The Milking it! Podcast
What sounds do you associate with Milk?
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Canadian lake cows
Our project is interested in milk traditions and heritage, and how these relate to the dominant historical forces that shape the industrially processed milk that many of us drink today.
One aspect of heritage we are particularly interested in is sound. We may all be familiar with a cows moo, but what about cow horns, violins, name calling, popping corks, suction pads, lorries, aeroplanes, or industrial machinery?
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Our project will work with 12 community researchers, 6 based in the UK and 6 based in Kenya, to develop a 6-part podcast series. The series will explore key themes relating to milk and motherhood, hygiene, health, landscapes, industrialisation and nationhood.
Our first episode asks why humans drink animal milk at all, and how our shared love of milk has shaped the world. We will be releasing the remaining 5 episodes in 2025.
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Landgirl's Day- Everyday Life and Agriculture in West Sussex, England, 1944
29 year old Land Girl Rosalind Cox (left)carries milk pails in the dairy on Mr Tupper's farm at Bignor in Sussex, as her colleague Helen Newmarch sits on a stool to milk 'Cleopatra'. The cattle here are shorthorn cows. Helen is from Worthing and was a shorthand typist before joining the Land Army.
Credit: Imperial War Museums
Milk vendor Grace Wambui in her stall
Milk vendor Grace Wambui in her stall in Waithaka, Nairobi, Kenya
