While Boygenius is currently on hiatus, band member Lucy Dacus has been keeping the group's name in the headlines. On Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, host Peter Sagal celebrated her rising profile, noting that she is "one of the most popular singer-songwriters working today, both on her own and with the supergroup Boygenius."
The show also leaned into the band's famous moniker for its signature comedy quiz. Peter Sagal introduced a custom trivia game for Lucy Dacus by saying, "So your band is called Boy Genius, so we're gonna ask you three questions about geniuses who are also boys." Sagal then pivoted to her origin story, asking her "if it was true that she put out her first record as a favor to a friend."
While there is no disagreement over the band's massive critical success, the podcast world remains fascinated by how Lucy Dacus balances her identity as a solo artist with the gravity of the Boygenius phenomenon. Listeners are left wondering when she, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker will reconvene, or if their solo projects will take center stage for the foreseeable future.