ZuLoo Poodcast

Designing a toilet for space isn’t just engineering, it’s sanitation, public health, and innovation at the highest level. This episode explores how space toilets impact hygiene, waste systems, and future missions. What happens when sanitation meets space travel? We sit down with Boone Davidson, winner of NASA’s Lunar Loo Challenge, to explore how designing a toilet for space pushes the limits of s...

Smart toilets are transforming sanitation, public health, and clean water systems. This episode explores how toilets can track health data, improve hygiene, and revolutionize wastewater innovation. What if your toilet could detect disease, monitor your health, and transform wastewater into clean water? In this episode, we go inside Hall Labs to explore the future of sanitation, where toilets are n...

The ocean sewage crisis is impacting clean water, public health, and marine ecosystems worldwide. This episode explores how wastewater pollution is destroying oceans and what sanitation solutions can fix it. What if the biggest threat to our oceans isn’t plastic… but sewage? In this episode, we sit down with Chris Clapp, Executive Director of the Ocean Sewage Alliance, to uncover the global sanita...

Clean water, sanitation, and cultural experiences collide in this episode from Peru. Discover how access to toilets impacts public health, hygiene, and everyday life around the world. What does sanitation really look like around the world? In this episode, we sit down with Adriana PeñaFiel, Spanish teacher and Peru native, to share a firsthand look at sanitation, clean water access, and cultural e...

Smart toilet seats are changing sanitation, hygiene, and public health. This episode explores how one invention is transforming dirty restrooms into cleaner, safer spaces. What if every public toilet seat could clean itself before you even sit down? In this episode, we sit down with Rob Poleki, inventor of Washi, a smart toilet seat designed to improve sanitation, hygiene, and public health in pub...

On this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast we check in with our friend Kali Canedo of Omigo , a fun and quirky bidet company founded by Tom and Thomas Lotrecchiano, a father-and-son pair of entrepreneurs in North Carolina, USA.  Omigo's mission is to revolutionize the way Americans think about bidets and their bums and shed light on a bum-cleaning device Europeans have used for centuries. How do y...

Uganda’s sanitation crisis is being tackled through compost toilets, clean water access, and community-led solutions. Learn how sanitation innovation is improving public health and hygiene. What does real sanitation impact look like on the ground? In this episode, we sit down with Lydia and Liam, co-founders of Project Blueprint, to explore how compost toilets are transforming sanitation, clean wa...

The global sanitation crisis is impacting public health, clean water, and safety. This episode reveals how lack of toilets affects hygiene, gender safety, and millions of lives worldwide. What if going to the bathroom wasn’t safe? We sit down with Arturo Fuentes, Director of Global Philanthropy at the Young Living Foundation, to uncover the real impact of sanitation, clean water, and public health...

The global sanitation crisis is impacting billions without access to toilets, clean water, and hygiene. In this episode, Rose George explains why sanitation remains one of the biggest public health challenges and how toilets, wastewater, and infrastructure shape health, safety, and equality worldwide. Why are billions of people still living without access to toilets, clean water, and basic sanitat...

The global sanitation crisis is leaving millions without toilets, clean water, and basic hygiene. Why is this still happening? We break down how sanitation, public health, and water infrastructure are deeply connected and why funding, policy, and outdated systems continue to fail communities around the world. Featuring insights from Sanitation and Water for All, this conversation explores how gove...

Smart toilets are changing sanitation, hygiene, and public health. In this episode, we explore the future of toilets, from turning waste into energy to tracking health through advanced toilet technology. Featuring Michael Hall of Hall Labs, this conversation breaks down how new sanitation systems can operate off-grid, reduce wastewater, and even analyze human health using smart sensors. Learn how...

On this episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we catch up with one of our heroes, Robin Cho, Head of Impact at Who Gives a Crap (WGAC). We chat about the impact WGAC is having using it’s fun, witty, and whimsical style and B-corp business model to sell sustainable bamboo-sourced toilet paper while at the same time donating a HUGE percentage of their profits to help build toilets with their charitable par...

