Julie Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus swept the Grammys and sold out an international tour, then abruptly announced a hiatus. This episode explores why the greatest supergroup of the generation walked away at its peak and how they dismantled the industry’s forced-competition narrative.

We look at the frustrating women-in-rock label that pushed them together and the egalitarian structure that made their collaboration work.

• How the lazy women-in-rock grouping pushed three distinct artists to join forces instead of compete
• Writing, recording and self-producing their debut EP in just four days
• The boygenius name as a psychological hack to banish imposter syndrome and unearned hesitation
• Recording backing vocals for all three of their solo albums in a single day
• The Record, three Grammys, and the ambiguous hiatus announcement in February 2024