News brief
Sebastian Croft launches The Sunday Scaries with Persephonica
Sebastian Croft launches The Sunday Scaries with Persephonica, announced on October 30, 2026. The weekly show starts Sunday November 1, 2026, with Croft and a guest talking through the highs and lows of the past week.
By PodcastingToday · Published · Announcement date
Sebastian Croft launches a new weekly podcast, The Sunday Scaries, produced by Persephonica. The launch was announced on October 30, 2026, and the first episode is released on Sunday November 1, 2026. Croft appears on the BBC series Celebrity Traitors, and Persephonica founder and chief executive Dino Sofos pointed to that television moment as the one to build on.
Each week Croft sits on a blue sofa with a different guest and talks through the highs and lows of the past seven days. Regular picks include Flop of the Week and Slay of the Week. Listeners can send in dilemmas and personal wins for the hosts and guests to discuss before the show turns to the week ahead. Croft said his Sundays are usually spent with friends, playing games and talking about the week, with a measure of dread about the week to come, and that the show aims to feel like sitting on the sofa with friends.
WHY IT MATTERS: The launch is timed to a television moment, built around a weekly mood many listeners already feel, and given a fixed Sunday slot. A show tied to a day and a feeling is easier to remember and to recommend than a general chat show with no set moment. That timing and slot discipline is the lesson for independent launches.
The Sunday Scaries starts on November 1, 2026 and runs weekly.
Announcement date: October 30, 2026
Sources
Report a correction · Have podcast news? Submit it free for review