Rats In The Gutter

And so the Oscars are here. It’s difficult to get excited about cinematic glories against the backdrop of genocide and ambient psychological warfare with warmongering zionists. But we try. Support us on Patreon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Body dysmorphia is as strong a theme this week as it’s ever been. Dune Part Two looms like a mammoth cultural moment. Fifties housewives dropping tapeworms into their own eyes as a desperate form of weight management seem smarter than most in light of Ozempic and traditional anorexias. Fake twink Timothee Chalamet and his slender boy-wife Zendaya do nothing for the rats' self image. Hosted on Acas...

In a fugue state of rap beefs and genocides the rats try and cohere a week of internet, in brief. Notably featuring kosher cocktails, Hamas-friendly aperitifs, the American Mong, gluten-free blood flour, and screaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the rats invite comedian and fellow carnie/attention whore Eli Matthewson in. They exchange stories of willful self exposures, humiliations, and the dangers of not having a side hustle outside improv comedy (a slippery slope tbh). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in stinking hot Tāmaki, our rats are more delusional than you thought humanly possible! Sam and Johanna dissect various social and personal quandaries (thigh friction, peddling tickets to international comedy festivals and a succinct definition of the NZ political climate) all for your listening pleasure. Reserve tickets to our show at the Q Theatre PodFest! See you there ratties xx Host...

The horrors persist but so do we. This week, the rats wax on about the survivalism of nature’s reviled critters, pariahs such as cockroaches, wasps, and the extremely unhappy dog next door. Also, Hannah Arendt and the particular body horror of a rat girl summer. Reserve tickets to our show at the Q Theatre PodFest! See you there ratties xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Samuel and Johanna are still deep in the northland wilderness which has done wonders for their sense of reality (or lack thereof!) Tune in to this episode completely devoid of facts but filled with delusional musings on periods, dead flies and the dangers of rugby. Reserve tickets to our show at the Q Theatre PodFest! See you there ratties xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The rats have gone bush to work on themselves. Critical distance from their natural city habitus gives pause for introspection, a reserve of intellectual acumen used to speak eloquently on various hard hitting topics; such as political scandals, body horror, Rena Owen, and the absurdity of luxury brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year straight from the gutter! This week, Johanna and Samuel are back with a inappropriate vengeance, speculating wildly on all the essential current affairs—The Golden Globes' trainwreck intro, Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Instagram and of course Epstein’s alphabetized flight list! Gorgeous video versions of every episode and more are available on our Patreon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

The year is coming to a close and amidst obligatory family time the rats find a quiet moment to review their year. Join them for an intellectual tour de force at the new and improved runtime of forty minutes or less. Support us on Patreon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rats feel the strain of December when New Zealanders prepare to enter a summer free for all of seasonal binge drinking. How will boycotting McDonald’s affect their drunken 3am binges? Do conversations with your exes in a nightmare count as IRL reconciliations? Can my therapist even tell the difference if I can’t? And just who is it stinking up the gym with their bowel cancer? Support us on Pat...

The rats are feeling meh and in their restlessness cavort across topics as diffuse as the visual poetry of Mission Impossible Fallout, Henry Cavill’s supple tit, Chris Bishop’s pretend-smoker status, and the importance of being terminally single. Support us on Patreon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rats look back on the year that was, because Spotify told them to. Join them as they introspect about a trash-fire 12 months that included accidental Swiftie status, a real-time genocide and the end of democracy as we know it, no good NZ music to speak of, and an abject lack of romantic prospects. Hazar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we careen headfirst into summer, Auckland’s sweatiest and hottest girls keep it nice and moist—much like their dermis. Our rats wax lyrical about whatever is on the forefront of their diddled brains, from the town crier to pools on roofs to a special shout-out to John Travolta in a femme fat suit. Support us on Patreon for access to video episodes xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

As Samuel visits Johanna’s sickbed (dramatic but real gurls) it’s only fitting that our Rats loosely mull over wellness in a way that is deeply… unwell. Highlights include - Mickey Rourkes meat suit, mechanical ravens and the “Oamaru Piazza”. Ciao! Support us on Patreon xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Depression demons, emotional instability, the importance of being pro-Palestine, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo being the double headed hydra of our times; and actors. As Empire crumbles and the democratic facade of Big Government verily implodes, dump your boyfriend for a single summer and let the good times roll. Support us on Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week, the rats air numerous grievances with their fellow man, with whom they are all kinds of disappointed (as you should be). Topics range from the obvious geopolitical nightmare we’re currently living in, Winston Peters gearing up to cyber-bully David Seymour within an inch of his life, rancid Parisian gutters, and the very pressing issue of Russia’s militarized cats. Strap in. Support us o...

This week the rats are basically scared and confused (and a little horny) from the fumes of a world on fire. It’s two parts vitriol, one part nonsense. Probably better for your own mental health if you skip this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rats are tired. Barely keeping their homicidal tendencies in check, Sam & Johanna wax mutual pessimism on the election outcome, the unsettling nature of even positive change, and the lonely burden of personal success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The end is very fucking nigh. This week the rats surrender to the notion of existential discontinuation, of their lives, of society, of their already tenuous grasp on reality, etc. But as the Rats' third season comes to a close and they twitter warmly in fond retrospective, a glimmer of hope for renewal emerges. Both for themselves, and for wider humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Topical as ever, this week the rats dive into all (or some) things; ELECTION. While the nation enters the political equivalent of the last three episodes of a Ru Paul All Stars, we wax lyrical on the luxury of an MMP system, Paula Bennett in a fat suit, and get to the nitty gritty of our democracy in ways Al Jazeera could never. Join our Patreon: patreon.com/RatsInTheGutter Hosted on Acast. See ac...

In light of the US government’s congressional hearings into the existence and concealment of Unidentified Flying Objects, our rats debate the varieties of information and misinformation assaulting our timelines to Samuels delight and Johanna’s disgust! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Johanna and Samuel are joined by the hot, hilarious and heavenly Courtney Dawson! From publicly throwing exes under the bus, to the weights section of your local gym to Paddy Gower this sublimely “crafted” episode digs into a broad array of topics with the directional skills of nana after cataract surgery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the harrowing loss of their live show recording, Samuel and Johanna retrace their steps to bring you the answers to your questions; literally. This week our rats do their best (and worst) to help you, our listeners, find the sage wisdom you’ve been asking for - think agony aunt with a strong emphasis on agony… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samuel and Johanna welcome their second guest into the gutter - the effervescent and gorgeous Chris Parker! Under the guise of " discussing weekends" our newly formed trio careen loosely from ballet to manifesting boyfriends to the imminent return of the genre 'Popra". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.