Ratbag with Mel & Sam

Hello cutie pies! Hope you’re all having lovely weeks. Thanks for joining for this really fun Ratfood. In this ep, we go for a biiiiiiiiig deep dive on theatre kids and the DEEP desire to perform coolness and to distance ourselves from being labelled as theatre kids. We started the chat with Renee Rapp a few weeks ago, but we go deeper this week, chatting about how the world hates theatre kids, how ‘coolness’ is perceived in our space and how ridiculous every single bit of it all is … and yet! Sometimes all-consuming!We also have some chats about stage door etiquette, about what we all owe each other in the performer-audience relationship and where the line is in what performers are expected to deliver when they exit the theatre.We loved just chin-wagging on this topic and we find it SUPER and endlessly interesting, so we hope there’s something interesting in it for you also! Please leave your thoughts in the comments we love reading them!Lots of love as always 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 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 hey bbys!! We are back with another guest episode and this time it’s with the wonderful Olga Koch. Olga is a Russian-British stand up comedian, writer, podcaster and a previous recipient of the ‘Best Newcomer’ at none other than Edinburgh Fringe Festival.In this weeks episode we chat with Olga about many things including her PHD in Computer Science, laughter as currency, when couples engage in PDA and the best places to find gorgy vintage clothing!Mel also shares a bizarre audition brief she once received and the three riff on a bunch of hot takes including one about hot bread, and another about remembering people’s names.We are so grateful to Olga for joining us in this weeks episode, go and follow her immediately because your fomo will be reaaaalll otherwise!See you on Thursday for ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel & Sam xx—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTubeFollow Olga here: https://www.instagram.com/kolga300/?hl=enFollow 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

It’s a miracle we managed to pump out this episode considering the fact we have been literally GLUED to our screens this past week watching ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’!!So you guessed it rats, this week we are unpacking our thoughts on the first lot of episodes, as well as telling you all about our time in Sydney on tour where we found ourselves at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre on a random Tuesday, Sam fell in love with a Swedish intern and lots lots more.We hope you enjoy this chilled out Ratfood and have a giggle with us whenever this ep finds you.Lots of love as always and we’ll see you for another Ratbag this coming Monday.xxMel & Sam—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

Hello darlings and welcome to another episode of Ratbag!In this episode Sam reflects on her book of love letters that she received for her 30th. Mel then spirals about the colour of blueberries based on a recent conversation at a party that sent her over the edge. The girls then chat horror first crushes thanks to a listener dm, where Sam shares a story about kissing the wrong man, and Mel shares her first kiss story that HAS to involve a high school production… naaaaturally. Tom then brings a ‘Girl Dad’ that lends the conversation to all things safety and the things to look out for when renting/ moving home. As always there is a ‘Hit It Toots!’ And this time Meryl Streep is involved… (we love our job). If you didn’t know this already - we bloody love you for joining us, and appreciate that you have us on your weekly listening rotation. See you Thursday for ‘Ratfood!’Love Mel & 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

Hi our beautieeeees. Hope this Ratfood On The Road finds you all having beautiful weeks - we’re coming to you live from our hotel room in Sydney!Thanks for joining us for this gorgy lil chat and unpack of all things MOVIE TO MUSICAL. In this ep, Sam unpacks her thoughts on 3 West End shows in particular that she saw on her trip and we chat about all things the good, the bad and the predictable when it comes to movies that get turned in to musicals.Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Do you love em?! Hate em?! What’s your fave movie to musical that has ACTUALLY devoured? We know there really are some great ones out there!We’re also in Sydney RIGHT NOW! So if you wanna come see a live show of ‘The Platonic Human Centipede’ (https://events.humanitix.com/the-platonic-human-centipede), pls do buy some ticks! We’re on until Sunday night - and we’ll see you very soon for some more tomfoolery!Lots of love.xxMel & Sam—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

Hello there rats and get ready for another beautiful guest ep with two women that are kind of Mel and Sam but in a different, more stoic-&-British font: it’s Flo & Joan! Rosie and Nicola are the two sisters behind iconic UK musical comedians ‘Flo & Joan’ who have made a name for themselves performing all over the world with their witty songs. They are the two writers behind the critically acclaimed show: ‘One Man Musical’ and have an upcoming Amazon Original 'Alive On Stage' hitting screens in August! In today’s episode the four musical gals sit down and chat everything from Andrew Lloyd-Webber to iconic British slang and of course end with a ‘Hit It Toots!’ but this time we’re branching out as Diva Mice.We look up to Flo & Joan very much and the fact they said yes to us, especially in the depths of comedy fest, means a bloody lot! So we hope you enjoy! Love ya guts and don’t forget about our lifffeeee-changing Thursday ‘Ratfood’s’ too!! Mel & Sam xxx—You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTubeFollow Flo & Joan here: https://www.instagram.com/floandjoan/?hl=en 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!! Welcome to today’s Ratfood where we’re pretty much just having a big fat catch up, guvna! And you’re invited along for the ride - zoom lags and overlaps and all!This is the longest we’ve ever gone without speaking (not an exaggeration) and boy do we have THINGS TO CATCH UP ON! Sammy tells us allllll about her time at Prima Vera Sound in Barcelona, about how she got fyre-festivaled, how the sets were of our top 3 pop girlies and some of the things that really surprised her about some of the artists’ sets.We also unpack all our thoughts on the Sabrina Carpenter album cover BONANZA, as well as critiquing it alongside the Fletcher ‘coming out’ saga amongst other (what some are calling) ‘sings of societal regression’ from the last few weeks.Hope you’re all having beautiful weeks wherever you are, and if you need Mel, she’ll be busy going after world domination on Cooking Dash, and if you need Sam, she’ll be arriving at Heathrow airport 73 hours early to come home to her best friend TOOT SUITE.You know the drill - come see us in Sydney if you wanna come see a live show of ‘The Platonic Human Centipede’ (https://events.humanitix.com/the-platonic-human-centipede) and we’ll see you very soon.xxMel & Sam—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

Hey rat! Hope you're reading this with an undercurrent of fluttering flutes and shimmery strings because today's a whimsical solo ep!! Sorry about it!! To kick off the episode Sam brings in a gorgeous list where people share the ways they bring out whimsy in their day to day life, and this list is actually adorable. Mel and Sam then continue to insist theatre sports are cool by playing a round of two truths and a lie and there is also a wonderful dm for the 'Bring Bring Bitch' hotline where a longtime fan asks for some help in finding queer community. If you're ready for wholesome vibes, this is the ep for you!As always thanks for joining and see you on Thursday for another 'Ratfood'. Love you!Mel & Sam—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

Our sweet rats. This episode is about Renée Rapp. We love her. Please don’t misunderstand us. I PROMISE we’re not bad lesbians!!!!! But with that being said, please enjoy this 37 minute dissertation of “don’t care” culture and the impossibility of ever escaping the cult - nay LIFESTYLE - that is a life in the theatre, with a sprinkling of one of the most heinous dating/sex stories from Sammy’s personal story bank that will leave you shakin’ in your boots and wishing you never uttered the words “Green Gables.”Thank you for joining us for this ratty ratty Ratfood, and we’ll see you for another ep on Monday! Oh! Also! come see us at Pride Fest at Qtopia Sydney! We’d love to see you there 🩷xxMel & Sam—Tickets to PRIDE FEST (‘THE PLATONIC HUMAN CENTIPEDE’): https://events.humanitix.com/the-platonic-human-centipede—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