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Movie Industry Adapts, Plus LeVar Burton Reads

The movie industry is hurting. Most theaters in the U.S. are still shut down, and who knows when—or if—audiences will pack into theaters again. <a href="https://variety.com/author/adam-b-vary/">Adam B. Vary</a> and <a href="https://variety.com/author/angelique-jackson/">Angelique Jackson</a> of Variety talk about the state of the movie industry and how it's adapted, for better or worse, in this pandemic. Also, Sam talks to actor <a href="https://twitter.com/levarburton">LeVar Burton</a> about reading, why we like being read to, what he really wanted you to learn from Reading Rainbow, and the latest season of his podcast <a href="http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/">LeVar Burton Reads</a>. Follow us at <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin</a> Email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsanders@npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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