Are You Garbage? — “There Goes The Neighborhood w/ Kevin Ryan & H. Foley”

Date: October 13, 2025
Hosts: Kevin Ryan (“B”) & H. Foley (“A”)
Theme: A self-examination “family episode”—the hosts judge each other’s (and listeners’) garbage-ness, swap stories about neighbor dynamics, and answer hilariously relatable questions about class, dirtbag habits, and jammed-up financial situations.

Episode Overview

This episode is a "family” installment, meaning no outside guest—just Kevin and Foley, riffing, reflecting, and trashing on each other and their listeners. They dive deep into everyday moments that make someone “garbage,” like awkward neighbor interactions, the ethics of helping (or not helping) neighbors in need, and the universal struggle to get by. There’s plenty of listener participation—especially through Patreon—and a new segment where the boys send Cash App funds to fans with especially hilarious or desperate stories of being jammed up.

Key Discussion Points and Segments

1. Neighbor Dynamics & Social Awkwardness

• Foley’s Dilemma: Foley opens up about his paranoia regarding what his neighbors think of him—barefoot, disheveled, and self-aware about how he stands out in his apartment hallway.
  • “When they see me walking the trash down in my bare feet with my Wolverine toes, I don’t know what they think…what the fuck could this guy possibly do to live here?” (A, 04:29)
• Class Perceptions: The guys analyze how the neighbors might assume Foley is anything but a successful comic—maybe a baseball player, but definitely not a banker or anyone with a "real" job.
  • “You don't represent a corporate guy. So I think they're going, 'he's not in finance…not in banking…he’s creative, but not in a band or cool.'” (B, 06:14)
  • Foley quips about being mistaken for a baseball player: “Now? No, not at all.” (A & B, 06:31)
• The Elevator Episode: Foley recounts being actively avoided in the elevator by neighbors—and even their dogs.
  • "This dog wouldn’t stop barking at me…she’s like, ‘might be best if you take the next one, sir.’” (A, 08:07)
  • “If the dog don’t like you, you’re jammed the fuck up.” (B, 08:21)
• Being the "Friendly" Neighbor? Foley tries to be agreeable, but often gets iced. He admits: “I stink. So I love you, though." (A, 07:32)

2. The Keys-in-the-Door Quandary

• The “nice young couple” leaves keys in their door after midnight. Foley wonders what the “garbage” move is: knock, take the keys and leave a note, or just leave them?
  • “If I was, I don’t know, like a normal looking person, what do you do in that situation?” (A, 11:25)
  • “I’d probably write a note: ‘Hey, it’s Henry from across the hall, your keys were left in your thing…’” (B, 11:35)
• Foley ultimately just walks on by and sleeps like a baby.
  • “I went right to bed.” (A, 12:53)
  • “I slept like a baby.” (A, 13:11)
• The group agrees that, while Foley’s move isn’t classy, the alternative is also socially awkward—like receiving a note slipped under the door at midnight.
  • "If I was at midnight and a note slid under my door, I’d fucking freak out." (A, 14:31)

3. Are You Garbage? Listener Questions

Patreon supporters submit classically dirtbag questions. Notable ones include:

• Laundry Without Detergent

  • “How long is too long to be doing laundry without detergent?” — Sticky Vicky (20:40)
    • The guys debate the ethics and practicality of “raw dogging” the wash and reveal household hacks (using dryer sheets or Dawn dish soap).
    • “I can’t raw dog my towels.” (A, 23:16)
    • “I would say two cycles…after that, I mean, we’re going on a month now…you knew you were getting low on soap.” (B, 23:05)

• Finding Rocks That Look Valuable

  • “Have you ever found a rock and thought it was worth money?” — John Noach (26:45)
    • Foley confesses to rock tumbling dreams as a kid. Both hosts acknowledge the universal dirtbag fantasy of riches from a unique stone.

