Marianna in Conspiracyland

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea and Matt · BBC

1.6from 2,007 ratings

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53Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
109
Episodes
54
Transcribed
2,007
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2022
First episode

About Marianna in Conspiracyland

The story behind your social media feed, from BBC correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea. Top Comment investigates what's blowing up online. From global events that go viral across social media, to bizarre moments that spill into real life, Marianna and Matt unpack the trends, theories and digital chaos shaping our world. You can also hear Marianna's previous series for the BBC in this feed, including Marianna in Conspiracyland, Why Do You Hate Me?, Disaster Trolls, Death by Conspiracy? and War on Truth.

Publisher
BBC
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
16 Feb 2022
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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54 of 109 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    AO3 and the soft launch of Armageddon

  2. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    How porn sites soft-launched the attention economy

  3. 23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Are platforms promoting death on demand?

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AO3 and the soft launch of Armageddon

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It feels like we are losing a little corner of the internet that belong to us and only to us. AO3 is nonprofit. They don't monetize on fans. They don't make money out of us. And that's a rare thing. You don't have to fight the algorithm. You don't have to fight any unnecessary ads. You just get to enjoy. […]

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  • Patricia Nilsson
  • Frances Haugen
  • Alita
  • Kristina Wilfore
  • Beckii Flint

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Apple Podcasts (US)
2.4 / 5
112 ratings
Spotify
1.5 / 5
1,895 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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Marianna Spring and Matt Shea and Matt host the show. Published by BBC.

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