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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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44:42

Get Your Lesbian Feet Out Of My Shoes!!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/11/02

Heyaaaa! Welcome to another ep of 'Ratbag' with the ONLY Mel and Sam you need to know in your lifetime. To open the episode Mel brings to the pod studio, the other Mel and Sam duos that exist online and their business ventures. From witches to teachers, the collection is eclectic, and truly perfect. Our "Bring Bring Bitch!' Hotline inspires a conversation about the perfect movies that are yet to be turned into musicals. We then design our perfect music festival set lists and spoiler alert - Mel is

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32:06

Love Is Blind Season 9 & A 3D-Printed Cadbury Twirl

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/29

A YEAR OF THE POD. Can you believe it, Rats??We can not BELIEVE that we’ve been doing this for a year and we’re oh so grateful for every single one of you that has joined us so far - whether that be for 1 episode or 105 episodes.Today to celebrate we are going IN on our ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 9 thoughts - because it wouldn’t be a Mel & Sam pod without a shameless reality TV deep dive! We talk about the political undertones of the season, the representations of masculinity, the good, the bad, the

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50:10

The Dude-if-i-cation Of Where's Wally On Halloween

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/26

Trick or TREAT you absolute rat heads!!! Welcome to the first EVER Halloween episode of Ratbag, and by Halloween episode, we mean, the first segment is Halloween based. Hell yeah.In today’s episode, Sam brings the best of the best costumes that are copyright free, found on the internet and riffed on today for your pleasure. Once going through the selection, Mel and Sam then toss around their own copyright free versions of some classic characters including Aunty Donna, Virginia Gay and many more.The

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27:48

Louvre Heist, Ass-Eating Pirates & A Full Bush

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/22

Hey cutie patooties!!Welcome to today’s Ratfood where we’re chatting allllllllllllll about the Madagascar penguins most recent successful project (aka the HEIST of the Crown Jewels at The Louvre). Mel has all the details and we are SCREAMING at how it all went down.We also chat the girlification of RACV on the precipice of Mel finally getting her license (shout out to that dexy), SKIMS new release of the full bush underwear and being full dolphin-mode for surgery and the ins and outs of having a Go

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43:49

Our PHD Analysis On The 'Courtney Take Your Break'...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/19

Study pads out. Phones down. Welcome to your lecture. Today we will be going in deep on the 'Courtney Take Your Break' effect that rose to cultural relevance in musical theatre a few years ago. If this means nothing to you, don't you worry by the end of this episode you will be noticing this moment in every musical you watch.We then take the time to both share our coming out stories in our 'Bring Bring Bitch!' hotline segment because we realised we have never done it on this pod!! Our 'Kick Ons' is

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38:39

Depop Drama Diaries & Trans IVF Chats with Ollie...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/15

Hey babies!Have we mentioned we LOVE YA?! Welcome to today’s Ratfood - she’s an absolute jam packed one with a bit of everything!Sammy opens up about her Depop era - doxing, Gen Z validation and all - and we then launch in to a very giggly chat about some of our worst marketplace and depop experiences including a horror story involving a lemonade can and a trip to the hospital, an Elsa dress scam and an accidental therapy session.We then have our second ever ‘Grassrats’ segment (thank you for all

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46:23

Our PHD Analysis On The 'Courtney Take Your Break'...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/12

Study pads out. Phones down. Welcome to your lecture. Today we will be going in deep on the 'Courtney Take Your Break' effect that rose to cultural relevance in musical theatre a few years ago. If this means nothing to you, don't you worry by the end of this episode you will be noticing this moment in every musical you watch.We then take the time to both share our coming out stories in our 'Bring Bring Bitch!' hotline segment because we realised we have never done it on this pod!! Our 'Kick Ons' is

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34:27

The Life Of A Showgirl & Mel’s BBL Surgery

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/08

Hi bbys!Welcome to another Ratfood. Today we’re going IN on the Taylor Swift chatsssssssss. We’re unpacking ALL our thoughts on the album on everyone’s lips, what we liked, what we didn’t (spoiler alert!! It was a lot!!) and what we would’ve loved to have seen instead.Mel also chats briefly about her stint in the hospital - nee naw!! BBL alert!!!Let us know your thoughts on the album in the comments below.Lots of love, and big fat cheese cubes to you all.xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video

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53:03

From Page to Stage With Vidya Makan

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2025/10/05

Buckle up cuties because it's time for another guest ep! If you have been to a mainstage musical in the last few years, odds are you would have seen this star on the stage, whether it be playing the role of Eliza in Hamilton or Catherine Parr in Six, she is a force in this industry and she's joined us today... it's Vidya Makan!In today's episode Vidya chats all about the process of writing her musical 'The Lucky Country' which is opening for Melbourne Fringe this October and for Melt Festival this

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39:12

The Musical Theatre Agent Whose Agency Didn't Exist!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/10/01

Hey there you rats!We soldier on into another week of pretending we aren’t hosting the biggest music-theatre-loser-pod of all time as Mel finally shares the long (one week) awaited story of the agent from hell! This story is absolutely WILD so get ready because what we are about to tell you, you will absolutely lose your minds over.This then leads into chats about the industry as a whole and just how vulnerable it can be when auditioning / when you put faith in the industry and it lets you down.We

