Also in this edition:
• We remember and say goodbye to Street Cat Bob – the ginger cat who rose to fame by James Bowen’s side, as together they sold The Big Issue in London. Their tale of friendship, hope and second chances became a bestselling book and a film, and their story inspired and empowered so many around the world.
• Melbourne vendor Cheryl reveals how a meeting with James Bowen encouraged her to get her own ginger cat Cougar: “Bob rescued James, and James rescued Bob. That’s pretty much like Cougar with me.”
• Christine Anu talks turning 50, Black Lives Matter and achieving her childhood dreams in her Letter to My Younger Self.
• Singer-songwriter Megan Washington tells how she found a silver lining in lockdown, letting loose on her new album Batflowers.
• Author Victoria Hannan could never have foreseen how the real world would end up mimicking the storyline of her new novel, Kokomo. We chat to her about its central themes of isolation, family, music and love.
