Episode 373

9.0

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Bill's guests include former Vice President Al Gore, Professor and activist Dr. Cornel West, former Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace, Ralph Reed and John Krasinski.

1/15/2016

Episode 374

8.0

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Bill's guests include "No One Ever Tells You" singer Seth Macfarlane, "Destiny and Power" author Jon Meacham, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) and anti-Trump GOP strategist Liz Mair.

1/22/2016

Episode 375

8.0

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Bill's guests include Ex-Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Washington Examiner columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson, medical maverick Dr. Sam Chachoua and "The Big Short" director Adam McKay.

1/29/2016

Episode 376

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Bill's guests include consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, "My Life on the Road" author Gloria Steinem, radio host Armstrong Williams, MSNBC analyst Alex Wagner, and "Thrown Under the Omnibus" author P.J. O'Rourke.

2/5/2016

Episode 377

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Musician and activist Michael "Killer Mike" Render, "And then all Hell Broke Loose" author Richard Engel, actress and comedian Margaret Cho, GOP strategist Ana Navarro, and Bloomberg Business national correspondent Josh Green.

2/12/2016

Episode 378

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Bill's guests include Oscar nominated "Spotlight" actor Mark Ruffalo, Ex-N.S.A. Advisor of Homeland Security Michael Hayden, "The Black Presidency" author Michael Eric Dyson, Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and author Fran Lebeowitz.

2/26/2016

Episode 379

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Bill's guests include actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, Muslim activist Raheel Raza, N.P.R. "All Things Considered" host Ari Shapiro, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), and "Too Dumb to Fail" author Matt Lewis.

3/4/2016

Episode 380

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Bill's guests include financial expert Monica Mehta, The Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, "Dark Money" author Jane Mayer, Huffington Post senior politics editor Sam Stein and "Confidence Game" author Maria Konnikova.

3/11/2016

Episode 381

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Bill's guests include Grammy award-winning musician Esperanza Spalding, Ex-US Rep. & "Frank" author Barney Frank, "Only the Dead" writer/director Michael Ware, "Nun on a Bus" author Sister Simone Campbell, and GOP strategist Rick Wilson.

3/18/2016

Episode 382

8.0

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Bill's guests include "United" author Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), "The Carmichael Show" star Jerrod Carmichael, Ex-Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), "Superpower" author Ian Bremmer, and National Review executive editor Reihan Salam.

3/25/2016

Episode 383

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Bill's guests include Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, author Max Brooks, radio talk show host & Trump supporter Andy Dean, Demos President Heather McGhee and comedian Kathy Griffin.

4/8/2016

Episode 384

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Bill's guests include Oscar winner & "Meddler" star Susan Sarandon, "Sleep Revolution" author Arianna Huffington, Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman, MSNBC analyst & Ex-Cruz spokesperson Rick Tyler, and CNN contributor Mary Katharine Ham.

4/15/2016

Episode 385

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Bill's guests include "Silicon Valley" star Thomas Middleditch, "60 Minutes" icon & author Lesley Stahl, CNN contributor Van Jones, Pulitzer prize-winning New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright, and "The Conservative Manifesto" author Charles Cooke.

4/22/2016

Episode 386

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Bill's guests tonight include director Rob Reiner, New York Times national correspondent Mark Leibovich, The Polling Company president/CEO Kellyanne Conway, "Listen, Liberal" author Thomas Frank, and Humane Society president/CEO Wayne Pacelle.

4/29/2016

Episode 387

7.0

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Bill's guests tonight include Oscar-nominated actor Bryan Cranston, "Savage Love" columnist Dan Savage, "¡Adios, America!" author and she-witch Ann Coulter, Reason.com editor-in-chief Nick Gillespie, and Cliffside Malibu's Richard Taite.

5/6/2016

Episode 388

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Bill's guests tonight include "Where to Invade Next" director Michael Moore, Ex-US Senator Bob Graham (D-FL), BBC WorldNews anchor Katty Kay, "The Assassination Complex" author Jeremy Scahill, and radio host Jack Hunter.

5/13/2016

Episode 389

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Bill's guests include Democratic President Nominee Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), elle.com editor-at-large Melissa Harris-Perry, entrepreneur and Trump supporter Wayne Allen Root, Daily Beast columnist Michael Moynihan and "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams.

