Real Time with Bill Maher

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Season 0

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1426: Unknown

_{Friday, March 26th, 2010}
806: Overtime - March 26, 2010

_{Friday, January 21st, 2011}
902: Overtime - January 21, 2011

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2012}
1004: Overtime - February 03, 2012

Bill and his roundtable guests (Mike Daisey, Michael Hastings, Wes Moore, Suze Orman, Fmr. Rep. Lazio) answer fan questions from this week's show.

_{Friday, March 2nd, 2012}
1007: Overtime - March 02, 2012

_{Friday, March 16th, 2012}
1009: Overtime - March 16, 2012

_{Friday, March 23rd, 2012}
1010: Overtime - March 23, 2012

_{Friday, March 30th, 2012}
1011: Overtime - March 30, 2012

_{Friday, April 13th, 2012}
1012: Overtime - April 13, 2012

_{Friday, April 20th, 2012}
1013: Overtime - April 20, 2012

_{Friday, April 27th, 2012}
1014: Overtime - April 27, 2012

_{Friday, June 15th, 2012}
1020: Overtime - June 15, 2012

_{Friday, August 17th, 2012}
1023: Overtime - August 17, 2012

_{Friday, August 31st, 2012}
1025: Overtime - August 31, 2012

_{Friday, September 7th, 2012}
1026: Overtime - September 7, 2012

_{Friday, September 14th, 2012}
1027: Overtime - September 14, 2012

_{Friday, October 5th, 2012}
1029: Overtime - October 05, 2012

_{Friday, October 12th, 2012}
1030: Overtime - October 12, 2012

_{Friday, October 26th, 2012}
1032: Overtime - October 26, 2012

_{Friday, November 2nd, 2012}
1033: Overtime - November 2, 2012

_{Friday, November 9th, 2012}
1034: Overtime - November 9, 2012

_{Friday, November 16th, 2012}
1035: Overtime - November 16, 2012

_{Friday, January 18th, 2013}
1101: Overtime - January 18, 2013

_{Friday, February 1st, 2013}
1103: Overtime - February 1, 2013

_{Friday, February 8th, 2013}
1104: Overtime - Februrary 8, 2013

_{Friday, February 15th, 2013}
1105: Overtime - Februrary 15, 2013

_{Friday, March 1st, 2013}
1106: Overtime - March 1, 2013

_{Friday, March 8th, 2013}
1107: Overtime - March 8, 2013

_{Friday, March 15th, 2013}
1108: Overtime - March 15, 2013

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2013}
1109: Overtime - March 22, 2013

_{Friday, April 5th, 2013}
1110: Overtime - April 5, 2013

_{Friday, April 12th, 2013}
1111: Overtime - Arpil 12, 2013

_{Friday, April 19th, 2013}
1112: Overtime - April 19, 2013

_{Friday, April 26th, 2013}
1113: Overtime - April 26, 2013

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2013}
1114: Overtime - May 3, 2013

_{Friday, May 10th, 2013}
1115: Overtime - May 10, 2013

_{Friday, May 17th, 2013}
1116: Overtime - May 17, 2013

_{Friday, May 31st, 2013}
1117: Overtime - May 31, 2013

_{Friday, June 7th, 2013}
1118: Overtime - June 7, 2013

_{Friday, June 14th, 2013}
1119: Overtime - June 14, 2013

_{Friday, June 21st, 2013}
1120: Overtime - June 21, 2013

_{Friday, June 28th, 2013}
1121: Overtime - June 28, 2013

_{Friday, July 12th, 2013}
1122: Overtime - July 12, 2013

_{Thursday, July 18th, 2013}
1123: Overtime - July 18, 2013

_{Friday, July 26th, 2013}
1124: Overtime - July 26, 2013

_{Friday, August 2nd, 2013}
1125: Overtime - August 2, 2013

_{Friday, September 13th, 2013}
1126: Overtime - September 13, 2013

_{Friday, September 20th, 2013}
1127: Overtime - September 20, 2013

_{Friday, September 27th, 2013}
1128: Overtime - September 27, 2013

_{Friday, October 4th, 2013}
1129: Overtime - October 4, 2013

_{Friday, October 11th, 2013}
1130: Overtime - October 11, 2013

_{Friday, October 25th, 2013}
1131: Overtime - October 25, 2013

_{Friday, November 1st, 2013}
1132: Overtime - November 1, 2013

_{Friday, November 8th, 2013}
1133: Overtime - November 8, 2013

_{Friday, November 15th, 2013}
1134: Overtime - November 15, 2013

_{Friday, November 22nd, 2013}
1135: Overtime - November 22, 2013

_{Friday, January 17th, 2014}
1201: Overtime - January 17, 2014

_{Friday, January 24th, 2014}
1202: Overtime - January 24, 2014

_{Friday, January 31st, 2014}
1203: Overtime - January 31, 2014

_{Friday, February 7th, 2014}
1204: Overtime - February 7, 2014

_{Friday, February 14th, 2014}
1205: Overtime - February 14, 2014

_{Friday, February 21st, 2014}
1206: Overtime - February 21, 2014

_{Friday, February 28th, 2014}
1207: Overtime - February 28, 2014

_{Friday, March 14th, 2014}
1208: Overtime - March 14, 2014

_{Friday, March 21st, 2014}
1209: Overtime - March 21, 2014

_{Friday, March 28th, 2014}
1210: Overtime - March 28, 2014

_{Friday, April 4th, 2014}
1211: Overtime - April 4, 2014

_{Friday, April 11th, 2014}
1212: Overtime - April 11, 2014

_{Friday, April 25th, 2014}
1213: Overtime - April 25, 2014

_{Friday, May 2nd, 2014}
1214: Overtime - May 2, 2014

_{Friday, May 9th, 2014}
1215: Overtime - May 9, 2014

_{Friday, May 16th, 2014}
1216: Overtime - May 16, 2014

_{Friday, May 23rd, 2014}
1217: Overtime - May 23, 2014

_{Friday, June 6th, 2014}
1218: Overtime - June 6, 2014

_{Friday, June 13th, 2014}
1219: Overtime - June 13, 2014

_{Friday, June 20th, 2014}
1220: Overtime - June 20, 2014

_{Friday, June 27th, 2014}
1221: Overtime - June 27, 2014

_{Friday, July 11th, 2014}
1222: Overtime - July 11, 2014

_{Friday, July 18th, 2014}
1223: Overtime - July 18, 2014

_{Friday, July 25th, 2014}
1224: Overtime - July 25, 2014

_{Friday, August 1st, 2014}
1225: Overtime - August 1, 2014

_{Friday, September 12th, 2014}
1226: Bill Maher: Live from D.C.

Presented from the Warner Theatre, Maher’s tenth solo special on the network is expected to cover such topics as: the midterm elections, income inequality, the Republican psyche, a Trump lawsuit, why the Pope is an atheist and why tattoos are stupid.

_{Friday, September 19th, 2014}
1227: Overtime - September 19, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests - Joan Walsh, Wendell Pierce, Rep. Jack Kingston and Matthew Segal - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, September 26th, 2014}
1228: Overtime Overseas - September 26, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – Naomi Klein, Charles M. Blow, Gen. Anthony Zinni, John Feehery and Alexandra Pelosi – answer questions from Real Time viewers abroad.

_{Friday, October 3rd, 2014}
1229: Overtime - October 3, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – Ben Affleck, Nicholas Kristof, Michael Steele and Sam Harris – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 17th, 2014}
1230: Overtime Overseas - October 17, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Barbara Lee, David Miliband, David Frum and Joel Stein – answer viewer questions from abroad after the show.

_{Friday, October 24th, 2014}
1231: Overtime - October 24, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – James Risen, Dr. Cornel West, Mary Matalin, John Avlon and Chloe Maxmin – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 31st, 2014}
1232: Overtime - October 31, 2014

The Overtime segment ends abruptly in frustration.

_{Friday, November 7th, 2014}
1233: Overtime - November 7, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – Linda Tirado, Senator Bernie Sanders, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Robert Costa and Lisa Kudrow – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, November 14th, 2014}
1234: Overtime - November 14, 2014

Bill Maher and guests Martin Short, Andrew Sullivan, Margaret Hoover, and Jeremy Scahill answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, November 21st, 2014}
1235: Overtime - November 21, 2014

Bill Maher and his guests – Chris Matthews, Seth Rogen, MP Chrystia Freeland and Roland Martin – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 9th, 2015}
1301: Overtime - January 9, 2015

In Overtime, Bill answers questions with Jay Leno, literary icon Salman Rushdie, Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Chris Hardwick and Paul Begala.

_{Friday, January 16th, 2015}
1302: Overtime - January 16, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Dr. Atul Gawande, Josh Gad, Wes Moore, Josh Barro and Kathryn Bigelow – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 23rd, 2015}
1303: Overtime - January 23, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests - James Fallows, Former Gov. Howard Dean, Bret Stephens, Nia-Malika Henderson and Bill Burr - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 30th, 2015}
1304: Overtime - January 30, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests - Laura Poitras, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Katty Kay, Monica Mehta and Mel Brooks - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 6th, 2015}
1305: Overtime - February 6, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Johann Hari, Marianne Williamson, Amy Holmes, John McCormack and Janet Mock – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 13th, 2015}
1306: Overtime - February 13, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests - Robert Kenner, David Duchovny, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Baratunde Thurston and former Rep. Tom Davis - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 20th, 2015}
1307: Overtime - February 20, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests - Rob Reiner, Aloe Blacc, Bill Nye, Fran Leibowitz, and Elahe Izadi - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 6th, 2015}
1308: Overtime - March 6, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – David Axelrod, Genevieve Wood, Matt Taibbi and John Ridley – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 13th, 2015}
1309: Overtime - March 13, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Annie Clark, Andrea Pino, Arianna Huffington, Sharyl Attkisson and Tom Rogan – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 20th, 2015}
1310: Overtime - March 20, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Bob Costas, Christine Quinn, Mercedes Schlapp, former Rep. Jack Kingston and Gerald Posner – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 27th, 2015}
1311: Overtime Overseas - March 27, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Zachary Quinto, Fmr. Rep. Barney Frank, S.E. Cupp and Jay Famiglietti – answer questions from viewers abroad.

_{Friday, April 10th, 2015}
1312: Overtime - April 10, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Fareed Zakaria, Christina Bellantoni, Ross Douthat and Dave Barry – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 17th, 2015}
1313: Overtime - April 17, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Judith Miller, Neera Tanden, Jon Meacham, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Clay Aiken – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 24th, 2015}
1314: Overtime - April 24, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Eddie Huang, Liz Mair, Ana Marie Cox and Christopher Caldwell – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, May 1st, 2015}
1315: Overtime Overseas - May 1, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Joseph Stiglitz, former Rep. Jane Harman, Dan Senor, D.L. Hughley and Garry Kasparov – answer questions from viewers abroad after the show.

