Ratbag with Mel & Sam

Heya cutie pies! Welcome to another week's episode of 'Ratbag!' and today Mel brings in a chat about things we think inanimate objects find embarassing, before we crack open yet another BIG question, surrounding a car with never ending petrol. Then we have a write in from a rat asking for us to make a musical about theatre ushers. Our 'Kick Ons' has Mel and ONLY Mel sharing her dream day. We then end singing our 'Usher the Musical, The Musical' for our 'Hit it Toots!'. Thanks as always for listening and see you on Thursday for another Ratfood.Love Mel & SamTickets to our live show here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/ratbag-with-mel--sam---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-4-oct-2025-tickets—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!!Hope this ep reaches you having a wonderful week, wherever you are.Today we are chatting MEL’S NEW PERSONALITY, including a certain vehicle and a new hobby entering the villa.We also talk all about Sam’s time on First Dates Australia, how we’re being collectively fucked by allergy season and Mel tells a bonkers story about a homophobe, a spa and a big ol’ misunderstanding that needs to be heard to be believed.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Also get ya tickets to the live pod in October HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus/2298350?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAUN46VwZG9mAmZkaWQWUOH82I3cqo8X1SvrJKo-r-vz3ZSthmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp_Xk8qFJ5VZp9TGep2f6dVM8GeOwe1FfWVzQDEqjZc49Np8ZNqJ89gcBjoGt_aem_TmGugdbztQxLDBwG3PZ4JgOkay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey little rats! Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag’ and to kick us off Sam gets us ranking the iPhone alarms as we go through each and decide if it would wake us up or not. Then we have a write in from a rat who asks for some advice surrounding long distance. There's of course a ‘Kick Ons’ followed by  a RATBAG FIRST where Pod Dad Tom JOINS us for our ‘Hit it Toots!’. Thanks as always for listening! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!! Hope you enjoy this gorrrgggeous lil unpack of the absolute STACK of shows Sam has seen IN the West End, in London! We’re talking The Producers, we’re talkin’ Cabaret, we’re talkin’ Hot Mess, Oh Mary, the magic of Joy Woods, forcing revivals and so much more! Sam also chats about her experience at the Ariana Grande tour and we unpack the question “where has the personal gone in pop concerts” Are we entitled to it? What does it cost the artist? We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey lovely rat divas! Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag’ and to kick us off Mel brings a collection of everyday occurrences that are ‘not that deep’. Then we have a write in from a rat who shares a story surrounding some messed up bed sheets. Then we have  riff on some things we got wrong in our lifetime (rip shower heads) before we end with a good old Christian Rock ‘Hit It Toots!’Thanks as always for listening! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!! Coming to you liiiiive from Rural Ireland and the Gold Coast, as we answer a biiiiiiiiig ollllllll’ EARNEST one today:What are we most afraid of? We chat all things hedonism, aging, fear of boring, wonder, magic, life’s purpose, being misunderstood, time running out and more. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey cuties! Welcome back for another episode of ‘Ratbag!’. This week we are joined by comedian, writer, performer, DJ and all round icon - Alex Hines. Whether you know her as her absurd and deeply lovable character Slug Girl, or have seen in her hit show ‘Girl Culture’ or perhaps opening for Hannah Gadsby, you are gonna love this episode, we just know it! In today’s episode we chat everything from Alex’s Beanie Baby collecting era, her search for the lost drink ‘Diet Coke’, having a flat arse and much much more. We of course open up our hotline for all your burning questions and then end with an improvised song about her Grimace flask.It’s a real fun one. We hope you enjoy!See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love ya!Mel and SamFollow Alex Hines here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.hines___?igsi=NzRtZ2VoZ3pmajZuWebsite here: https://alex-hines.com/about—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!! Sammy coming to you live from Londontownn and Melly coming at you from the Gold Coast! Hope this episode finds you well wherever you are in the world.Nee naw nee naw it’s ratbag CENSUS time, and today we are chatting all things stats, rats, conspiracies, foodtok, seasonal depresh and the historical organ change. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heya rat heads! It’s time for another ‘Ratbag’! and today we are kick starting the episode off chatting about a food delivery app… where you’re food doesn’t arrive. Next we have a write in from a rat asking about how to take the leap into working full time in the arts, and we share our tips and tricks from what we’ve learned over the years. Then Sam railroads the kick ons (sorry Mel) before we both sing an improv about ghost kitchens.Thanks as always for joining us! