Weird name for a sex position, right? Well, the story behind it is just as strange - involving the Church, the full moon (or was it campfires?), and some mixed messages. But what can unravelling the mysterious backstory of this most rudimentary of sex positions tell us about sex, shame and evangelizing around the world - even today?

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?

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

The Missionary Position: Preaching, power and getting pregnant

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.

<p>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.</p>

New DW Podcast: Call Sign Condor

Once dubbed an "economic miracle”, things don't run like they used to in Germany. This new DW original podcast endeavors to find out how Germany lost its magic and who’s got it now? Traveling beyond Germany — to India, France, Switzerland, and Denmark — the show explores how others are getting things right, and what Europe's former Wunderkind might learn from them. Wherever you get podcasts.

<p>Once dubbed an "economic miracle&rdquo;, things don't run like they used to in Germany. This new DW original podcast endeavors to find out how Germany lost its magic and who&rsquo;s got it now? Traveling beyond Germany &mdash; to India, France, Switzerland, and Denmark&nbsp;&mdash; the show explores how others are getting things right, and what Europe's former Wunderkind might learn from them. Wherever you get podcasts.</p>

Introducing: Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic

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?

The Missionary Position: Preaching, power and getting pregnant

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

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