_{Friday, May 8th, 2015}
1316: Overtime - May 8, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Alex Wagner, former Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Will Cain and Erin Brockovich – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, May 15th, 2015}
1317: Overtime - May 15, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Heather McGhee, John Waters, Charles Murray and Killer Mike – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 5th, 2015}
1318: Overtime - June 5, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Philip Mudd, Nina Turner, Rick Lazio, Ian Bremmer and Lewis Black – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 12th, 2015}
1319: Overtime - June 12, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests - Ron Christie,Alexis Goldstein,Mike Pesca, Jeff Ross and Ed Begley Jr - answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 19th, 2015}
1320: Overtime - June 19, 2015

Bill Maher and his roundtable guests – Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, Ann Coulter, Joy Reid and Matt Lewis – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 26th, 2015}
1321: Overtime - June 26, 2015

Bill Maher and his roundtable guests – Kristen Soltis Anderson, Michael Eric Dyson, Mary Katharine Ham and Judd Apatow – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, August 7th, 2015}
1322: Overtime - August 7, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Michael Mann, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Mary Matalin, Steve Schmidt and Caitlin Flanagan – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, August 14th, 2015}
1323: Overtime - August 14, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Sister Helen Prejean, former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Lawrence Wilkerson, Doug Heye and Talib Kweli – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, August 21st, 2015}
1324: Overtime - August 21, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Sen. Claire McCaskill, Rep. Donna Edwards, Marc Maron, Charles Cooke and Dan Buettner – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, August 28th, 2015}
1325: Overtime - August 28, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Rick Santorum, Robert Costa, Wendy Davis, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Michael Weiss – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, September 11th, 2015}
1326: Overtime - September 11, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Alexandra Pelosi, Wendell Pierce, Salman Rushdie, Linda Chavez and Michael Moynihan – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, September 18th, 2015}
1327: Overtime Overseas - September 18, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Jorge Ramos, Chris Matthews, Mark Cuban and former NY Gov. George Pataki – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, September 25th, 2015}
1328: Overtime Overseas - September 25, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Dr. Jane Goodall, Ron Reagan, John Cleese, S.E. Cupp and Spike Feresten – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 2nd, 2015}
1329: Overtime - October 2, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Richard Dawkins, Angela Rye, Adam Gopnik, Matt Welch and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 9th, 2015}
1330: Overtime - October 9, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Energy Sec. Ernest Moniz, Rob Thomas, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Andrew Sullivan and former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 16th, 2015}
1331: Overtime - October 16, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Johann Hari, Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Feehery and Lawrence Lessig – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 30th, 2015}
1332: Overtime - October 30, 2015

David Spade, Tulsi Gabbard, Grover Norquist, Chrystia Freeland, and Roger Stone.

_{Friday, November 6th, 2015}
1333: Overtime - November 6, 2015

Bill's guests include Quentin Tarantino, Keith Olbermann, Anthony Weiner, David Frum, and Jillian Melchior.

_{Friday, November 13th, 2015}
1334: Overtime - November 13, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Asra Nomani, Jay Leno, Michael Steele, Dylan Ratigan and Paul Reiser – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, November 20th, 2015}
1335: Overtime - November 20, 2015

Bill Maher and his guests – Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sen. Angus King, MP Chrystia Freeland, Ben Domenech and Andy Cohen – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 15th, 2016}
1401: Overtime - January 15, 2016

Bill and his roundtable guests - Nicolle Wallace, Cornel West, Ralph Reed, and John Krasinski - will answer viewer questions after this week's show.

_{Friday, January 22nd, 2016}
1402: Overtime - January 22, 2016

Bill and his roundtable guests - Rep. Alan Grayson, Liz Mair, Jon Meacham, and Seth MacFarlane - will answer viewer questions after this week's show.

_{Friday, January 29th, 2016}
1403: Overtime - January 29, 2016

Bill and his roundtable guests - Fmr. Rep. Trey Radel, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Thom Hartmann and Adam McKay - will answer viewer questions after this week's show.

_{Friday, February 5th, 2016}
1404: Overtime - February 5, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Gloria Steinem, Erin Brocovich, Alex Wagner, Armstrong Williams and PJ O'Rourke – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 12th, 2016}
1405: Overtime - February 12, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Richard Engel, Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Ana Navarro, Josh Green and Margaret Cho – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 26th, 2016}
1406: Overtime - February 26, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Gen. Michael Hayden, Fran Lebowitz, Michael Eric Dyson, Joanna Coles, and Mark Ruffalo – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 4th, 2016}
1407: Overtime - March 4, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Raheel Raza, Rep. Donna Edwards, Ari Shapiro, Matt Lewis and Sarah Silverman – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 11th, 2016}
1408: Overtime - March 11,2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Jane Mayer, Maria Konnikova, Bill Kristol, Monica Mehta and Sam Stein – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 18th, 2016}
1409: Overtime - March 18,2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Michael Ware, Sister Simone Campbell, Barney Frank, Rick Wilson and Esperanza Spalding – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 25th, 2016}
1410: Overtime - March 25,2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Sen. Cory Booker, former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Ian Bremmer, Reihan Salam, and Jerrod Carmichael – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 8th, 2016}
1411: Overtime - April 8, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Sec. Thomas Perez, Heather McGhee, Andy Dean, Max Brooks and Kathy Griffin – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 15th, 2016}
1412: Overtime - April 15, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Arianna Huffington, Amy Goodman, Mary Katharine Ham, Rick Tyler and Susan Sarandon – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 22nd, 2016}
1413: Overtime - April 22, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Lawrence Wright, Lesley Stahl, Van Jones, Charles Cooke and Thomas Middleditch – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 29th, 2016}
1414: Overtime - April 29, 2016

Bill and his guests - Wayne Pacelle, Rob Reiner, Mark Leibovich, Kellyanne Conway and Thomas Frank – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, May 6th, 2016}
1415: Overtime - May 6, 2016

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.

_{Friday, May 13th, 2016}
1416: Overtime - May 13, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Michael Moore, Jeremy Scahill, Katty Kay, Jack Hunter, and former Sen. Bob Graham – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, May 27th, 2016}
1417: Overtime - May 27, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Melissa Harris-Perry, Michael Moynihan, Wayne Allyn Root and Scott Adams – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 3rd, 2016}
1418: Overtime - June 3, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Nick Hanauer, Matt Welch, John Avlon, Eddie Huang, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 10th, 2016}
1419: Overtime - June 10, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests - Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ana Marie Cox, Katie Packer, and Tom Morello– answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 17th, 2016}
1420: Overtime - June 17, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Rebecca Traister, Lawrence Wilkerson, Josh Barro, Emily Miller, and Ravi Patel – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, June 24th, 2016}
1421: Overtime - June 24, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Betsy Woodruff, Paul Begala, Michael Steele, and Larry Wilmore – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, July 1st, 2016}
1422: Overtime - July 1, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Gov. Gary Johnson, Louise Mensch, Ari Melber, Rep. Barbara Lee and Jim Gaffigan – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, July 15th, 2016}
1423: Overtime - July 15, 2016

Bill Maher and his guests – Frank Luntz, S.E. Cupp, Jelani Cobb, Eliot Spitzer, and Viggo Mortensen – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Wednesday, July 20th, 2016}
1424: New Rule - Grounds for Dismissal

_{Wednesday, July 20th, 2016}
1425: New Rule - Fierce of Habit

_{Friday, July 29th, 2016}
1429: Overtime - July 29, 2016

Bill and his in-studio guests – Cornel West, Alex Wagner, Matt Welch, and former Rep. Barney Frank answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, August 5th, 2016}
1430: Overtime - August 5, 2016

Bill and his in-studio guests – Rob Reiner, Rick Santorum, Tara Setmayer and Jeff Ross – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, September 16th, 2016}
1431: Overtime - September 16, 2016

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2016}
1432: Overtime - September 23, 2016

_{Friday, October 7th, 2016}
1434: Overtime - October 7. 2016

Bill Maher and his Real Time guests – James Carville, Mark Cuban, Johann Hari and Pitbull – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 14th, 2016}
1435: Overtime - October 14. 2016

Bill Maher and his Real Time panelists – Andrew Sullivan, Rebecca Traister and former Sen. Bob Kerrey – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 28th, 2016}
1436: Overtime - October 28, 2016

Overtime with Bill Maher: Nice Guys, Sexism, Hillary's Qualifications

_{Friday, November 4th, 2016}
1437: Overtime - November 4, 2016

Bill and his "Real Time" panelists – Martin Short, David Frum and former Gov. Jennifer Granholm – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, November 4th, 2016}
1438: President Obama: Full Interview

President Barack Obama sits down with Bill Maher on the eve of the election to discuss the issues Real Time viewers care about.

_{Friday, November 11th, 2016}
1439: Overtime - November 11, 2016

Bill and his guests – Eric Holder, John Legend, Ana Marie Cox, David Axelrod, Thomas Friedman and Trae Crowder – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 20th, 2017}
1501: Overtime - January 20, 2017

Trump vs Press; Fake News; Demo Priorities.

_{Friday, January 27th, 2017}
1502: Overtime - January 27, 2017

Food purity, Syrian policy and Trump protests, with guests Richard Haass, Eva Longoria, Rep. Tim Ryan, Grover Norquist, and John Avlon.

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2017}
1503: Overtime - February 3, 2017

Jobs, Executive Orders and Liberal Masochism.

_{Friday, February 10th, 2017}
1504: Overtime - February 10, 2017

Oscars, Twitter Bullying and Celebrity Activism.

_{Friday, February 17th, 2017}
1505: Overtime - February 17, 2017

MILO confronts the panel.

_{Friday, February 24th, 2017}
1506: Overtime - February 24, 2017

Tax Cuts, Technology and Trump's Cabinet!

_{Friday, March 3rd, 2017}
1507: Overtime - March 3, 2017

Correspondents Dinner, GOP vs Trump and Climate Science.

_{Friday, March 17th, 2017}
1508: Overtime - March 17, 2017

Russia Investigation, Dodd-Frank, 2020 Candidates and SCOTUS!

_{Friday, March 24th, 2017}
1509: Overtime - March 24, 2017

Policing, Veterans, Brexit and Terrorism.

_{Friday, March 31st, 2017}
1510: Overtime - March 31, 2017

Leakers, Pence, Privacy and Obamacare.

_{Friday, April 7th, 2017}
1511: Overtime - April 7, 2017

Intel, Private Prisons and North Korea.

_{Friday, April 21st, 2017}
1512: Overtime - April 21, 2017

Combat Fatigue, The VA, Refugees and Young Democrats.

_{Friday, April 28th, 2017}
1513: Overtime - April 28, 2017

Nukes, Gun Control and Obama's Speeches!

_{Friday, May 5th, 2017}
1514: Overtime - May 5, 2017

Russia Probe, French Election and War on Terror.

_{Friday, May 12th, 2017}
1515: Overtime - May 12, 2017

White House Spokesman, American Oligarchy and Public Service.

_{Friday, June 2nd, 2017}
1516: Overtime - June 2, 2017

Technology Addiction, Third Parties and Global Leadership.

