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Inside Bonnaroo's Planet Roo: Shower The People's Mission Radiates Positivity

Season 8, Episode 39 October 1, 2025 1h 2m Video

Barry CourterLord TacoBryan Stone

Why does a shower matter? This week on The What Podcast, Meredith MacLeod Jaulin from Shower the People joins us. Learn how a Nashville mobile shower and laundry nonprofit restores dignity, health, and trust - then channels festival energy into year-round impact through Planet Roo partnerships and tie-dye towel activations at Bonnaroo. Meredith shares the org's origin (founded 2017), why low-barrier access matters, and how a converted school bus now delivers showers, laundry, underwear, and essentials across Nashville - while Planet Roo grants, programming, and community touchpoints help amplify the mission.

Also, we look at other festival news too as many events are starting to announce their 2026 lineups, such as Coachella, Big Ears, and Summerfest. What does this mean for Bonnaroo? Bryan Stone also recaps his IBMA experience and how the VIP experience seems to miss the mark.

Listen to this week's episode here or watch it on YouTube. As always, subscribe to The What Podcast wherever you get podcasts for weekly updates on Bonnaroo and festival news!

Topics: Bonnaroo, World of Bluegrass

Guest: Meredith MacLeod Jaulin

  1. Topics
  2. Bonnaroo
  3. World of Bluegrass
  1. Guests
  2. Meredith MacLeod Jaulin
  1. Seasons
  2. Season 8
  1. Hosts
  2. Barry Courter
  3. Lord Taco
  4. Bryan Stone
In this episode
00:00Intro
03:06Confusing seating at IBMA
14:40Coachella and other festival lineups
18:17Brad Parker's replacement
21:37Introducing this week's guest
24:15Interview with Meredith
01:02:19Outro

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