The Sidebar with Eric Barnes
By The Daily Memphian
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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.
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S5E17: A (very short) history of local beer in Memphis
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May 15, 2024 |
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S5E16: How Beale Street influenced La Bohème at Opera Memphis
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May 09, 2024 |
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S5E15: LifeDoc's journey providing health care in Memphis
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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S5E14: Phillip Ashley on branded candy, cocoa shortages and shipping chocolate in the summer
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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S5E13: Vintage901 brings the culinary arts to all of Memphis
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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S5E12: Lauren Kennedy goes from urban art to an art gallery
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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S5E11: Helping local arts groups collaborate to reach more people
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S5E10: The amazing mission - and incredible brownies - of Lucy J's bakery
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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S5E9: How the library foundation supports the library's mission
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S5E8: Holly Whitfield's 100 Things to Do in Memphis
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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S5E7: How the Boys & Girls Clubs plan to expand its reach
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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S5E6: The expanding impact of Birdcap's iconic murals in Memphis and beyond
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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S5E5:The impact of smart urban design in the Medical District
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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S5E4: The importance of public art in Memphis
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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S5E3: Cyrena Wages on music, songwriting and her debut album
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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S5E2: Remembering Edge Alley
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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S5E1: Lauren Ready on being a storyteller
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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S4E41: Keith Cole on the work and his legacy at Wolf River Conservancy
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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S4E40: Continuing the legacy of Tommy Pacello
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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S4E39: An insider's look at Raised By Sound Fest
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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S4E38: How the Dixon began its 'Black Artists in America' series
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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S4E37: How The Daily Memphian has evolved as it approaches its sixth year
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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S4E36: Mike McCarthy on being the "prime minister of pop culture"
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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S4E35: Kontji Anthony not only talks about her return to TV, she sings!
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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S4E34: WYXR Fall Pledge Drive 2023
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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S4E33: BPACC now and in the future
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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S4E32: Searching for the root causes of litter
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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S4E31: A look under the (technological) hood of The Daily Memphian
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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S4E30: Andy Cates and Eric Barnes on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - Part 2
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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S4E29: Andy Cates and Eric Barnes on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - Part 1
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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S4E28: Dan Conaway on The Daily Memphian's 5th anniversary - and yelling. So much yelling.
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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S4E27: Hold Steady guitarist Steve Selvidge on solo projects, photography and COVID
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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S4E26: How rural farmers persevere despite ever-growing challenges
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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S4E25: Carol Coletta on the opening of Tom Lee Park and the future of Memphis in May
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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S4E24: Ben Smith of Tsunami on the changes in the Memphis restaurant scene
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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S4E23: The Brooks is creating a Memphis College of Art exhibition
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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S4E22: Geoff Calkins on Jennifer Biggs, James Taylor and his shift away from sports
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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S4E21: Why parks matter - and is a plaza a park?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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S4E20: Otis Sanford on a lifetime in journalism
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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S4E19: One year of reporting on environmental issues
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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S4E18: The horror of eating bad potato chips
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May 25, 2023 |
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S4E17: MoSH executive director Kevin Thompson joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar
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May 24, 2023 |
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S4E16: How the Sterick's new owners want to transform a neighborhood
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May 11, 2023 |
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S4E15: Doing the hard work of helping kids, one child at a time
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May 04, 2023 |
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S4E14: Tackling the challenge of literacy and illiteracy
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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S4E13: A conversation with Jennifer Biggs about food, drinks and WYXR
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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S4E12: The Brooks Museum's director on art, food and the new building
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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S4E11: Giving the homeless a Room in the Inn
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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S4E10: 'Exodus: Recreation' is a play created by 800 Memphians
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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S4E9: Dissecting "a film guide for the disenchanted"
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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S4E8: Tara Stringfellow on her novel, her love of Italy and her book signing at Novel
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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S4E7: Ward Archer on the aquifer, local media, and independent music
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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S4E6: From Dreamgirls to E.R. to Rodney King to the Memphis Black Arts Alliance
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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S4E5: The artist Hamlett Dobbins on painting, teaching and Legos
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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S4E4: Artist Christopher Reyes on his art, the Coliseum and Live from Memphis
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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S4E3: Kevin Keough on restaurants, bars and his hatred of 'mixology'
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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S4E2: What does it take to write novels and short stories plus spend 30 years as a journalist?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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S4E1: The Botanic Garden's future expansion plans and its history
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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S3E97: How Rhodes' top-ranked music business school isn't a music business school
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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S3E96: Candace Echols on writing about herself, her family and her faith
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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S3E95: How Kindred Place tries to help parents be better parents
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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S3E94: Lil Buck on 'Memphis Jookin'' and the 20th anniversary of Nut Remix
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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S3E93: What it means to be lifestyle blogger
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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S3E92: The founder of Memphis Magazine Part II
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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S3E91: The founder of Memphis Magazine Part I
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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S3E90: The Iris Collective moves beyond the Iris Orchestra
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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S3E89: River Arts Fest returns to the river – and memories of frogs and the Mona Lisa
