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Ratbag with Mel & Sam

Australia’s most exciting queer comedy duo: Mel & Sam host their brand new podcast: RATBAG. Join them as these besties and also quasi-reformed-theatre-kids host weekly episodes every Monday and Thursday. With everything from unpacking conspiracies, to riffing on their always-open-always-caring-about-you hotline, it’s vital this podcast is in your weekly listening rotation. In this pod, Mel & Sam bring the late-night-kick-ons chats to you but rather than it being 3am and you’re wedged between

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34:55

Not The Peer-Reviewed ADHD Diagnosis!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/11

We personally think that sitting and chatting about coping strategies for our brains and unpacking ways to get tasks done that most people find really easy in their daily lives is something that two people who definitely DON’T have ADHD would do in the podcast studio!!!In this week’s Ratfood, Mel is running on 0.3 morsels of energy after coming back from a weekend at Meredith music festival, Sam wins unlimited Girlfriend Points for booking tickets for the overseas concert of a lifetime and Tom has

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35:30

I'm Not Your Uber, I'm Your Mate With a Car

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2024/12/08

Toot toot! We hope you aren't listening to this whilst waiting for your mate to get out of the house and slowly gander to your car?! You deserve better!!!Thanks for joining us for another completely-important Ratbag episode! We are stoked to be your new favourite podcast hosted by Mel-will-get-her-licence-when-pigs-fly-O'Brien, and Australia's most impatient-hatchback-owner Samantha Andrew.In this episode, the girls rapid fire some important hot takes including finding a new event like the races,

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29:35

Give Us Our Spotify Wrapped, Cowards!!

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2024/12/04

Alright, lil rats, this is a safe space. Raise your hand if you have ever listened to a song just because you KNOW it’ll make your Spotify Wrapped just that liiiiiiittle bit cooler (we see you <3 )In this week’s Ratfood, Mel & Sam chat about a rapidly growing makeup trend that they OBVIOUSLY single-handedly started, they unpack the unparalleled horrors of self-taping (in which Mel shares an embarrassing clip from a self-tape that almost ruined her life this week), the pair chat Mrs Doubtfire,

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43:37

Portrait Of A Squirt On Fire

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2024/12/01

Hello you rats and welcome to another jam packed episode of Ratbag! In this episode Mel waxes lyrical about the joys of squirting, followed by a true life story only a splash blanket could solve. Sam then shares a horror story from the time her Hinge date had her completely confused … for someone else … Mel then brings a bonkers "would you rather" question involving a butch lesbian who can only talk in bouldering metaphors (we know our target audience, thanks so much for playing). The two then send

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31:33

Holding Space For The Lyrics Of Defying Gravity

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/27

WE PROMISE IT’S THE LAST WE’LL TALK ABOUT WICKED!!! WE PROMISE. IT’S ALMOST OVER. Welcome to Ratfood Week 4, lil ratzzzzz.First thing’s first, if you haven’t checked out our Wicked Parody music video yet, GO HAVE A LIL LOOKSEE! It’s our favourite thing we’ve ever made!! Nobody freak out! It’s not a big deal!GAY WICKED PARODY MUSIC VIDEO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuYKrPZPWr4In this Ratfood, Mel & Sam unpack the global Wickedmania, their own thoughts on the film, the queer undertones of

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41:32

Humpty Dumpty didn't fall, he was pushed.

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/24

Enter at your own risk because what you're about to hear, we can't take back...In this episode Sam yanks Mel down millenial-memory-lane with an unpacking of Myspace and it's top friends feature, followed by a hard hitting question around ranking ones real life friends. (God its uncomfortable yet here we are!!! Doing it to ourselves!!!). Mel's entire body gets taken over by NASA for opening up a conspiaracy she probably should have left unexplored and the girls ponder if they would ever want to meet

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33:03

Jojo Siwa’s Bean Grind & A Sleigh Boots Ad

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/20

It’s Week 3 Ratfood time, and this week … BOOKSHELVES ARE BANNED, BITCH!!In this Ratfood, Mel & Sam unpack Jojo Siwa’s new shit-hot-pop-track (we never thought we’d be heard sayings the words “Grind on my Jojo Bean” out loud either, but here we are!) they chat the ever-outlandishly growing world of baby names (from Isobel to Ice Cube), share the ins and outs of their lesbian getaway (and the board game that nearly tore them apart) and the girls cover the controversial Christmas ad that has sent

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48:33

Some ghosts have adhd!!! And that's ok!!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/17

Welcome to Ep 5 of your new favourite podcast hosted by Australia's biggest ghost denier - Mel O'Brien, and Australia's most cleanse-the-room-before-you-walk-inside diva Samantha Andrew.In this episode, Sam has had enough with the lies in a very famous kids TV show, Mel shares a spine tingling ghost story where a family meet an unlikely babysitter and the girls attempt a salsa number for their first and only time.All of this and more is waiting for ya so go for a walk you rat and let us keep you

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32:44

Paint Me Like One Of Your Bark Girls

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/13

Cheese cubes for ALL! It’s Ratfood #2!!!In this Ratfood, Mel & Sam discuss the most cursed Airbnb host who would stop at nothing than to get Mel in his art studio, Sam shares her love of sparkly eyed boomers and Mel laments on a tech mishap in the theatre that can only be described with 2 words … “#Bark Gate”.Thanks for listening you rats! We love you dearly and we’ll see you on Monday for more VERY important content.xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube

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42:11

Can’t Two Suitcases Just Bro Out At Bahn Mi, Man?

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2024/11/10

Welcome to Ep 3 of your new favourite podcast hosted this week by the one and only Samantha I Haven’t Seen That Film Andrew and the biggest The Greatest Showman Apologist this side of the equator - Mel O’Brien!In this episode, Sam opens up about a life changing self-diagnosis (decision martyrdom is real! Believe women!!!), the girls launch their brand new segment ‘Girl Dad’ (someone tell Tom he can not let his daughter play golf) and they unpack some of their listeners’ hottest takes (was the rock

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28:57

Wicked Premiere, Long Distance Lezzas & A Rotting...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/06

*drum roll please* Because it’s time for our very first Ratfood!! Our shorter episodes hitting you every Thursday that are a bit less ‘ON A FILM SET’ and a little more ‘just two gals chatting about their weeks’ (there’s something for everyone!!) Get those crumbs, girl!Welcome to the first ever Ratfood where we chat the global Wicked premiere (spoiler alert: it was life-changing), the ins and outs of Swinging (not the one you just thought of … or maybe the one you just thought of if you are loser

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35:41

Happy ear-hole day!! WE'RE BACK!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/11/03

Ohhhh, well if it isn’t HAPPY EAR-HOLE DAY TO YOU ALL! Cos we’re bloody BACK, babyyyy and this time - here to stay! Welcome to the very first episode of besties and queer musical comedians Mel & Sam’s brand new podcast: RATBAG. The podcast where we quite frankly do … whatever the fuck we want! In this episode, the girls open a monster can of worms in the realm of breakfast foods (Be brave! Don’t be a sheep! Say no to eggs!) Our ‘Bring Bring Bitch’ hotline brings us a spine-tingling ghost story

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Ratbag with Mel & Sam Trailer

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/10/28

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