Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMeta, YouTube, and a damning addiction verdict
After a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, we explain why the platforms you use may soon be unr…
17 hours ago
Whistleblowers, dolphin memes, and a million dollar toilet
How has an algorithmic arms race created an environment where controversial and incendiary content is routinely amplified on our feeds? On this episo…
1 week, 1 day ago
Nancy Guthrie, TikTok sleuths, and Starmer's cringeposting era
Almost six weeks since the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie (the 84-year-old mother of Today show host, Savannah Guthrie) the case which has shocked Am…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
School wars, Dubai's crisis PR, and is Fabrizio cancelled?
A series of posts appearing to encourage violence between neighbouring UK schools has caused widespread moral panic, and prompted police forces to is…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Kalshi, Polymarket, and gamifying the future
Over the past year, prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have exploded in popularity, as users bet on everything from battles in Ukraine to …
1 month ago
Decline porn explained, and why Clavicular is misunderstood
If your feed has been flooded with content about the 'dangers' of western cities like London or San Francisco, you're not alone - it's part of a grow…
1 month, 1 week ago
Introducing... Top Comment
In this brand new weekly show, BBC correspondent Marianna Spring and investigative journalist Matt Shea talk through the stories behind your social m…
1 month, 1 week ago
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 6. The Inquest
Can Coroners' courts cope with conspiracy?
It’s been more than a year since Paloma Shemirani died after rejecting chemotherapy in favour of alternati…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 5. A collective immune system
Can people fight back against medical misinformation? In the months after Paloma’s death, her brothers say they want to prevent other deaths, and the…
9 months ago
Marianna in Conspiracyland 2: 4. The Archaeologists
Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation? The BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring investigates how sa…
9 months ago