Hello treasured rats. Feel free to make as much noise as you like as you listen to this ep. Why? Because we’re HAPPY YOU’RE HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND DON’T CARE IF WE HEAR YOU THROUGH THE WALLS!!

This week, Mel’s in Sydney on a theatre-seeing and friend-seeing trip, and Sam has single handedly shot down the careers aspirations of a 2025 up and coming Class Clown at the local bagel shop.

We chat everything from early 2000s lunchbox snacks through to the ‘bean soup’ theory, sex through the walls and beyond!

We’re also coming to a city near you very soon for live shows and would LOVE to see you there. You can find the links to our upcoming shows in Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide below. We’d love to meet you all to say hi after the show!

MELBOURNE: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/no-hat-no-play-the-cabaret/

ADELAIDE: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-platonic-human-centipede-af2025

PERTH: https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/the-platonic-human-centipede-fw2025

As always, thank you for listening to this absolutely buffoonery, and we’ll see you for more VERY important content in Monday’s Ratbag.

Lots of love (and cheese cubes)

Mel & Sam

xx

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey hey you little rats and welcome to another jam packed episode of 'Ratbag' hosted by Australia's biggest child star: Mel O'Brien and America's most promising gymnast: Samantha Andrew.

This week's episode is all about owning up to our biggest blunders including a trip to a cancer ward, a persistant stain and a famous baby ad throwback starring Mel O'Briens baby body-ody-ody. In today's 'Ratbag' we share some spine tingling ghost stories that will have you avoiding mirrors for the forseeable future, before launching into an impossible FMK involving mommy Julia Gillard because its always important to chat politics.

Whether you are a new listener and are still figuring out what the f is going on, or you're a loyal fan back for another week of bullshit, we love you so much and are stoked you're joining us! Ta-ta!

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mel will no longer be reachable via the usual channels. We don’t know if you heard but … she got bangs?? She will now only be contactable via Anna Wintour herself (her new agent!)

In this week’s Ratfood, the girls chat desserts (who in their right mind is enjoying COOKED fruit?!), late-in-life personality/hobby rebrands, their thoughts on Anora, re-connecting with old friends, queer partying and of course … the bangs that broke the internet (and much more).

We’ll see you for more VERY important content in next Monday’s Ratbag. And remember. Vegetables shouldn’t be sweet. Fruit shouldn’t be hot. And food tech teachers shouldn’t be misogynists! Words to live by.

Pls promise you’ll still support us even when Aunty Donna inevitably fire us for not being spiritually aligned with Pud, and as always - THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!

WE LOVE YOU!!

xx

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

G'day cuties!!! Hope your new year is going splendidly so far! In this weeks episode we are asking the big question (meta alert): 'Why do some people not ask questions?' From group hangs, to being a plus one at a work event - we unpack this topic and deep dive into how some people don't ask questions and why. This week also brings a juicy mailbox question that has us chatting weddings and their expected twin sister: wedding gifts, because wedding season is truly upon us. We then round out the ep with Mel sharing a reoccuring dream she has had throughout her childhood. Spoiler alert its about everyones most thought about insect (not).. HEADLICE...Beautiful.

Thanks for tuning in as always, we actually ADORE making this pod and are stoked you are listening! As per usual, see ya on Thursday for 'Ratfood!'

Love you!

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alright gworls. We’re in matching sunset tops, our millennial-ness is millennial-ing and we’ve survived the doomed INTERIM WEEK - HAPPY NEW YEAR, DIVAAAAS!

In this week’s Ratfood, the chats are music-heavy! (We GET it, you guys have music degrees!!) The girls chat how TikTok has changed the music industry, our recent faves we can’t stop playing, Sam is infiltrated by a cringe Millennial bug, Tom reveals himself as an operatic tenor and Mel shares a hot new allergy who’s just entered the villa. They also chat girlhood, festival camp set-up supremacy, Molly Grace, Doechii, Griff, Lola Young and more!

So keep calm and carry on, lil rats! Cos this episode is rofl-coptering all the way through to the awkies side-part of doggo town!!

We’ll see you for more VERY important content in Monday’s Ratbag. Hope the start of your 2025 has been dreamyyy!

xx

Mel & 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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, well, well. The year 2025 is almost here and we have one thing to say to you: DO NOT BUY THAT $49 DIARY. YOU WILL NOT USE IT!

This weeks episode is pretty chock-a-block for one reason only: there's a lot to unpack from the year that was! Sam opens the ep with a year in review, from Pantones colour of the year, to the most streamed song - let US review the year whilst you PUT. THAT. 2025. DIARY. DOWN. THAT. YOU'RE. ABOUT. TO. BUY. PUT. IT. DOWN. The girls also chat 2025 ins (fake flowers, grow up they rock), and 2025 outs (people who vomit in ubers). It wouldn't be a New Years episode without some gorgeous reflection on the highs and lows of the year and it DEFINITELY wouldn't be a 'Ratbag' without a killer 2025 musical improv about the pop girlies who have crashed onto the scene.

Happy New Year you little legends! We cannot wait to continue to annoy your feeds/ear holes in 2025. We love ya lots!

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put Christmas in the bin. It’s vetoed. It’s over. It’s cancelled. We had our fun. Now it’s time to sit and watch the cricket (apparently people do this by choice?), load a plate up with yesterday’s ham and buy a new gadget that you don’t really need cos this is the Boxing Day Ratfood of your dreams, baby!!

In this week’s ep, Mel & Sam chat near death experiences, what would happen if they had access to every random statistic in their lives, they find out that only geniuses swear (obviously), they chat uniform ideas for Tom, Boxing Day traditions and heaps more!

Providing that the little white spider doesn’t come and kill us in our sleep … we’ll see you on Monday for more VERY important content for our New Years Ratbag episode. We love you to the ends of the EARTH!

Happy Boxing Day!

xx

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Holidays you little rats and welcome to the very special Christmas episode!

This weeks episode is absolutely multi-purpose. You may use her to high-tail it to the shops and brave the last minute Christmas shopping (don't do a Natio giftpack!! We believe in you!!). You may also use her to wrap your presents (please for the love of god, you better not have picked up a Natio giftpack Jason). You may also simply pop her in your ear holes when you're full of prawns and need to take your 4pm nap before backyard cricket (Straya!!).

In this weeks episode the girls unpack THE cultural event of the Australian calendar - Carols by Candlelight. They also talk favourite Holiday traditions, movies, naughty and nice lists all while sending it home with a brand new Aussie Christmas carol that will have the Aussie 'Jingle Bells' shaking in its santa boots. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, this is our gift-wrapped Holiday special from our little hearts to you.

Happy Holidays you rats! We love ya.

Mel & Sam

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You can watch the full video form of this episode on YouTube HERE: https://bit.ly/MelAndSamYouTube

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.