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Privy is a podcast about bathrooms, recorded from a bathroom. Each week we look at a piece of bathroom history, culture, or etiquette or we hear from a friend and learn about their bathroom experiences.

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Privy is a podcast about bathrooms, recorded from a bathroom. Each week we look at a piece of bathroom history, culture, or etiquette or we hear from a friend and learn about their bathroom experiences.

    The Guano Wars

    The Guano Wars

    Wars were once fought over the control of bird poop. We talk about how Peruvian animal feces ends up in the US and Europe.
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International--Music: Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-Transition Music:"Whispering Stream" by E's Jammy Jamshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKCo4y0JbV2a7azDkmbIlyYtWzQdaDwiM--Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chincha_culture
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chincha_Islands
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chincha_Islands_War
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands,_Islets,_and_Capes_National_Reserve_System
    https://www.britannica.com/place/Peru/Achievement-of-independence
    https://agencevu.com/en/serie/les-forcats-du-guano-au-perou-iles-chincha-2014/

    • 26 min
    Hammams and Eastern Bathing Rituals

    Hammams and Eastern Bathing Rituals

    What began as a means of ritualistic cleansing has turned into modern relaxation. This week we look at the history and development of hammams and eastern bathing rituals.
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International--Music: Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-Transition Music:"Breadtime" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com , www.soundofpicture.com--Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Turkish_baths
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests
     

    • 33 min
    Healthy Living and Extra Gassy w/ Aaron Luckman (Privychat 29)

    Healthy Living and Extra Gassy w/ Aaron Luckman (Privychat 29)

    Aaron shares some of his experiences as a janitor. He and Hunter discuss the benefits of healthy living, and the effects that living has on your tummy. 
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International--Music: Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Urinals and Standing to Pee

    Urinals and Standing to Pee

    Why do men stand to pee? Is it utility or something to prove? And, how has the invention of the urinal impacted this aspect of bathrooming?
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International--Music: Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-Poo in the News:"Camp" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com-Transition Music:"Blossoming" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com--Sources:
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-68636757
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/celebrating-history-urinals-waterless-klaus-reichardt-#:~:text=The%20actual%20age%20is%20unknown,to%20be%20designated%20for%20restrooms.
    https://sdhammika.blogspot.com/2008/10/ancient-toilets.html
    https://patents.google.com/patent/US53488A/en
    https://medievallondon.ace.fordham.edu/exhibits/show/medieval-london-objects/urinal
    https://www.peequal.com/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106761/

    • 35 min
    Privy Pranks 3 (April Fool's Day 2024)

    Privy Pranks 3 (April Fool's Day 2024)

    After a brief look at the history of April Fool's Day, Hunter shares even more bathroom pranks. And in an installment of Poo In the News, we review Poopsenders.com and some of the trouble they (almost) got in.
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International--Music: Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-Poo in the News:"Camp" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com-Transition Music:"A Gentleman" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com--Sources:
    A Brief, Totally Sincere History of April Fools’ Day. Washington Post.
    https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day
    https://mashable.com/article/april-fools-day-bathroom
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w3dx/unmasking-poopsenders-the-anonymous-website-that-sends-people-fake-poop
     

    • 39 min
    Fertilizer (Brown Gold)

    Fertilizer (Brown Gold)

    As people prep their gardens for spring, we explore the history of fertilizer and how this poop based resource has been a source of conflict for centuries.
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    Give Thanks, Give Back:Wounded Warrior ProjectLiving Water International
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    Intro and Outro Derived from:"Barroom Ballet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Transition Music:"A Gentleman" by Podington Bearwww.podingtonbear.com
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    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_fertilizer
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_soil#:~:text=the%20local%20markets%22.-,Mexico%20and%20Central%20America,feces%20to%20fertilize%20their%20crops.
    https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-of-human-waste-as-fertilizer/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuse_of_human_excreta
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/03/23/your-poop-could-be-a-literal-goldmine-of-precious-metals/

    • 36 min

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