_{Friday, June 9th, 2017}
1517: Overtime - June 9, 2017

Prison Reform, Political Fundraising and the Evolution of Rap.

_{Friday, June 16th, 2017}
1518: Overtime - June 16, 2017

Pee Tape, Fake News and Death Threats.

_{Friday, June 23rd, 2017}
1519: Overtime - June 23, 2017

Suing Trump, Online Extremism, Climate Change and Stocks!

_{Friday, June 30th, 2017}
1520: Overtime - June 30, 2017

2020 Election Cycle, North Korea, Gay Rights and Foreign Policy Turf War.

_{Friday, August 4th, 2017}
1521: Overtime - August 4, 2017

Leakers, Bible Study and Trump Polls.

_{Friday, August 11th, 2017}
1522: Overtime - August 11, 2017

McMaster, Morality, McConnell and McCain.

_{Friday, August 18th, 2017}
1523: Overtime - August 18, 2017

Web Censorship, Sanctuary Cities and Gavin For President!

_{Friday, August 25th, 2017}
1524: Overtime - August 25, 2017

Gerrymandering, Voter ID and Presidential Pardons.

_{Friday, September 15th, 2017}
1525: Overtime - September 15, 2017

Submit your questions on social media using the hashtag #RTOvertime. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the Friday premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better

_{Friday, September 22nd, 2017}
1526: Overtime - September 22, 2017

_{Friday, September 29th, 2017}
1527: Overtime - September 29, 2017

Guests Paul Hawken, Tom Morello, April Ryan, John Heilemann, and Kurt Andersen.

_{Friday, October 6th, 2017}
1528: Overtime - October 6, 2017

Bill and his guests – Russell Brand, Olivia Nuzzi, Steve Schmidt, and former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, October 20th, 2017}
1529: Overtime - October 20, 2017

_{Friday, November 3rd, 2017}
1530: Overtime - November 3, 2017

_{Friday, November 10th, 2017}
1531: Overtime - November 10, 2017

_{Friday, November 17th, 2017}
1532: Overtime - November 17, 2017

_{Friday, January 19th, 2018}
1601: Overtime - January 19, 2018

Immigration, Ethical Dining, Comedy vs. News. Bill and his guests – Michael Wolff, Larry Wilmore, Andrew Sullivan, and Saru Jayaraman – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, January 26th, 2018}
1602: Overtime - January 26, 2018

Evangelical Poontang, Election Meddling, Demonized Media. Bill and his guests – Roger McNamee, Rep. Ro Khanna, Michelle Goldberg, and Zooey Deschanel – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 2nd, 2018}
1603: Overtime - February 2, 2018

Post-Trump World, GOP Split, Black History Month Bill and his guests - Richard Haass, David Frum, Donna Brazile, and Anthony Scaramucci – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 9th, 2018}
1604: Overtime - February 9, 2018

Economic Priorities, Mueller Time, Sinking Bipartisanship Bill and his guests - Rep. Adam Schiff, April Ryan, Richard Painter, Johann Hari, and Bari Weiss – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, February 16th, 2018}
1605: Overtime - February 16, 2018

Mexican Elections, Religious Right, DACA Bill and his guests - Anna Deavere Smith, Fran Lebowitz, Salman Rushdie, and former Mexican President Vicente Fox – answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, March 2nd, 2018}
1606: Overtime - March 2, 2018

Bill and his roundtable guests - David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Eric Holder, Jon Meacham, and Amy Chua - answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 16th, 2018}
1608: Overtime - March 16, 2018

Andrew Ross Sorkin, Beto O'Rourke, Billy Bush, Nayyera Haq, and Pete Dominick join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 23rd, 2018}
1609: Overtime - March 23, 2018

Chris Hayes, Gina McCarthy, Malcolm Nance, Mitch Landrieu, and Mona Charen join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 6th, 2018}
1610: Overtime - April 6, 2018

Eliot Spitzer, Geraldo Rivera, Heather McGhee, Louie Anderson, and Max Boot join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 13th, 2018}
1611: Overtime - April 13, 2018

Andy Cohen, Jason Kander, Jonathan Chait, and Maya Wiley join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 20th, 2018}
1612: Overtime - April 20, 2018

Alex Wagner, Frank Bruni, Jay Inslee, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Avenatti join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 27th, 2018}
1613: Overtime - April 27, 2018

Ana Marie Cox, Ian Bremmer, John Podhoretz, Ronan Farrow, and Ross Douthat join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 4th, 2018}
1614: Overtime - May 4, 2018

Jon Meacham, Mayor Michael Tubbs, Michael Hayden, Sally Kohn, and Matt Welch join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 11th, 2018}
1615: Overtime - May 11, 2018

Duncan Hunter, Ethan Hawke, Killer Mike, and Robert Reich join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 1st, 2018}
1617: Overtime - June 1, 2018

Bret Stephens, Charlamagne Tha God, Natasha Bertrand, and Paul Begala join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 8th, 2018}
1618: Overtime - June 8, 2018

Michael Eric Dyson, Fareed Zakaria, Linda Chavez, John Heilemann, and Shermichael Singleton join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 22nd, 2018}
1620: Overtime - June 22, 2018

Colion Noir, Josh Barro, Michael Pollan, Michael Smerconish, and Neera Tanden join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 29th, 2018}
1621: Overtime - June 29, 2018

Jennifer Rubin, Bradley Whitford, Lawrence Wilkerson, and Michael Moore join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 3rd, 2018}
1622: Overtime - August 3, 2018

Malcolm Nance, Steve Schmidt, Charles Blow, Kristen Soltis Anderson, and Nancy MacLean join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 10th, 2018}
1623: Overtime - August 10, 2018

Lawrence O'Donnell, Rep. Seth Moulton, D.L. Hughley, Christina Bellantoni, and Steven Pinker join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 17th, 2018}
1624: Overtime - August 17, 2018

Preet Bharara, Gov. Jen Granholm, Charlie Sykes, Jonathan Swan, and Adam Conover join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 24th, 2018}
1625: Overtime - August 24, 2018

Kara Swisher, Rick Wilson, Saru Jayaraman, and David Corn join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 14th, 2018}
1627: Overtime - September 14, 2018

Steve Ballmer, S.E. Cupp, Mark Leibovich, and Richard Clarke join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 14th, 2018}
1626: Overtime - September 14, 2018

_{Friday, September 21st, 2018}
1628: Overtime - September 21, 2018

Michael Moore, PJ O'Rourke, Thom Hartmann, Catherine Rampell, and Steve Hilton join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 28th, 2018}
1629: Overtime - September 28, 2018

Neil deGrasse Tyson, April Ryan, Evelyn Farkas, and Max Brooks join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, October 5th, 2018}
1630: Overtime - October 5, 2018

Doris Goodwin, Jeff Bridges, Soledad O'Brien, David Jolly, and Andrew Sullivan join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, October 12th, 2018}
1631: Overtime - October 12, 2018

Omarosa, Steve Kornacki, Rebecca Traister, Reihan Salam, and Eddie Glaude join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, October 19th, 2018}
1632: Anniversary Special

Bill Maher, a fearless observer of current events and longtime HBO favorite takes a (brief) pause from the nonstop news cycle to look back on his groundbreaking career. This special looks back at highlights of Maher's irreverent run on TV, featuring archival footage from both "Real Time with Bill Maher" and "Politically Incorrect," as well as appearances by such notables as Salman Rushdie, Maureen Dowd, Billy Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short, Woody Harrelson and Barbra Streisand, among others, who offer observations on what has contributed to his success over the years and what continues to set him apart.

_{Friday, November 2nd, 2018}
1633: Overtime - November 2, 2018

Chelsea Handler, Bari Weiss, Anthony Romero, and Jim VandeHei join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, November 9th, 2018}
1634: Overtime - November 9, 2018

Bob Woodward, Sarah Silverman, Katty Kay, Cornell Belcher, and Bret Stephens join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, November 16th, 2018}
1635: Overtime - November 16, 2018

Eric Swalwell, Garry Kasparov, Van Jones, Steve Schmidt, and Nancy MacLean join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, January 18th, 2019}
1701: Overtime - January 18, 2019

Marshawn Lynch, Barney Frank, Catherine Rampell, and Erick Erickson join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, January 25th, 2019}
1702: Overtime - January 25, 2019

Dan Savage, Michael McFaul, Heather McGhee, and Joshua Green join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, February 1st, 2019}
1703: Overtime - February 1, 2019

Rep. Will Hurd, Myr. Bill de Blasio, Jennifer Rubin, Jon Meacham, and Peter Hamby join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, February 8th, 2019}
1704: Overtime - February 8, 2019

Chris Christie, Eric Idle, Malcolm Nance, Natasha Bertrand and Jack Kingston join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, February 15th, 2019}
1705: Overtime - February 15, 2019

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, John Legend, Paul Begala, David Frum & Maya Wiley join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, February 22nd, 2019}
1706: Overtime - February 22, 2019

Adam Schiff, Claire McCaskill, Donna Brazile, Rick Wilson, and Bernard-Henri Lévy join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, March 8th, 2019}
1707: Overtime - March 8, 2019

Matt Schlapp, Noah Rothman, Jonathan Alter, Michael Steele, and Mary Katharine Ham join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, March 15th, 2019}
1708: Overtime - March 15, 2019

Andrew Gillum, Sen. Jon Tester, John Heilemann, and Jessica Yellin join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2019}
1709: Overtime - March 22, 2019

Irshad Manji, Larry Charles, Eric Swalwell, Evelyn Farkas, and Kristen Soltis Anderson join Bill to answer viewer questions

_{Friday, March 29th, 2019}
1710: Overtime - March 29, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, Preet Bharara, Elissa Slotkin, S.E. Cupp, and Andrew Sullivan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, April 5th, 2019}
1711: Overtime - April 5, 2019

Julián Castro, Chelsea Handler, Salman Rushdie, Danielle Pletka, and Gideon Rose join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, April 26th, 2019}
1713: Overtime - April 26, 2019

Adam Schiff, Bob Costas, John Avlon, Zerlina Maxwell, and Grover Norquist join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2019}
1714: Overtime - May 3, 2019

Jay Inslee, Moby, Kara Swisher, Bret Stephens, and Bakari Sellers join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, May 10th, 2019}
1715: Overtime - May 10, 2019

Rep. Tim Ryan, Van Jones, Nayyera Haq, and Matt Lewis join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, May 17th, 2019}
1716: Overtime - May 17, 2019

Fran Lebowitz, Jonathan Metzl, Neera Tanden, George Packer, Jarmes Kirchick join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, May 31st, 2019}
1717: Overtime - May 31, 2019

William Weld, John Waters, Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Swan, and Lawrence Wilkerson join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, June 7th, 2019}
1718: Overtime - June 7, 2019

Andrew Yang, Rep Katie Porter, Charles Blow, Clint Watts, and Bret Easton Ellis join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, June 14th, 2019}
1719: Overtime - June 14, 2019

George Will, Martin Short, Bari Weiss, Eliot Spitzer, and Charlie Sykes join Bill after the show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 21st, 2019}
1720: Overtime - June 21, 2019

