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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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37:33

A Perth Heckler, Jacqui From MAFS & A Penis Game At...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/19

Hi bbys! Welcome to today’s ep - thanks for being here! What are we all eating for Ratfood today?!This week’s Ratfood is a veeeery relaxed (very jet lagged) one as the girls tumble straight from the airport into the pod studio to chat all things from their Perth tour (hecklers, a front of house family they wish would adopt them, an accidental job as Fringe showgirls), recent MAFS chats (is Jacqui an actor?? SURELY), Valentines Day download and more!We hope you’re having a gorgeous week wherever you

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38:00

You've Liked My Story, Now Kiss Me

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/16

Greetings dear listener! In this weeks 'Ratbag' the girls chat their friendship including a confession about their show 'High Pony' that we can only call 'High Pony Gate'. There's then a discussion on Mel & Sam's foolproof ways to flirt with women (you MAY get butterflies listening tbh) and then Mel then shares a CURSED 'pussy eating playlist' that has us fearing for the gals in Dallas, Texas. As always there is a juicy 'Kick Ons' question and a ridiculous 'Hit It Toots!'. Hope you're in for a

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39:36

Tim from MAFS, Belle Gibson & Swimming In A Dead Skin...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/12

Hello treasures! Welcome to today’s very first ‘Ratfood On The Road’ - filmed straight from our hotel room in Perth as we are currently on tour with our live show! So happy to have you back for another ratty ratty rat-food!This week, we heavily unpack our own thoughts on the infamous Tim from MAFS and the danger that behaviour like his can caused when aired on national television. We also unpack the notion of themed parties, how neither of us are hostesses-with-the-mostesses in our blood (even

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47:55

Le Freak! C'est Chic! Bandaid!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/09

Hey you little rat, stoked you have chosen this pod for another week of your guilty listening pleasure. In this week's episode we are actually chatting guilty pleasures, with Mel coming clean about some extra rummaging she has been doing in her friends bathrooms to Sam sharing an odd collector habit from her childhood. The girls then chat things in their eyes that are 'not quite right' from Rita Ora (who IS she? realllyyy?) to the backrooms of florists... (what... happens...back...there???). As

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43:35

Girl Power At The GRAMMYs, AI In Music & Flashing Our...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/05

RATS, RATS, RATS!! Hi cutieeees! What a monster week it’s been - for music, for Mel & Sam and we hope you too have also had a glorious week. Let us know in the comments what you’ve been up to!In this Ratfood, we chat everything Grammys from Doechii’s performance to Beyonce breaking records, Chappell speaking up for artists’ rights, and everything in between! We unpack the pros and cons of sitting in specific genres in music as artists and launch in to a lengthy chat about the ethics and

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47:59

Falling In Love & A Big Red Button

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/02/02

G'day lovers!!! Consider us rats a bit romantic cause today we are chatting 'falling in love'. Aside from love, Mel brings in a hot take about 'apples that taste like apples' versus 'apples that taste like apple juice'. Now if you aren't already sold on the *range* this pod has to offer then hopefully we sell you with our bursting 'Bring Bring Bitch Hotline' with all of your takes on the things you think are 'The Biggest Scam of All'.All of this and more is waiting for ya, so chuck us on for that

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40:28

Oscar Noms, Emilia Perez & Dr Marijuana Pepsi Van Dyke

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/29

Hello little rodents of our dreams!!! Welcome to today’s Ratfood where we fiiiiiinally unpack our thoughts on the HEAVILY OSCAR-NOMINATED musical film ‘Emilia Perez’ (the discourse is DISCOURSING!!!), we chat public protesting, the Saddle Club, our number 1 diva: Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Van Dyke and most importantly … we chat about the newest little bombshell to enter the Ratbag villa!!Thank you so much for joining us for another nibble!We’re also coming to a city near you very soon for live shows and

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47:54

Toaster Dials Measure The... Anyway!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/26

Hello you rats and welcome to another 'Ratbag' where today Mel and Sam open up a bursting mailbox full of 'late life discoveries'. From not knowing giraffes are real to pretending to understand the toaster dial on ones toaster, we are airing your DIRTY confessions and wasting no time to share our own. Mel also forces a completely necessary part game part crash course on film trivia with Australia's biggest "I-haven't-seen-that-film-Samantha-Andrew". There's a 'Hit It Toots!' about an insufferable

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40:06

TikTok Is OUT And Theatre (The Tennis) Is IN

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/22

IT’S SLEEPOVER TIME, GWORLS!! We have the beautiful Lucy (Tom’s replacement) in studio with us this week to chat all things from the most theatrical event of the year (the Aus Open) to the power of TikTok and the ramifications of it’s potential ban, Aussie audience culture, Sam’s fragrance obsession, Mel’s awkward nannying encounter and heaps, heaps more!So crack open a Mt Franklin lightly sparkling, pop some lip gloss on and join us for another episode of zoomy chats, talking over eachother and

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41:40

Man's Best Friend, Or Woman's Acquaintance?

