Ratbag with Mel & Sam

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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

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 ratbagpod@gmail.com!—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