Allan Lichtman, Dan Savage, Thom Hartmann, Liz Mair, and Dr. Debra Soh join Bill after the show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 28th, 2019}
1721: Overtime - June 28, 2019

Bill and his roundtable guests - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Joy Reid, Max Brooks, Adam Gopnik, & Seth MacFarlane

_{Friday, August 2nd, 2019}
1722: Overtime - August 2, 2019

Marianne Williamson, Jennifer Granholm, Buck Sexton, and Josh Barro join Bill after the show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 9th, 2019}
1723: Overtime - August 9, 2019

Richard Engel, Terry McAuliffe, Anthony Scaramucci, Tom Nichols, and Catherine Rampell join Bill after the show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 16th, 2019}
1724: Overtime - August 16, 2019

Killer Mike, Rick Wilson, Betsy Woodruff, and Carl Hulse join Bill after the show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 23rd, 2019}
1725: Overtime - August 23, 2019

Rep. Katie Porter, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Michael Smerconish, Eric Klinenberg, and Kevin D. Williamson join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 13th, 2019}
1726: Overtime - September 13, 2019

Michael Moore, Bari Weiss, Krystal Ball, Michael Steele, and Fernand Amandi join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 13th, 2019}
1727: Overtime - September 13, 2019

Michael Moore, Bari Weiss, Krystal Ball, Michael Steele, and Fernand Amandi join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 20th, 2019}
1728: Overtime - September 20, 2019

Heather McGhee, Sarah Haider, Andrew Sullivan, and Timothy Naftali join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, September 27th, 2019}
1729: Overtime - September 27, 2019

Salman Rushdie, Gina McCarthy, Barney Frank, Linette Lopez, and Noah Rothman join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, October 18th, 2019}
1731: Overtime - October 18, 2019

Amb. Susan Rice, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Danielle Pletka, Sam Stein, and Thomas C. Williams join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, October 25th, 2019}
1732: Overtime - October 25, 2019

Zach Galifianakis, Chris Cuomo, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Dan Carlin, and Donny Deutsch join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, November 1st, 2019}
1733: Overtime - November 1, 2019

Ronan Farrow, Rick Stengel, Christina Bellantoni, Dennis Prager, and Dr. Jay Gordon join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, November 8th, 2019}
1734: Overtime - November 8, 2019

Judd Apatow, Gov. Steve Bullock, Rahm Emanuel, and Steve Schmidt join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, November 15th, 2019}
1735: Overtime - November 15, 2019

Jaime Harrison, Donna Brazile, Ian Bremmer, Frank Bruni join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, January 17th, 2020}
1736: Overtime - January 17, 2020

Andrew Yang, Kara Swisher, Joe Walsh, and Jon Meacham join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 24th, 2020}
1737: Overtime - January 24, 2020

Ingrid Newkirk, Michael McFaul, Alex Wagner, and Erick Erickson join Bill after the show to answer viewer-submitted questions

_{Friday, January 31st, 2020}
1738: Overtime - January 31, 2020

Michael Eric Dyson, Rick Wilson, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, and Mitch Landrieu join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 7th, 2020}
1739: Overtime - February 7, 2020

Fareed Zakaria, Mayor Andrew Gillum, Sarah Isgur, and Ezra Klein join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 14th, 2020}
1740: Overtime - February 14, 2020

Katie Couric, Pramila Jayapal, Van Jones, and Bret Stephens join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submittd questions.

_{Friday, February 28th, 2020}
1741: Overtime - February 28, 2020

Dr. Anne Rimoin, Nicholas Kristof, EJ Dionne, Buck Sexton, and Jane Kleeb join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 6th, 2020}
1742: Overtime - March 6, 2020

Brian Cox, Rachel Bitecofer, Caitlin Flanagan, Ross Douthat, and Anthony Scaramucci join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 21st, 2022}
1743: Overtime - January 21, 2022

Bill and his guests answer viewer-sumbitted questions after the main show.

_{Friday, January 28th, 2022}
1744: Overtime - January 28, 2022

Ira Glasser, Fiona Hill, Matt Welch join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 4th, 2022}
1745: Overtime - February 4, 2022

Rep. Ro Khanna, Johann Hari, and Katherine Mangu-Ward join Bill Maher to answer viewer questions about drug legalization and libertarianism after the show.

_{Friday, February 11th, 2022}
1746: Overtime - February 11, 2022

Vivek Ramaswamy and Marianne Williamson join Bill to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, February 18th, 2022}
1747: Overtime - February 18, 2022

John Avlon, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, and Brooke Jenkins join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 25th, 2022}
1748: Overtime - February 25, 2022

Rep. Ruben Gallego, Chloé Valdary, and Bret Stephens join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, March 11th, 2022}
1749: Overtime - March 11, 2022

Frank Bruni and Batya Ungar-Sargon join Bill after the show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 18th, 2022}
1750: Overtime - March 18, 2022

Ernest Moniz, Max Brooks, and Kristen Soltis Anderson join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 25th, 2022}
1751: Overtime - March 25, 2022

John Heilemann, Julia Ioffe, and Sen. Jon Tester join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, April 1st, 2022}
1752: Overtime - April 1, 2022

Andrew Yang, Laura Coates, and Nicole Perlroth join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 8th, 2022}
1753: Overtime - April 8, 2022

Nancy MacLean and David Leonhardt join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 22nd, 2022}
1754: Overtime - April 22, 2022

Caitlin Flanagan and Mary Katharine Ham join Bill to answer viewer questions after the show.

_{Friday, April 29th, 2022}
1755: Overtime - April 29, 2022

Doug Jones and Ali Velshi join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 6th, 2022}
1756: Overtime - May 6, 2022

Chloe Maxmin, Paul Begala, and Michele Tafoya join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 13th, 2022}
1757: Overtime - May 13, 2022

Ian Bremmer and Jane Harman join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 20th, 2022}
1758: Overtime - May 20, 2022

Adam Carolla, Donna Brazile, and Mark Esper join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 3rd, 2022}
1759: Overtime - June 3, 2022

Eric Holder, Michael Shellenberger, and Douglas Murray join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 10th, 2022}
1765: Overtime - June 10, 2022

_{Friday, June 10th, 2022}
1760: Overtime - June 10, 2022

Cornel West, Kellyanne Conway, and Josh Barro join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, June 17th, 2022}
1761: Overtime - June 17, 2022

Danny Strong, Krystal Ball, and James Kirchirk join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, June 17th, 2022}
1763: Overtime - June 17, 2022

_{Friday, June 17th, 2022}
1766: Overtime - June 17, 2022

_{Friday, June 24th, 2022}
1762: Overtime - June 24, 2022

Andrew Sullivan, Katie Herzog, and Christine Emba join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, June 24th, 2022}
1764: Overtime - June 24, 2022

_{Friday, June 24th, 2022}
1767: Overtime - June 24, 2022

_{Friday, July 29th, 2022}
1768: Overtime - July 29, 2022

John McWhorter and Sam Stein join Bill after the main show to answer viewer questions.

_{Friday, August 5th, 2022}
1769: Overtime - August 5, 2022

David Duchovny, Matt Taibbi, and Lis Smith join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 12th, 2022}
1770: Overtime - August 12, 2022

Ross Douthat, Piers Morgan, and Rikki Schlott join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 19th, 2022}
1771: Overtime - August 19, 2022

B.J. Novak, Catherine Rampell, and Noah Rothman join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 26th, 2022}
1772: Overtime - August 26, 2022

Rob Reiner and Amy Klobuchar join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 9th, 2022}
1773: Overtime - September 9, 2022

Wynton Marsalis, Scott Galloway, and Matt Welch join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 16th, 2022}
1774: Overtime - September 16, 2022

Trace Adkins, Julia Ioffe, and Jon Meacham join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2022}
1775: Overtime - September 23, 2022

Jonathan Lemire and Vivek Ramaswamy join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 30th, 2022}
1776: Overtime - September 30, 2022

Masih Alinejad, Van Jones, and Caitlin Flanagan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 7th, 2022}
1777: Overtime - October 7, 2022

Chris Wallace, Katty Kay, and Chris Christie join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 14th, 2022}
1778: Overtime - October 14, 2022

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Michael Smerconish join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 21st, 2022}
1779: (never aired)

_{Friday, October 28th, 2022}
1780: Overtime - October 28, 2022

Quentin Tarantino, Yuval Harari, and Gillian Tett join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 4th, 2022}
1781: Overtime - November 4, 2022

Richard Reeves, Maggie Haberman, and Fareed Zakaria join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 11th, 2022}
1782: Overtime - November 11, 2022

Ro Khanna, Gov. Jared Polis, and Robert Costa join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 18th, 2022}
1783: Overtime - November 18, 2022

Matthew Perry, Laura Coates, and Jonathan Haidt join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 20th, 2023}
1784: Overtime - January 20, 2023

Bill Barr, Rep. Nancy Mace, and Andrew Sullivan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 27th, 2023}
1785: Overtime - January 27, 2023

Frances Hagen, Bari Weiss, and Tim Ryan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2023}
1786: Overtime - February 3, 2023

Medaria Arradondo, Rep. Ruben Gallego, and Bret Stephens join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 10th, 2023}
1787: Overtime - February 10, 2023

Malcolm Nance, Kristen Soltis Anderson, and Paul Begala join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 17th, 2023}
1788: Overtime - February 17, 2023

Christoph Waltz, Ari Melber, and Sarah Isgur join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 24th, 2023}
1789: Overtime - March 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders, Russell Brand, and John Heilemann join Bill after the main show to answer viewer-submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 10th, 2023}
1790: Overtime - March 10, 2023

John McWhorter, and Josh Tyrangiel join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 17th, 2023}
1791: Overtime - March 17, 2023

Noa Tishby, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, and Andrew Yang join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 24th, 2023}
1792: Overtime - March 24, 2023

David Sedaris, Scott Galloway, and Annie Lowrey join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 31st, 2023}
1793: Overtime - March 31, 2023

Chris Sununu, James Kirchick, Winsome Sears join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 14th, 2023}
1794: Overtime - April 14, 2023

Ben McKenzie, Rep. Katie Porter, Piers Morgan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 21st, 2023}
1795: Overtime - April 21, 2023

Esther Perel, Glenn Loury and Daniel Bessner join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 28th, 2023}
1796: Overtime - April 28, 2023

Michael Moynihan and Konstantin Kisin join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 6th, 2023}
1797: Overtime - October 6, 2023

Sarah Isgur and Matt Welch join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 13th, 2023}
1798: Overtime - October 13, 2023

James Kirchick and Matt Duss join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 20th, 2023}
1799: Overtime - October 20, 2023

Alexandra Pelosi, Paul Begala, and Bret Stephens join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 27th, 2023}
1800: Overtime - October 27, 2023

Andrew Cuomo, Scott Galloway and Melissa DeRosa join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 3rd, 2023}
1801: Overtime - November 3, 2023

