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 unraveling the mysterious backstory of this most rudimentary of sex positions tell us about sex, shame and evangelizing around the world – even today? Join Rachel and Charli on a mission to find out more. And do leave your suggestions for a rebrand in the comments!
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Interviewees featured in this episode:
Cinzia Giorgio, Author of The Erotic History of Italy
Dr. Kate Lister., Author of A Curious History of Sex and host of Betwixt the Sheets podcast
Alessandro from City Lights Tours
Kapya Kaoma, Anglican priest and scholar at Boston University
This episode of Don't Drink the Milk was produced by Charli Shield, hosted by Rachel Stewart and edited by Sam Baker.
Chapter index:
0:00 Intro
0:19 So many languages...
2:49 What exactly is a missionary?
5:09 Censorship in the Vatican
10:00 Getting intimate in Italy
15:30 A popular theory and an index of sin
19:43 Sexual morality, missionaries and colonialism
21:07 LGBTQ+ rights in Africa today
28:40 So why IS it called the missionary position?
34:10 A vanilla reputation
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