Ratbag with Mel & Sam
Ratbag with Mel & Sam
Podcast Description
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 two randoms with an eyelash cascading down your face, you’re listening whenever you want... so go for that "walk", buy that overpriced matcha latte and get it in your ear holes you RATBAGS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
RATBAG covers various themes such as pop culture commentary, personal experiences, and absurd hypotheticals, with topics ranging from guilty pleasures and conspiracy theories to reflections on current events like the Grammys, and hilarious takes on modern challenges like self-taping and social situations.

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 two randoms with an eyelash cascading down your face, you’re listening whenever you want… so go for that “walk”, buy that overpriced matcha latte and get it in your ear holes you RATBAGS.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hellooooo treasured rats!!
Welcome to a giggly, gorgy ratfood comin in hot to you wherever you are in the world!
Today, the girls let you in on a theatre-going theory that they believe will change your life FOREVER. It’s PHD level, peer-reviewed, and never misses.
We also chat child agencies, the whiff of desperation, the truth about what happened to all of the Jane Banks’ from ‘Mary Poppins’ and all our shit-hot recommendations for who to go and see this Melbourne Comedy Festival season!
Now go pick one of the names on this list and GO SEE THEIR SHOW! Allllllll of these people have incredible shows you need to get our eyeballs on!
MICF RECS:
Alex Donnelly
Alex Hines
Anisa Nandaula
Ally Morgan
Blake Pavey
Burton Brothers
Casey Filips
Chloe Petts
Con Coutis
Dan Tiernan
Demi Adejuyigbe
Elf Lyons
Elliot Wood
Elouise Eftos
Emma Holland
Frankie McNair
Gabbi Bolt
Garry Starr
Geraldine Hickey
Gillian Cosgriff
Hannah Camilleri
Hannah Gadsby
Helen Bauer
Henry Yan
Hot Department
Isabelle Carney
Jenny Tian
Jordan Barr
Kate Dolan
Kirsty Webeck
Lara Ricote
Lou Wall
Mish Wittrup
Olga Koch
Ruby Teys
Scout Boxall
Sophie Duker
Tom Ballard
Tricksy Collins
Zachary Ruane
Zainab Johnson
Zoe Coombs Marr
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!
xx
Mel & Sam
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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHS
Here’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 [email protected]!
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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.
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A Grouse House Podcast
Recorded at Haven’t You Done Well Productions
Produced by Thomas Zahariou & Lucy Bain
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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