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.
Gillian Anderson: ‘The gender pay gap is still a very big problem’
TV

Gillian Anderson: ‘The gender pay gap is still a very big problem’

Alan Fletcher: Parties, comebacks and the secret of Neighbours’ success
TV

Alan Fletcher: Parties, comebacks and the secret of Neighbours’ success

Jim Parsons: “It’s hard to find true love unless you love yourself”
TV

Jim Parsons: “It’s hard to find true love unless you love yourself”

Tom Kenny aka SpongeBob Squarepants: “Bigger than The Beatles? Amazing!”
TV

Tom Kenny aka SpongeBob Squarepants: “Bigger than The Beatles? Amazing!”

Aidan Turner: “I don’t think I’m dashing”
TV

Aidan Turner: “I don’t think I’m dashing”

Jason Momoa: “I can’t wait to sit in the Batmobile!”
Film

Jason Momoa: “I can’t wait to sit in the Batmobile!”

William Fichtner: Baddies, jerks and duelling with turtles
Film

William Fichtner: Baddies, jerks and duelling with turtles

Maika Monroe: “There is something beautiful about it in a terrifying way”
Film

Maika Monroe: “There is something beautiful about it in a terrifying way”

Anton Corbijn: ‘Philip Seymour Hoffman told me he hated what he loved’
Film

Anton Corbijn: ‘Philip Seymour Hoffman told me he hated what he loved’

Sheep Thrills: Aardman on bringing Shaun the Sheep to the big screen
Music

Sheep Thrills: Aardman on bringing Shaun the Sheep to the big screen

Meat Loaf interview: “Most artists today won’t be around in 40 years”
Music

Meat Loaf interview: “Most artists today won’t be around in 40 years”

Ellar Coltrane: “Boyhood is part of me”
TV

Ellar Coltrane: “Boyhood is part of me”