ZuLoo Poodcast

By Darin Mangum, Jocelyn Gardner

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What if toilets, poop and sanitation are the hidden forces shaping global health, human dignity, and survival worldwide?


ZuLoo Poodcast is a podcast about toilets, poop, and global sanitation, exploring how sanitation impacts public health, wellness, hygiene, and humanity through funny facts, real stories, and impactful conversations.


👉 Learn more about ZuLoo’s mission and global health sanitation work at https://zuloo.org


Welcome to ZuLoo Poodcast, the podcast that talks openly about poop, toilets, global health and sanitation so the rest of the world doesn’t have to ignore why it matters. Each episode dives into sanitation news, global health conversations, public health insights, and quirky humor to uncover how toilets quietly influence daily life, health outcomes, and human dignity across the globe.

From funny toilet facts and surprising poop trivia to serious discussions about sanitation access, toilet innovation, hygiene education, and public health systems, ZuLoo Poodcast shines a light on one of the most overlooked topics in the world. A topic that affects everyone, everywhere.


Why Listen? Because sanitation affects everything. Health. Education. Gender equity. Environmental sustainability. Economic opportunity.

If you care about public health, global sanitation, wellness, sustainable innovation, or simply love learning unexpected facts that actually matter, this podcast is for you. ZuLoo Poodcast makes complex sanitation issues easy to understand, surprisingly entertaining, and deeply human. You will laugh, learn, and start seeing toilets and sanitation in a completely new way.


What You’ll Hear on ZuLoo Poodcast
✅ Real conversations about global sanitation and public health
✅ Funny, fascinating poop facts and toilet stories
✅ Interviews with sanitation experts, innovators, and impact leaders
✅ Stories showing how toilets impact health, wellness, and human dignity
✅ Insight into the global sanitation crisis and real world solutions
✅ How toilet technology and sanitation innovation are changing lives 


This is an educational sanitation podcast that does not sound like a lecture. It is honest, curious, approachable, and grounded in real human stories.


Meet the Hosts

Jocelyn Gardiner
Jocelyn Gardiner is a sanitation advocate and co-host of ZuLoo Poodcast with a passion for storytelling, education, and breaking down taboos around toilets, poop, and hygiene. She brings curiosity, humor, and heart to conversations about sanitation access, public health, and why talking about toilets can actually change lives.


Darin Mangum
Darin Mangum is co-host of ZuLoo Poodcast and a leader in impact-driven conversations around sanitation, wellness, and global health. With a grounded and thoughtful approach, Darin connects real-world sanitation challenges to practical solutions, highlighting how access to safe toilets plays a critical role in improving quality of life worldwide.


About ZuLoo

ZuLoo is on a mission to help solve the global sanitation crisis by improving access to clean, safe toilets and hygiene education. ZuLoo Poodcast is one way the organization raises awareness, sparks conversation, and drives action around sanitation and public health.