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!Love Mel and Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!! Told ya we’d be back for a Part 2!! Today is a continuation of us telling you our fullllll origin story. It’s another gorgeous little trot down memory lane, picking up from our decision to make our first ever comedy show together and tracked all the way through what we’ve been up to for the last 4 years or so. We tell you all about our comedy shows, touring, failed opening nights, big mistakes, going international, finding our audience and how we got started in podcasting. Pretty much everything that’s lead up to where we are today! We hope you enjoy this nostalgic deep dive as much as we did, and hopefully it answers some questions about who the hell we are and what it is we love to do together! We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey lovely rat cuties! Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag’ and to kick us off we open with a collection of the biggest blunders people have made at work. Then we have a write in from a rat who asks us an impossible ‘would you rather?’ Involving potato’s and some impossible tits. Then we have a rapid fire theatre kick ons before ending the ep to the sweet tune of country. Thanks as always for listening! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi angels!! Today is a really special episode. We are taking a gorgeous little trot down memory lane to tell you the story (in depth this time!) of how we met and how we came to be creative partners in life! We tell you everything about how we met, our first impressions of each other, the exactitudes of how we first became collaborators and where it all started (spoiler alert, it was 2018). We also touch on our first cabaret ideas, Sam being Mel’s agent, our oddly parallel experiences at music school and so much more. We hope you enjoy this nostalgic deep dive as much as we did, and hopefully it answers some questions about who the hell we are and what it is we love to do together! We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hi hunnis!!! Welcome to your platter full of ratfood for the day. It’s a gorgyyy giggly one today as we bop all around the place chatting about what has been happening on tour in Adelaide with Heathers.We chat the best thing Mel’s been given at stage door as well as a disastrous story involving Mel’s Type B attitude and a corporate email gone wrong. We are also joined by Abigail Sharp for a swift moment who shares with us her fave tiktokking tips and her adoration of a certain local Adelaide pasta chain. And we also go innn chatting everything about Yve Blake’s brand new show ‘Mackenzie’ that has just opened in Melbourne and dissect what we love about this piece most! We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heya lil rats of our heart! On today's episode are joined by our ultimate fav musical comedian, dog lover and all round ICON Michelle Brasier. In today's episode we chat everything 'Pretty Woman the Musical', the show in which Michelle is currently starring in, we chat the stage door experience, the Logies, improvising in a musical and much much more.We of course open up our Hotline for all of your questions and then we end with a jazzy improv all around Michelle's plight to win the Logie this year. (You better vote!)We love you so much and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood!'.Love Mel & SamVOTE FOR MICHELLE FOR THE SILVER LOGIE HERE: https://vote.tvweeklogies.com.au/—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi hunnis!!! Welcome to your platter full of ratfood for the day.It’s a gorgyyy giggly one today as we bop all around the place chatting about everything from 7 year old Miles’ Phillips’ song ‘Eastern Rosellas’ taking the internet by storm, to a wedding dress shop blunder by Sam, some stories about our dad’s music listening tendencies that make us giggle, our desire for an Australian Ellen, and everything in between.We also answer the question “What are 5 things that are ACTUALLY worth the money”, and wax lyrical on some of the material things we can’t live without. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heya cutie pies!! Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag!’ Today Sam brings a deep dive on the Guinness Book of World Records, and we bunker down and unpack all of the banned world records and it’s giving a bit of”whaaaat is going on with musicians???” Next we have a write in from a rat about some never ending lube and then Mel ends with the longest yodel ever (get ready). We love you so much! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel and Sam xx  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ohhhh it’s a BIGGIE today, boysss!!! We are joined in the studio by the one, the only, the OUT OF THIS WORLD Emma Caporaso and Conor Beaumont (Veronica and JD from the current Australian tour of ‘Heathers: The Musical’).We chat everything from the stories of when they got that million dollar call finding out they got the role, to some of their most iconic onstage mishaps, what it’s like the play such beloved characters, stage door, what the roles mean to them and so much more. This one’s for the music theatre rats!! Hope you love it just as much as we loved chatting to these two.