It’s been a rough few years for movie theaters, and the dismal start to the summer blockbuster season hasn’t helped. If people go to theaters less often, will that change the type of movies that are made? Is the future of moviegoing a boutique, high-end experience? Matt Belloni, host of “The Town,” joins The Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg and Chris Suellentrop to talk about what’s going on with the movies and what, if anything, will get people out of their living rooms and into theaters.

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A quarter of Americans, most of them Republicans, say immigration is the most pressing issue facing the country. Post columnists Karen Tumulty, León Krauze and Jim Geraghty discuss why this issue is top of mind for so many people, how politics continues to thwart policy and whether Americans still see our country as a cultural melting pot.

Read more from the columnists.

Karen Tumulty: “The U.S. is failing millions of undocumented essential workers”

León Krauze: “Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge fall spotlights immigrant workers”

Jim Geraghty: “Why America Needs a Secure Border | National Review”

And here’s more information on the topics discussed in the show:

“Immigration Named Top U.S. Problem for Third Straight Month”

“The Economic Impacts of Removing Unauthorized Immigrant Workers”

“Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts”

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The Alitos are the latest couple to face the question: When you are married to someone in public life — a Supreme Court justice, a member of Congress, a Post Opinions columnist — what compromises do you need to make? Should you be held to the same ethical standards as your spouse? Charles Lane, Ruth Marcus and James Hohmann discuss the politics of marriage, whether the Supreme Court is more partisan now than in the past and why they don’t think Justice Alito needs to recuse himself in the Jan. 6 case.

Read more from the Washington Post:

“The strange case of Alito v. Alito” 

“Sam Alito's flag flew upside down. Are his ethics?”

“Read Justice Alito’s letter denying requests to recuse from Jan. 6 cases”

Do we actually want AI that seems human?

Chatbots are being made to act and sound like humans. That makes them easier to talk to, but there could be other consequences. As our relationships with artificial intelligence evolve, do we need to draw a brighter line between what is technology and what is us? Opinions columnists Josh Tyrangiel, Bina Venkataraman and Amanda Ripley talk about what we really want out of AI. 

Read more on AI from our Washington Post columnists.

Josh Tyrangiel: 

“Honestly, I love when AI hallucinates”

“Let AI remake the whole U.S. government (oh, and save the country)”

“College students are dropping out in droves. Two sisters could fix that.”

Bina Venkataraman:

“When technology of the future traps people in the past” 

“Can AI solve medical mysteries? It's worth finding out.”

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The house, the yard and the picket fence have long been part of the American Dream. Owning a home is lauded as a way to grow your wealth and pass it down to future generations. But high demand and short supply, coupled with today’s soaring interest rates, have made home ownership out of reach for many Americans. Opinions columnist Catherine Rampell and associate editor Alexi McCammond join deputy editor Charles Lane to talk about the cultural and financial forces at work and the generational shift in thinking about whether buying a house is the best place to put your money. 

Read more from the Washington Post:

“The YOLO economy is saving American cities” 

“Cities try every tool to fix the housing shortage except what works”

“Stop blaming millennials for the housing crisis”

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As trust in institutions plummets and many people search for shared values, what is the state of American identity? This bonus "Impromptu" episode features a live discussion between Opinions columnists Shadi Hamid and Jason Willick and the hosts of "Post Reports" Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi about the importance of identity in a changing world.

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The WNBA season began this week following a college tournament where the women were more popular than the men. Is this shift about more than Caitlin Clark and the fantastic players in basketball right now? Sports columnist Sally Jenkins joins Opinions columnists Theodore Johnson and Amanda Ripley to talk about what athletes have done for the women’s movement and whether the women’s game can avoid some of the pitfalls that have plagued men’s sports. 

Read more from our columnists about what they discussed in this episode.

Sally Jenkins: “Title IX showed generations of women what was possible” and “Caitlin Clark is coming, and the WNBA better get ready for her”

Theodore R. Johnson: “Healing medicine for a fractured nation? College basketball.”

When asked about their religious affiliation, nearly 30 percent of Americans identify as “nones,” or “nothing in particular.” And over the past 25 years there’s been a steep decline in people belonging to any type of church, synagogue or mosque. But what is lost as people drift from religion? Is it at all responsible for today’s loneliness crisis?

Read more from our columnists about what they discussed in the episode.

Perry Bacon: “I used to be a Christian. Now I miss church.”

Kate Cohen: “How atheists can fix a broken America” and “Go back to church! (Or something like it.)” 

Shadi Hamid: “The dilemmas of living in a post-religious world.”

Campus protests across the country have renewed Americans' attention on the Israel-Gaza war and are scrambling U.S. politics, particularly on the left. Senior Opinions Editor Amanda Katz speaks with columnists Dana Milbank and Shadi Hamid about how their views have evolved since Oct. 7, whether there’s a double standard on free speech, and what the protests could foreshadow for the upcoming presidential election, particularly among young people.

(Note: This episode was recorded Monday, April 29 and does not reference events that took place after)

Read some of the columns referenced in this episode. Dana Milbank wrote on what it felt like for him in the weeks following the Oct. 7 attacks: “It’s a lonely time to be a Jew in America” 

Shadi Hamid wrote about the recent Israeli aid bill and some Democrats’ changing views: “Why it matters that some Democrats voted against aid for Israel”