Ratbag with Mel & Sam

Hey cuties! Happy Ratfood day to one, to all! Today Mel is FINALLY able to talk about her big secret - she will be starring in the Australia and New Zealand tour of ‘Heathers: The Musical’ and we COULDN’T be more thrilled for her (!!!!)In this ep, we also unpack Laneway including reviews of our faves from Blusher to Lucy Dacus, Pink Pantheress and of course - Chappell Roan!! As well as touching on everything from a starfish prison, to a swimming pool nightmare tale, why Mel’s dressing like a Mormon, a mustard big bird cami top and lots more.We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday as always, 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

Hey cuties! Happy Ratfood day to one to allll, and especially to the queers and allies who partied at Pride this weekend! We love u a little extra this week! Today we’re chatting all things from Mel and Sara’s first kiss story (!!!), to Sam’s newest hyper fixation, Mel’s grim start to the morning, perks of the office, touches of woo-woo, a mistaken identity VIP situation and so much more! We also bully Sam because it wouldn’t be a Ratfood without a light sprinkle of bullying to the person you love most in the world. And that’s friendship, baby!!We will see you for another Ratbag on Monday as always, 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

Hey there rat heads! We are back for another 'Ratbag' and we are stoked to be back in your earholes yet again, or if you're new here, welcome! We begins today's episode by riffing on the brilliant never ending well that is Cameo. We unpack the best of the best celebrity Cameos that exist on the internet and it would be poor form of us to not wax lyrical about Nikki Blonsky. We then chat about how to navigate being a people pleaser inspired by a question from our 'Bring Bring Bitch Hotline'. Our 'Kick Ons' has all of our wires crossed as we all interpret a question about the alphabet in completely different ways before we bring it home singing in the style of Indie Rock. Thanks so much for joining us and we will see you Thursday for another 'Ratfood!' Love you!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

Hey babies!! Happy Ratfood dayyyy to one to all! Hope you enjoy your plate of little treats cos today we are GIGGLIN’ with a capital G.It’s a real mixed bag, this one! We’re chatting everything from Chappell Roan’s Grammys look to our experience at the Renee Rapp concert, to Tom’s chafed nipples (stick with us), Mel’s thoughts on the double standards we have with sportspeople, a brand new idea of ours for a SERIES and lots, lots more! We also finally hit the bottom of the well. So if this is our last ep. We love you and goodbye. Sorry it had to end like this. Turns out there really are only so many half baked takes two theatre lesbians can have. Okay! Bye, love you! 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 our darling rats!! It's time for another silly silly 'Ratbag!'. This week NEE NAW Mel revisits a segment!!! It has happened!!! We open the episode with a round 2 of 'The Sargey Diaries' and god it's true we really love this man, and his 2014 MacBook receipts. Next Sam shares an embarrassing story surrounding a high school alumni run in, and a badly timed 'fun fact'. Our Kick Ons is a question provided by, friend of the pod, Karis Oka and our brains were blown by this question. Finally to end we sing about awkward high school run ins because it's bad to have a moment that cringe, it's even worse to sing about it. Anyway that's the ep, thanks for listening and we will see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood'. Love Mel & SamFOLLOW MEL & SAM:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themelandsamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelandsamPodcast: https://podfollow.com/ratbag-with-mel-and-samLinktree: https://linktr.ee/melandsamA Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain

Right. If anyone knows a ball kid. Or knows someone who KNOWS someone who knows a ball kid. You know where to send ‘em.It’s Australian Open season rattieeeees, and we have felt INSPIRED to chat all things sport today (nee naw - new content alert, when have we ever talked about sport before?? Hahahaha) We’re chatting all things from the reasons why ball kids are famous to us, the sports we grew up playing, our fave sporting stereotypes (net ballers, we’re lookin at youuu), our different experiences going to all girls and co-ed schools, some early tales of our rascal behaviour and much, much more.We hope this episode finds you so well - wherever you are! Thanks so much for stopping by. Lots of love and cheese cubes as always and we’ll see you for another Ratbag this coming Monday.Love you all.xxMel & Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSLIVE POD (Cheerful Earful, Melb) TIX HERE: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/ratbag-with-mel--sam---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-4-oct-2025-ticketsFollow 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 rats! We're back for another Ratbag in a brand new studio! To kick things off we are circling back to the ranking of the Arnotts assorted creams, but this time... we're going savory edition. We will be ranking the 'Shapes' range, and we find ourselves shocked that Shapes were invented in the 50s??? Come again??? Next we get a question in our hotline about the kind of jobs that we would absolutely fail at, and someone get Mel away from a rubbish tip. Our 'Kick Ons' gets us unpacking how much money we would need to live stream our life for an hour before we improvise the ballad of 'Nacho Cheese'. Thank you as always for listening. Absolute ILY!!!FOLLOW MEL & SAM:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themelandsamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelandsamPodcast: https://podfollow.com/ratbag-with-mel-and-samLinktree: https://linktr.ee/melandsamA Grouse House PodcastRecorded at Haven't You Done Well ProductionsProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain

Greetings to the rat den!!! Today’s Ratfood is a juicy one, boys. We chat everything from Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey’s casting in ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ - what we’re keen for, and what we’re not so keen for - Mel tells us alllllll about her foster kitty, Tom tells us about the predicament of his resting bitch face, and we learn about a natural phenomenon that has made Sam’s blood CURDLE.Hope life is good wherever you are in the world reading this. Sending lots of love and cheese cubes as always, and let us know your thoughts in the comments. We’ll see ya for another Ratbag on Monday.Love ya! Mel & Samxoxo—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHSFollow 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