Rep. Dean Phillips, Fareed Zakaria and Ian Bremmer join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 10th, 2023}
1802: Overtime - November 10, 2023

Sen. Ted Cruz, Jordan Peterson and Pamela Paul join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 17th, 2023}
1803: Overtime - November 17, 2023

Donna Brazile and Adam Kinzinger join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, December 1st, 2023}
1804: Overtime - December 1, 2023

James Carville and Dave Rubin join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, December 8th, 2023}
1805: Overtime - December 8, 2023

Greg Lukianoff, Jane Ferguson and John Avlon join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, December 15th, 2023}
1806: Overtime - December 15, 2023

Ray Romano, Laura Coates and Walter Kirn join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 19th, 2024}
1807: Overtime - January 19, 2024

Ari Melber and Andrew Sullivan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, January 26th, 2024}
1808: Overtime - January 26, 2024

Rep. Adam Schiff, Stephen A. Smith and Seth MacFarlane join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 2nd, 2024}
1809: Overtime - February 2, 2024

Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Gov. Chris Sununu and Jessica Tarlov join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 9th, 2024}
1810: Overtime - February 9, 2024

Bob Costas, Coleman Hughes and Caitlin Flanagan join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, February 16th, 2024}
1811: Overtime - February 16, 2024

Dr. Jean Twenge, Van Jones and Ann Coulter join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 1st, 2024}
1812: Overtime - March 1, 2024

Dr. Phil McGraw, Tim Ryan and Batya Ungar-Sargon join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 8th, 2024}
1813: Overtime - March 8, 2024

Max Brooks and Tara Palmeri join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 15th, 2024}
1814: Overtime - March 15, 2024

Eric Holder, Rep. Nancy Mace and Rep. Ro Khanna join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2024}
1815: Overtime - March 22, 2024

Kara Swisher, Beto O'Rourke and Sarah Isgur join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, March 29th, 2024}
1816: Overtime - March 29, 2024

Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria and Dr. Mark T. Esper join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 12th, 2024}
1817: Overtime - April 12, 2024

William Shatner, Piers Morgan and Gillian Tett join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 19th, 2024}
1818: Overtime - April 19, 2024

Jillian Michaels, Jon Meacham and Jane Ferguson join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, April 26th, 2024}
1819: Overtime - April 26, 2024

Scott Galloway and Don Lemon join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2024}
1820: Overtime - May 3, 2024

Kellyanne Conway and Joshua Green join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 10th, 2024}
1821: Overtime - May 10, 2024

Eric Schlosser, Douglas Murray and Frank Bruni join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 17th, 2024}
1822: Overtime - May 17, 2024

Michael Eric Dyson, Pamela Paul and Nellie Bowles join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, May 31st, 2024}
1823: Overtime - May 31, 2024

John Waters, David Axelrod and Ken Buck join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 7th, 2024}
1824: Overtime - June 7, 2024

Matt Welch and Abigail Shrier join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 14th, 2024}
1825: Overtime - June 14, 2024

Charlamagne Tha God, Ana Navarro and Joel Stein join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 21st, 2024}
1826: Overtime - June 21, 2024

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Adam Kinzinger join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, June 28th, 2024}
1827: Overtime - June 28, 2024

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Chris Matthews join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, July 12th, 2024}
1828: Overtime - July 12, 2024

Spkr. Kevin McCarthy, Ben Shapiro and Bakari Sellers join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, July 19th, 2024}
1829: Overtime - July 19, 2024

Larry Wilmore and Rep. Byron Donalds join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 23rd, 2024}
1830: Overtime - August 23, 2024

James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Kaitlan Collins join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, August 30th, 2024}
1831: Overtime - August 30, 2024

John McWhorter and Peter Hamby join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 6th, 2024}
1832: Overtime - September 6, 2024

H.R. McMaster, John Avlon and Rich Lowry join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 13th, 2024}
1833: Overtime - September 13, 2024

Al Franken and Kristen Soltis Anderson join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 20th, 2024}
1834: Overtime - September 20, 2024

Bjorn Lomborg, Stephanie Ruhle and Bret Stephens join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, September 27th, 2024}
1835: Overtime - September 27, 2024

Fran Lebowitz, Yuval Noah Harari and Ian Bremmer join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 11th, 2024}
1836: Overtime - October 11, 2024

Tim Alberta, Laura Coates and Buck Sexton join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 18th, 2024}
1837: Overtime - October 18, 2024

David Hogg, Mark Cuban and Joe Scarborough join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, October 25th, 2024}
1838: Overtime - October 25, 2024

Van Jones and Gov. Jared Polis join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 1st, 2024}
1839: Overtime - November 1, 2024

H.R. McMaster, John Avlon and Rich Lowry join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 8th, 2024}
1840: Overtime - November 8, 2024

Michael Douglas, John Heilemann and Sarah Isgur join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 15th, 2024}
1841: Overtime - November 15, 2024

Dr. Casey Means, Chris Cuomo and Mary Katharine Ham join Bill after the main show to answer viewer submitted questions.

_{Friday, November 22nd, 2024}
1842: Overtime - November 22, 2024

Season 1

_{Friday, February 21st, 2003}
1: February 21, 2003

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action

_{Friday, February 28th, 2003}
2: February 28, 2003

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

_{Friday, March 7th, 2003}
3: March 07, 2003

Guests: Michael Graham, Danielle Pletka, cartoonist Ted Rall, actor D. L. Hughley, comedian Arj Barker, Doug Benson, actor Woody Harrelson Topics: President Bush's press conference, reality TV and terrorism

_{Friday, March 14th, 2003}
4: March 14, 2003

Guests: Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, comedian Dennis Miller, comedian Nick Swardson, Rev. Jesse Jackson Topics: The coming Iraq war, the stock market

_{Friday, March 21st, 2003}
5: March 21, 2003

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Constance L. Rice, Tim Robbins, musician Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, US war veterans Ward Tayne, Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Shad Meshad Topics: Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war, the Oscars

_{Friday, March 28th, 2003}
6: March 28, 2003

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore Topics: Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy

_{Friday, April 4th, 2003}
7: April 04, 2003

Guests: Arianna Huffington, radio host Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Scarborough Topics: Iraq war, SARS, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative Action

_{Friday, April 11th, 2003}
8: April 11, 2003

Guests: Author and columnist Arianna Huffington, writer, radio host and professor Michael Eric Dyson, radio host Doug McIntyre, musician Jerry Minor (L. Witherspoon), professor of political science As'ad AbuKhalil Topics: Developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court, Augusta National Golf Club membership controversy

_{Friday, April 18th, 2003}
9: April 18, 2003

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Dennis Miller, journalist Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake Topics: Iraq, New York smoking ban

_{Friday, April 25th, 2003}
10: April 25, 2003

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Clive Barker, actor D. L. Hughley, economist Stephen Moore, musical guests The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Topics: Santorum controversy, Iraq, rights of the unborn child

_{Friday, July 25th, 2003}
11: July 25, 2003

Guests: Actor D. L. Hughley, cartoonist Aaron McGruder, former US treasurer Bay Buchanan, Rev. Al Sharpton, senator (presidential candidate) Bob Graham Topics: Congressional report on 9/11, Liberia, Kobe Bryant, banning ephedra

_{Friday, August 1st, 2003}
12: August 01, 2003

Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, actor Alec Baldwin, former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, Rep. Barney Frank, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte Topics: Gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote, runaway Texas State Senate members

_{Friday, August 8th, 2003}
13: August 08, 2003

Guests: Actress Janeane Garofalo, Rep. David Dreier, political strategist Donna Brazile, Gov. Gray Davis Topics: California recall vote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, airport security, Homeland Security budget, Kobe Bryant

_{Friday, August 15th, 2003}
14: August 15, 2003

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura Topics: California recall election, airline security, George Bush action figure

_{Friday, August 22nd, 2003}
15: August 22, 2003

Guests: Comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., Willie Brown, Bob Barr, James Woolsey Topics: Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall

_{Friday, August 29th, 2003}
16: August 29, 2003

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Tom McClintock, Bay Buchanan, comedian Dennis Miller, Senator Joe Biden Topics: Iraq and North Korea, Republican Party's convention, influence of MTV and rap music

_{Friday, September 5th, 2003}
17: September 05, 2003

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark Topics: John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, news media behaviour

_{Friday, September 12th, 2003}
18: September 12, 2003

Guests: Betsy Hart, Paul Krugman, Jesse Ventura, musician Liz Phair, Terry McAuliffe Topics: Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attack, anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Governor of Alabama, music piracy

_{Friday, September 19th, 2003}
19:

_{Friday, September 26th, 2003}
20: September 26, 2003

Guests: Darrell Issa, filmmaker Michael Moore, basketball player Charles Barkley, Sen. John Edwards, Aaron McGruder, John Mellencamp, John Hansen (II) Topics: Terrorism, agricultural subsidies, R. Kelly

Season 2

_{Friday, January 16th, 2004}
1: January 16, 2004

Guests: Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark, musician Moby, Rev. Al Sharpton, actor Ron Silver, congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) Topics: American values, Iraq, MoveOn.org, environment

_{Friday, January 23rd, 2004}
2: January 23, 2004

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, novelist Farai Chideya, senator John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph Nader Topics: Iowa caucus, The Apprentice, Olivia Goldsmith, sexuality in islamic countries

_{Friday, January 30th, 2004}
3: January 30, 2004

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, actor Sean Astin, former Bush-Cheney 2000 press secretary Mindy Tucker-Fletcher; on satellite Max Cleland and Michael Moore Topics: Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel

_{Friday, February 6th, 2004}
4: February 06, 2004

Guests: Author Andrew Sullivan, journalist Ron Suskind, actor Rob Schneider, politician Carol Moseley Braun, politician Jennifer Granholm Topics: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians

_{Friday, February 13th, 2004}
5: February 13, 2004

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, writer Deborah Simmons, actor William Baldwin, Bill Burkett (II), James Moore[ (II), Heather Wilson Topics: Bush military service, The Passion of the Christ, pornography

_{Friday, February 20th, 2004}
6: February 20, 2004

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, writer Debra Dickerson, actor Jon Favreau, George Allen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich Topics: John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture

_{Friday, February 27th, 2004}
7: February 27, 2004

Guests: Actor Ian McKellen, politician Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph Nader Topics: The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment

_{Friday, March 5th, 2004}
8: March 05, 2004

Guests: Comedian Martin Short, talk show host Tavis Smiley, economist Stephen Moore, Sen. Barbara Boxer, sportscaster Bob Costas Topics: Bush's new ads, Kerry, Haiti, steroid scandal in baseball, Super Size Me and fast food, Martha Stewart found guilty

_{Friday, March 12th, 2004}
9: March 12, 2004

Guests: Author John McWhorter, comedian George Carlin, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, NPR radio host Sandra Tsing Loh Topics: Religion, indecency in media, Madrid bombings

_{Friday, March 19th, 2004}
10: March 19, 2004

_{Friday, July 30th, 2004}
11: July 30, 2004

Guests: Rep. David Dreier, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, filmmaker Michael Moore, musician Andre 3000, Gov. Bill Owens, Ralph Nader Topics: Iraq, 7 minutes of silence, Nader's candidacy

