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ZuLoo Poodcast
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.
ZuLoo Poodcast
International Women’s Day, Women’s Sanitation, and Dignity: Cody Sanders and Laxmi’s Story (#87)
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Women’s sanitation, dignity, and empowerment are at the center of this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Cody Sanders who continues to inspire, educate and empower women around the world as the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of MixHers She shares Laxmi’s story and how access to safe toilets can transform safety, education, and opportunity for women and girls.
This conversation highlights the connection between sanitation, women’s empowerment, and global health. Through stories like Laxmi’s, we see how something as simple as a toilet can restore dignity, improve safety, and create opportunities for women and girls in communities that lack access to sanitation infrastructure.
ZuLoo remains committed to supporting initiatives that empower women, improve sanitation access, and elevate the voices of those whose lives are changed by safe toilets.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why sanitation access is critical for women’s dignity and safety
✅ How toilets impact education and opportunity for girls
✅ The importance of celebrating women’s stories in sanitation work
✅ Why access to sanitation is a global health issue
✅ How organizations like ZuLoo help empower communities
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Timestamps
00:00 International Women’s Day and Women’s Sanitation
0:49 Podcast Intro: Toilets, Sanitation & Global Mission
1:17 Guest Intro: Cody Sanders & International Women’s Day
2:20 Mixhers Story: Hormone Health & Women’s Wellness
5:22 Poop News: Woman Removed from Flight for Using Toilet Too Much
8:03 What’s the Best Way to Pee? Science Behind Bladder Health
11:05 Sitting vs Hovering: UTI Risk & Pelvic Floor Health
12:08 Laxmi’s Story: Life Without a Toilet in India
13:55 The Reality: Safety Risks, Fear & Daily Struggles
16:13 Women’s Health & Survival: Real Experiences Without Toilets
21:42 Breaking the Stigma: Conversations, Education & Empowerment
Key Takeaways
🔹 Sanitation access directly affects women’s dignity and safety
🔹 Toilets help improve education opportunities for girls
🔹 Women’s stories highlight the real impact of sanitation
🔹 Community sanitation solutions empower families and communities
Guest Bio
Cody Sanders is a sanitation advocate working to raise awareness about global sanitation challenges and the impact of safe toilets on dignity, health, and opportunity. Through storytelling and advocacy, Cody helps highlight the real-world impact sanitation access has on individuals and communities.
Poo-News and Show Notes:
- Can women get booted off planes for using the loo too many times? ✈️🇲🇽💩 (Global Media LBC)
- Should women re-think their "hovering" habits when they pee? 💦🤨 (Healthy Women)
- Shop at the ZuLoo Marketplace today -- where a portion of each sale goes towards ZuLoo's global mission! 🌍🚽💚
- Donate here to help ZuLoo build toilets!
- Join our new Facebook Group: ZuLoo - Safe and Clean Toilets fo
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