5/27/2016

Episode 390

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Bill's guests include Hayden Planetarium director Neil Degrasse Tyson, "Double Cup Love" author Eddie Huang, Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon, venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, and Reason magazine's Matt Welch.

6/3/2016

Episode 391

8.0

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Bill's guests include "Art of Tough" author Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), musician Tom Morello, New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, MTV news correspondent Ana Marie Cox, and GOP strategist Katie Packer.

6/10/2016

Episode 392

8.0

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Bill's guest tonight include "Meet the Patels" writer/director Ravi Patel, Ex Colin Powell chief-of-staff Lawrence Wilkerson, "All the Single Ladies" author Rebecca Traister, "Business Insider" senior editor Josh Barro, and "One America" senior political correspondent Emily Miller.

6/17/2016

Episode 393

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Bill and his roundtable guests - Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, Betsy Woodruff, Paul Begala, Michael Steele & Larry Wilmore.

6/24/2016

Episode 394

8.0

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Bill's guests include an interview with Gary Johnson, the panel with Barbara Lee, Ari Melber and mid-show interview with Jim Gaffigan.

7/1/2016

Episode 395

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The Interview: Frank Luntz. The Panel: Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D), S.E. Cupp, Jelani Cobb. The Mid-Show Intervew: Viggo Mortensen

7/15/2016

Episode 396: Convention Edition #1

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Bill Maher and his guests – Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore, LGBT activist and author Dan Savage, MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, and "Art of the Deal" ghostwriter Tony Schwartz – discuss the 2016 Republican National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

7/20/2016

Episode 397: Convention Edition #2

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Bill Maher and his guests: California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Democratic activist Heather McGhee and UC-Berkeley professor Robert Reich - discuss the 2016 Republican National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

7/21/2016

Episode 398

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Bill's interview guests are Trump advisor Lt. General Michael T Flynn and Actress America Ferrera. His panel is: Ana Marie Cox from the NY Times Magazine, Political Scientist Ian Bremmer and Former Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston.

7/22/2016

Episode 399: Convention Edition #3

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Bill Maher and his guests: comedian D.L. Hughley, author Charles Cooke and former New York congressman Anthony Weiner - discuss the 2016 Democratic National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

7/27/2016

Episode 400: Convention Edition #4

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Bill Maher and his guests: author Salman Rushdie, "Vice" magazine editor Michael Moynihan and political analyst Amy Holmes - discuss the 2016 Democratic National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

7/28/2016

Episode 401

8.0

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Senator Bernie Sanders and former congressman Barney Frank are the interview guests. Bill's roundtable consists of: the Atlantic's Alex Wagner, Matt Welch from Reason and academic scholar Dr Cornel West.

7/29/2016

Episode 402

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Bill's guests include Julian Assange, Rob Reiner, Angela Rye, Rick Santorum, and Jeff Ross.

8/5/2016

Episode 403

9.0

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Bill does a satellite interview with new Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. This week's panelists are New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik, CNN political contributor Margaret Hoover, and GOP strategist Ralph Reed. Special guest actress/activist Kerry Washington is welcomed into the discussion later in the program.

9/16/2016

Episode 404

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Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. The panelists this week for Real Time are writer Max Brooks, ex-Romney policy director Lanhee Chen, and Hillary Clinton's former policy director Neera Tanden. Bill's special guest is musician/activist Michael Franti.

9/23/2016

Episode 405

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A heated discussion on 2016 election politics erupts among Bill and his panel guests, political journalist Peter Hamby, CNN political analyst Angela Rye, Trump economic advisor Steve Moore, and special guest actress/comedian Sarah Silverman. Bill also interviews Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn.

9/30/2016

Episode 406

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Senator Al Franken sits down with Bill for the first interview. This week's panel is British journalist Johann Hari, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, and democratic strategist James Carville. Special guest Pitbull joins the panel later in the show.

10/7/2016

Episode 407

7.5

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10/14/2016

Episode 408

7.5

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10/28/2016

Episode 409

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Guests: President Barack Obama, David Frum, Jennifer Granholm, Martin Short.

11/4/2016

Episode 410

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Guests: Eric Holder, Trae Crowder, John Legend, David Axelrod, Ana Marie Cox, Thomas Friedman.

11/11/2016