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Don't Drink the Milk – The curious history of things

Don't Drink the Milk – The curious history of things

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We trace the unexpected backstories of everyday things – things that have traveled the world, by force, by chance, or by choice. How did this item or idea change as it moved through different cultures and eras on its way to you? And what surprising truths does its story reveal about our world today?2026 DW Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary World
Episodes
  • New DW Podcast: Call Sign Condor

    New DW Podcast: Call Sign Condor
    Sep 23 2026
    Why would someone risk their life for a country that's not their own? From LA Times Studios, DW, and Futuro Studios, this is a show about the thousands of Latin American soldiers who are fighting in Ukraine, for Ukraine.
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    4 mins
  • Prisons: Why can’t we break free?

    Prisons: Why can’t we break free?
    Dec 3 2024
    Lock 'em up and throw away the key. Turns out that concept has been controversial from the beginning. There have always been cracks in the concept of incarceration, but have we let the system grow beyond our control? Journeying from prisons’ beginnings to now, and from the US to a small European country, we ask: who is prison actually serving?
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    44 mins
  • Invisible Work: Women strike back

    Invisible Work: Women strike back
    Nov 19 2024
    Women around the world and across generations are connected by this familiar thing that you can't actually see: invisible labor. The mountain of tasks that go unseen and undervalued, and which fall mainly on the shoulders of women. From Icelandic grandmothers to Escape the Corset and 4B activists in South Korea, here's what happens when women push back.
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    46 mins
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