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Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

Returning Series · First aired 2003-02-21 · ⭐ 6.0

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

Season 24

E25 · August 28, 2026: Michael S. Roth, Molly Jong-Fast, Rep. Byron Donalds
Aired 2026-08-28

Guests: An interview with Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University and author of "The Student: A Short History." This week's panel discussion includes Molly Jong-Fast, host of the podcast "Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast" and author of "How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir"; and Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican congressman from Florida's 19th district and the party's nominee for Governor.

E26 · September 11, 2026: Terry Bradshaw, Max Brooks, Sarah Longwell
Aired 2026-09-11

Guests: An interview with Terry Bradshaw, four-time Super Bowl champion, NFL Hall of Famer, and author of "Looking for Terry: A Memoir." This week's panel discussion includes Max Brooks, bestselling author of "World War Z" and "Devolution," and author of the forthcoming novel "The First Hundred Hours"; and Sarah Longwell, founder and publisher of The Bulwark Substack and author of "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time."

E27 · September 18, 2026: Kevin Roose, Jessica Tarlov, Christopher Rufo
Aired 2026-09-18

Guests: An interview with Kevin Roose, former tech columnist at The New York Times and author of the forthcoming book "The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence." This week's panel discussion includes Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, contributing editor at City Journal, and author of "America's Cultural Revolution"; and Jessica Tarlov, co-host of "The Five" on Fox News and author of the new book "I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends."

E28 · September 25, 2026: Andrew Huberman, Jonathan Swan, James Kirchick
Aired 2026-09-25

Guests: An interview with Andrew Huberman, host of the "Huberman Lab" podcast and author of the new book "Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body." This week's panel discussion includes Jonathan Swan, White House correspondent at The New York Times and co-author of "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump"; and James Kirchick, contributing writer at The Atlantic and author of "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington."