Kim Petras: From GarageBand to a Grammy and a Label War
Kim Petras taught herself English from Britney Spears videos as a teenager in Germany and became the first openly transgender artist to win a Grammy in her category. This episode follows her journey f...
2 Jul 18min
Sia: The Wig, the Trauma and the Fight to Disappear
Sia built one of pop's most recognizable images, an oversized platinum wig, not as a marketing stunt but as a way to disappear from fame she found unbearable. This episode unpacks the trauma, career a...
2 Jul 13min
Lucy Dacus: The Accidental Star Who Clangs Along
Rolling Stone named Lucy Dacus one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and she cheerfully calls her playing clanging along. This episode explores how a Richmond songwriter went from editing school...
2 Jul 17min
1989: How Taylor Swift Rewired the Music Industry
At 24, Taylor Swift abandoned the country genre that made her famous and bet her legacy on 1980s synth pop with 1989. This episode explores how that pivot redefined her identity and shifted the power ...
2 Jul 22min
Tina Turner: The Comeback Built on 36 Cents and a Name
In 1976 Tina Turner fled a brutal marriage with 36 cents and a gas card, surrendering her money, music rights and real estate to keep one thing: her name. This episode traces the greatest comeback in ...
2 Jul 19min
boygenius: Why the Best Supergroup Walked Away at the Top
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 ...
2 Jul 19min
Zara Larsson: The Pop Star Who Bought Back Her Masters
Born without oxygen and rejected by every major label at age 10, Zara Larsson built her own empire and gambled everything to buy back her music catalog. This episode is a masterclass in how the modern...
2 Jul 19min
Code Talkers: The Unbreakable Language Weapon of WWI and WWII
One of the most remarkable chapters of military history belongs to the Code Talkers, the Native American servicemen whose ancestral languages became an encryption system the enemy could never crack. T...
30 Jun 23min
