Sam Pang

“All of them came up with better questions than I would ask me!” Sam Pang might have new talk show, but in this edition, The Big Issue vendors are the ones asking the questions. What’s the best thing about working with funny people? How do you deal with fear? When is Carlton finally going to win a flag? What’s your favourite meal? These are just some of the Big Questions vendors had for late-night TV’s newest host with the most.

More highlights in this edition:

• We get down to the tooth about dental care in Australia. Big Issue vendor David S shares the story of his long wait for life-changing dentures, while Rachel Withers talks to the people trying to make dental care more accessible to some of the most vulnerable Australians.
• “My inner softness couldn’t help but sneak through the cracks” – 30 years after the release of You Am I’s Hi Fi Way, Tim Rogers reflects on a lifetime of rocking, rolling and rollicking in his Letter to My Younger Self.
• Soft Cell are touring Australia for the very first time! Frontman Marc Almond shares the incredible, bittersweet 80s memories that his song ‘Tainted Love’ still conjures.
• “This road links all these different people and places…” Matthew Abbott takes us (and his camera) down Highway 1, capturing the overlooked moments that make life fascinating in The Big Picture.
• Ella Ward flips back through family photo albums in My Word, inspiring us to bring back the art of documenting everyday life – terrible hair and all!
• Winner winner, chicken dinner! Justin Narayan is serving up Murgi Takari, the OG Chicken Curry in Tastes Like Home.

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