The toilet: A ubiquitous appliance that dates to the time of Shakespeare. But billions of people around the world still lack modern sanitation infrastructure. And the incentive to modernize includes the possibility that recycling human waste could help with conservation efforts, energy generation, and even medicine.
Also, a sixth-grader puts lipstick on cats’ bottoms to map places their tush has touched, and in Michigan, why peeing on the peonies can be a good thing.
Guests:
- Kaeden Henry – Sixth grade student in Tennessee and his mother, Kerry Griffin, who holds a doctorate in animal behavior.
(interview starts at 2:51) - Yvette Johnson-Walker – Clinical Instructor in Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
(interview starts at 10:17) - Chelsea Wald – Science and environmental journalist, and author of Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet.
(interview starts at 21:31) - Nancy Love – Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan.
(interview starts at 36:28)
Originally aired June 14, 2021
Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake
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