Ratbag with Mel & Sam

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

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

"Hey fam anmd welcome to a kind of different ep this week! If you didn't know, we recently went live for a whole 24 hours, to raise money for Gaza, and today we bring to you a slice of this live, as we recorded a podcast ep as part of the stream, when we were as fresh as a daisy, one hour in! In this episode we chat 'the rules that exist when riding hot air balloons', our hot takes on Wicked - For Good, Sam gets passionate for a second about perfume and much much more. We hope you enjoy a different kind of ep this week, she's a real special one! See you on Thursday for 'Ratfood!'Love Mel & Sam xxFOLLOW 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

Hellooooo RAT DEN! Happy Ratfood day to youuu. Today we go INNN on a dissection of the new Netflix documentary ‘Simon Cowell: The Next Act’, and the creation of the brand new boy band ‘December 10’.After Pop Star Academy and the creation and smash hit of Katseye, we were MEGA keen to see what this was all about and we absolutely have thoughts a plentyyy.We cover everything from rogue marketing choices, to what we consider to be a bung steer of a launch, to our fave members, what we see for their future as a group and everything in between. 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

Hey rats!! Welcome to another Ratbag episode. In today’s episode we begin with the near impossible game where Mel tests Sam to see if she can tell the difference between a text from Sam, or from Mel’s girlfriend Sara. Our hotline asks the question 'what are the rules when it comes to online dating ettiquite?' and then there’s a wildly unnecessary unpacking over which celebrities top and which don’t. To finish our ‘Hit It Toots’ has us singing as the Ginger Bread Man and Pinocchio. Hope you enjoy divas!!See you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’Love you alwaysXX Mel and Sam —You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTubeFollow 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 WellProduced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain

Hiiii cutie pies!!Happy Ratfood day to one to all. Hope ya ready for a lil nibbleeee on some silly silly stories in this giggly, giggly ep because we have packed them IN today.We open the ep unpacking Lucy’s cruise romance (can’t beLIEVE we missed the opportunity for a joke around Lucy Bain/Bain Marie but - here we are!!) and we absolutely FAIL to craft her the perfect message. Sammy then opens up a curious can of worms to do with penne and planes (flight attendants pls explain yourselves in the comments), and finally - Sam hits us with a THRILLING tale that we are honestly still gagged at from her week about how she lost her phone, and more importantly … how she got it back. WILD.Hope you’re all staying cool in this bananasss heat wave we’re having here in Aus! And sending lots of love cheese cubes as always.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

Well hello there bbys! Thanks for joining us again!In today's episode Sam gets inspired by Tyra Banks' recent Hot Ice Cream venture which encourages a conversation around inventions and the ones we need, and really do not need. Our hotline asks us the vital question 'what cars would musical theatre characters drive?' and someone get the cast of Matilda OFF the e-scooters please!!! We then head to school and imagine we are a principal hiring staff for our teaching cohort, but the spanner is, we can only cast celebrities. She's a super silly one we hope you enjoy!Love you v much!!!XX Mel and Sam—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTubeFollow 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