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.
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Wetting Our Morphe Brushes With Salty, Salty Tears
Heya cutie patooties! Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag!’ In today’s episode Mel brings a segment about the ‘things she loves about women’ which has been LONG awaited since Sam did her list LITERALLY a year ago. Then we have a write in from a rat wanting our ‘Usher The Musical’ services applied to their job as a librarian. Then our ‘Kick Ons’ sees Mel asking us a music theory FMK before we send it home with some musical improv!
Thanks as always for listening and see you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’
Love Mel and Sam
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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!
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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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Oct 2026
Bad News With A Side Of Pirouette
Hey darlings!
Welcome to another episode of ‘Ratbag!’. To kick things off Sam brings a segment about the laziest things we have ever done. Then we have a write in from a rat about our punches and forehead kisses for the week. Then there’s a ‘Kick Ons’ about singing and dancing (because we know our audience!!!)
Thanks as always for listening and see you on Thursday for another ‘Ratfood!’
Love Mel and Sam
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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!
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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.
—
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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Oct 2026
A Pink Phallic Plumber Device & Goodbye To Heathers :(
Helloooooo darlings!!
Welcome to your platter full of ratfood for the week! This week, Mel shares her complex feelings around it being the final week of the heathers tour, talking about what happens when you achieve your dream and it becomes your job, work life balance and from Sam’s POV, what it’s felt like to actually NOT have performed in a little while.
Sammy also shares an outrageous story involving a dildo and a plumber, and we chat about unbelievable Air BnB hosts, AI chat bots 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.
Also get ya tickets to the live pod in October HERE: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus/2298350?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAUN46VwZG9mAmZkaWQWUOH82I3cqo8X1SvrJKo-r-vz3ZSthmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp_Xk8qFJ5VZp9TGep2f6dVM8GeOwe1FfWVzQDEqjZc49Np8ZNqJ89gcBjoGt_aem_TmGugdbztQxLDBwG3PZ4Jg (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearfulaus/2298350?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAUN46VwZG9mAmZkaWQWUOH82I3cqo8X1SvrJKo-r-vz3ZSthmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp_Xk8qFJ5VZp9TGep2f6dVM8GeOwe1FfWVzQDEqjZc49Np8ZNqJ89gcBjoGt_aem_TmGugdbztQxLDBwG3PZ4Jg)
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 (https://youtube.com/@themelandsam?si=jzeN-E_-DcE-DGHS)
Here’s the link to the Ratbag Chatbag!
https://ig.me/j/AbZXnq4ipW10Ynq3/ (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 (mailto:ratbagpod@gmail.com)!
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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.
—
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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
Who has been a guest on Ratbag with Mel & Sam
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Olga Koch
Flo and Joan
Rosie
Nicola
Ruby Teys
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
68,659
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
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