<a href='https://www.prolepsis.gr/en/bio/athena-linos'>Athena Linos</a>, 68, a highly regarded  Greek epidemiologist, has been called that country's Anthony Fauci. She was born and raised in a small Greek village, the daughter of the town's baker. Athena succeeded in Greece's patriarchal society because her mother did all she could to see that Athena had a chance for academic achievement that had been inaccessible to her. All of Athena's four daughters have succeeded in their own right, as has her son.  Katie interviews one of those daughters, Natalia Linos, 38, who followed in her mother's footsteps and became an epidemiologist. And like her mother, Natalia is a strong advocate for health equity. She's now executive director of of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard. Don't forget to visit us at<a href='http://www.ourmothersourselves.com'> ourmothersourselves.com.</a> And while you're there, please contribute your word to the mother word cloud. Music composed and performed by <a href='https://andreaperry.tv/bio'>Andrea Perry.</a> Artwork by Paula Mangin. (@PaulaBallah) Producer: Alice Hudson Intern: Rosie Manock (@RosieManock) <a href='https://katiehafner.com/our-mothers-ourselves-podcast/'>Our Mothers Ourselves</a> is an interview podcast that celebrates extraordinary mothers from all walks of life. Please share the one word that best describes your mother on the <a href='https://katiehafner.com/mother-word-cloud/'>Mother Word Cloud</a>.

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Athena Linos (Αθηνά Λινού) -- Paying It Forward (Twice Over)

Katie Hafner -- longtime  New York Times reporter and author of "Mother Daughter Me" -- interviews the offspring of one extraordinary mother. The concept is simple. And sometimes simple turns profound.