Marianna in Conspiracyland podcast

Marianna in Conspiracyland

The home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4, with new series "Marianna in Conspiracyland 2".

The home of Marianna Spring's social media and disinformation investigations for BBC Radio 4, with new series "Marianna in Conspiracyland 2".

 

#64

6. The Inquest

Can Coroners' courts cope with conspiracy? It’s been more than a year since Paloma Shemir... more

02 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:37

02 Oct 2025


#63

5. A collective immune system

Can people fight back against medical misinformation? In the months after Paloma’s death, ... more

23 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:09

23 Jun 2025


#62

4. The Archaeologists

Are we equipped to deal with a rising tide of misinformation? The BBC’s social media inves... more

23 Jun 2025

22 MINS

22:58

23 Jun 2025


#61

3. Down the cancer conspiracy rabbit hole

What are cancer patients seeing on social media? The BBC’s social media investigations cor... more

23 Jun 2025

30 MINS

30:42

23 Jun 2025


#60

2. Conspiracyland at home

Could the answer lie in the past? The BBC’s social media investigations correspondent, Mar... more

23 Jun 2025

29 MINS

29:32

23 Jun 2025


#59

1. The Dove and the Pigeon

What happened to Paloma? Aged 22, Paloma Shemirani has her whole life ahead of her. She’s ... more

23 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:45

23 Jun 2025


#58

5. Fandom Frenzies: Who’s afraid of little old us?

In Why Do You Hate Me? USA, BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spr... more

20 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:44

20 Oct 2024


#57

4. Doxxed and Blocked: ‘We’re distressed about war in the Middle East and now trolls are after us.'

Few topics have caused as much division online as the deepening war in the Middle East. In... more

14 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:44

14 Oct 2024


#56

3. The Fable of the Pikesville Clip: ‘I’ve been burnt by the fire once, so I’ll think twice before p...

A headteacher at a school in small American suburb of Baltimore was a prominent member of ... more

04 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:28

04 Oct 2024


#55

2. Counting The Threats: 'I just work in IT – why am I getting threats from election deniers?'

What are the real-world consequences of the belief that almost anything and everything can... more

22 Sep 2024

28 MINS

28:20

22 Sep 2024


#54

1. Wild Thoughts: 'I hate Trump, she likes him – we both think he staged assassination attempts'

Meet Camille and ‘Wild Mother’. Both women love nature, animals, and the outdoors. Both wo... more

22 Sep 2024

28 MINS

28:27

22 Sep 2024


#53

Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me? USA

For the second series of BBC Radio 4’s Why Do You Hate Me, disinformation and social media... more

14 Sep 2024

03 MINS

03:41

14 Sep 2024


#52

5. I Went Inside The World Of The Trolled And The Troll

Marianna investigates online abuse targeting Eni Aluko and tracks down one of her trolls. ... more

28 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:45

28 Feb 2024


#51

4. I Received Online Death Threats And The Premier League Caught My Troll

The Premier League has told the BBC it’s fighting a rise in social media threats against b... more

20 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:32

20 Feb 2024


#50

3. Sadiq Khan: I Didn’t Say That!

Last November, a faked audio clip of London's mayor went viral. Marianna Spring talks to S... more

13 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:28

13 Feb 2024


#49

2. I Believed Conspiracies About The Shooting I Survived

Marianna Spring talks to a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017 about how po... more

30 Jan 2024

28 MINS

28:39

30 Jan 2024


#48

1. I Regret Posting Online That I Was Madeleine McCann

When Julia Wandelt posted on social media that she believed she was Madeleine McCann, she ... more

30 Jan 2024

29 MINS

29:43

30 Jan 2024


#47

Introducing... Why Do You Hate Me?

The online world can be a breeding ground for hate. But why do some people behave the way ... more

16 Jan 2024

02 MINS

02:37

16 Jan 2024


#46

Bonus: Irish Conspiracyland

Marianna travels to Dublin to investigate a court case unfolding against the Irish Light c... more

06 Aug 2023

18 MINS

18:57

06 Aug 2023


#45

Bonus: Frontlines of Conspiracyland

In this bonus episode, the BBC’S International Editor Jeremy Bowen and Disinformation and ... more

04 Jul 2023

40 MINS

40:11

04 Jul 2023


#44

10. A Risk That’s Impossible To Ignore

What will happen next in Conspiracyland? In the final episode, Marianna is back where she ... more

30 Jun 2023

13 MINS

13:50

30 Jun 2023


#43

9. People Like Us

Do you know someone who’s fallen down the rabbit hole? During the investigation, Marianna’... more

30 Jun 2023

14 MINS

14:10

30 Jun 2023


#42

8. The Science Of Conspiracy

Could people in the UK conspiracy theory movement ever become violent? Returning to the UK... more

28 Jun 2023

13 MINS

13:31

28 Jun 2023


#41

7. After An Attempted Coup

What can the UK learn from Germany? In Berlin, BBC disinformation and social media corresp... more

26 Jun 2023

14 MINS

14:53

26 Jun 2023