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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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51:47

Parasocial Relationships, P.D.A and Privilege with...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/07/07

Hey hey bbys!! We are back with another guest episode and this time it’s with the wonderful Olga Koch. Olga is a Russian-British stand up comedian, writer, podcaster and a previous recipient of the ‘Best Newcomer’ at none other than Edinburgh Fringe Festival.In this weeks episode we chat with Olga about many things including her PHD in Computer Science, laughter as currency, when couples engage in PDA and the best places to find gorgy vintage clothing!Mel also shares a bizarre audition brief she

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38:56

The Ultimatum: Queer Love IS Our SUPERBOWL

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/07/02

It’s a miracle we managed to pump out this episode considering the fact we have been literally GLUED to our screens this past week watching ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’!!So you guessed it rats, this week we are unpacking our thoughts on the first lot of episodes, as well as telling you all about our time in Sydney on tour where we found ourselves at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre on a random Tuesday, Sam fell in love with a Swedish intern and lots lots more.We hope you enjoy this chilled out Ratfood

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46:31

Blueberries, Hueberries, Blasphemy!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/29

Hello darlings and welcome to another episode of Ratbag!In this episode Sam reflects on her book of love letters that she received for her 30th. Mel then spirals about the colour of blueberries based on a recent conversation at a party that sent her over the edge. The girls then chat horror first crushes thanks to a listener dm, where Sam shares a story about kissing the wrong man, and Mel shares her first kiss story that HAS to involve a high school production… naaaaturally. Tom then brings a ‘Girl

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34:14

Ahhh Yes! The Movie To Musical Pipeline!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/25

Hi our beautieeeees. Hope this Ratfood On The Road finds you all having beautiful weeks - we’re coming to you live from our hotel room in Sydney!Thanks for joining us for this gorgy lil chat and unpack of all things MOVIE TO MUSICAL. In this ep, Sam unpacks her thoughts on 3 West End shows in particular that she saw on her trip and we chat about all things the good, the bad and the predictable when it comes to movies that get turned in to musicals.Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Do

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1:02:59

Mel & Sam Force Sentimentality on Flo & Joan

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/22

Hello there rats and get ready for another beautiful guest ep with two women that are kind of Mel and Sam but in a different, more stoic-&-British font: it’s Flo & Joan! Rosie and Nicola are the two sisters behind iconic UK musical comedians ‘Flo & Joan’ who have made a name for themselves performing all over the world with their witty songs. They are the two writers behind the critically acclaimed show: ‘One Man Musical’ and have an upcoming Amazon Original 'Alive On Stage' hitting

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45:31

God Forbid A Gal Likes Her Hair Pulled?!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/18

Hey cuties!! Welcome to today’s Ratfood where we’re pretty much just having a big fat catch up, guvna! And you’re invited along for the ride - zoom lags and overlaps and all!This is the longest we’ve ever gone without speaking (not an exaggeration) and boy do we have THINGS TO CATCH UP ON! Sammy tells us allllll about her time at Prima Vera Sound in Barcelona, about how she got fyre-festivaled, how the sets were of our top 3 pop girlies and some of the things that really surprised her about some of

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43:24

Send Us Some Woodland Creatures Cause Today We're...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/15

Hey rat! Hope you're reading this with an undercurrent of fluttering flutes and shimmery strings because today's a whimsical solo ep!! Sorry about it!! To kick off the episode Sam brings in a gorgeous list where people share the ways they bring out whimsy in their day to day life, and this list is actually adorable. Mel and Sam then continue to insist theatre sports are cool by playing a round of two truths and a lie and there is also a wonderful dm for the 'Bring Bring Bitch' hotline where a

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36:58

Leave Me Alone, Bitch! I Wanna Have Fun (*Character...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/11

Our sweet rats. This episode is about Renée Rapp. We love her. Please don’t misunderstand us. I PROMISE we’re not bad lesbians!!!!! But with that being said, please enjoy this 37 minute dissertation of “don’t care” culture and the impossibility of ever escaping the cult - nay LIFESTYLE - that is a life in the theatre, with a sprinkling of one of the most heinous dating/sex stories from Sammy’s personal story bank that will leave you shakin’ in your boots and wishing you never uttered the words

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56:43

Lockjaw On My Pussy with Ruby Teys

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/08

Holy moly I do not think you are ready for this one you little rat. Joining us today on the Ratbag couch is the brilliantly bonkers and self "proclaimed multi-disciplinary artist" Ruby Teys. Ruby is a immensly talented stand up comedian, actor and host of 'Alt Girl World' - a night that celebrates alternative comedy AND she is also a dearrrrr mate of ours, and we are simply obsessed with her.In this episode Ruby shares TWO seperate stories about some strange encounters with some dogs (one involving

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38:23

Propaganda We ARE Falling For with Dwayne The Rock...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/04

Where is the hottest place for a piercing? Is costume jewellery really worth the green rim of doom that comes with it? Is black mirror really as good as everyone says it is? All of this and more life changing content on today’s VERY CURRENT Ratfood recorded THIS WEEK in VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. DEFINITELY.It’s a super fun one today bbys! We’ve got our beautiful Luce stepping in to the studio and Sammy leading us on her expertly thought out list of the propaganda she absolutely IS falling for right