Food poisoning, sanitation, and hygiene can be life-threatening in parts of the world without clean water or proper toilets. In this episode, Jarond Suman  shares a shocking real-life story of severe illness caused by unsafe food and poor sanitation conditions. From global travel to the realities of sanitation and public health, this episode explores how hygiene, clean water, and access to toilets...

The global sanitation crisis is leaving millions without access to toilets, clean water, and safe hygiene. This episode reveals how lack of sanitation impacts women’s safety, dignity, and public health worldwide. Millions of people around the world still don’t have access to something most of us take for granted, a safe, private toilet. This powerful episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast explores the glob...

The global sanitation crisis is impacting millions without access to toilets, clean water, and hygiene. This episode explores how Nigeria plans to end open defecation and drive sanitation innovation worldwide. What does it actually take to solve the global sanitation crisis? On the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Shael Igwe, Global Project Director in the WASH sector, to break down how Nigeria is...

Human waste, sanitation, and clean water are at the center of the global sanitation crisis. This episode reveals how poop could become a powerful solution for energy, sustainability, and global health. What if human waste wasn’t just waste… but one of the most powerful resources on the planet? On the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with documentary producer Troy Hale, creator of Sh* t Saves the World,...

Period poverty, lack of access to menstrual products, and sanitation inequality impact millions worldwide. This episode reveals how one teacher turned filmmaker sparked a global movement for period equity. What started as a classroom project turned into an Oscar-winning film and a global movement changing the lives of women and girls worldwide. In this powerful episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we si...

The global sanitation crisis is putting lives at risk. Lack of toilets, unsafe sanitation, and open defecation expose millions to danger, disease, and violence. This episode reveals the real human impact. What happens when something as basic as using the bathroom becomes dangerous? In this powerful and eye-opening episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we explore the global sanitation crisis, revealing ho...

The global sanitation crisis affects millions without access to toilets. This episode reveals how Ghana’s Biofil toilet uses natural decomposition to create safe, sustainable sanitation solutions worldwide. What if the solution to the global sanitation crisis was already happening in nature? In this fascinating episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Kwaku Anno, founder of Biofil, and his...

The global sanitation crisis impacts dignity, health, and survival. This episode reveals how lack of toilets forces people to avoid eating, risking malnutrition, illness, and humiliation. What would you do if going to the bathroom meant pain, humiliation, or danger? In this powerful episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we explore the global sanitation crisis through one deeply emotional story that revea...

Nigeria’s sanitation crisis affects millions. With over 200 million people and rising open defecation rates, this episode explores how innovation, partnerships, and policy are driving change. What does it take to solve a sanitation crisis in a country of 200 million people? In this powerful episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit down with Dr. Nicholas Igwe, a chemical engineer and WASH leader, to e...

Bathroom independence, hygiene, and sanitation dignity are critical for health and quality of life. This episode reveals how occupational therapy helps people regain independence after illness, injury, or aging. What happens when you can’t take care of yourself in the most private moment of your day? In this powerful and surprisingly eye-opening episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down with occu...

Sanitation in Peru is a growing crisis. Lack of toilets, clean water, and waste management impacts health, economy, and survival. This episode explores real solutions changing communities. What happens when entire communities live without toilets, clean water, or basic sanitation? In this powerful episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast, we sit down with David Utrilla, Honorary Consul of Peru, to uncover th...

Sanitation, toilets, and hygiene are critical to global health. This episode reveals how lack of sanitation leads to preventable disease, child mortality, and poverty—and how simple solutions can save lives. What if one of the biggest threats to children globally wasn’t a complex disease… but something completely preventable? In this powerful and eye-opening episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we sit d...

The global sanitation crisis forces millions to live without toilets. This episode reveals a shocking real-life story of survival, trauma, and how access to sanitation can save lives. What would you do if going to the bathroom meant risking your life? In this unforgettable episode of the ZuLoo Pōōdcast, we hear one of the most powerful and emotional sanitation stories yet, a firsthand account from...