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
Turning Poop Culture Into Pop Culture: Filmmaker Lily Zepeda on Storytelling, Sanitation, and Mr. Toilet (#105)
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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 Toilet Organization.
This conversation explores why humor breaks taboos, how storytelling drives social change, and why sanitation is about far more than toilets. It’s about dignity, education, health, and human connection.
What You Will Learn
✅ How storytelling makes complex global issues relatable
✅ Why humor and playfulness cut through sanitation taboos
✅ How Mr. Toilet came to life over five years of filming
✅ Why sanitation access directly impacts education and gender equity
✅ How creativity fuels long-term social impact
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Timestamps
00:00 Turning Poop Culture Into Pop Culture: Filmmaker Lily Zepeda on Storytelling, Sanitation, and Mr. Toilet
01:18 Why toilets still shock people in wealthy countries
11:06 Poo News: toilets on ships and why it’s called “the head”
16:40 Introducing filmmaker Lily Zepeda
19:52 How Mr. Toilet began and meeting Jack Sim
26:08 Sanitation, girls’ education, and human dignity
33:01 Playfulness, creativity, and social change storytelling
36:45 Why humor drives global impact
Key Takeaways
🔹 Storytelling transforms sanitation from statistics into human experience
🔹 Humor opens doors where fear and shame shut them
🔹 Sanitation access shapes education, health, and opportunity
🔹 Playfulness is a serious tool for global change
Guest Bio
Lily Zepeda is an award-winning filmmaker, storyteller, and retreat facilitator. She directed Mr. Toilet: The World’s Number Two Man, following sanitation advocate Jack Sim over five years as he worked to bring global attention to the sanitation crisis. Lily’s work blends curiosity, humor, and humanity to spotlight stories that challenge norms and inspire action.
Poo-News and Show Notes:
- How did sailors of old go to the loo in the Age of Sail? ⛵️💩
- Watch Lily's full movie here! 🎥💩
- Connect with Lily on Instagram! 🙋🏻♀️
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