Episode Date
How Community-Led Sanitation Is Transforming Lives in South Africa | Shelley Webb-Humphreys (#121)
Aug 04, 2026
Global Sanitation Solutions: How SATO & LIXIL Are Changing Lives (#120)
Jul 21, 2026
Public Toilets Are Broken. Here's How Mister Loo Is Fixing Them | Andreas Wanner (#119)
Jul 07, 2026
India's Toilet Revolution: The Innovation That Transformed 200,000 Trains and Millions of Lives (#118)
Jun 23, 2026
Safe Toilets, Dignity, and Hope: Real Stories from Hyderabad, India’s Sanitation Crisis (#117)
Jun 09, 2026
World Toilet Summit 2025 Highlights: Global Sanitation Innovations Changing Lives Around the World (#116)
May 26, 2026
Zambia’s Sanitation Crisis, Urban Toilets & Fresh Life’s Mission in Kenya | Lindsay Stradley & Elizabeth Mururi (#115)
May 12, 2026
Breaking the Silence on Periods: Dr. Arunima Chauhan on Menstrual Hygiene, Myths & Global Health Inequality (#114)
Apr 28, 2026
Toilet Recipient Stories Part 2 — Safe Sanitation Success Stories: Safety, Dignity & Education (#113)
Apr 14, 2026
What’s Really in Our Oceans? Sewage Pollution & Wastewater Solutions with Ocean Sewage Alliance (#112)
Mar 31, 2026
Real Stories, Real Impact: How One Toilet Changes Lives (Toilet Recipient Stories Part 1) (#111)
Mar 17, 2026
From Corporate Success to Global Impact: Sanitation, Toilets, and Human Dignity with Christine Lee (#110)
Dec 23, 2025
Pure Water, Safe Drinking Water, and Sanitation with Pure Water Northwest CEO Cydian Kaufman (#109)
Dec 16, 2025
Sanitation Innovation, Twin Pit Toilets & Sustainable Sanitation with Dr. Nirod Baran Mazumdar (#108)
Dec 09, 2025
Reinventing the Toilet: Compo Closet, Van Life, & the Future of Composting Toilets (#107)
Dec 02, 2025
Inside the World’s Most Fascinating Toilet Museum: Sanitation, History, and Human Dignity (#106)
Sep 23, 2025
Turning Poop Culture Into Pop Culture: Filmmaker Lily Zepeda on Storytelling, Sanitation, and Mr. Toilet (#105)
Aug 12, 2025
Carrying a Global Legacy Forward: Kumar Dilip on Sanitation, Dignity, & the Future of Sulabh (#104)
Jun 03, 2025
Honoring a Sanitation Pioneer: Inside the Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Memorial Centre (Ep #103)
May 20, 2025
Global Sanitation Movement and Toilet Advocacy: The Gumption of Mr. Toilet Jack Sim (#102)
Apr 01, 2025
From Toilet Fizzies to Global Impact: Lynette Bullock & the Story That Sparked Sanitation Change (#101)
Mar 11, 2025
Music, Mission, & Dignity: David Osmond, TribeHouse, & Anjali’s Toilet Story (Ep #100)
Feb 25, 2025
When Toilets Change Futures: Big Ocean Women, Carolina Allen, & Jayamma’s Story (#99)
Feb 11, 2025
Inside Korea’s Mr. Toilet House: How Haewoojae 해우재 Turned Toilets Into Culture (Ep #98)
Dec 31, 2024
What’s in Your Water? Park City’s Water Quality Manager Michelle De Haan Explains Safety, Sewage & Sustainability (#97)
Dec 17, 2024
One Toilet, One Life Changed: Vanessa Yahosh Bonner & Shailaja’s Story (#96)
Nov 12, 2024
Freshness With Purpose: Bodifresh CEO Peter Gayle on Hygiene, Confidence, and Global Impact (#95)
Oct 22, 2024
Toilets of the Future: How Coprata CEO Sonia Grego Is Reinventing Sanitation (#94)
Oct 08, 2024
Designing Dignity: How MadamePee CEO Nathalie des Isnards Is Rethinking Public Toilets (#93)
Sep 11, 2024
Sanitation, Sustainability, and Innovation: PIB Global CEO Peter Bassey on the Future of Waste Solutions (#92)
Sep 05, 2024