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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S3E88: Bennett Foster - songwriter, organizer and more
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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S3E87: What is a Tambourine Bash and other questions about Memphis music
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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S3E86: How the Power Pop Festival came to life
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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S3E85: Transforming Madison Avenue a few blocks at a time
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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S3E84: Kerri Mahoney makes TV shows and movies real
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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S3E83: Steve Selvidge of The Hold Steady and Big Ass Truck talks about life on the road
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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S3E82: The best cheeseburgers ever
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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S3E81: Mighty Roots, River Arts, and Morgan Freeman
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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S3E80: Using sports to raise money for literacy
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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S3E79: An inside look at how our Taste of Summer food series came together
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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S3E78: The Metal Museum's plans for Rust Hall and its campus on the Bluff
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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S3E77: Efforts to improve literacy for Memphians young and old
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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S3E76: The long, hard work of advocating for the LGBTQ community
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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S3E75: The value of artists residencies in Crosstown and Memphis
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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S3E74: How OutMemphis works with and supports the LGBTQ+ community in Memphis
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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S3E73: Jennifer Biggs talks about COVID, ice cream and her favorite gin and tonics
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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S3E72: From the Antenna Club to the Hustle & Flow film score, Scott Bomar talks Memphis music
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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S3E71: Digital art – and the work of Maurice Sendak – are headed to the Brooks Museum
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May 25, 2022 |
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S3E70: Grizzlies megafans Molly Morrison and EJ Wilcox
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May 25, 2022 |
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S3E69: Project-based learning and designing solutions at Crosstown High
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May 13, 2022 |
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S3E68: How Humanities Tennessee tries to support Memphis arts and culture
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May 05, 2022 |
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S3E67: Willy Bearden talks film, storytelling and limousines
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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S3E66: The many changes at the Overton Park Shell
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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S3E65: How more Black-owned businesses can thrive
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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S3E64: The thrill, the realities and the heartbreak of life as a musician
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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S3E63: How the power of play can change kids' lives
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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S3E62: The history of lynching sites in Memphis
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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S3E61: How Memphis Quarantine was brought to life by Jamie Harmon
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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S3E60: The difference between volunteering and being 'voluntold'
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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S3E59: Kerry Hayes still talking – and talking – about how cities can thrive
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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S3E58: How Memphis has – and has not – changed over the last 15 years
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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S3E57: How Choose901 came to be
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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S3E56: Kate Teague on WYXR, the life of a musician and Thacker Mountain Radio
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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S3E55: The impact of Memphis Slim on music and performers in Memphis
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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S3E54: How Jeff Cohran went from church drummer to music producer
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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S3E53: The new head of the Memphis Association of Black Journalists
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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S3E52: Bishop Phoebe Roaf on our divisions and connections
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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S3E51: What inspires people to take on lost causes
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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S3E50: Joe Royer on the evolution of Memphis and its outdoor spaces
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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S3E49: How teachers can change students lives
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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S3E48: How music can help people heal
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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S3E47: An insider's preview of The Bigfoot Festival in Memphis
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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S3E46: Jennifer Biggs, Chris Herrington and Eric Barnes eat KitKats for Halloween
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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S3E45: How scooters can change people's lives in Memphis
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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S3E44: WYXR's first anniversary
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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S3E43: Listen to Victoria Jones on the importance of dedicated spaces for Black creatives
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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S3E42: Listen to Goner Records co-founder Zac Ives talk about Gonerfest and indie music
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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S3E41:Listen to photographer Mark Seliger on building trust with his subjects
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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S3E40: Listen to the story of how Memphis Current defined itself
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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S3E39: Listen to JD Reager on how music - and podcasting - changed his life
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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S3E38: Listen to how Memphis Centric and Storyboard will tell the stories of Memphis
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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S3E37: Listen to how Creative Works brings creative people to Memphis
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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S3E36: A brief history of Crosstown's many phases
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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S3E35: Listen to Jennifer Biggs shame Eric Barnes and Chris Herrington
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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S3E34: The joy - and science - of live audiences at The Orpheum
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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S3E33: The Brooks and the impact of African American art
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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S3E32: Taking opera out of the opera house
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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S3E31: The Dixon in a post-pandemic world
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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S3E30: Rewriting the narrative about Frayser
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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S3E29: How the library system thrived in the pandemic
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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S3E28: The Shell's new normal following the pandemic
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May 18, 2021 |
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S3E27: As the pandemic eases, arts organizations in Memphis attempt to recover
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May 12, 2021 |
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S3E26: Elliot Perry on the power of mentoring
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May 04, 2021 |
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S3E25: Talking restaurants, COVID and WYXR with Jennifer Biggs
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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S3E24:What cities can do to recover from COVID's economic impact
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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S3E23: Finding a new path to mentoring and engaging youths
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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S3E22: Measuring the outcomes of the fight against poverty in Memphi