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/ (https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHS)Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to mailto:[email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey cuties! Whilst you’re here why don’t you chuck on another episode of our pod!! In today’s episode Mel is ONCE again quite linguistics happy and has a list of Curious Insults, before we swiftly move to chatting about bone density. We have a write in from a rat about how to accurately proportion meal prep, specifically pasta. Then we chat about how bizarHey cuties! Whilst you’re here why don’t you chuck on another episode of our pod!! In today’s episode Mel is ONCE again quite linguistics happy and has a list of Curious Insults, before we swiftly move to chatting about bone density. We have a write in from a rat about how to accurately proportion meal prep, specifically pasta. Then we chat about how bizarre it is that pharmacists never get sick, before finishing off with the longest ‘Hit It Toots’ known to man. Thanks as always and see you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel and Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo darlings!! We hope you’re having a beautiful week, and welcome to your platter full of ratfood!This week, we go all in telling you about one of the best weeks of our lives that we spent doing our first ever workshop of our musical ‘G-RAVE’. We also talk about the confusion around IKEA’s level of boujee-ness and the thrills of a dine in experience experienced by Sam this week.We also chat about our fascination with the intersection between the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and queerness, as well as the impossibility of picking foundation shades, a story about Mel’s cat being turned in to a glow stick and so much more. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day.Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello gorgeous darlings and welcome back to another episode of ‘Ratbag!’. In today’s episode Sam brings a completely cooked program that exists in America that will leave you going “come again???”. Broden Kelly then joins us for a story time about his first acting gig post Uni. Next we have a write in from a rat sharing a cursed story about after school care. Then we end with a ‘Hit It Toots’ vocal coach reacts style. Hope you enjoy!! See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’ Love Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo darlings!! We hope you’re having a beautiful week, and welcome to your platter full of ratfood!This week we are in absolute FLOW state chatting everything from our thoughts on the most recent Melbourne Theatre Company show ‘Losing Face’, to our thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, to how we feel about doing the first ever development of our musical and lots in between.We also talk about free-to-air TV nostalgia (and supremacy), why we’re going to it more and more as well as diving deeper in to showing you the full extent of our showcase addition.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —Toby Francis’ Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaH8IRCTNPw/?igsh=czVvY2o1Y3lzeXJhMTC ‘Losing Face’: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2026/losing-faceYou can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello rats! New studio just dropped and she's our new home! We hope you love her as much as we do! In today's episode Mel begins by talking about some things that 'Piss Her Off" and we're starting with "Gut Heath". Next we have a write in from a rat about how to prepare for a national musical theatre contract. Then Mel gets us modernising Glee with the pop songs of today. Then of course we end with a good old classic musical improv. Thanks for listening darlings and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood!'. Love Mel and Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,It’s a sad one for musical theatre lovers this week, as the news of the Beetlejuice tour cancellation has come crashing down on fans and members of the show alike. We - like most - were absolutely gobsmacked by this news and thought we would have a chat about how we think we got here, what the future of musical theatre might start looking like, what we can do to help and lots, lots more.Our heart goes out to every single person affected by this loss and we sit on our cunty beanbags in hopes of a brighter and more secure future for musical theatre in this country <3 We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heya loves! Are you ready for an incredibly important deep dive? GOOD, because we are begining the episode with an investigative look at where in the world Gabriella Cilmi really is. Next we chat different music theatre characters that we would cross ship thanks to a fab Hotline question from our fav, Zarli. Then there's a slightly flop-tastic Kick On's but you'll forgive us I'm sure and then we send it home singing in our fav genre: Musical Theatre! We hope you enjoy!Love you Mel & Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood. Today is serving 4% depression and THAT’S OKAY. We hope you enjoy these low key chats about what we’ve been watching, what we’ve been loving, Sam’s late in life sport diagnosis, our parents joint inabilities to be silent , our deep love of musical theatre showcases and more.