John Bird - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

The founder and Editor in Chief of the Big Issue on the origins of the magazine, on facing homelessness, care, and juvenile detention before reaching adulthood, and on hosting tea parties for Big Issue vendors at the House of Lords.

Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

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