Purpose Through Storytelling: Director Ben Roberts on Film, Impact, & the Become More Movement (#91)
Aug 03, 2024
Menstrual Hygiene Management and Period Education: Sulabh’s New MHM Knowledge Hub with Nirja Bhatnagar & Dr. Sutirtha Sahariah (#90)
Jun 26, 2024
Medical Waste Management and Sustainable Sanitation: SedMed CEO Jeremy Bronen on Safe Waste Solutions (#89)
Jun 12, 2024
Sanitation Education and Public Health: Professor Francis Lajara de los Reyes on Training the Next Generation of Sanitation Leaders (#88)
Mar 25, 2024
International Women’s Day, Women’s Sanitation, and Dignity: Cody Sanders and Laxmi’s Story (#87)
Mar 11, 2024
Public Toilet Hygiene and Smart Toilet Technology: CleanA CEO Kevin Tang on the Future of Sanitation (#86)
Feb 27, 2024
Bathroom Odor Solutions and Toilet Spray Innovation: Poo-Pourri Founder Suzy Batiz on Changing Bathroom Culture (#85)
Feb 13, 2024
Sanitation Engineering and Wastewater Management: Edrulfo Rodriguez on Building Better Sanitation Systems (#84)
Jan 31, 2024
Gut Health, Probiotics, and Digestive Wellness: Good Poops Yogurt CEO Devin Mattson on Better Gut Health (#83)
Jan 16, 2024
Sanitation Innovation & Global Toilet Solutions: Alexandra Knezovich on the Toilet Board Coalition (#82)
Jan 03, 2024
Microbiome Science, Gut Health & Human Biology: Peak Biome CEO Jeremy Reeves on the Future of the Microbiome (#81)
Dec 20, 2023
Urban Sanitation Solutions and Waste Management: Fresh Life’s Lindsay Stradley on Transforming Sanitation in Cities (#80)
Dec 05, 2023
Global Sanitation Projects and Community Impact: ZuLoo Team India Update with Dr. Meera (#79)
Nov 21, 2023
World Toilet Day, Bidets & Bathroom Hygiene: Brondell on the Future of Toilet Technology (#78)
Nov 07, 2023
Restroom Feedback Technology & Smart Facility Management: AirVote CEO Dmitri Poukhovski (#77)
Oct 24, 2023
Digital Health, Gut Microbiome Testing & Preventative Medicine: Çava Health CEO Jean-Baptiste Duprieu (#76)
Oct 10, 2023
Global Water & Sanitation Policy: Angela Huston & Ruchika Shiva of IRC on Sustainable Sanitation Systems (#75)
Sep 27, 2023
Workplace Transformation and Leadership Coaching: Point of Shift CEO Kelsey McWilliams on Building Healthier Organizations (#74)
Sep 12, 2023
Food Safety, Sanitation Standards & Public Health: FSMA Executive Director Jennifer Williams (#73)
Aug 29, 2023
Sanitation Advocacy and Toilet Innovation: Flush Founder Kimberly Worsham on the Future of Toilets (#72)
Aug 15, 2023
School Sanitation, Clean Water, and Student Health: Josephine Daka and Zambia’s Carol Zulu Primary School (#71)
Aug 01, 2023
Wastewater Treatment & Sewage Systems: Facility Tour with Madeline Tennant (#70)
Jul 18, 2023
Portable Toilets, Event Sanitation & Restroom Services: Crapper King Curtis Ingalls on Keeping Events Clean (#69)
Jul 04, 2023
Sanitation Impact Stories and Toilet Access: Yadalaxmi’s Story and ZuLoo Marketplace Highlights (#68)
Jun 20, 2023
Toilets of the Future & Sanitation Innovation: Next-Generation Sanitation Systems (#67)
Jun 06, 2023
Sanitation, Safety & Dignity: Ramulamma’s Story and the Power of Toilets (#66)
May 23, 2023
Ending Open Defecation: Sanitation, Hygiene & Clean Water Solutions in Nigeria with Shadrack Guusu (#65)
May 09, 2023
Sanitation Crisis in South Africa: Safe Toilets, Hygiene & School Access with Barbara Ikin (#64)
Apr 25, 2023
Global Sanitation Crisis: Toilets, Public Health & Innovation with WTO’s Sarika Saluja (#63)
