Don’t Drink The Milk Podcast: The Curious History Of Things

Don’t Drink the Milk is one of those podcasts that sparkles because of its unpredictability, contorted nature, and host's brash intelligence.

The show’s subtitle, "The Curious History of Things," offers listeners a non-diary taster of its meandering narrative flow.

Here is the show’s elevator pitch: “For DW’s new English-language podcast Don’t Drink the Milk, host Rachel Stewart will be traveling through Europe to get to the bottom of everyday terms, things, and phrases.”

Who or what is DW? I wanted to know as well. Deutsche Welle (“German Wave”), commonly shortened to DW (pronounced [deːˈveː]), is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW’s satellite television service consists of channels in German, English, Spanish, Hindi, Persian, and Arabic.

DW offers regularly updated articles on its news website and runs its own center for international media development, DW Akademie. The broadcaster’s stated goals are to produce reliable news coverage, provide access to the German language, and promote understanding between peoples. It is also a provider of live streaming world news which can be, like all DW programs, viewed and listened via its website, YouTube, Satellite…