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Backlight Season 22 · Episode 1

Make it simple!

7th September 2023 50 mins Season 22 Episode 1

Is complexity killing us? Is the Netherlands becoming ungovernable? Name a government file and it is stuck. While most fingers point to politics, the real reason is not often mentioned: we have made it all too complex. A look at stalled files with writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, general director of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency Abdeluheb Choho, international artist collective Cascoland, BuitenDelen, Erfpachters Belangen Amsterdam foundation and the residents of the Het Wad campsite on the Afsluitdijk.

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Season 22 · Episode 2

The throwaway society

As the call for sustainability and the preservation of our planet grows louder, we face a crucial challenge: how do we fix our broken consumer society? A dive into this pressing issue with fanatical citizens, adventurous entrepreneurs, top designers and mega recyclers who are all working towards a world without disposable junk. With Gerri Eickhof, Christien Meindertsma, Laetitia Vasseur, Benjamin Sprecher, Marieke Eyskoot and Ruud from the Repair Café Rotterdam.
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