• The Pope on the Fridge

  • “Is it garbage to have a picture of the Pope on your fridge?” — Pork Roll Sommelier (42:53)
    • Both reminisce about older Irish Catholic traditions (prayer cards, religious memorabilia) and the inevitable slide into increased churchgoing as people age.
    • “My mom goes to 7:30 Mass twice a week. She likes it—it’s quicker.” (A, 43:47)

• Selling a Wedding Ring for Revenge Travel

  • “Are you garbage if your mom sold her wedding ring from her ex so you could all go on vacation to where the ex always wanted to go?” — Connis (47:11)
    • The verdict: “That is a dirt bag, but respectable, move. That’s dirtbag chess.” (B, 50:33)

4. Cash App—Jammed Up Fan Stories

In a new, hilariously generous bit, the boys read jams from Patreon listeners and send them real money on Cash App.
Notable examples (32:26 onward):

• Mikey G: Needs $80 for Olive Garden date, having blown his VA money on tires. “Send him a hundo…you need to tip.” (A, 32:45)
• Jack Human: Lost his ID at the bar for a $98 tab—now driving sans license. “Go get your license out of hawk!” (B, 35:54)
• Nolan: Wants $6.99 for a rotisserie chicken to eat in his mail truck—gets $12 so he can spring for vitamin water and gum, too.
  • “We’re gonna be handing out turkeys at night like Thanksgiving.” (A, 36:53)
• Listener with kid: Mom, recently separated, moved back to her parents’, needs help—gets $200 for bills and dinner. (38:35)
• Bernie Panda: Phone bill is overdue, baby is on the way—gets $150 to keep phone on. (41:50)
• The community spirit stands out: “It’s all one, one for all, the struggle…even the people who aren’t jammed up were like, ‘hey, hit me with it, Walt—they started wanting to help Cash App the other people.’” (B, 33:35)

5. Classic Bits & High School Dirtbaggery

• Reminiscing about getting egged or egging others’ cars. When Foley got egregiously ambushed: “You know what? They got me. We got got. Pass the baton onto a new generation.” (B, 54:57)
• High school social codes and nostalgia: “We were a heater crew…Bad news. High school girls smoking heaters, dude.” (B, 55:44)
• Incidents involving thongs, solo yoga pants, and the confusion of early-2000s adolescence.
• Tangents on music, family traditions, questionable wedding playlist choices (see: “Wanted Dead or Alive” at a wedding, 64:14), parents' generational musical tastes, and the existential pain of running out of toothpaste.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Neighborly Misunderstanding:

  • “When they see me walking the trash down in my bare feet with my Wolverine toes, I don’t know what they think.” (A, 04:29)

• On the Ethics of Returning Lost Keys:

  • “I slept like a baby.” (A, 13:11)
  • “If I was at midnight and a note slid under my door, I’d fucking freak out.” (A, 14:31)

• On Laundry Economics:

  • “I can’t raw dog my towels.” (A, 23:16)
  • “You gotta get new ones, that’s just in there at that point. And when you re-wet them, it reactivates that dog smell.” (B, 23:34)

• On Helping Listeners:

  • “Cash App really is the gentleman's move.” (A, 33:59)
  • “Go get your license out of Hawk.” (B, 35:41)

• On Catholic Kitsch:

  • “Is it garbage to have a picture of the Pope on your fridge?” (42:53)
  • “My mom goes to 7:30 Mass twice a week. She likes it—it’s quicker.” (A, 43:47)

• On Motherly Revenge:

  • “That is a dirt bag, but respectable, move. That’s dirtbag chess.” (B, 50:33)

• On Getting Egged in High School:

  • “We got got. Pass the baton onto a new generation.” (B, 54:57)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:49 — Start of “family episode,” just Kevin & Foley
• 02:50 — Foley’s neighbor paranoia
• 08:07 — Elevator dog story
• 11:05 — The “keys in the door” dilemma
• 19:30 — Patreon “Are You Garbage?” question segment begins
• 20:40 — Laundry without detergent question
• 26:45 — Meteorite/valuable rock story
• 32:26 — Cash App: “Jammed Up” Patreon listener stories
• 42:53 — Picture of the Pope on the fridge: garbage or not?
• 47:11 — Selling the ex’s wedding ring to fund travel revenge
• 54:57 — High school egging stories
• 64:14 — Bon Jovi on the wedding playlist—classy or garbage?

Overall Tone and Takeaways

The episode is classic “Are You Garbage?”: self-deprecating, blue-collar, filled with camaraderie, and unafraid to expose their own (and each other's) lowest, dirtiest, most awkward moments. It’s a frequently hilarious, sometimes surprisingly sweet tour through the garbage scale of everyday life, made richer by the community they're building—united in struggle, help, and plenty of laughs.