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Season 23, Episode 6

Episode Title: De moeder van alle mythen

Air Date: 2024-11-03

Overview:

In Dutch society, mothers bear a disproportionate share of the financial, emotional and practical costs of raising the next generation. How did that come about, and is that actually what makes mothers, children and society happy? A plea for the village from the statement: It takes a village to raise a child. With: writer Aminatta Forna, anthropologist and primatologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, science journalist Lucy Jones and historian Noëmi Willemen.