Two powerhouses of Australian media, PEDESTRIAN and The Betoota Advocate are blasting into your eye and ear holes tomorrow with their new entertainment vodcast collab, The Show Off, available on 9Now and all good podcast services. 

After years of not-so-passive aggressive online banter between the two sites, PEDESTRIAN’s Head of Editorial, Josephine Rozenberg-Clarke along with The Betoota Advocate’s Entertainment and Lifestyle Reporter Effie Bateman and Sports Reporter (and token bloke) Wendell Hussey will form an unholy union to give viewers and listeners their spicy takes on the biggest moments in streaming, film and pop culture each week.

From which new series you need to be obsessing over right now, to an in-depth dissection of *that* pivotal Pedro Pascal moment, to which celeb has been canceled so hard they’re now worthy of an “In Memoriam” – no entertainment stone will be left unturned on The Show Off.

It’s the collab Aussies didn’t know they needed – perfect for hardcore pop culture stans to noobs that can’t keep up with their mates’ pub chat and everyone in between. The Show Off promises to keep you in the loop on anything you’ve missed, and everything you give a rat’s about across streaming, film, TV and more. 

Josephine Rozenberg-Clarke, Head of Editorial, PEDESTRIAN.TV said, “PEDESTRIAN and The Betoota Advocate have been taking the piss out of each other for years online, so we thought it was time to fire shots at each other in podcast format, too. And what better topic to bicker over? Young Aussies are obsessed with entertainment and are all streaming about 50 shows at once, so we’ve joined forces to round up all that’s good (and more importantly, bad) in the land of TV and pop culture each week.”

The Betoota Advocate’s Wendell Hussey said, “A collaboration with PEDESTRIAN is not something we ever thought we’d be doing, but thanks to the current media and economic climate, here we are. So, it’s time to bury the hatchet and bring our trademark style of reporting to the world of Pop Culture — for the diehards and the mildly interested significant others.”

The Show Off launches on Thursday 30 March so fire it up on 9Now or follow the vodcast and prep yourselves for a cracking good time. 

Thirsty for even more entertainment tea? We’ve got you with the PEDESTRIAN x Diamantina Media vodcast, We’ve Done the MAFS.

This weekly vodcast unpacks the chaos of Married At First Sight Australia featuring hosts Jules Rangiheuea and Chantelle Schmidt as they go behind the headlines, and, of course, share their own savage opinions.

Listen and subscribe to The Show Off and We’ve Done the MAFS wherever you get your podcasts. 

About Pedestrian Group
Pedestrian Group is Australia’s leading youth-centered publisher. It is home to PEDESTRIAN.TV, The Chainsaw, VICE Australia, Refinery29 Australia, Lifehacker Australia, Gizmodo Australia, and Kotaku Australia, as well as the Open Air Cinemas. It is wholly owned by Nine, Australia’s largest media company.

About The Betoota Advocate
The Betoota Advocate is one of Australia’s most widely read news publications and recently voted in the top 10 most culturally influential people in Australia (AFR 2021). It has become a trusted source of information and humour for over 2 million Australians across IG, Facebook, Twitter, Podcasts, website and soon TV streaming. Betoota is known for their honest and entertaining takes on breaking news, current affairs and pop-culture.

For further information, please contact:
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager, Nine 
clynch@nine.com.au

Wednesday, March 29, 2023