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41:44

Putting The Instagram Fonts On The Dance Moms Pyramid

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/28

Hey hey dear listener and WELCOME to another 'Ratbag' episode!Have you ever wanted a deep unpacking of the Instagram Story Fonts? Well you're in luck because today we are doing the very necessary ranking of IG Fonts using Mel's important ranking scale. We then chat in our 'Kick Ons' about the items that would bring us back to life (someone get Mel her potato gems) and our 'Bring Bring Bitch!' hotline is a creative prompt sent in by a listener. We then improvise our creative pitch in our 'Hit It

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32:31

The Toxic Side Of Music Theatre Fandom ft. The Carrie...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/24

Hello ratties!It wouldn’t be like us to not do SOME kind of music theatre deep dive once every now and again, so please enjoy today’s Ratfood where we unpack a video made by West End darling Carrie Hope Fletcher in which she talks about some of the more toxic sides of music theatre fandom.We chat about how strongly it feels like those within the entertainment industry are expected to ‘take’ more when it comes to public criticism - or even bullying - and we talk about the really interesting line that

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43:57

No More Wooden Boards At Cafes!!!!

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/21

Hey there rat! It's time for to another 'Ratbag' episode!Today is HOT TAKE HEAVY sowe hope you are ready for it! In this week's episode we chat everything from cars needing police sirens for when you're running late, to Sam's obsession with public pools. Mel also brings to the pod, a very fair observation about the 'reading glasses Olympics' and get ready because you may be read for filth.As always thanks for listening, we are v grateful you have this pod on your weekly rotation.Love ya guts and see

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30:35

Ed Sheeran Shape Of You?? More Like ED SHEERAN SHAPED...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/17

Hello ratlings!!In today’s Ratfood, the girls unpack all things first concerts: the forever new tops, the floopsy-doopsy buns, the rogue artist choices and everything in between.Sam chats about her DESPERATE ploy for Ariana Grande tickets and Mel chats about an unbelievable musical she saw in Sydney this week. Thank you so much for joining us <3Lots of love and we’ll see you for another Ratbag this coming Monday!Big fat cheese cubes to you all.xxMel & Sam—You can watch the full video form of

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40:31

Eyebrow Curlers and the Cool Massage-y Push Something...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/14

Hey there rats!Thank you for joining us for another episode! Today we are putting our fav girl dad under the chopping block as we test him, quiz style with some photos of some popular 'women's*' products and see if he knows what they are. Our 'Bring Bring Bitch!' hotline is once again a dm from a listener, and this week we are building our hellscape musical theatre playlists.There's then a 'Kick Ons' where we chat all the things we would do if we woke up in eachother's bodies and of course our 'Hit

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32:36

The Social Media Ban & Mooning Princess Diana At...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/10

Hello sweet ratlings!! So happy to see you here for yet another Ratfood.Today - inspired by the recent news around the impending social media ban - we go on a deeeep nostalgia trip in to our earliest days on social media and what they looked like; the earliest emojis, the earliest scandals, our introduction to the concept of a digital footprint (life-changing info!!) our first forays in to bullying (oops) and the glory of My Space and MSN.Sam also tells a story from her week involving some ultimate

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35:10

What's Going On With The Bear In The Big Blue House?

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/07

Hello my loves!!Thank you for joining us for another episode! Today we say some things we cannot take back, as Mel brings to the table a segment where we build our own 'Here Me Out' cakes, ie- the characters that deserve the spotlight for being hot - in our eyes, but maybe not the general public. Our 'Bring Bring Bitch!' hotline is a gorgeous dm from a listener, and gets us chatting all our tips and tricks on writing a solo show.There's then a 'Kick Ons' where we salivate like there's no tomorrow as

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35:16

Mitch Brown’s Coming Out & Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s...

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/09/03

Hello ratty-rat-rats!!Coming to you today with an absolutely jam-packed Ratfood, and our dear mate Paddy back on mic with us!We start the episode chatting about the hugely pivotal moment in AFL history this week with Mitch Brown’s coming out, and we talk about the support (and lack thereof) from community and other clubs and why this is so important.We then launch in to an unpacking of Sabrina Carpenter’s newest album drop of ‘Man’s Best Friend’, sharing our initial takes on all the songs and what

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47:13

The Long Distance Relationships Episode

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/08/31

Hello my angels! It's a bit of a different one today so buckle up! After many questions to our Hotline surrounding this topic specifically we have decided to dedicate an entire episode to Long Distance Relationships.We both have oodles of experience in this relationship structure so thought it was worth spending an entire episode talking about it! We talk everything from tips and tricks, to candid chats about the hardest parts from our experience, and how to honour your love languages when theres an

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33:14

Astrology & The Fally-Ship Of The Ring (Q&A)

Ratbag with Mel & Sam ·

2025/08/27

Hello our treasuressss!We hope this episode finds you so well - wherever you are! We’re coming to you with a gorgy lil Q&A Ratfood packed to the brim with giggles and a healthy sprinkling of earnestness (warning!! TEARS ALERT!!) all answering questions that you guys sent us on Instagram.We cover everything from our birth charts/star signs, to what we think the opening musical number to our lives would be to even (for a brief moment) SPORTS. This ep really does have it all.We also open up about

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