_{Friday, August 6th, 2004}
12: August 06, 2004

Guests: Comedian Steve Harvey, Rep. Kay Granger, former Rep. Bob Barr, and reporter Cokie Roberts Topics: Terrorism, Kerry's war record, corn farming, Ricky Williams, gay marriage

_{Friday, August 13th, 2004}
13: August 13, 2004

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, former Sen. Gary Hart, writer Michelle Malkin, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, and columnist Maureen Dowd Topics: Muhammad Khan, president Bush, racial profiling, Jim McGreevey

_{Friday, August 27th, 2004}
14: August 27, 2004

_{Friday, September 3rd, 2004}
15: September 03, 2004

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan Topics: Republican National Convention, Iraq

_{Friday, September 17th, 2004}
16: September 17, 2004

Guests: Author P.J. O'Rourke, philosopher Cornel West, actress Julie Delpy, journalist Kitty Kelley, correspondent Christiane Amanpour Topics: Bush family, assault weapons ban lifted, antidepressant drugs

_{Friday, September 24th, 2004}
17: September 24, 2004

Guests: Screenwriter Larry Gelbart, columnist Maureen Dowd, comic strip artist Aaron McGruder, Rep. Charles Rangel, actress Drew Barrymore Topics: Dan Rather, Kerry campaign, tobacco lawsuit settlements

_{Friday, October 1st, 2004}
18: October 01, 2004

Guests: Comedian George Carlin, correspondent Katty Kay, economist Stephen Moore, The Dixie Chicks, talk show host Tucker Carlson Topics: Presidential election debates, religion

_{Friday, October 8th, 2004}
19: October 08, 2004

Guests: Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, comedian David Cross, commentator Tony Snow, filmmaker Michael Moore, columnist Frank Rich Topics: Presidential election debates, terrorism, religion in politics

_{Friday, October 15th, 2004}
20: October 15, 2004

Guests: Singer Alanis Morissette, former Rep. Jim Rogan, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Dr. Howard Dean, radio show host Garrison Keillor Topics: Election debates, media in politics, Iraq

_{Friday, October 22nd, 2004}
21: October 22, 2004

Guests: Former CIA director James Woolsey, former Asst. Sec. of State James Rubin, actor Bradley Whitford, environmentalist Robert Kennedy, Jr. and White House advisor Dr. Bernadine Healy Topics: Iraq, flu vaccinations, Bill O'Reilly lawsuit

_{Friday, October 29th, 2004}
22: October 29, 2004

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, General Wesley Clark, actor Kevin Costner, columnist Thomas Friedman, commentator Ann Coulter Topics: Osama bin Laden, missing ammunition in Iraq, elections

_{Friday, November 5th, 2004}
23: November 05, 2004

Guests: Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, actress Susan Sarandon, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky, comedian D. L. Hughley, columnist Andrew Sullivan, and former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder Topics: Presidential elections

Season 3

_{Friday, February 18th, 2005}
1: February 18, 2005

_{Friday, February 25th, 2005}
2: February 25, 2005

Guests: Former baseball slugger José Canseco, actor Tim Robbins, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, talk show host Tucker Carlson, Gov. Mike Huckabee Topics: On steroids, on Iran and Iraq, on religious belief, Ward Churchill, President Bush, on Covenant Marriage, Million Dollar Baby

_{Friday, March 4th, 2005}
3:

_{Friday, March 11th, 2005}
4: March 11, 2005

Guests: Rep. Barney Frank, comedian Richard Belzer, writer Andrew Breitbart, writer Irshad Manji, and writer Camille Pagila. Topics: Gay marriage, women of Iraq, war, teachers sleeping with students, Michael Jackson

_{Friday, March 18th, 2005}
5: March 18, 2005

Guests: Gov. Frank Murkowski, actor Jason Alexander, Gov. Christie Whitman, Rep. Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, and author Thomas Frank. Topics: ANWR, steroids, Republican Party, environment

_{Friday, April 1st, 2005}
6: April 01, 2005

Guests: TV host Bill O'Reilly, academic Cornel West, actor Alec Baldwin, actor/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg, and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Topics: Pope, Terri Schiavo, Republican majority

_{Friday, April 8th, 2005}
7: April 08, 2005

Guests: former Gov. Mario Cuomo, actor Ian McShane, writer Arianna Huffington, TV host Rev. Joe Watkins, and conservative Richard Perle. Topics: Tom DeLay, Iraq, immigration

_{Friday, April 15th, 2005}
8: April 15, 2005

Guests: Columnist Thomas Friedman, writer David Frum, singer Natalie Mames, Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. Barbara Boxer. Topics: Middle East, Darfur, gays in the military, guns, immigration

_{Friday, April 22nd, 2005}
9: April 22, 2005

Guests: Actress Jane Fonda, talk show host Joe Scarborough, columnist Maureen Dowd, former Sen. Alan Simpson, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Topics: Religion, Pope, airport security, environment, John Bolton

_{Friday, April 29th, 2005}
10: April 29, 2005

Guests: Senator Charles Schumer (D) New York, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R) Maryland, Farai Chideya, Martin Short, and Jeff Gannon. Topics: Voter issues, US budget, on the Presidential press conference

_{Friday, May 6th, 2005}
11: May 06, 2005

Guests: Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, blogger Andrew Sullivan, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, actor Michael McKean, and Rep. Bernie Sanders. Topics: Kim Jong Il, Pat Robertson, Pope, censorship, activist judges

_{Friday, May 13th, 2005}
12: May 13, 2005

Guests: Sen. Norm Coleman, talk radio's Al Franken, reporter Liz Marlantes, author Gore Vidal, and basketball's Charles Barkley. Topics: Terror alerts, Voting irregularities, Iraq, Darfur, gay Republicans

_{Friday, August 19th, 2005}
13: August 19, 2005

Guests: Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly; Iraq war veteran, Paul Hackett; former Homeland Security Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson; political consultant Kellyanne Conway; actor/comic Chris Rock. Topics: Cindy Sheehan, Iraq, John Kerry, racial profiling, activist judges

_{Friday, August 26th, 2005}
14: August 26, 2005

Guests: Activist Cindy Sheehan, Gov. Mike Huckabee, journalist Dan Savage, feminist activist Eve Ensler, novelist Kinky Friedman Topics: Camp Casey, gay marriage, health, Bush's vacation

_{Friday, September 2nd, 2005}
15: September 02, 2005

Guests: Television journalist Anderson Cooper, Stephen Schneider, Michael Eric Dyson, actor Bradley Whitford, professor Mary Frances Berry, journalist Fareed Zakaria Topics: Hurricane Katrina, poverty, Iraq

_{Friday, September 9th, 2005}
16: September 09, 2005

Guests: Walter Maestri, Joe Scarborough, comedian George Carlin, Cynthia Tucker, conservative editorialist James K. Glassman, writer Kurt Vonnegut Topics: Michael D. Brown, US political system, on race, on the Administration

_{Friday, September 16th, 2005}
17: September 16, 2005

Guests: Sen. Charles Schumer, PJ O'Rourke, Joy Behar, Willie Brown, Dan Senor Topics: John Roberts, Bush taking responsibility, poverty, Iraq

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2005}
18: September 23, 2005

Guests: Singer Willie Nelson, Rep. David Dreier, author/journalist Christopher Hitchens, BBC News correspondent Katty Kay, British politician George Galloway, journalist Andrea Mitchell Topics: Hurricane Rita, Vice President Cheney, Jet Blue emergency landing, foreign oil dependency, Margaret Thatcher, critiquing the U.S.

_{Friday, October 7th, 2005}
19: October 07, 2005

Guests: Conservative columnist Ann Coulter, journalist Andrew Sullivan, actor Ben Affleck, writer Salman Rushdie, soldier/author Kayla Williams Topics: Harriet Miers, religion, torture

_{Friday, October 14th, 2005}
20: October 14, 2005

Guests: Former Sen. Max Cleland, columnist Tina Brown, actor/comedian Larry Miller, author Tom Wolfe, police chief Richard Pennington, former Sen. John Edwards Topics: President's approval rating, poverty, police beatings, Iraq, Harriet Miers

_{Friday, October 21st, 2005}
21: October 21, 2005

Guests: Arianna Huffington, Tucker Carlson, Michel Martin, Spike Lee, Chris Webber Topics: Valerie Plame, New York Times, health care, NBA dress code, governments response to Katrina, conspiracy in New Orleans

_{Friday, October 28th, 2005}
22: October 28, 2005

Guests: Richard A. Clarke, reporter Helen Thomas, actor Billy Connolly, TV host Tony Snow, writer Nadira Hira Topics: Press Corps, Scooter Libby

_{Friday, November 4th, 2005}
23: November 04, 2005

Guests: fmr Pres. Mary Robinson of Ireland, Joe Scarborough, John Waters, fmr. Sen. Tom Daschle, Dr. Sanjay Gupta Topics: Rosa Parks' funeral, national security leak

Season 4

_{Friday, February 17th, 2006}
1: February 17, 2006

Guests: Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), commentator Fred Barnes, actor Eddie Griffin, reporter Helen Thomas, Iraq advisor Dan Senor Topics: Cheney shooting, on the Patriot Act, Bush, Mohammad cartoons

_{Friday, February 24th, 2006}
2: February 24, 2006

Guests: actor Danny Glover, fmr. Sen. Gary Hart, author Irshad Manji, Rep. Heather Wilson, and columnist Nicholas Kristof Topics: Dubai ports, the extreme Left, Iraq, religious use of hallucinogenic tea

_{Friday, March 3rd, 2006}
3: March 03, 2006

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, editor/journalist Graydon Carter, correspondent Dana Priest, fmr. Dir. of FEMA Michael Brown, fmr. CIA case officer/author Bob Baer, actor Harry Anderson Topics: Oscars, rebuilding New Orleans, Iraq

_{Friday, March 10th, 2006}
4: March 10, 2006

_{Friday, March 17th, 2006}
5: March 17, 2006

Guests: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, actor/comedian Richard Belzer, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), writer Michele Mitchell, television anchor Lou Dobbs Topics: Troops and Iraq, corporate America, Chile's new President

_{Friday, March 24th, 2006}
6: March 24, 2006

_{Friday, March 31st, 2006}
7: March 31, 2006

Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history

_{Friday, April 7th, 2006}
8: April 07, 2006

Guests: Actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Joe Biden, correspondent Bill Sammon, author/former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Topics: Tom DeLay, on Bush's war, faith, Intelligent Design, Iraq exit strategy

_{Friday, April 21st, 2006}
9: April 21, 2006

Guests: Commentator Heather Higgins, Gen. Anthony Zinni, editor/publisher Mortimer Zuckerman, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Rahm Emanuel Topics: Iran, Iraq media bias, Barry Bonds, Duke University and Jesse Jackson, Bush & Hu