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/19

Aw hello there you lil' rapscallion! In this weeks 'Ratbag' Sam decides it is time to lose the podcasts listnership with one take... and it all has to do with 'man's best friend'. The girls then unpack a listener story including a vitally important can of lychees and a crochet babydoll (yes, we also wish there were common threads in our episodes, trust us). Mel & Sam then join each other in a metaphorical elevator, for some completely unecessary theatre sports and if you're STILL listening then

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35:48

We Are Sex Positive Neighbours In This House!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/15

Hello treasured rats. Feel free to make as much noise as you like as you listen to this ep. Why? Because we’re HAPPY YOU’RE HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND DON’T CARE IF WE HEAR YOU THROUGH THE WALLS!!This week, Mel’s in Sydney on a theatre-seeing and friend-seeing trip, and Sam has single handedly shot down the careers aspirations of a 2025 up and coming Class Clown at the local bagel shop.We chat everything from early 2000s lunchbox snacks through to the ‘bean soup’ theory, sex through the walls and

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55:36

Out Damned Spot! (But If Lady Macbeth Wore Blue Mascara)

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/12

Hey hey you little rats and welcome to another jam packed episode of 'Ratbag' hosted by Australia's biggest child star: Mel O'Brien and America's most promising gymnast: Samantha Andrew.This week's episode is all about owning up to our biggest blunders including a trip to a cancer ward, a persistant stain and a famous baby ad throwback starring Mel O'Briens baby body-ody-ody. In today's 'Ratbag' we share some spine tingling ghost stories that will have you avoiding mirrors for the forseeable future,

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32:52

The Bangs That Broke The Internet

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/08

Mel will no longer be reachable via the usual channels. We don’t know if you heard but … she got bangs?? She will now only be contactable via Anna Wintour herself (her new agent!)In this week’s Ratfood, the girls chat desserts (who in their right mind is enjoying COOKED fruit?!), late-in-life personality/hobby rebrands, their thoughts on Anora, re-connecting with old friends, queer partying and of course … the bangs that broke the internet (and much more).We’ll see you for more VERY important

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41:17

Asking Questions Is Sexy!!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/04

G'day cuties!!! Hope your new year is going splendidly so far! In this weeks episode we are asking the big question (meta alert): 'Why do some people not ask questions?' From group hangs, to being a plus one at a work event - we unpack this topic and deep dive into how some people don't ask questions and why. This week also brings a juicy mailbox question that has us chatting weddings and their expected twin sister: wedding gifts, because wedding season is truly upon us. We then round out the ep

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32:10

The Late In Life Aubergine Diagnosis

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/01/01

Alright gworls. We’re in matching sunset tops, our millennial-ness is millennial-ing and we’ve survived the doomed INTERIM WEEK - HAPPY NEW YEAR, DIVAAAAS!In this week’s Ratfood, the chats are music-heavy! (We GET it, you guys have music degrees!!) The girls chat how TikTok has changed the music industry, our recent faves we can’t stop playing, Sam is infiltrated by a cringe Millennial bug, Tom reveals himself as an operatic tenor and Mel shares a hot new allergy who’s just entered the villa. They

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41:19

2024's Short-'n'-Sweet-Brat-Femininomenon-Summer

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/29

Well, well, well. The year 2025 is almost here and we have one thing to say to you: DO NOT BUY THAT $49 DIARY. YOU WILL NOT USE IT!This weeks episode is pretty chock-a-block for one reason only: there's a lot to unpack from the year that was! Sam opens the ep with a year in review, from Pantones colour of the year, to the most streamed song - let US review the year whilst you PUT. THAT. 2025. DIARY. DOWN. THAT. YOU'RE. ABOUT. TO. BUY. PUT. IT. DOWN. The girls also chat 2025 ins (fake flowers, grow

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31:41

Christmas Is OVER & Swearing Makes You Smart!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/25

Put Christmas in the bin. It’s vetoed. It’s over. It’s cancelled. We had our fun. Now it’s time to sit and watch the cricket (apparently people do this by choice?), load a plate up with yesterday’s ham and buy a new gadget that you don’t really need cos this is the Boxing Day Ratfood of your dreams, baby!!In this week’s ep, Mel & Sam chat near death experiences, what would happen if they had access to every random statistic in their lives, they find out that only geniuses swear (obviously), they

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38:50

The Ratbag Christmas Special

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/22

Happy Holidays you little rats and welcome to the very special Christmas episode!This weeks episode is absolutely multi-purpose. You may use her to high-tail it to the shops and brave the last minute Christmas shopping (don't do a Natio giftpack!! We believe in you!!). You may also use her to wrap your presents (please for the love of god, you better not have picked up a Natio giftpack Jason). You may also simply pop her in your ear holes when you're full of prawns and need to take your 4pm nap

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35:13

We Help Name Tom’s Second Born!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/18

We’re sorry. This could be our rattiest Ratfood as yet. Yes, we go on 373 unlinked tangents. But yes, this is what you signed up for so we won’t be hearing any COMPLAINING, OKAY RATS !!!In this week’s Ratfood, we’re cracking open a cold one and chatting all things from shoplifting (something we’ve personally NEVER done!!!) to the Better Man film (low key slapped) and a million things in between. Horny Christmas, a beautiful Jewish wedding, a full moon, a Birds Eye bonanza, a praise kink and a pork

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44:50

Walt Disney's Studio Apartment (aka - The Freezer)

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2024/12/15

G'day cuties!!! Stoked that you are here and that you have either a) returned for another episode of bullshit, or b) have stumbled upon this pod for the first time - to both we say "heeellllll yeah!" Welcome! After listening to today's episode, you may never watch a Disney Film the same again, because today we unveil the REAL meaning behind the cult film 'Frozen'. In this weeks episode, the girls unpack the hit TV show "Love Is Blind" - fall in love with us for our voice, not our face THANKS. Mel

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