ZuLoo Poodcast

What if public toilets were clean, modern, and actually enjoyable to use? In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, Andreas Wanner, CEO and co-founder of Mister Loo, shares how his company is revolutionizing public toilets, public sanitation, and clean public bathrooms across Southeast Asia. Discover how smart public toilets, innovative sanitation technology, and customer-focused design are transform...

Sanitation, clean water, public health, and toilet innovation are transforming lives across India. On the Zuloo Poodcast, Sanjay Banka of Banka Bio shares how a personal family challenge led to one of the largest sanitation initiatives in the world. Discover how biodigester toilets, wastewater treatment, water security solutions, and sustainable sanitation systems have helped retrofit over 200,000...

What does a toilet change? Everything. In this powerful episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we share real stories from families in Hyderabad, India, whose lives have been transformed through access to safe sanitation. Hear how clean toilets improve women's safety, protect girls, support education, improve health, and create new opportunities for families. More than 673 million people worldwide sti...

673 million people still live without access to safe sanitation, and the global sanitation crisis impacts health, women’s safety, education, clean water, and dignity every single day. At the 2025 World Toilet Summit in New Delhi, global sanitation leaders, nonprofits, innovators, and public health experts share breakthrough solutions in sustainable toilets, hygiene technology, women’s health, port...

What happens when millions of people living in rapidly growing cities don’t have access to safe sanitation? Global sanitation crisis, urban sanitation, and container-based sanitation are transforming communities across Kenya and Zambia. On the ZuLoo Poodcast, Darin Mangum and Jocelyn Gardiner sit down with Fresh Life leaders Elizabeth Mururi and Lindsay Stradley to discuss safe toilets, hygiene, p...

Menstrual hygiene management, period education, and global sanitation challenges are still major barriers for millions of women and girls worldwide. In this powerful episode, Dr. Arunima Chauhan, Menstrual Hygiene Management Expert at Sulabh International India, joins the conversation to break down the truth about menstruation, debunk harmful myths, and explain why access to education, sanitation,...

Toilet Recipient Stories Part 2: real people describe how access to safe sanitation transformed safety, dignity, school attendance, and community well‑being. Hear first‑hand before-and-after accounts from families and communities, concrete examples of sanitation solutions, and the everyday impacts donors and programs can achieve. Valuable for public health advocates, funders, and curious listeners...

Sewage pollution and ocean sewage are silently impacting marine ecosystems, public health, and climate resilience. We explore how wastewater treatment really works, why sewage infrastructure is failing even in developed countries, and how ocean sewage pollution contributes to dead zones, water pollution, and economic loss. Jasmine Fournier of the Ocean Sewage Alliance explains what happens after w...

What happens after a toilet is built? On the ZuLoo Poodcast, we share powerful real-life stories from people whose lives were transformed after receiving access to safe sanitation. These are the voices behind the statistics. Hyderabad, India:  In this episode we meet the grateful families and recipients of ZuLoo Humanitarian's ongoing toilet building project in India. From safety and dignity...

Sanitation, toilets, and access to safe waste systems are at the heart of global health, dignity, and human impact. In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, global impact leader Christine Lee shares her journey from corporate banking success to purpose-driven work focused on sanitation, toilets, and underserved communities. From Mongolia’s ger districts to global nonprofit leadership, this conversat...

Pure water, safe drinking water, and sanitation are essential to public health, equity, and everyday life. In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, Cydian Kaufman, CEO of Pure Water Northwest , explains how drinking water standards really work, the difference between legal and health-based water guidelines, and why water that looks or tastes fine is not always safe. From arsenic and chlorine byprodu...

Sanitation innovation and sustainable sanitation solutions are essential to public health, climate resilience, and human dignity. In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, sanitation expert Dr. Nirod Baran Mazumdar explains how twin pit toilets work, why affordable toilet technology matters, and how ecological sanitation systems can eliminate manual scavenging while saving water. Recorded on site in...

