Teddy Siegel

And when she did, the bathroom was just there, open, accessible to anyone. Like, she didn't actually have to buy anything. So she went outside and made a TikTok. Guilt-free places to pee in NYC. McDonald's. Then she made another.

And another.

And another.

And another.

And now, every time she's out in the world, she's adding and subtracting from her bathroom map. We check out a dim sum place.

And now, every time she's out in the world, she's adding and subtracting from her bathroom map. We check out a dim sum place.

And now, every time she's out in the world, she's adding and subtracting from her bathroom map. We check out a dim sum place.

Everyone just keeps nodding no, no, no. Now, Teddy isn't just a public toilet influencer. She is also a professional opera singer. Is there a toilet song?

Everyone just keeps nodding no, no, no. Now, Teddy isn't just a public toilet influencer. She is also a professional opera singer. Is there a toilet song?

Everyone just keeps nodding no, no, no. Now, Teddy isn't just a public toilet influencer. She is also a professional opera singer. Is there a toilet song?

desperation.

desperation.

desperation.

And so in the middle of Manhattan, flanked by skyscrapers, while cars and people whiz by, she starts to sing.

And so in the middle of Manhattan, flanked by skyscrapers, while cars and people whiz by, she starts to sing.

And so in the middle of Manhattan, flanked by skyscrapers, while cars and people whiz by, she starts to sing.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erica Barris out here in these streets using crowdsourced maps just to find a place to go. Why is this a system we have? There could be a very simple free market solution to all this. We could pay to use a bathroom. Why can't we? Today on the show, we hardly have any public toilets in the US, but we used to, and we also used to have thousands of paid toilets.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erica Barris out here in these streets using crowdsourced maps just to find a place to go. Why is this a system we have? There could be a very simple free market solution to all this. We could pay to use a bathroom. Why can't we? Today on the show, we hardly have any public toilets in the US, but we used to, and we also used to have thousands of paid toilets.

Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erica Barris out here in these streets using crowdsourced maps just to find a place to go. Why is this a system we have? There could be a very simple free market solution to all this. We could pay to use a bathroom. Why can't we? Today on the show, we hardly have any public toilets in the US, but we used to, and we also used to have thousands of paid toilets.

This is the story of how they both went away. That is a satisfying flushing sound. It is.