Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
Simon Brodkin on his ADHD diagnosis
Comedy

Simon Brodkin on his ADHD diagnosis

Gabriel Byrne: ‘Leonard Cohen has been a soundtrack to my life’
Film

Gabriel Byrne: ‘Leonard Cohen has been a soundtrack to my life’

Willa Fitzgerald on her Watergate thriller 18½: ‘We live in a very different political atmosphere’
Film

Willa Fitzgerald on her Watergate thriller 18½: ‘We live in a very different political atmosphere’

Big Zuu: ‘Food is about connecting with everyone’
TV

Big Zuu: ‘Food is about connecting with everyone’

Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office
Film

Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office

Rainn Wilson on the time Bryan Cranston almost killed the cast of The Office
TV

Rainn Wilson on the time Bryan Cranston almost killed the cast of The Office

Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me
TV

Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me

Rylan interview: ‘I won’t censor myself’
TV

Rylan interview: ‘I won’t censor myself’

David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today
TV

David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today

Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
TV

Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’

Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Comedy

Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’

‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
Housing

‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage