The Venmo Scam! | Are You Garbage Comedy Podcast w/ Kevin Ryan & H. Foley

Comedian H. Foley recounts his failed attempt to Venmo a stranger for cash at a cash-only gas station in a 'bad part of town.' His disheveled appearance and the unusual request led the stranger to perceive him as a threat or scammer, resulting in a swift refusal.

Foley was in LA, without his wallet, only phone, dressed in what he slept in, at a cash-only gas station. He tried to Venmo a man getting 20s from an ATM for $20 cash, but the man refused, clearly perceiving him as a threat or scammer.

The hosts debate whether calling an SUV a 'truck' is a 'garbage' behavior. H. Foley admits to calling his Tahoe a 'truck' to sound cool, but acknowledges it's misleading if actual utility (like hauling gravel) is implied. Kevin Ryan frames it as a 'flex' and only appropriate if the vehicle is genuinely used for truck-like purposes.

H. Foley states, 'I call my Tahoe a truck. I got the truck.' Kevin Ryan responds, 'That's trash... That's something like an accountant would say to try to sound cool.'

The hosts agree that drinking (and especially eating) on the toilet is 'garbage' due to the unsanitary environment. They cite the 'physical tension' and 'temperature change' in the air during 'big boy dumps' as reasons to avoid consuming anything in that space.

H. Foley explains, 'something shuts off in my brain in those situations cuz I know what's in the air.' He adds that during 'big boy dumps, that air like the the physical tension in the air changes.'

The hosts discuss a listener's question about loading a grandfather's ashes into a shotgun shell for a three-gun salute. They classify the act as 'trashy' but ultimately 'respectable' and a 'hell of a way to go' for a 'dirtbag' grandpa, acknowledging the unique effort involved in custom ammunition.

H. Foley concludes, 'Yes, but I I respect it. That's Respect it. That's That's a That's a Hell of a way to go.'

A listener used a frozen bagel as a makeshift ice pack for her lunch, which later thawed and she ate. The hosts debate the effectiveness and 'garbage' nature of this solution, with one host admitting to always using an ice pack for lunch, even if thawed.

The listener 'grabbed a frozen bagel in a Ziploc bag that I would knew I was never going to eat. Hm. It ended up being thawed out later, and she ate the bagel that day.'