Top Comment

The story behind your social media feed.

Episodes (71 available)

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Meta, YouTube, and a damning addiction verdict

The companies were found liable in a landmark California case

27 Mar 2026

29 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Whistleblowers, dolphin memes, and a million dollar toilet

The algorithmic arms race driving the spread of harmful content

20 Mar 2026

31 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

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

Influencers have descended on the Arizona home of the missing 84-year-old

13 Mar 2026

31 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

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

How phantom trends cause real-world hysteria

6 Mar 2026

28 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Kalshi, Polymarket, and gamifying the future

Prediction markets have exploded online but they're inviting scrutiny.

27 Feb 2026

35 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Decline porn explained, and why Clavicular is misunderstood

Episode 1 of Top Comment is here.

20 Feb 2026

32 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland

Introducing... Top Comment

We talk through the stories behind your social media feed.

19 Feb 2026

2 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland 2

1. The Dove and the Pigeon

What Happened to Paloma?

30 Jun 2025

33 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland 2

2. Conspiracyland at home

Could the answer lie in the past?

7 Jul 2025

30 mins

Marianna in Conspiracyland 2

3. Down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole

What are patients seeing on social media?

14 Jul 2025

31 mins

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