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.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster: “Thunderbirds promotes simple values based on family”
TV

Thomas Brodie-Sangster: “Thunderbirds promotes simple values based on family”

Pedro Pascal talks Kingsman, Narcos and the goriest death on Game of Thrones
Film

Pedro Pascal talks Kingsman, Narcos and the goriest death on Game of Thrones

Narcos: Colombia’s dark past – and its bright future
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Narcos: Colombia’s dark past – and its bright future

Ed Stafford: How to survive if you are Left For Dead
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Ed Stafford: How to survive if you are Left For Dead

Richard Dormer: “Rellik constantly keeps you on your toes”
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Richard Dormer: “Rellik constantly keeps you on your toes”

Street art exhibition raising funds to take circus skills into orphanages
Art

Street art exhibition raising funds to take circus skills into orphanages

Narcos’ José María Yazpik: “Destabilising Latin America is good for the US”
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Narcos’ José María Yazpik: “Destabilising Latin America is good for the US”

Dara Ó Briain: Why I’m not an astronaut
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Dara Ó Briain: Why I’m not an astronaut

Pêpê Rapazote: “I don’t think Narcos is too glamorous, I believe it’s real”
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Pêpê Rapazote: “I don’t think Narcos is too glamorous, I believe it’s real”

Narcos star Matias Varela: “The question of culture is a question of poverty”
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Narcos star Matias Varela: “The question of culture is a question of poverty”

Ben Eine: “Art and data have value – but at what cost?”
Art

Ben Eine: “Art and data have value – but at what cost?”

Steven Soderbergh: “Artists don’t need lots of money, they just need freedom”
Film

Steven Soderbergh: “Artists don’t need lots of money, they just need freedom”