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Pancho Doll knows what makes a good swimming hole. Nice rocks, deep pools and privacy are all important in selecting the perfect place to take a summertime plunge, the expert tells NPR's Bob Edwards. See Doll's list of the 15 best places to cool off.

The search continues for survivors of Friday's mudslides in the Philippines, but no one has been found for days, and 1,800 residents of the village of Guinsaugon are feared dead. Debbie Elliot spoke with Carlos Conde, who has been reporting on the disaster for The New York Times.

Muhammad Khudayyir's book Basrayatha: The Story of a City is part memoir, part history, part tribute and part travelogue. Basrayatha narrates the story of the port city of Basra and says that without date palms and waterways, it wouldn't be what it is.

The 20-year-old twins of Ibeyi make their debut with cool French textures and raw, emotional lyrics — underpinned with a deep, soulful Afro-Cuban sound.

On his new album, Montreal musician and producer Michael Silver brings his diverse sounds together to form a sumptuous whole that draws extensively on the music of the 1980s.

Innerworld is awash in '80s earmarks, but it also conveys a sense of wistfulness; a sense of childlike splendor in danger of succumbing to the ravages of adulthood.

Now on a tear after a decades-long hiatus, the cult songwriter mixes plain, uncomplicated humanist charm with a more questing cosmic aim.

Streaming platforms outpaced broadcast and cable in July's total TV viewership. The change came as new seasons of hits on Hulu and Netflix debuted and live sports and traditional shows went on hiatus.

Book critic Alan Cheuse reviews Marjorie Kowalski Cole's debut novel, Correcting the Landscape. The story takes place in Fairbanks, Alaska, three years after the Exxon Valdez disaster and presents a public interest story intertwined with a love story.

Who says road novels have to be about the young? The English Major follows a 60-something teacher as he sets off on a cross-country journey to mend a broken heart — and revive his libido.