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Was the world inevitably going to implode or did Sam Altman’s anticipation that the world could implode send us much, much faster down that road?? Only a performer like Justin Bieber can save us now. Also, Helen Dewitt makes a point about writers grants and a football coach is having an affair with a sports reporter! 16 min: Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini 37 min: Helen Dewitt’s Writing Grant52 min: Justin Bieber Headlined Coachella67 min: Sam Altman is Really Powerful 104 min: Caps Off___________________________________Keep up with all the latest:https://www.goodnoticings.com/Read our many musings on Substack:https://goodnoticings.substack.com/Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday!https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticingsFollow us on:TikTok- @goodnoticingspodInstagram- @goodnoticingspodTheme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________Sam Altman: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trustedhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-openai-profile.htmlhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512The Writers Grant: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/09/helen-dewitt-turns-down-windham-campbell-prize-unable-promoteJustin Bieber at Coachella: https://www.vulture.com/article/justin-bieber-coachella-performance-what-happened.htmlAlex vs. Alixhttps://people.com/alix-earle-weighs-in-on-alex-cooper-feud-11949168Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