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58:33

Where Has All The Matcha Gone??? With Kemah Bob

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/06/01

There's a matcha shortage and we're brave enough to talk about it!! Welcome to another episode of Ratbag: Guest Edition! This week we are joined by the brilliantly funny Kemah Bob, an American comedian, working in the UK. Kemah's 2024 show was named as one of 'the top shows of 2024' by The Guardian, she has also opened for the likes of Hannah Gadsby and Nish Kumar and regularly appears on our screens, often for the BBC.In this episode we chat sleeping with clowns, queerness, live comedy and much

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34:08

Sinners, School Reunions And The Matcha Extension...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/28

Hello angel pies. It’s that time of the week. Thank you oh so very much for joining us for another gorgy lil’ laid back chat where we get to catch you up on our weeks and what’s going on in our worlds!In this episode, Lucy poisons Mel with the drink from hell before sharing the iconic story of how her boldness got her a job at the Aunty Donna office, Mel tells the story of how she almost didn’t get cast in ‘Fangirls’ and the girls collectively unpack their thoughts on the film ‘Sinners’. (Spoiler

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41:19

Performative Double Dipping Has Gone Too Far

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/25

Hey cuties! It's another solo 'Ratbag' today (just what the doctor ordered) and this one is a fun one! To kick off the episode Mel asks the question 'Is This Gross Or Is It Not That Big Of A Deal?' about a variety of situations that has us calling out 'performative politeness'. Sam polls the listeners on what apps they are using to communicate with mates (ok private Twitter account!) and the girls realise that Lucy seems to have the touch of an oracle. Finally and naturally there is a 'Hit It

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35:33

Dolly Parton Would Want You To Be KINDER!!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/21

Hello darling pies!!!! Who we love so much!! Hope you’re having a beautiful, beautiful week.In today’s Ratfood we unpack the notion of stunt casting and publicity/marketing stunts, particularly in relation to the global search for Dolly Parton in ‘Dolly! The Musical’ taking place primarily on social media and the ethics and pros and cons involved in these kinds of casting processes.We also chat all about our week at the theatre including our UNMATCHED evening at ‘Beetlejuice The Musical’ (featuring

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58:07

Australia Finally Has An Attractive Comedian And Her...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/18

Hey there babes! It's time for a pretty femme-4-femme episode as we welcome our next guest, Australia's First Attractive Comedian: Eloise Eftos! If you don't know Eloise, let us tell you all, she is no doubt a rising star in the Australian Comedy scene working mainly in Gadigal Land and Naarm. The chats in this episode are very important ones to us all as women in comedy. We hope you get something out of it too. As always we open up our 'Bring Bring Bitch' Hotline and ask Eloise all of your

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37:36

Fatty & Fatgirl Go To The Underworld

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/14

Hello to all of our treasured rats out there! We hope this episode finds you having a glorious day or night, whenever you may find it!In today’s wrap-up of our weeks and what’s been on our minds, we tell you alllllll about our INCREDIBLE night at the theatre at the Melbourne opening night of Hadestown the musical, Sam tells us all about a costume party to end all costume parties, we chat about how we used to flex our creativity in our early ages and Tom opens up about how he IS the problem at

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58:59

Chicken Thighs & Box Dye with Will Gibb

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/11

What's up your cuties!!! It's time to add another rat to our rat-guest-wheel... it's Will Gibb! If you don't know Will then you are definitely not on TikTok because this man floooods the FYP. In today's episode we sit down with Will and chat everything from online fame, to Drag Race, heinous blonde box dye and we bring a question to the pod 'why do so many straight men never go to comedy alone?'. As always we open up our 'Bring Bring Bitch' Hotline and ask Will all of your questions, and then we

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31:05

Winning A Green Room Award In A Nightie From Peter...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/07

You guys. This episode is absolutely crazy!!! Coo coo bananas!!! Mel LITERALLY EATS her fidget toy (NOT CLICKBAIT!!! OMG!!) And we definitely say a lot of things in this episode! Things that are worth saying. This one’s absolutely STACKED with facts and stories and things and discussions and unpacking and is definitely NOT a hodge-podge of next to nothing-ness!!In this ep, the girls celebrate the election win, unpack how and why voting feels a tiny bit NQR (not quite right), Sam chats about meeting

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43:44

Are We Just Joe Rogan With C*nty Eyeliner?

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/05/04

Hey hey darlins!! Stoked you are joining us for another 'Ratbag' today! To kick off the episode Mel is coming in hot with a segment surrounding her dad and a motorbike saga that sent him over the edge. We then riff on some different business ventures that could be in our future for the house of Mel & Sam, including a fashion line, and a business in building physical (not metaphorical) bridges. We then unpack moments when we have 'followed our gut' and finally we end the episode with a 'Hit It

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30:43

Is White Lotus REALLY That Good??

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/04/30

HELLO U RATS!! Now. You better be watching this episode on a 70metre long cinema screen in your house because this is CINEMA, baby. And you deserve it!!In today’s episode, we chat all things TV and cinema - c’mon rebrand!! Sam introduces a brand new campaign to stop a phenomena that is RUINING movie-going across the nation (#SayNoToPanasonic), the girls unpack their thoughts on White Lotus (over-rated?) and Adolescence and we celebrate the beginning of Tom’s influencer era. We also unpack what the

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