Are You Garbage? Comedy Podcast
Episode: How To Ball On A Budget! w/ Kevin Ryan & H. Foley
Date: September 25, 2025

Overview

In this riotous family episode of Are You Garbage?, hosts H. Foley and Kevin Ryan delve into the ingenious and questionable ways people “ball on a budget”—from cooking chicken thighs in a motel air fryer to sneaking your own avocado into restaurants. With their classic banter, the duo dissect garbage behaviors, answer fan questions, and reflect on the creative, thrifty, and sometimes outright trashy choices that define their listeners and themselves. Filled with personal stories, cultural observations, and hilarious asides, the boys celebrate making it work, no matter how dirtbag the method.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bargain-Trip Cooking: The Air Fryer Motel Saga

[04:25–12:24]

• Social Video Reaction: Foley and Ryan react to a viral video of a couple cooking marinated chicken breasts in an air fryer in their motel room in Wildwood, NJ.
  • Observations: They riff on the hygiene (or lack thereof), the ingenuity of traveling with an air fryer, and the dangers of cooking raw chicken “that close to your bed.”
  • Kevin: “Raw chicken in the bedroom is wild, dude.” [08:04]
  • Foley: “Just the splatter component alone.” [08:12]
• Comparisons to Childhood:
  • The hosts liken this innovation to their families boiling hot dogs in coolers for beach trips.
  • Foley: “This could be the start of a family tradition for these folks…a couple years the kids are running around, you know what I mean, stealing your wallet. Mom’s got some wings going on in the air fryer.” [11:00]
• Budgeting Strategy:
  • Bringing an air fryer is called “very innovative” for vacationing on a budget, especially for families.
  • Tips on rotating fridge and air fryer usage for snacks like Totino’s.

2. Making Ends Meet: Eating Cheap in the City

[15:35–16:42]

• Ryan shares how he’d budget in NYC: “I’d go, alright, I’ll spend $3 on lunch…that gives me a little more wiggle room if I gotta take a bigger swing at dinner.” [16:31]
• Tales of stretching a dollar with dollar slices, late-night deals, and meal planning.

3. Household Hacks & Subscriptions

[22:15–24:02]

• Fan question: Is it garbage to always sign up for and immediately cancel subscription services to snag the sign-up discount?
  • Foley: “Damn, I wish I was good with that shit.” [22:58]
  • Kevin explains his paper towel and toilet paper subscription—praising never running out at home.
  • Kevin: “They just come.” [23:47]

4. The Art of the Family Referral & Buying Discounted Services

[29:01–30:09]

• Foley reflects on family referral programs, home renovations, and insider deals:
  • “We were all…construction workers. So it was like, I know a guy who can get…you got a flooring guy…was all side work.” [29:15]
• Laughter over how “friends and family discounts” just mean they jack up the price then ‘discount’ it.

5. Garbage or Resourceful? Fan Questions

a. Declined Cards on Cheap Dates

[30:56–34:39]

• Is it garbage to have your card declined while buying $2.47 shamrock shakes?
  • The boys roast the situation, debating if such a move can be played off with dignity.
  • Ryan: “No one doesn’t expect you to have $2.50.” [32:14]
  • Excuses for a declined card include “working with magnets at 3M.”

b. Bringing Your Own Avocado to a Restaurant

[39:00–49:46]

• Girlfriend's dad brings his own avocado everywhere—even to Ruth’s Chris or Denny’s.
  • Foley: “You can’t do that shit. That’s just putting everybody in an awkward position.” [39:07]
  • The hosts debate if it’s worse at Denny’s or a fine-dining spot; agree it’s selfish and makes life tough for servers.
  • Personal anecdotes on sneaking yogurt into spicy restaurants in Germany.
  • Tangent on real vs imitation maple syrup preferences and diner food nostalgia.

c. Sneaking Alcohol Onto Flights

[55:30–61:21]

• Listener recounts seeing a woman pour her own drinks into a water bottle for the flight.
  • Group discusses whether it’s actually allowed, referencing Bert Kreischer’s trick of bringing mini liquors in a quart bag.
  • Concerns about getting in trouble with the FAA vs. frustration over overpriced airplane drinks.
  • Foley: “If you want to get fucked up on a plane pouring liquor in a water bottle, you got a fucking problem.” [61:13]
  • Ryan reminisces about getting free booze on international flights.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Kevin, on air fryers in motels:
  “Raw chicken in the bedroom is wild, dude. Raw chicken that close to where you rest your head is crazy.” [08:04]
• Foley, on vacation cooking hacks:
  “This could be the start of a family tradition for these folks. Mom’s got some wings going on in the air fryer.” [11:00]
• Kevin, on managing a tight lunch budget:
  “I’d go, alright, I’ll spend $3 on lunch…gives me a little more wiggle room if I got to take a bigger swing at dinner.” [16:31]
• Foley, debating bringing your own food into restaurants:
  “You can’t do that shit. That’s just putting everybody in an awkward position.” [39:07]
• Foley, on being ‘that guy’ in the apocalypse:
  “What are you crazy? I know all the survival skills, buddy.”
  Kevin: “You’re barely surviving life. And there’s no zombie.” [25:02]
• On sneaking booze onto planes:
  “If you want to get fucked up on a plane pouring liquor in a water bottle, you got a fucking problem.” [61:13]
• On diner food naming conventions:
  “Just give me the fucking, you know, what are we doing here?” [39:49]

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment & Topic | |-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:25-12:24 | Viral video: Cooking chicken in an air fryer in a motel | | 15:35-16:42 | Balling on a budget: Cheap eats in NYC | | 22:15-24:02 | Subscriptions hacks and recurring household orders | | 29:01-30:09 | Family referrals and “friends & family” discounts | | 30:56-34:39 | Declined credit cards on cheap dates | | 39:00-49:46 | Bringing your own avocado to restaurants: where's the line? | | 55:30-61:21 | Sneaking alcohol onto flights: is it garbage? |

Tone & Style

The podcast maintains its trademark quick-fire banter, self-deprecating humor, and the affectionate, blue-collar ribbing that defines “Are You Garbage?”. Foley and Ryan embrace their own “dirtbag” status while poking fun at the creative, desperate, and resourceful ways people try to enjoy life on limited means. Listener questions are met with both empathy and mockery, emphasizing camaraderie in garbage behavior.

Final Thoughts

Are You Garbage? continues to excel at blending relatable, real-life scenarios with absurdity and self-aware comedy. This episode underscores the joy (and embarrassment) that comes with stretching a dollar, reveling in nostalgia, and breaking a few rules—not out of malice, but out of necessity, invention, or just good old-fashioned fun. If you’ve ever air-fried a chicken thigh in a motel, snuck a mini bottle on a plane, or found yourself defending avocado in Tupperware at brunch, you’ll find yourself right at home—and rightfully labeled “garbage”—alongside Foley, Ryan, and their loyal audience.