Hero Magnus
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Hero Magnus is 20 years old and currently wallowing in existential angst. She runs a live radio show at Yale University called the Moon, and for fun she likes to dance at house shows, study American plays, and write music about historical figures. You can find some of her songs on Spotify and the rest on heromagnus.bandcamp.com. Hero is thrilled to be a new staff music reporter at The Young Folks.

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