Noticing Sam Altman’s Empire, Justin Bieber’s Coachella, and a Football Affair
4/15/20261 hr 52 min
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 Grant 52 min: Justin Bieber Headlined Coachella 67 min: Sam Altman is Really Powerful 104 min: Caps Off
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Sam Altman: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-openai-profile.html https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/ https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512 The Writers Grant: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/09/helen-dewitt-turns-down-windham-campbell-prize-unable-promote Justin Bieber at Coachella: https://www.vulture.com/article/justin-bieber-coachella-performance-what-happened.html Alex vs. Alix https://people.com/alix-earle-weighs-in-on-alex-cooper-feud-11949168 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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