The Sidebar with Eric Barnes

Recording of a live Q&A with Dr. Stephen Threlkeld, infectious disease expert at Baptist Memorial Health Care, on the impact of Coronavirus on the Memphis area hosted by Eric Barnes.

From supporting laid off restaurant workers to providing translation services to refugees, the Community Foundation is trying to target money to the people who need it most.

Local financial planner Duncan Miller talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the Memphis economy and how people view their retirement planning in the crisis.

Dr. Jon McCullers, an expert on infectious diseases at UTHSC as well as pediatrician in chief at Le Bonheur, talks about the complicated, ethically difficult strategies societies face in a pandemic.

Ned Canty tells Eric Barnes about his journey from watching the Ramones in CBGB’s in New York to heading Opera Memphis.

Eric Barnes talks with Mark Fleischer, publisher and founder of Storyboard Memphis, about how he got started, the role of Storyboard and what it means to connect to local readers.

Tina Sullivan of the Overton Park Conservancy talks about parking on the Greensward, the recovery of the General Services Area, the future of MCA and the Brooks, and new connections between Overton Park and its neighbors.

How Facing History and Ourselves shapes some of the most difficult conversations we can have – and does it with children and teens in schools throughout Memphis.

From its start, The Daily Memphian has been expanding free access. Kesha Whitaker, who’s now leading the effort, talks with Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast about how this effort is growing.

Ronnie Ramos joins Eric Barnes on The Extra Podcast to talk about his prior work at the Indianapolis Star, the USA Gymnastics investigation, and the future of local journalism.