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Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
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Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’

The Catchphrase host picks his top reads for Big Issue – some of them are quite familiar for him

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’

From bar work to hosting Tears for Fears in his studio, Dan Smith looks back at his journey to success with Bastille

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
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Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

How To Trick Your Way Onto the Property Ladder takes on the housing crisis with a series of witty stunts

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Music

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts

How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
Books

How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today

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Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube
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Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Environment

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’
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Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Music

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
America at 250

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’
Letter To My Younger Self

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’

‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Cults

‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Interview

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso

Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Everywhere At Once Festival

Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’

Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Music

Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’

How To Live On Earth is the new environmental documentary film we all need to watch
Film

How To Live On Earth is the new environmental documentary film we all need to watch

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Letter To My Younger Self

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’

No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you
Music

No Glasto? No problem. Everywhere at Once Festival is coming to a grassroots venue near you

How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
Interview

How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids

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Tanya Reynolds: ‘Women can never relax’
Theatre

Tanya Reynolds: ‘Women can never relax’

Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
letter to my younger self

Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’

Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral
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Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Letter To My Younger Self

Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’