Apr 18, 2023
The Man Who Changed Toilets Forever: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak & the Global Sanitation Crisis (#62)
Apr 11, 2023
What Happens After You Flush? Inside a Wastewater Treatment Plant & Water Reclamation Explained (#61)
Apr 04, 2023
Well Being Foundation Africa's Dr. Franco Apiyanteide and Tosin Adebayo (#60)
Mar 28, 2023
The Real Truth About Women’s Hormones With Mixhers Co-Founder Cody Sanders (#59)
Mar 21, 2023
Global Sanitation, Toilets & Humanitarian Work: Why Local Solutions Matter (#58)
Mar 14, 2023
Period Poverty & Sanitation: What Real Women's Equality Looks Like: Kamala’s Story & Women’s Reality (#57)
Mar 07, 2023
Global Sanitation Crisis, Waterless Toilets & School Hygiene: Solving the Toilet Problem with Birger Lundgren (#56)
Feb 28, 2023
Global Sanitation Crisis, Zimbabwe & Open Defecation: Real Stories from Cray Rawlings (#55)
Feb 21, 2023
Urine, Sanitation Innovation & Sustainable Fertilizer: The Future of Toilets with Jenna Senecal (#54)
Feb 14, 2023
Global Sanitation, Clean Water & Humanitarian Aid: How Community-Led Solutions Change Lives with Lonny Ward (#53)
Feb 07, 2023
World Toilet Summit 2022 Highlights: Global Sanitation, Clean Water & Toilet Innovation Changing Lives (#52)
Jan 31, 2023
World Toilet Summit Recap, Global Sanitation & Toilet Innovation: Inside the Movement Changing the World (#51)
Jan 24, 2023
Menstrual Health, Sanitation & Human Trafficking in Ghana: Nazeera’s Story & The Reality for Girls (#50)
Jan 17, 2023
Ocean Sewage, Wastewater Pollution & Global Sanitation Crisis: Why Clean Water Is at Risk with Kassie Morton (#49)
Jan 10, 2023
Menstrual Cups, Period Poverty & Sustainable Hygiene: Inside Pixie Cup with Jillian Moore (#48)
Jan 03, 2023
India Sanitation Project Update: Clean Water, Toilets & How Sanitation Is Transforming Lives (#47)
Dec 27, 2022
Potty Training, Toilet Fear & Toddler Hygiene: The Super Potty Trainer with Judy Abrahams (#46)
Dec 20, 2022
Female Urinals, Sanitation Innovation & Equality: How PEEQUAL Is Changing Public Health (#45)
Dec 13, 2022
NASA Space Toilet Design: How Innovation, Sanitation & Public Health Meet in Zero Gravity (#44)
Dec 06, 2022
This Toilet Knows If You’re Sick… Before You Do: Smart Sanitation, Medical Data & Clean Water Innovation (#43)
Nov 29, 2022
The Ocean Sewage Crisis: How Wastewater Is Destroying Clean Water & Public Health (#42)
Nov 22, 2022
From Peru to Purpose: Culture, Clean Water & Why Toilets Matter More Than You Think (#41)
Nov 15, 2022
This Smart Toilet Seat Cleans Itself… The Future of Hygiene & Public Restrooms (#40)
Nov 08, 2022
🚽 Bidets Explained: Why Americans Are Switching for Better Hygiene, Clean Water & Sustainability (#39)
Nov 01, 2022
Uganda’s Sanitation Solution: How Compost Toilets Are Transforming Clean Water & Public Health (#38)
Oct 25, 2022
She Risked Her Life Just to Use the Bathroom… The Hidden Sanitation Crisis (#37)
Oct 18, 2022
The Global Sanitation Crisis: Why Billions Still Lack Toilets, Clean Water & Safe Hygiene (#36)
Oct 11, 2022
The Global Sanitation Crisis: Why Clean Water, Toilets & Policy Still Fail Millions (#35)
Oct 04, 2022
Toilets of the Future: Smart Toilets, Health Tracking & Turning Waste Into Energy (#34)
Sep 27, 2022
Who Gives A Crap? How Toilet Paper Is Solving the Global Sanitation Crisis (#33)
Sep 20, 2022
