Good Noticings

Okay so Mr. Beast and Alex Cooper are allowed to run toxic workplaces but Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino aren’t allowed to steal a little bit??? Plus, The White House Correspondents Dinner, Marathon magic, and more! 17 min: The Marathon Record! 25 min: The White House Correspondents Dinner 26 min: The Cut’s Wegovy Article  44 min: Megan Thee Stallion & Cheater Psychology 1 hour: Mr. Beast’s Unprofessionalism  1 hour 5 min: Unwell Network Deep Dive 1 hour 27 min: The Atlantic Hates Hasan Piker  ___________________________________ 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/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ Wegovy Friend:  https://www.thecut.com/article/wegovy-friendship-breakup.html Correspondents Dinner:  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-how-it-unfolded https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/politics/live-news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner Mr. Beast:  https://www.independent.co.uk/us/mrbeast-lawsuit-me-too-b2964545.html https://futurism.com/future-society/new-lawsuit-harassment-not-good-mr-beast Unwell Network:  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/alix-earle-feud-isn-t-alex-cooper-s-only-problem-as-unwell-network-struggles The Atlantic:  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hasan-piker-jia-tolentino-microlooting/686919/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hasan-piker-stealing-podcast/686917/ The Marathon:  https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7231383/2026/04/26/london-marathon-sabastian-sawe-world-record/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lena Dunham wrote another book and if you want to know what we think about it you’re in luck! Through time and space we were able to get our analysis on tape, along with a look at Geese’s rise, Kash Patel’s crash out, and a chat about whether or not Skims co-founder Emma Grede has good business advice for women! 12 min: Kash Patel 18 min: Geese 30 min: Emma Grede 46 min: Lena Dunham’s Famesick  ___________________________________ 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/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ Lena Dunham:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609917/famesick-by-lena-dunham/ Kash Patel: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/ Emma Grede:  https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/emma-grede-book-start-with-yourself-a7b2c82d https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2026/04/16/emma-gredes-work-from-home-take-is-dangerous-for-women/ Geese:  https://www.wired.com/story/geese-chaotic-good-marketing-industry-plant/ https://www.wordsfromeliza.com/p/fake-fans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ___________________________________ 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/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ 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

It may seem that by being perverts, republicans, and snarkers some women are letting us down this week. But other women are being lifted to never before seen heights. In space! The multitudes!  15 min: The Artemis II 22 min: Tik Tok Updates: Noah Beck’s Sister and Elena Taber 38 min: Collien Fernandes Advocates for Protection 46 min: Upper East Side Birthing Hospital Drama 62 min: The Women of Maga 76 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/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ The Cut/ Birthing Center Expose:  https://www.thecut.com/article/a-luxury-birth-center-breaking-hearts-on-the-upper-east-side.html Collien Fernandes:  https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/collien-fernandes-christian-ulmen-sexual-deepfake-allegations-9.7136770 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/why-every-woman-can-see-herself-in-the-story-of-a-german-celebrity-couples-split Haley Beck: https://www.kctv5.com/2026/04/03/2-high-school-teachers-accused-sexual-misconduct-with-same-teenage-student-hes-victim/ Maga Women:  https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/young-women-leaving-maga-new-right.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/trump-pam-bondi-fired-kristi-noem-pete-hegseth.html https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/politics/how-pam-bondi-lost-her-job Artemis 2:  https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/science/artemis-2-lunar-flyby-geology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ___________________________________ 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/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly  ___________________________________ 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