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heyaaaaa! Welcome back or maybe just welcome! To kick start the episode Mel brings a segment on ""words that don't mean like they feel like they should mean"" and get ready for a mind f**k. Next it's time to rename all of the zodiac signs, aka - it's time for Mel to uncover more of her hidden language and we can all just be along for the ride. Our 'Kick Ons' has stuck on a heinous 'would you rather?"" including a door and dirt and honestly, we have to stop asking each other these and then of courseeeeee we send it home with some musical improv!Thanks as always for joining and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood'xx Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hey there darling pies! Welcome to another episode of 'Ratbag' and Sam is simply bursting with excitement to bring something very special for the first segment of the episode. If you haven't heard of Queering the Map, get ready because once you stumble across this gem you wont wanna stop looking. We'll save Sam to introduce it to you on mic... Next there's some more hotline questions and this weekw we are answering a few more of our Q & A's. There's some sharing of the titles we almost called our podcast and then a deavetating Kick Ons that fails in less than a minute. We hope you enjoy and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood!'Love youLove Mel & Sam xxQueering the Map link here: https://www.queeringthemap.com/ —Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood.Today, Mel goes innnnn on recounting one of her most outrageous, most embarrassing stories set at a cinema, and Sam talks about how she was similarly blessed by the presence of 14 year old boys at the cinema this week.Mel also talks about ways in which she loves to keep things fresh at ‘Heathers’, an onstage fuck up and most importantly of all … #wirechat.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey lil cuties! It's time for another episode and we are so happy you are here!! We kick off with a Tech Chat surrounding if we would install the ultimate accounts 'microchip'. Then we have a write in from Papa Tom as he has a devestating realisation about the sanctity of Shorts and Longs. Then we create some new gestures because the wave is out, and the scissor jazz hands are in. We finish up singing about 'chipping on & chipping off"". It's a real fun one.See you on Thursday for another Ratfood!Love Mel & Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood.Today we are talking about Sam’s new hyper fixation, whilst Mel serves in a DEEPLY sick day coded style and we chat all things from sentient Beanie babies to millennial happy food dances and more. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heyaaaa! It's time for another guest episode and today we are joined by one of our favourite stand up comedians in Australia... Kirsty Webeck! If you don't know Kirsty, then GET ready for this, Kirsty is a XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIn today's episode we hear Kirsty's story surrounding a time she floated in a float tank and then got accused of lying about what transpired in said tank. We then open up our hotline to all of your questions which results in us riffing on silent discos, death row meals and surf life saving. Then we end the episode with an under water theme, singing about sea horses. Yes. Truly.We are so grateful to Kirsty for being apart of this episode. Also she's going on tour so check out the links below to follow/support/buy tix!See you on Thursday for another Ratfood!Love Mel and Sam xxFollow Kirsty here: https://www.instagram.com/kirstywebeck/ Tickets for her upcoming AUS/NZ tour here: https://www.kirstywebeck.com/tickets —Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood.Today we are talking about the absolute LORE of Sam’s time in the Australian Girls Choir and Mel’s time in Young Australian Broadway Chorus (shout out to the money making machines that raised us!!) We also chat about all our fave pre and post show rituals and what vocal health looks like for us on the road and Sam shares a book recc she’s been sitting on! We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey there darlings and welcome back for another episode of ‘Ratbag’! I can't believe we are back here AGAIN yet it's happened. Guys. Today we are talking all about the go to movie that one selects when they are flying, as Sam brings a viral moment to the pod surrounding one certain film we are ALL scrolling for. Next there's a beautiful write in from a rat who is asking for some big sister queer advice. Then we chat musical genres and end the ep singing an ode to one of the most famous 'straight-to-dvd' movie star dogs in the business. Thanks as always for listening and we can’t wait to be back in your earholes this Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel & Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood.Today we are talking about why escape rooms are our hellscape, and what it is about them that goes against every fibre of our beings. We also talk about missing flights, the art of rolling our charisma dice, Katseye’s pop up performance in Melb, a LIFE CHANGING theatre recc from Sammy and so much more. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey cutie pies. SORRY CAN'T STAY CALM WE ARE FREAKING OUT A LIL!! Today we are joined by Jade and Miranda, aka - two of the three members of THE girl group: Blusher!!! (we missed you Lauren!!). We cannot tell you how excited we are for this episode, our Hotline blew up, and we cover a lotttttt of ground. If you don't know already Blusher are a pop-girl-band who are known for their electronic-pop with soaring synths and shit hot fits. They've opened for Kesha, performed main stage at Laneway and even London Pride (no biggie!) We chat everything from opening for Kesha, to how the group formed, we also talk about how their group name came to be and there's even a hint at us collaborating on a musical which PIN. We are pinning!!! (For future reference). We of course open up our Hotline for all your burning questions and then end with a chat about the muffin man, which will make sense one you listen. We cannot thank Jade and Miranda enough for joining us. We hope you enjoy!!Follow Blusher here: https://www.instagram.com/blusher.mp3/ Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7AZm56bjPk0tYl6LTyJu9N Website: https://www.blusherband.