What if the toilet actually evolved? In this episode of the Zulu Pōōdcast, we sit down with Compo Closet co-founders Richard Peter and Erica Pugh to talk composting toilets, van life realities, and why sanitation innovation matters more than ever. From urine-diverting design to waterless, chemical-free systems, this conversation breaks down how modern composting toilets work, why they don’t smell,...

What do ancient civilizations, royal thrones, composting toilets, and modern sanitation innovation all have in common? Toilets. In this episode of the Zuloo Poodcast, we travel to India for a guided tour of the International Toilet Museum with curator Narjis Ali. From 4,500-year-old sanitation systems to royal toilet thrones and futuristic composting and microwave toilets, this episode explores ho...

How do you make the global sanitation crisis impossible to ignore? You tell a story people can feel. In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down with award-winning filmmaker Lily Zepeda, director of Mr. Toilet: The World’s Number Two Man . Lily shares how she followed curiosity all the way from a radio announcement to a five-year documentary journey alongside Jack Sim, founder of the World...

What does it take to carry forward one of the most important sanitation movements in the world? In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down in New Delhi with Kumar Dilip, President of Sulabh International. Kumar shares the legacy of his father, Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, whose work helped eradicate manual scavenging through the invention of the twin-pit toilet system. From sanitation and biogas...

What does one life dedicated to sanitation change for the world? In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we visit the Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Memorial Centre in New Delhi to honor the legacy of Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International. Dr. Pathak’s work transformed sanitation in India and beyond. From ending manual scavenging through the twin-pit toilet system to restoring dignity for m...

Global sanitation advocacy, toilet access, and sanitation awareness are at the heart of the story of Jack Sim, widely known as “Mr. Toilet.” In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we explore the remarkable journey of the founder of the World Toilet Organization, whose mission has helped bring global attention to sanitation issues affecting billions of people. Jack Sim shares how humor, bold advoca...

What starts as a simple product can turn into a powerful global mission. In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down with Lynette Bullock, creator of Toilet Fizzies, to explore how a single story from a young girl named Saraswathi reshaped her understanding of sanitation, dignity, and access. This conversation connects clean toilets, menstrual hygiene, education, and opportunity. It’s a rem...

What happens when music, purpose, and sanitation intersect? In this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down with David Osmond to talk about TribeHouse , community, and the story of a young girl named Anjali whose lack of access to a safe toilet changed the way he saw dignity and global responsibility. This conversation moves beyond toilets as infrastructure and into toilets as access, safety, e...

What happens when women lead sanitation solutions? In this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Carolina Allen, founder of Big Ocean Women , to share the powerful story of Jayamma and how access to a safe toilet can transform a woman’s future. This conversation explores sanitation through the lens of women’s leadership, dignity, education, and economic opportunity. From community-built...

What if a toilet could change how an entire country thinks about sanitation? In this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we explore Haewoojae, also known as Korea’s Mr. Toilet House, a cultural landmark dedicated to sanitation, dignity, and public health. Built by Sim Jae Duck, founder of the World Toilet Association, Haewoojae reframed toilets as a point of national pride rather than taboo. This episo...

Where does your water actually come from and what happens after it goes down the drain? In this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Michelle De Haan, Water Quality Manager for Park City Municipa l, to walk through the new state-of-the-art 3Kings Water Treatment Plant. We break down how drinking water is tested, protected, and delivered safely to the community. This conversation explore...

What happens when access to a toilet determines whether a girl can stay in school? In this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Vanessa and Yahosh Bonner to share the powerful story of Shailaja and how sanitation access shapes safety, education, and dignity for girls around the world. This conversation highlights the lived reality behind global sanitation statistics and shows how one to...

Hygiene is more than cleanliness. It’s confidence, dignity, and access. In this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Peter Gayle, CEO of Bodifresh , to talk about why personal hygiene products matter and how everyday solutions can support global sanitation awareness. Peter shares how Bodifresh approaches hygiene with intention, education, and inclusivity, and why conversations about cle...