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Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley

Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026

Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’

‘I heard a young man talk about Holocaust denial on a train. I couldn’t sit by and not challenge it’
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’

The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’

Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’

‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
I’m in the pulpit delivering a sermon on poverty. If only the government were here to hear it

I’m in the pulpit delivering a sermon on poverty. If only the government were here to hear it
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’

Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’

‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
I can’t get close to Sabastian Sawe’s marathon time. But we can all take strides with running

I can’t get close to Sabastian Sawe’s marathon time. But we can all take strides with running
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’

Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’

Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’

Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’

Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’ 

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy