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blusher.mp3 —Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hey rats and welcome to another weeks episode of ‘Ratbag!’. Today we are banging into the episode with a list of places that people just become hotter. Think the Airport, The Pool, even A Lift?? ;) Cue story about Mel and Sam in a lift…. Next we have a write in from a rat about a conundrum they are having with their mate and a baby name. Then we riff the house down and end with a riff off!. She’s a fun one we hope you enjoy!Love Mel and Sam—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helloooo rats,Welcome to another episode of your platter full of ratfood (or if you’re Christian from the cruise - welcome to our episode where we exclusively chat the ins and outs of #cruiselife #research).Today we are coming to you with a thrilling update on Lucy’s cruise crush, as she sits in studio with her perfect straight-out-of-a-Dyson-air-wrap-ad new hair. We chat judgy hairdressers, self-diagnosing colour analysis, Sammy dipping her toe in to beauty influencing, the troubles of being funny in a vacuum, the New Zealand accent being hot as hell and so much more. We also chat about some media we’ve see recently (‘The Deb’, ‘The Drama’ and ‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’) and our thoughts around ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ hype. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey there rats and welcome back for another episode of ‘Ratbag’!. Now LOWER your larynx and get out your sheet music and pencils because Ms Masters-Of-Music-Mel-O’Brien is taking us back to the Conservatorium of Music. You know who we bag out too often? Classical musicians!! And it’s time we put some respect on their name / craft as Mel takes us there one Mozart fun fact at a time. Next the girls both have a go at renaming the months of the year. This week there's a rat themed kick ons and then to end the episode we bring it home with a good old fashion sing in the style of big band. Thanks as always for listening and we can’t wait to be back in your earholes this Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel & Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we gonna have a problem?!? Because today we have THEEEEE absolute megastar Calista Nelmes who is currently playing Heather Chandler in the Aus/NZ tour of ‘Heathers: The Musical’ in the studio with us to chat alllllll things Heathers.From the hype around her absolutely insane ‘Candy Store’ riff gone viral, to why she thinks Heathers resonates so much with teen audiences, this episodes got it all. We chat stage door experiences, the creation and understanding of Heather Chandler as a character, Calista’s hilarious audition story, why playing a villain is so hard, what it’s like being the tallest woman to ever perform in musical theatre (😭) and SO much more. So grab some candy (anything but spear mint leaves pls), have a sit down with us and warm up those larynxes. Cos this ep’s a belter!!! hehe.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello cutie pies and welcome to another weeks episode of ratbag with your hosts, and a potential friendship on the rocks it’s Mel & Sam. In today’s episode Sam brings in a table (from TikTok) regarding the unspoken rules of each age and where they sit on the age chart. Then Mel shares your write ins of your nicknames you all call your friends and it is wholesome af. There’s a spine chilling ‘kick ons’ thrown in to bring some balance back to this pod before Sam rises above the hate in her own ‘Hit It Toots’. We hope you enjoy!! Love Mel and Sam xx —Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey gorgeousssss rats! We hope this Ratfood finds you so well and with lots to nibble on today. We are going innn on talking all things from the Heathers Australia opening night. Mel chats about what the experience has been like so far playing Martha Dunnstock in the production, with everything from fan interactions to general wellbeing, relationships with the cast and everything in between. We also go in on the predicament of Aussie musical theatre being so underestimated and the power of what can happen when we move away from stunt casting.We also chat about a hypothetical artisanal jam company, eating fentanyl a floptastic tarot reading, Mel’s cynical ways and so much more.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woweeeee!! We hope you guys are ready for a goodie because my golly do we have it!! Today we are joined by an absolute force in the Australian Musical Theatre industry. She's a song writer, performer, she's currently starring as the lead in MTC's 'My Brilliant Career', it's... Kala Gare!!! In the episode we dive head first into the world of actor-muso shows, we chat rehearsal process, what made 'My Brilliant Career' such a smash hit that it has returned for another season, and much much more. We also get Kala waxing lyrical about her favourite musical theatre moments, and we end with a beautifully sanitized 'sexy' music theatre duet for our 'Hit It Toots!'