Noticing Sophie Rain’s Influence, Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean, and the Death of Sora
4/1/20261 hr 11 min
You better lean in before a 25 year old beats you to the punch! This week we’re talking about developments in Sheryl Sandberg’s business, Diner Goths, Sophie Rain, and more! 13 min: Sheryl Sandberg 23 min: Alpine Divorce 30 min: Diner Goths 40 min: RIP Sora AI 49 min: Who is Sophie Rain 65 min: Caps Off
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SORA: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/902368/openai-sora-dead-ai-video-generation-competition https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/29/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video/ Alpine Divorce: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/mar/17/alpine-divorce-abandoned-hiking-trail Diner Goths: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/american-diner-gothic Sophie Rain: https://www.gq.com/story/sophie-rain-profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsStephanie Wu0:00
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Claire Parker· Host0:34
[upbeat music] Good Noticings, Ashley.
Ashley Hamilton· Host0:45
Good Noticings to you, Claire.
Claire Parker· Host0:46
[claps] This is Good Noticings.
Ashley Hamilton· Host0:48
This is Good Noticings. I'm not doing well.
Claire Parker· Host0:52
What? [laughs] What? What? We've been having nothing but fun. [laughs] I can't believe you kept a secret like this from me for the last 32 minutes we've been sitting here.
Ashley Hamilton· Host1:00
I just feel that doing research for this week's episode was so hard because we are, like, for this entire week under the shadow of what may or may not be April Fools, and I don't know what to believe, and I don't know what's, like- Yeah ... real information circulating the earth. Like, we'll obviously talk about Wes and Amanda on Patreon this week.
Claire Parker· Host1:17
Uh-huh.
Ashley Hamilton· Host1:17
But, like, what if it's all April Fools? You never know. Kit Kats, 12 tons of Kit Kats is stolen. [laughs] That sounds like April Fools, but is it news? Nobody knows.
Claire Parker· Host1:27
Oh my God, do you think that Kit Kat news is April