We're Here to Help 272: Trash Night Buffet & Fancy Football (with Aya Cash)
Mar 18, 2026
Aya Cash, a stage and screen actress now on Broadway in Giant, joins to spar with the hosts in wild problem-solving. They tackle a neighbor-bear-trash fiasco with covert schemes and staged theatrics. Then they launch a comedic collection campaign to get fantasy football payouts paid up, even recording a stern video message.
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Return Neighbors Trash To Make It Their Problem
- Do refuse to let neighbors keep leaving trash out; covertly return their knocked-over trash to their property to make it their problem.
- Jake and Aya propose secret nighttime moves like tipping cans back or covertly moving trash to drive home responsibility without confrontation.
Tell A Plausible Bear Encounter To Persuade
- Try a staged personal story tactic: report a dramatic bear encounter (twisted ankle/chase) to neighbors as a reason they must cap trash.
- Gareth and Jake role-play a believable, non-litigative scare story to persuade longtime residents to change behavior.
Use Bear Mess As Passive Enforcement
- Do use bear mess as a passive-aggressive enforcement tool by placing bear droppings or the neighbor's scattered trash near their car or doorstep.
- Gareth and Jake suggest shoveling the bear poop or returned trash by the driver's door at night to force notice and consequence.