Today, our show about poo.
First, the 'no-poo' movement. Before the last century, people washed their hair a lot less often than we do today. A little Castille soap, an egg yoke for extra shine, and one hundred strokes with a boar bristle brush would do the trick. It wasn't until John Breck introduced his golden shampoo that everyone wanted to have the long lustrous locks of a Breck Girl. Today, 'no-poo' converts are going back to the basics and they say they're hair has never looked so good.
Next, every year Americans are flushing precious metals like gold, silver and platinum down the tube, literally. Scientists say we're ingesting or absorbing metals and other elements from things as common as detergents, sunscreen, and nanoparticles in our socks to prevent bad odors. What goes in, must come out. The good news is we may be flushing metals worth about $13 million for every million people that can be extracted. We can recycle the old instead of mining the new. Also, if we can extract metals from the 7 million tons of biosolids we produce each year, more of our fertilizer will land on fields instead of in our local landfill. The bad news is we don't know what this means for our health.
Lastly, no show on poo would be complete without Winnie-the-Pooh. This beloved bear continues to enchant and guide a new generation of children to save British bees and protect his honey.
GUESTS:
- Savannah Born is a writer and editor living in New York City and the author of Shampoo Free: A DIY Guide To Putting Down the Bottle and Embracing Happier, Healthier Hair
- Paul Westerhoff, professor Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University.
- Mark Burgess has been an author and illustrator of children’s books for 25 years. He illustrated the first authorized sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood and this most recent book with the British Beekeepers Association, Winnie-the-Pooh and the Missing Bees.
- Jane Moseley is Operations Director/General Secretary, British Beekeepers' Association
MUSIC:
- “Dry Shampoo” by Sam Russo
- “I Poop Gold” by Rob Paravonian
- “Honey Song” by Winnie The Pooh
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
