Once upon a time, people had to pay to use a public toilet. In this episode we discuss the history, Chicago's role, and the current narratives.Show Notes:DNA Info: How Chicago's Fight To Ban Pay Toilets Relates To Today's City ProtestsNorthwestern: Chicago considers installing public restrooms with revenue from company that manages bus stopsWSJ: The Villain Behind America’s Public-Restroom CalamityWSJ: When Chicago Flushed the Toilet TaxJSTOR: The Rise and Fall of Pay ToiletsPacific Standard: WHY DON'T WE HAVE PAY TOILETS IN AMERICA?The Dispatch: Ban on Toilettes DisputesNYT: https://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/20/archives/notes-highway-sculpture-notes-about-travel-notes-about-travel.htmlBloomberg: Pay Toilets Are Illegal in Much of the U.S. They Shouldn't Be.Economic Times: The case for and against public toiletsMental Floss: Pay-Per-Poop: A History of Pay ToiletsAP: Lost History: How 4 Ohio Kids Ended Pay Toilettes in USMedium: The Pee-culiar Story of Why Toilets Are Free in the United StatesStrongland: Remembering the shit-inChicago Booth: Why We Should Free the Market for Public ToiletsNYT: If New York Is So Great, Why Isn’t There Anywhere to Pee?The City: NYC’s Promised Public Bathrooms Still Doing the Waiting DanceSocials:@ohmalort pod or ohmalortpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices