice President and Regional Executive. Douglas joins the Extra Podcast to talk about the Memphis branch, but also to give his views on the economic losses associated with systemic racism.