BONUS: Live at Maida Vale Studios
Top Comment
BBC
4.0 • 545 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
For this bonus episode, Matt and Marianna are joined by producer Laurie on stage at Castfest - a live event at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios. They discuss why we're making Top Comment, the challenges of reporting on fast-moving internet culture stories, and some highlights from previous episodes.
Top Comment is hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea. The series producer is Laurie Kalus. The social producer is Sophie Millward. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The editor is Justine Lang. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | If you need help on money matters, you're not alone. |
| 0:10.4 | In the Martin Lewis podcast, I'll give you tips to keep more cash in your pocket |
| 0:13.9 | and answer your important questions. |
| 0:16.7 | Now that we're starting from scratch, what is the best way for us to move forward? |
| 0:21.2 | To help your everyday finances just add up. Let's see what we can do. |
| 0:26.2 | The Martin Lewis podcast, listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.2 | Hi, top comment listeners, Mariana here. |
| 0:32.6 | It was brilliant to meet some of you on Saturday at the BBC's Made of Ale Studios for our live podcast event, |
| 0:38.5 | cast fest. If you weren't there, don't worry, we thought we'd give you a taster of what you |
| 0:43.3 | missed, right here in the feed. Matt and myself on stage with our fabulous producer Laurie to talk |
| 0:49.1 | about why we're making top comment and some of the things we have to think about behind the |
| 0:53.1 | scenes while analyzing |
| 0:54.3 | the unpredictable world of social media. You'll hear us discuss stuff we've covered on previous |
| 0:59.5 | episodes, as well as some brand new analysis, including an update on that frenzy of misinformation |
| 1:04.4 | surrounding the Epsom story. And we even answered a couple of audience questions. |
| 1:17.7 | Hello everybody. |
| 1:21.1 | We seem to have been given the Prime 450 slot. |
| 1:27.3 | So hopefully we're like that band that you accidentally turn up at in the wrong tent because you can't get to the other side of the festival in time. I'm very rarely seen or heard. But Marianna and Matt, who you probably know much better, are the stars of the podcast and they'll be able to tell you a little bit more about what it's all about. Thank you for coming. And we hope you like our ominous bunnies sitting on the table. |
| 1:45.3 | You haven't had that in any of the other podcasts. |
| 1:47.3 | I still don't know what those are. |
| 1:49.5 | And that is the whole point. |
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