_{Friday, April 28th, 2006}
10: April 28, 2006

Guests: Actor/director George Clooney, actor Ian McKellen, Rep. Barney Frank, correspondent Michel Martin, and historian Victor Davis Hanson Topics: Darfur, gas prices, immigration, The Da Vinci Code controversy

_{Friday, May 5th, 2006}
11: May 05, 2006

Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fmr. PM of Canada Kim Campbell, fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore, Gen. Wesley Clark, and Sen. Mel Martinez Topics: Democrats, terrorism, Federal Emergency Management Agency, immigration

_{Friday, May 12th, 2006}
12: May 12, 2006

Guests: Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, singer/songwriter John Legend, national security expert Richard Clarke, academic Cornel West and Fox News show host John Gibson Topics: NSA, conspiracy theories, 2006 elections, homophobia, Iran

_{Friday, August 25th, 2006}
13: August 25, 2006

Guests: Filmmaker Spike Lee, music legend Elvis Costello, blogger Markos Moulitsas, fmr. Sen. Max Cleland, author/scholar Vali Nasr, and columnist Christopher Hitchens Topics: Katrina, war on terror

_{Friday, September 1st, 2006}
14: September 01, 2006

Guests: Magician Penn Jillette, Rep. Darrell Issa, scholar Mary Frances Berry; via satellite, intellectual Fouad Ajami and actor Harry Anderson Topics: Katrina, poverty, church and state, Lebanon

_{Friday, September 8th, 2006}
15: September 08, 2006

Guests: Author P. J. O'Rourke, Salon.com editor Joan Walsh, singer Rob Thomas; via satellite, former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and NBC News correspondent David Gregory Topics: 9/11 anniversary

_{Friday, September 15th, 2006}
16: September 15, 2006

_{Friday, September 22nd, 2006}
17: September 22, 2006

Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, author Reza Aslan; via satellite, New York Times columnist Frank Rich and filmmaker C.C. Goldwater Topics: Iraq War, anti-American dictators, torture legislation, religion

_{Friday, October 6th, 2006}
18: October 06, 2006

Guests: From Washington, D.C.: Sens. John Kerry and Lincoln Chafee; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, comedian/actor Robin Williams, journalist Chris Matthews Topics: Mark Foley scandal, 2004 and 2006 elections, Iraq War, international relations

_{Friday, October 13th, 2006}
19: October 13, 2006

Guests: Journalist Lou Dobbs, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute, actor Ben Affleck; via satellite, fmr. Sen. John Danforth and Richard Branson of Virgin Group Topics: North Korean nuclear test, civilian casualties in Iraq, global warming, immigration and culture wars

_{Friday, October 20th, 2006}
20: October 20, 2006

Guests: Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo Topics: North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act

_{Friday, October 27th, 2006}
21: October 27, 2006

Guests: Journalist Andrew Sullivan, politician Christine Todd Whitman, singer Harry Belafonte; via satellite, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and Arianna Huffington Topics: Campaign tactics, gay marriage, toxic chemicals, character of politicians

_{Friday, November 3rd, 2006}
22: November 03, 2006

Guests: Actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Jack Kingston, The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard; via satellite, filmmaker Robert Greenwald and comedienne Roseanne Barr Topics: Cost of Iraq War, Republican fiscal policy, John Kerry remark controversy, energy alternatives, teaching of abstinence, political advertisements

_{Friday, November 10th, 2006}
23: November 10, 2006

Guests: CNN's Candy Crowley, actor Rainn Wilson, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jeff Flake Topics: 2006 elections, plan for Iraq, Congressional earmarks, resignation of Donald Rumsfeld

_{Friday, November 17th, 2006}
24: November 17, 2006

Guests: Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave, journalist Dana Priest, actor Richard Dreyfuss; via satellite, journalist Dan Rather and television's Norman Lear Topics: Journalistic roles/ethics, strategy for Iraq, incoming Democratic Congress, O.J. Simpson book, future of democracy

Season 5

_{Friday, February 16th, 2007}
1: February 16, 2007

Guests: Fmr Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, fmr Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, TV host Craig Ferguson; via satellite, fmr Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and basketball player John Amaechi Topics: Developments in North Korea, Iran, and Iraq; global warming; Mitt Romney and Mormonism; Al Franken Senate campaign

_{Friday, February 23rd, 2007}
2: February 23, 2007

Guests: Rep. Darrell Issa, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, actor Steven Weber; via satellite, Sen. Joe Biden and filmmaker David Mamet Topics: Guantanamo Bay detention camp, clash of civilizations, developments in Iraq, David Geffen political comments, cameras in courtrooms

_{Friday, March 2nd, 2007}
3: March 02, 2007

Guests: Author/commentator John Ridley, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Rep. Barney Frank; via satellite, journalist Seymour Hersh and actress Mia Farrow Topics: Middle East dynamics, war criticism from Congress and John McCain, attempt on Dick Cheney, latest on Darfur conflict, James Cameron's Jesus documentary

_{Friday, March 9th, 2007}
4: March 09, 2007

Guests: Author David Kuo, Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank, comedienne Roseanne Barr, author Deepak Chopra; via satellite, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) Topics: Walter Reed controversy, Scooter Libby verdict, Rudy Giuliani campaign, Ann Coulter comments, afterlife and spirituality

_{Friday, March 16th, 2007}
5: March 16, 2007

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, Martha Raddatz of ABC News, journalist Dan Rather; via satellite, comedian Chris Rock and fmr Gov. Mike Huckabee Topics: Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy, war on drugs, gays in the military, evolution of news business

_{Friday, March 23rd, 2007}
6: March 23, 2007

Guests: Fmr Bush speechwriter David Frum, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, musician John Legend; via satellite, fmr Natl Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and Sen. Bernie Sanders Topics: Iraq War anniversary, more on U.S. attorney firings, energy independence, campaign finance, "purity balls"

_{Friday, March 30th, 2007}
7: March 30, 2007

Guests: Radio host Michael Smerconish, comedian D. L. Hughley, Court TV's Catherine Crier; via satellite, Fmr Sec'y of State Madeleine Albright and Rep. Ron Paul Topics: Funding of Iraq War, Clinton vs. Obama, privatization of government, still more on U.S. attorney firings, death of Pat Tillman

_{Friday, April 13th, 2007}
8: April 13, 2007

Guests: Fmr Sen Bill Bradley, comedian Dana Carvey, Fmr White House Press Sec'y Scott McClellan; via satellite, Rev. Al Sharpton, activist Laurie David, musician Sheryl Crow Topics: Don Imus controversy and firing, extension of military deployments, global warming, performance of Democratic Congress

_{Friday, April 20th, 2007}
9: April 20, 2007

Guests: Author John O'Sullivan, commentator Amy Holmes, Gov. Brian Schweitzer (Mont.); via satellite, journalist Bill Moyers Topics: Virginia Tech shooting, gun control, Alberto Gonzalez testimony to Congress, Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Earth Day

_{Friday, April 27th, 2007}
10: April 27, 2007

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, NPR correspondent Jamie Tarabay, commentator Lisa Schiffren, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, fmr US Attorney David Iglesias Topics: Pat Tillman controversy, U.S. attorney firings, privacy in America, Alec Baldwin, future of Iraq

_{Friday, May 4th, 2007}
11: May 04, 2007

Guests: Fmr Rep Harold Ford, Jr., actor/activist Sean Penn, comedian Garry Shandling; via satellite, fmr Gov Tommy Thompson and CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta Topics: Republican presidential debate, State Dept terror statistics, anniversary of "Mission Accomplished" speech, "D.C. Madam" scandal, food safety, Hurricane Katrina aid

_{Friday, May 11th, 2007}
12: May 11, 2007

Guests: Columnist Arianna Huffington, comic Paula Poundstone, pollster Frank Luntz; via satellite, NBC News correspondent Richard Engel and columnist Christopher Hitchens Topics: Iraq troop surge, language of politics, how Democrats can win, Kansas tornadoes

_{Friday, May 18th, 2007}
13: May 18, 2007

Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Rep Loretta Sanchez (Calif.), columnist John Fund, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons; via satellite, Sen Christopher Dodd (Conn.) Topics: Congressional resolution on Iraq, economic effect of immigration, voter fraud, second Republican debate

_{Friday, May 25th, 2007}
14: May 25, 2007

Guests: Humorist P. J. O'Rourke, actor Ben Affleck, Rep Ron Paul (Texas); via satellite, filmmaker Michael Moore Topics: Health-care crisis, world opinion of the United States, Iraq troop surge and funding, Republican presidential race

_{Friday, August 24th, 2007}
15: August 24, 2007

Guests: Actor Tim Robbins, journalist Michel Martin, writer Stephen Hayes; via satellite, Fmr Gov Mike Huckabee (Ark.) and New York Times correspondent Damien Cave Topics: Status of Iraq troop surge, Michael Vick dogfighting investigation, Utah mine collapse and response

_{Friday, August 31st, 2007}
16: August 31, 2007

Guests: Fmr Sen Mike Gravel (Alaska), diplomat Barbara Bodine, musician John Mellencamp; via satellite, entertainer Harry Shearer and PETA president Ingrid Newkirk Topics: Hurricane Katrina anniversary, Larry Craig arrest and resignation, Alberto Gonzales resignation, environmentalism and energy needs

_{Friday, September 7th, 2007}
17: September 07, 2007

Guests: Prof Cornel West, rapper/actor Mos Def; via satellite, Army Col Larry Wilkerson (ret.) and consumer advocate Ralph Nader Topics: Iraq troop surge and upcoming Petraeus report, defining terrorism, roots of Islamic fundamentalism, black vote and political involvement, Jena Six

_{Friday, September 14th, 2007}
18: September 14, 2007

Guests: Journalist Carl Bernstein, Rep Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), comedian Drew Carey; via satellite, Sen Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and author Robert Draper Topics: Petraeus report and Middle East policy, 9/11 anniversary and relationship to Iraq, Hillary Clinton campaign

_{Friday, September 21st, 2007}
19: September 21, 2007

Guests: Musician Rob Thomas, comedian/actress Janeane Garofalo, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, fmr CIA agent Michael Scheuer and author Bjørn Lomborg Topics: Israel and Middle East policy, MoveOn.org ad controversy, Ahmadinejad visit to U.S., global warming, Blackwater USA and use of private contractors in Iraq

_{Friday, September 28th, 2007}
20: September 28, 2007

Guests: Rep Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), Prof Michael Eric Dyson, writer Pete Hamill; via satellite, filmmaker Ken Burns and CNBC's Maria Bartiromo Topics: Ahmadinejad's visit and U.S./Iran relations, funding for Iraq War, global economy, Bill O'Reilly racial controversy, hate crimes legislation

_{Friday, October 12th, 2007}
21: October 12, 2007

Guests: Columnist Paul Krugman, MSNBC host Tucker Carlson, The View co-host Joy Behar; via satellite, fmr Pres Vicente Fox (Mexico) and author/activist Naomi Klein Topics: U.S./Mexico relations and immigration, Republican presidential debates, State Children's Health Insurance Program and Bush's veto, Middle East policy, more on Blackwater USA incident

_{Friday, October 19th, 2007}
22: October 19, 2007

Guests: Fmr Sen John Edwards (N.C.), journalist Joel Stein, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas), MSNBC host Chris Matthews; via satellite, chess master Garry Kasparov Topics: Environment, biofuels, drug-resistant viruses, bringing U.S. troops home, Russian politics, Mukasey confirmation hearings, Ellen DeGeneres dog controversy.

