.jpg)
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
Sanitation Education and Public Health: Professor Francis Lajara de los Reyes on Training the Next Generation of Sanitation Leaders (#87)
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Sanitation education, public health training, and global sanitation leadership are the focus of this episode of the ZuLoo Poodcast. Professor Francis Lajara de los Reyes, PhD, explains how universities are preparing students to solve sanitation, hygiene, and wastewater challenges around the world.
Dr. Lajara de los Reyes shares how education and academic research are shaping the future of sanitation systems, preparing students to address global challenges related to hygiene, wastewater management, and environmental health. This conversation highlights why education is one of the most powerful tools in improving sanitation worldwide.
What You Will Learn
✅ Why sanitation education is essential for global health
✅ How universities train future sanitation professionals
✅ The connection between sanitation, wastewater, and public health
✅ Why research and innovation drive sanitation solutions
✅ How education helps scale sanitation improvements worldwide
Like the Poodcast? Click here to become a supporter of the show!
Timestamps
00:00 Sanitation Education and Public Health
02:10 Introducing Professor Francis Lajara de los Reyes
06:05 Why sanitation education matters
10:40 Training students in sanitation and public health
15:20 Research and innovation in sanitation systems
20:35 Preparing future sanitation leaders
25:40 The role of education in solving global sanitation challenges
Key Takeaways
🔹 Education is essential for developing future sanitation leaders
🔹 Sanitation is closely tied to public health and environmental protection
🔹 Universities play a key role in sanitation research and innovation
🔹 Training professionals helps scale sanitation solutions worldwide
Guest Bio
Francis Lajara de los Reyes, PhD, is a professor specializing in sanitation education and public health training. His work focuses on preparing students to address sanitation challenges through research, innovation, and practical solutions that improve global health outcomes.
Poo-News and Show Notes:
- Why are so many Millennials and Gen Z-ers getting colon cancer? 🙀🏥 (Yale Medicine)
- Is a stool test an alternative to getting a colonoscopy? 💩🧪 (Medical News Today)
- 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 n
Copyright (c) ZuLoo Media LLC. All rights reserved. The Pōōdcast is the property of ZuLoo Media LLC (the “Publisher”). The opinions expressed on the Pōōdcast are not necessarily that of the Publisher or of its parent company, ZuLoo, Inc. (“ZuLoo”), or its affiliates. References to third-parties, or links thereto, do not constitute an endorsement by such persons of the Pōōdcast, the Publisher, ZuLoo, or their affiliates, products, or services. ZuLoo Humanitarian is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity affiliated with ZuLoo. The ZuLoo Marketplace is owned and operated by ZuLoo Enterprises USA LLC, a ZuLoo-affiliated company. Questions may be directed to legal@zuloo.com.