Lenore Zann: Prejudice is Dumb - Uncanny X-Men 122

Want to listen to this episode ad-free? Visit our Patreon! Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. With us this week is the voice of Rogue in the X-Men animated series, Lenore Zann! You are in for a treat as we look at the trajectory of her career starting as a teenage actor, moving into voice acting and her iconic run as Rogue in the '90s and moving into an incredible career in politics. We briefly touch on the X-Men issue that came out right when she broke into voice acting (Uncanny X-Men 122) and of course spend a lot of time answering questions from listeners like you. Also in this episode: the Zannslide the time Disney had to track her down for a mysterious project that they wouldn’t tell her anything about the intersectionality of the character of Rogue and politics Lenore’s two pieces of advice for anyone who wants to make a positive difference in today’s world Cyclops is stuffier than King Tut’s tomb Storm does NOT have a good time in Harlem Cyclops gets a key from his gf and assumes she wants him to water her plants a shout out to all the men getting calf implants Lenore's villain turn (to watch the Stormhawks video click here!) What does any of this mean for Lenore's future? Tune in to find out! To listen to the episode with Kelly Thompson - one of my favorite comic writers who also has written Rogue extensively - click here. We unpack Uncanny X-Men 122 in depth. Lenore Zann is an Australian-born Canadian actress and politician who began her acting career at age 19 in the rock opera Hey Marilyn!, going on to build hundreds of credits across stage, screen, and voice acting. She is universally recognized as the iconic voice of Rogue in X-Men: The Animated Series and the Disney+ revival X-Men '97. Additionally, Lenore has had a distinguished career in Canadian politics, serving in the Nova Scotia legislature and the Canadian House of Commons. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. His BRAND NEW BOOK is now out: You Are Good, You are Enough. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com Want to listen to these episodes early/ad-free and get your own X-Men Horoscope read/an awesome t-shirt? Check out our brand-new patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.