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Over the next month, NPR will dive into the latest research and explore some of the world's oldest cultures for tried and true ways to raise a human.
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NPR's top Instagram posts of the year. (Left) Rescuers in Houston retrieve a dog after flooding from Hurricane Harvey. (Center) Sarah and her mom Tamara traveled from Detroit to be part of the the Women's March on Washington. (Right) A still image from an episode of NPR's Hot Pot series on food and memory.
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Sam Sanders (left) is the host of NPR's new podcast, It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, and Brent Baughman (right) is the producer.
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President Barack Obama laughs with Frank Deford as he awards him the 2012 National Humanities Medal for transforming how we think about sports, during a ceremony in the East Room of White House on July 10, 2013
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Up First is designed with digital listeners in mind but will also serve as a preview of the news stories that will be treated in depth on public radio stations across the country throughout the day.
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