Episode 016: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (feat. Spencer Ackerman)
CEREBRO
Connor Goldsmith
4.8 • 815 Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2020
⏱️ 178 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 16 of CEREBRO, a HANUKKAH SPECTACULAR, Connor and returning guest Spencer Ackerman become masters of magnetism! Introduced in 1963 as the X-Men's archenemy, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr — best known as Magneto — became the most famous Jewish character in comics. Reimagined by writer Chris Claremont as a tragic hero with a haunting backstory, he has ranged from the X-Men's greatest foe to their most vital ally.
The CEREBRO character file on Magneto begins at 52:35.
(Content Advisory: Erik's story revolves around genocide. This episode includes frank discussion of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and Israel-Palestine.)
The episode cover features art of Magneto by Jack Kirby, John Romita, Jr., Phil Jimenez, and Pepe Larraz.
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, that's exactly it. |
| 0:01.7 | It's like now he takes the name Xavier. |
| 0:04.4 | He takes the name Xavier and takes over the school. |
| 0:06.9 | And it's unbelievably gay. |
| 0:08.6 | It's super fun. |
| 0:09.4 | He's in charge of the kids now. |
| 0:11.0 | And he starts wearing this new outfit that is fabulous. |
| 0:17.4 | X-Men, X-Men. |
| 0:20.6 | In the 21st century, evil mutants led by Magneto aimed to destroy the world. |
| 0:29.4 | The only hope is X-Men. |
| 0:35.4 | Welcome to Cerebro, the X-Men podcast, where a homo and his friend did deep into the history |
| 0:40.5 | of Homo Superior. |
| 0:41.9 | I'm your host, Connor Goldsmith, and with me today is returning guest, Spencer Ackerman. |
| 0:47.2 | Pulitzer Prize winning national security reporter for The Daily Beast, who appeared in our |
| 0:51.4 | Beast episode and is now here to talk to me about Eric Magnus Lentre, |
| 0:57.6 | the Master of Magnetism, the One and Only Magneto. Spencer, how are you today? |
| 1:03.7 | Connor, thank you so, so much for having me back. I had such a great time on what has quickly |
| 1:09.7 | become my favorite podcast. the thing I look forward |
| 1:13.4 | to the most at the beginning of my week, and of all things, to get to talk about Magneto, |
| 1:22.2 | one of my absolute favorite characters in fiction, not merely in the ex-fandom. I also want to ask, |
| 1:31.3 | at the risk of it, not being any of my business, I wonder if there might be a place on the |
| 1:36.1 | internet where fans of this podcast and guests on this podcast could congregate, because I would |
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