Cheap Billionaires! | Are You Garbage Comedy Podcast w/ Kevin Ryan & H. Foley

Warren Buffett is known for his surprisingly modest McDonald's breakfast choices, which he reportedly adjusts based on market performance. If the market is up, he gets a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit; if down, a sausage, egg, and cheese; and if way down, just two sausage patties. This habit is framed as a 'cheap billionaire' trait, contrasting with expectations of extreme wealth.

Host H. Foley details Buffett's specific McDonald's orders and the market conditions that influence them, expressing both disdain and a grudging respect for the frugality.

Charlie Ergen, the head of Dish Network and a multi-billionaire, exhibits extreme frugality by packing a simple sandwich and Gatorade for lunch daily. He also reportedly shares hotel rooms with his employees on business trips, a practice the hosts find particularly 'dirt bag' and unusual for someone of his net worth.

The hosts discuss Ergen's habits, noting his $18.7 billion net worth while highlighting his simple lunch and shared hotel room policy, which they find both 'cool' and 'crazy.'

The hosts propose that individuals who achieve success, whether through illicit means (like drug dealers running large operations) or through conventional business, often share a similar type of strategic and entrepreneurial brain. They suggest that these 'dirt bags' who get rich possess an inherent hustle and business sense.

Kevin Ryan recounts telling someone that inner-city drug dealers running 'big things' have the same brain as a Chase executive, referencing the character Stringer Bell from 'The Wire' as an example of someone who could succeed in corporate America.

A listener question prompts a debate on whether canned or frozen vegetables are 'trashier.' The hosts initially lean towards canned but then learn that frozen vegetables retain more nutrients because they are frozen immediately after harvesting. Canned vegetables, while also harvested at their peak, are more processed and cooked in salty water.

The hosts discuss their preferences and then look up nutritional facts, confirming that frozen vegetables are harvested and frozen quickly to preserve nutrients, while canned vegetables are cooked in liquid.

A listener shares a 'garbage' habit from their childhood: putting used toilet paper in the trash due to weak water pressure. The hosts confirm this practice is common in many parts of the world, including Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and parts of South America, where plumbing systems cannot handle flushing toilet paper.

A listener's story about their parents instructing them to trash toilet paper due to weak plumbing leads to a discussion and confirmation of this practice in various global regions.

The hosts discuss 'Cascatelli,' a new pasta shape invented in 2021 by American food podcaster Dan Pashman. The shape, meaning 'little waterfalls' in Italian, was designed to be easy to pick up with a fork, hold thick sauces well, and provide a satisfying bite, quickly gaining popularity in the culinary industry.

A listener's question about preferred pasta shapes leads to the discovery of Cascatelli, its inventor Dan Pashman, and its recent creation date and design principles.