. If we don't say so ourselves, it's a beauty this one, so go on and give her a spin!!Follow Kala Gare here:https://www.instagram.com/k.gare_/Listen to her music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ccDZyd92BLajGqYimUCk1—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hellooooo treasured rats!! Welcome to a giggly, gorgggyy ratfood comin in HOT to you wherever you are in the world!Today, the vibes are through the ROOF. We are particularly zippy and chatting alllll things from Sam’s colonoscopy (no such thing as TMI, shut ya rat traps!), Mel’s beef (excuse the pun) with the Subway steak cubes, Madame Tussauds, Greek Easter and so much more. We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heya there little rats!!! Thank you for swinging round for another episode of 'Ratbag' hosted by your fav queer musical comedians, and apparently persuasive essay experts: Mel and Sam. To start off the episode, Sam brings in a gorgeously brave email she sent her dad at the ripe age of 11. (Also if the title of this episode makes sense to you, then you are an OG OG fan of us and we had to do it caus IYKYK ;)) Next Mel shares a listener question from the hotline that gets us chatting pissing YET again, WHYYYY is this so common for us??? We have a game of two truths and a lie and then send it home with a song about horse racing (yes we say nup to the cup, but we were 12 for this, you understand). Thanks for listening and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood!'.Love Mel & Sam xx—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hellooooo treasured rats!! Welcome to a giggly, gorgy ratfood comin in hot to you wherever you are in the world!Today, the girls let you in on a theatre-going theory that they believe will change your life FOREVER. It’s PHD level, peer-reviewed, and never misses.We also chat child agencies, the whiff of desperation, the truth about what happened to all of the Jane Banks’ from ‘Mary Poppins’ and all our shit-hot recommendations for who to go and see this Melbourne Comedy Festival season! Now go pick one of the names on this list and GO SEE THEIR SHOW! Allllllll of these people have incredible shows you need to get our eyeballs on! MICF RECS:Alex DonnellyAlex HinesAnisa Nandaula Ally Morgan Blake Pavey Burton BrothersCasey Filips Chloe PettsCon CoutisDan TiernanDemi AdejuyigbeElf LyonsElliot WoodElouise EftosEmma HollandFrankie McNairGabbi BoltGarry StarrGeraldine HickeyGillian CosgriffHannah CamilleriHannah Gadsby Helen Bauer Henry YanHot Department Isabelle Carney Jenny Tian Jordan Barr Kate Dolan Kirsty Webeck Lara Ricote Lou WallMish Wittrup Olga Koch Ruby Teys Scout Boxall Sophie DukerTom Ballard Tricksy CollinsZachary Ruane Zainab JohnsonZoe Coombs MarrWe will see you for another Ratbag on Monday, and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello darling hearts and welcome to another 'Ratbag' episode! Now, strap in divas because it's time for another guest episode!! Today we are joined by THE Gabbi Bolt! Gabbi is multi-disciplinary artist who rose to prominence in the early 2020s through her viral online content. Her debut solo musical comedy show sold out nationally and earned her the Best Newcomer Award at Sydney Comedy Festival and now she is touring her new show 'Small Poppy' in 2026 and today we are thrilled she has joined us for an hour! It today's episode we chat where her love of music came from, her favourite musicals, the viral moment that was the Ratatouille musical and much, much more. We of course open up our 'Bring Bring Bitch' Hotline for your burning questions and then get ready caus we have an EXTENDED 'Hit It Toots' accompanied by none other than Gabbi herself, on her Korg! We hope you love the episode!See you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood'!Love Mel & SamFollow Gabbi here: https://www.instagram.com/gabbiboltofficial/ Tickets for her Melbourne show: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/gabbi-bolt-small-poppy/ Tickets for her Sydney show: https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/gabbi-bolt-small-poppy/ Tickets for her Brisbane show: https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/gabbi-bolt/—Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hellooooo treasured rats!! We hope this gorgy, softly spoken, warm hug of a ratfood meets you wherever you’re at today. We personally are exhausted and feeling a bit ‘woe is me’ so please - join us!! We are ultra sleepover style today (and joined by Mel’s foster cat Tora - OBVIOUSLY) and coming together to chat everything from foreign language competition blunders, to dogs not having boundaries, to chicken noodle soup supremacy and lots in between. Sammy opens up about an insecurity of hers that has been getting her down, Mel chats about her week off with pneumonia and most importantly - there’s lots of giggles and warmth in this one for you if you need it! We will see you for another Ratbag on Monda and wishing you love and cheese cubes wherever you are in the world this Ratfood day. Okay! Love you, bye!xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSHere’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/Follow Mel & Sam on Instagram (@themelandsam) to keep up with all things pod, live shows and other nonsense. And remember, our Bring Bring Bitch hotline is always open! You can also send submissions to [email protected]!—Mel & Sam would like to acknowledge that Ratbag is being recorded on Stolen Land.The original custodians of this land have had a rich history of storytelling for over 65,000 years, and we pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation whose land we are recording Ratbag on.Treaties were never signed. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.—A Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.