Podcast

Top Comment

Author: BBC
Feed episode count: 89
Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mssm
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Summary

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. If you want to get in touch about something you saw when scrolling, our email address is [email protected] or you can send us a WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. 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.

Episodes

Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Erling Haaland, crypto billionaires, and the foxes incident

Duration seconds: 2365
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ny3r41

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Solo-maxxing and the femosphere (live at Crossed Wires)

Duration seconds: 2989
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxmrgb

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Gabriel Shemirani on medical misinfo and rejecting Conspiracyland

Duration seconds: 1907
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwkg6z

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Restore Britain, Merlin the duck, and FIFA's content farm

Duration seconds: 2095
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nv4mpl

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Agartha explained, and hot girls revolt on BookTok

Duration seconds: 1849
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsntdk

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Belfast, Henry Nowak, and how Grok is supercharging misinfo

Duration seconds: 2129
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrc5vf

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Is Hasan Piker NSFW now? And Tung Tung's generational run

Duration seconds: 1829
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nq6yvp

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Sleuth wars, incels in STEM, and just want Harambe back

Duration seconds: 1530
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnxnc5

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Why you're wrong about Palantir, and TL;DR Tolkien

Duration seconds: 1641
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nmnqv7

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

BONUS: Taylor Lorenz says "don't blame social media"

Duration seconds: 2515
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nm4chf

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Decline porn (part II), VPN patriotism, and Charli XCX's finsta drop

Duration seconds: 1513
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nlbz4x

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Dare Market, hantavirus, and wtf is going on at JPMorgan?

Duration seconds: 1993
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nk0s9v

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Shooting conspiracies, breakup texts, and Dana White's cortisol spike

Duration seconds: 1561
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nhpr6f

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

BONUS: Live at Maida Vale Studios

Duration seconds: 1689
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nh3vt7

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Haley Beck explained, and the crypto operation hijacking the BBC

Duration seconds: 1324
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ng8x04

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

Coachella, GRWM fakers, and Justin Bieber is chronically online

Duration seconds: 1455
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ndxk34

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Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested

Iran, slopaganda, and the lego-inspired creator behind it all

Duration seconds: 1508
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ncxngf

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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

Misogyny, boomers, and China just got Krissed

Duration seconds: 1770
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nbd27f

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Meta, YouTube, and a damning addiction verdict

Duration seconds: 1765
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n9749f

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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

Whistleblowers, dolphin memes, and a million dollar toilet

Duration seconds: 1855
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n7r08b

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Mar 13, 2026 · not_requested

Nancy Guthrie, TikTok sleuths, and Starmer's cringeposting era

Duration seconds: 1832
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n3l22h

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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

School wars, Dubai's crisis PR, and is Fabrizio cancelled?

Duration seconds: 1661
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n3l21b

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Feb 27, 2026 · not_requested

Kalshi, Polymarket, and gamifying the future

Duration seconds: 2080
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n3l8j3

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Feb 20, 2026 · not_requested

Decline porn explained, and why Clavicular is misunderstood

Duration seconds: 1898
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n20jy1

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

Introducing... Top Comment

Duration seconds: 118
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n1trny

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