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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S2E21: How nonprofits and community organizations are weathering the pandemic
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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S2E20: From suburban sprawl to Greenprint to Memphis 3.0
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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S2E19: Shelby Farms during a pandemic
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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S2E18: The Wolf River's connections to places and people throughout Memphis
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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S2E17: Robert Gordon on where Memphis has been and where it is going
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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S2E16: Robert Gordon on the re-release of "It Came From Memphis"
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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S2E15: Overton Park during the pandemic and beyond
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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S2E14: Transforming the University District through streetscapes and walkability
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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S2E13: The projects in Raleigh, Midtown and The Pinch that are remaking Memphis
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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S2E12: Carol Coletta on why greenspaces are so important to a city
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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S2E11: Why neighborhoods matter
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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S2E10: The U of M's Anne Hogan on WYXR, ballet and how she learned to drive
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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S2E9: How Crosstown joined the U of M and The Daily Memphian to create WYXR
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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S2E8: COVID misinformation, public affairs conversations, and the first time seeing the Jackson 5
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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S2E7: From jazz to politics to the county commission, Kudzukian highlights local voices
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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S2E6: Bigfoot, medical marijuana and the Radio Flyer
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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S2E5: Music, the Grizzlies, food, art and politics - how Chris Herrington writes about it all
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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S2E4: That day during COVID when Jennifer Biggs and I had a drink at noon
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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S2E3: DJ, radio host, program manager or all of the above?
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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S2E2: Pat Mitchell-Worley on Memphis music, how music can empower youths and a band called Saliva
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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S2E1: Robby Grant of WYXR on his life as a musician
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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S1E48: Geoff Calkins talks about unwelcome opinions during a pandemic
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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S1E47: How Choose 901 was born - and the future of 901 Day
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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S1E46: What ArtsMemphis is doing to support Memphis artists and institutions
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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S1E45: How Memphis musicians are dealing with the coronavirus shutdown
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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S1E44: The future of radio on WYXR
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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S1E43: How the Brooks Museum is adapting to life under coronavirus
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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S1E42: The impact of the $40 million gift to LeMoyne-Owen College
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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S1E41: The challenge of reopening schools
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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S1E40: How the Federal Reserve works to support Memphis
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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S1E39: News coverage in the time of COVID, protests and bubble sports
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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S1E38: How the Memphis Medical District is coping during the shutdown
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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S1E37: How Stax Museum will reopen
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May 26, 2020 |
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S1E36: What’s next for billions of dollars in downtown development?
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May 19, 2020 |
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S1E35: How coronavirus shines a light on inequality
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May 12, 2020 |
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S1E34: How Rhodes College is dealing with COVID-19
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May 05, 2020 |
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S1E33: How Memphis restaurants will reopen
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May 01, 2020 |
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S1E32: Shantelle Leatherwood with Christ Community
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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S1E31: Dr. Scott Morris with Church Health
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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S1E30: Inside the ICU
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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S1E29: Dr. Stephen Threlkeld on the impact of the Coronavirus on the Memphis area
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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S1E28: How the Community Foundation’s fund is impacting Memphians in need
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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S1E27: The economic impact of Coronavirus on Memphis
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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S1E26: Dr. Jon McCullers on hard choices we might have to make during a pandemic
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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S1E25: How Opera Memphis continues to work outside the opera house
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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S1E24: The local media landscape in Memphis
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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S1E23: The Greensward and beyond
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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S1E22: Talking about race, bias and discrimination with Marti Tippens Murphy of Facing History and Ourselves
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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S1E21: How The Daily Memphian will expand free community access
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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S1E20: New Executive Editor Ronnie Ramos with Eric Barnes on why he joined The Daily Memphian
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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S1E19: Why black theater matters
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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S1E18: Free music, historic preservation and the future of The Levitt Shell
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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S1E17: False alarms, fighting fires and the first female fire chief in Memphis
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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S1E16: Bringing equity, effort (and, yes, incentives) to neighborhood economic development
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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S1E15: “We come in peace.”
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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S1E14: The Brooks Museum’s new building and why it’s moving Downtown
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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S1E13: How Downtown redevelopment began
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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S1E12: The history and future of Playhouse on the Square
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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S1E11: The bond is the legacy of Stax Records
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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S1E10: The wildly unexpected reach of your local library
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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S1E9: Kevin Sharp on why art matters
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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S1E8: Terri Lee Freeman on the importance of the National Civil Rights Museum and never forgetting our mistakes
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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S1E7: Poverty and what can be done to address it
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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S1E6: Geoff Calkins, Jennifer Biggs and Chris Herrington on the past and future of local journalism
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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S1E5: Andy Cates on how The Daily Memphian came to be
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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S1E4: Marc Perrusquia and David Waters on childhood reading, nuclear power plants, and the need for deep, investigative journalism
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Sep 12, 2019 |