He Almost Died From Food Poisoning… A Shocking Sanitation Story (#32)
Sep 13, 2022
The Global Sanitation Crisis: Why Millions of Women Still Don’t Have Safe Toilets (#31)
Sep 06, 2022
Ending Open Defecation by 2025? Inside Nigeria’s Plan to Solve the Global Sanitation Crisis (#30)
Aug 30, 2022
Can Human Waste Save the World? The Shocking Truth About Sanitation, Energy & the Future (#29)
Aug 23, 2022
From Classroom to Oscar: The Film That Exposed Period Poverty Worldwide (#28)
Aug 16, 2022
He Was Attacked While Going to the Bathroom… Ganesh’s story & The Reality of the Global Sanitation Crisis (#27)
Aug 09, 2022
From Dog Waste to Global Innovation: How Ghana’s Biofil Toilet Is Solving the Sanitation Crisis (#26)
Aug 02, 2022
He Stopped Eating to Avoid the Bathroom… The Hidden Cost of the Global Sanitation Crisis + Kashik's Story (#25)
Jul 26, 2022
200 Million People, One Crisis: How Nigeria Is Tackling the Global Sanitation Emergency (#24)
Jul 19, 2022
She Helps People Wipe Again: The Hidden Struggle of Bathroom Independence & Dignity (#23)
Jul 12, 2022
No Toilets, No Water: The Reality of Sanitation in Peru’s Highlands (And What Happens Next) (#22)
Jul 05, 2022
The #1 Killer of Children Under 5… And It’s Preventable: Why Toilets Still Matter Globally (#21)
Jun 28, 2022
She Fell Into a Pit of Human Waste… The Reality of Living Without a Toilet- Seeba's story (#20)
Jun 21, 2022
From Wooden Toilets to Modern Porta-Potties: The Untold History of Portable Sanitation (#19)
Jun 14, 2022
Why We’re Ashamed to Poop… And How It’s Hurting Our Health & Society (#18)
Jun 07, 2022
Soil It Toilets Explained: How Sean Seavey Is Solving the Global Sanitation Crisis with Innovation (#17)
May 31, 2022
Female Urinals Are Changing Festivals Forever: Inside the Lapee Innovation (#16)
May 24, 2022
Hurricane Maria Aftermath: Living Without a Toilet in Puerto Rico (Cesar’s Story) (#15)
May 17, 2022
She Had Nowhere to Dispose of Waste… Until This Changed Everything (Neela’s Story) (#14)
May 10, 2022
Why Toilets Matter More Than You Think: Sanitation, Safety & Global Impact (Rudi Moghaddam) (#13)
May 03, 2022
Portable Sanitation Explained: How Toilets, Hygiene & Clean Water Impact Global Health (#12)
Apr 26, 2022
2.5 Billion People Without Toilets… The Deadly Reality We Laugh About (#11)
Apr 19, 2022
Would you Rather… The Real Reason Bathroom Anxiety Hits When You Travel (#10)
Apr 12, 2022
Menstrual Hygiene & The Global Sanitation Crisis: Why Toilets Change Everything | Jack Sim Interview (#9)
Apr 05, 2022
Women’s Safety, Sanitation & Clean Water: How Toilets Are Changing Lives in India | Meera & SAPID (#8)
Mar 29, 2022
The Global Sanitation Crisis, Clean Water & Public Health Explained | Chris Padilla (#7)
Mar 22, 2022
From Hollywood to Humanity: The Global Sanitation Crisis, Toilets & One Unforgettable Story | Charan Prabhakar (#6)
Mar 15, 2022
International Women’s Day: Period Poverty, Menstrual Health & The Global Sanitation Crisis Explained
Mar 08, 2022
No Toilets, No Safety: The Global Sanitation Crisis, Women’s Health & Durga’s Story (#4)
Mar 01, 2022
Life Without Toilets: Women’s Safety, Sanitation & The Global Sanitation Crisis | Laxmi’s Story (#3)
Feb 22, 2022
The Global Sanitation Crisis Explained: Why Toilets, Clean Water & Hygiene Save Lives (#1)
Feb 21, 2022
Mr. Toilet Speaks: The Global Sanitation Crisis, Clean Water & The Future of Smart Toilets | Jack Sim (#2)
Feb 21, 2022