_{Friday, October 26th, 2007}
23: October 26, 2007

Guests: Commentator Andrew Sullivan, tennis pro Martina Navratilova, Gen Wesley Clark (ret.); via satellite, Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) and author Sir David Frost Topics: California wildfires and global warming, immigration, reaching out to Iran, Bush's abuse of power

_{Friday, November 2nd, 2007}
24: November 02, 2007

Guests: Fmr CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband, fmr Amb Joe Wilson; political blogger Markos Moulitsas; NPR host Alison Stewart (radio); actor/comedian Martin Short ; via satellite, author Jeremy Scahill Topics: CIA leak scandal, Hillary Clinton's debate performance and Democrats' campaign issues, Blackwater USA, Mukasey confirmation

_{Friday, January 11th, 2008}
25: January 11, 2008

Guests: Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, former TV anchor Catherine Crier, former press secretary Tony Snow, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent), humorist P.J. O'Rourke Topics: New Hampshire primary, electronic voting machines, Iraq troop surge, subprime lending and prospects for economic recession. Maher refrained from a large-scale discussion of the ongoing writers' strike, offering only a brief opinion in the closing moments of the show.

_{Friday, January 18th, 2008}
26: January 18, 2008

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund, country singer Trace Adkins, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent), journalist Fareed Zakaria Topics: South Carolina primary and influence of religion, militant violence in Pakistan, U.S. relations with Iran, impact of economy on the election, defining victory in Iraq, thoughts on Confederate flag

_{Friday, January 25th, 2008}
28: January 25, 2008

Guests: Actor/comedian Richard Belzer, musician Herbie Hancock, reporter Martha Raddatz, political strategist Amy Holmes (election correspondent), country singer Merle Haggard Topics: Bill Clinton's role in campaign, Democratic campaign issues and oversight of Iraq War, Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, race and gender in the election, Rudy Giuliani's campaign strategy

_{Friday, February 1st, 2008}
27: February 01, 2008

Guests: Columnist Clarence Page, feminist Kim Gandy, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), pollster/author Frank Luntz, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent) Topics: State of the Union address, Clinton/Obama debate and Republican strategy, withdrawals of Giuliani and Edwards, Middle East policy

_{Friday, February 8th, 2008}
29: February 08, 2008

Guests: Author/columnist Jonah Goldberg, political strategist Matthew Dowd, sportscaster Bob Costas, political humorist P.J. O'Rourke (election correspondent), CNN analyst Amy Holmes Topics: Super Tuesday results, suspension of Mitt Romney's campaign, McCain vs. conservatives, U.S. role as superpower, Roger Clemens steroid controversy and overdependence on prescription drugs, death of Maharishi

_{Friday, February 15th, 2008}
30: February 15, 2008

Guests: Commentator Andrew Sullivan, veterans' activist Paul Rieckhoff, Nina Hachigian of the Center for American Progress, pollster Frank Luntz (election correspondent), Sen Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Topics: Clinton vs. Obama, candidates' policies toward Middle East, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act renewal and changes, John McCain vs. Democrats, Roger Clemens congressional hearing

_{Friday, February 22nd, 2008}
31: February 22, 2008

Guests: Former Bush speechwriter David Frum, The Hotline editor Amy Walter, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent), journalist Tom Brokaw Topics: Clinton/Obama debate, John McCain lobbyist controversy, Americans' love of country and Michelle Obama remarks, candidates' positions on war, resignation of Fidel Castro, beef recall

_{Friday, February 29th, 2008}
32: February 29, 2008

Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, author Shashi Tharoor, comedian Harry Shearer, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, Gov Ed Rendell (PA) Topics: Pennsylvania primary, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, appeal of Barack Obama, religion in politics

_{Friday, March 7th, 2008}
33: March 07, 2008

Guests: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, actor/director Adam Goldberg, NPR host Farai Chideya, journalist Jeremy Scahill (election correspondent); via satellite, fmr DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe Topics: Hillary wins primaries in Texas and Ohio, McCain clinches Republican nomination, media coverage of candidates, economic news and impact of Iraq War, strategies for Iraq withdrawal, elections in Russia

_{Friday, March 21st, 2008}
34: March 21, 2008

Guests: Rep Barney Frank (D-MA), actor Jon Hamm, professor/author Melissa Harris Lacewell, humorist/author P.J. O'Rourke (election correspondent); via satellite, CNN correspondent Michael Ware Topics: Fifth anniversary of Iraq War, Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, economic class warfare, Eliot Spitzer resignation and scandal, legalization of marijuana

_{Friday, March 28th, 2008}
35: March 28, 2008

Guests: Talk show host Tavis Smiley, journalist Robin Wright, comedian Robert Klein, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, actor John Cusack Topics: Violence in Iraq, Clinton statements on Bosnia trip, use of contractors in Iraq, definition of patriotism, more on Jeremiah Wright and race relations, use of Patriot Act in Eliot Spitzer case

_{Friday, April 4th, 2008}
36: April 04, 2008

Guests: Actor Esai Morales, fmr Labor Sec Robert Reich, Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA), CNN analyst Amy Holmes (election correspondent); via satellite, Sen Arlen Specter (PA) Topics: 40th anniversary of the King assassination, education in inner cities, Bush tax rebate and U.S. budget priorities, U.S. defense budget, abstinence education, investment in biofuels, bailout of Bear Stearns

_{Friday, April 11th, 2008}
37: April 11, 2008

Guests: Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, journalist Dana Priest, actor Jason Alexander; via satellite, Rep Joe Sestak (D-PA), scientist/author Richard Dawkins Topics: Iraq War hearings and Bush speech, Bill Clinton's effect on Hillary's campaign, rationalizing religion, environment and global warming, airline cancellations and wiring inspections

_{Friday, April 18th, 2008}
38: April 18, 2008

Guests: Prof. Cornel West, blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, writer/activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, journalist Jeremy Scahill (election correspondent); via satellite, MSNBC host Chris Matthews Topics: Pennsylvania primary and Democratic debate, Pope's visit to U.S., oil prices and worldwide food shortages, polygamy and raid on Texas compound

_{Friday, April 25th, 2008}
39: April 25, 2008

Topics: TV host Phil Donahue, columnist Arianna Huffington, comedian Garry Shandling, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent); via satellite, economist Jeffrey Sachs Guests: Earth Day and demand for resources, Pennsylvania primary results, tax rebate checks, extension of veterans' benefits, Democratic campaign tactics

Season 6

_{Friday, January 11th, 2008}
1: January 11, 2008

Guests: Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, former TV anchor Catherine Crier, former press secretary Tony Snow, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent), humorist P.J. O'Rourke Topics: New Hampshire primary, electronic voting machines, Iraq troop surge, subprime lending and prospects for economic recession. Maher refrained from a large-scale discussion of the ongoing writers' strike, offering only a brief opinion in the closing moments of the show.

_{Friday, January 18th, 2008}
2: January 18, 2008

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund, country singer Trace Adkins, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent), journalist Fareed Zakaria Topics: South Carolina primary and influence of religion, militant violence in Pakistan, U.S. relations with Iran, impact of economy on the election, defining victory in Iraq, thoughts on Confederate flag

_{Friday, January 25th, 2008}
3: January 25, 2008

Guests: Actor/comedian Richard Belzer, musician Herbie Hancock, reporter Martha Raddatz, political strategist Amy Holmes (election correspondent), country singer Merle Haggard Topics: Bill Clinton's role in campaign, Democratic campaign issues and oversight of Iraq War, Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, race and gender in the election, Rudy Giuliani's campaign strategy

_{Friday, February 1st, 2008}
4: February 01, 2008

Guests: Columnist Clarence Page, feminist Kim Gandy, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), pollster/author Frank Luntz, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent) Topics: State of the Union address, Clinton/Obama debate and Republican strategy, withdrawals of Giuliani and Edwards, Middle East policy

_{Friday, February 8th, 2008}
5: February 08, 2008

Guests: Author/columnist Jonah Goldberg, political strategist Matthew Dowd, sportscaster Bob Costas, political humorist P.J. O'Rourke (election correspondent), CNN analyst Amy Holmes Topics: Super Tuesday results, suspension of Mitt Romney's campaign, McCain vs. conservatives, U.S. role as superpower, Roger Clemens steroid controversy and overdependence on prescription drugs, death of Maharishi

_{Friday, February 15th, 2008}
6: February 15, 2008

Guests: Commentator Andrew Sullivan, veterans' activist Paul Rieckhoff, Nina Hachigian of the Center for American Progress, pollster Frank Luntz (election correspondent), Sen Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Topics: Clinton vs. Obama, candidates' policies toward Middle East, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act renewal and changes, John McCain vs. Democrats, Roger Clemens congressional hearing

_{Friday, February 22nd, 2008}
7: February 22, 2008

Guests: Former Bush speechwriter David Frum, The Hotline editor Amy Walter, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent), journalist Tom Brokaw Topics: Clinton/Obama debate, John McCain lobbyist controversy, Americans' love of country and Michelle Obama remarks, candidates' positions on war, resignation of Fidel Castro, beef recall

_{Friday, February 29th, 2008}
8: February 29, 2008

Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, author Shashi Tharoor, comedian Harry Shearer, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, Gov Ed Rendell (PA) Topics: Pennsylvania primary, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, appeal of Barack Obama, religion in politics

_{Friday, March 7th, 2008}
9: March 07, 2008

Guests: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, actor/director Adam Goldberg, NPR host Farai Chideya, journalist Jeremy Scahill (election correspondent); via satellite, fmr DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe Topics: Hillary wins primaries in Texas and Ohio, McCain clinches Republican nomination, media coverage of candidates, economic news and impact of Iraq War, strategies for Iraq withdrawal, elections in Russia

_{Friday, March 21st, 2008}
10: March 21, 2008

Guests: Rep Barney Frank (D-MA), actor Jon Hamm, professor/author Melissa Harris Lacewell, humorist/author P.J. O'Rourke (election correspondent); via satellite, CNN correspondent Michael Ware Topics: Fifth anniversary of Iraq War, Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, economic class warfare, Eliot Spitzer resignation and scandal, legalization of marijuana

_{Friday, March 28th, 2008}
11: March 28, 2008

Guests: Talk show host Tavis Smiley, journalist Robin Wright, comedian Robert Klein, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, actor John Cusack Topics: Violence in Iraq, Clinton statements on Bosnia trip, use of contractors in Iraq, definition of patriotism, more on Jeremiah Wright and race relations, use of Patriot Act in Eliot Spitzer case

_{Friday, April 4th, 2008}
12: April 04, 2008

Guests: Actor Esai Morales, fmr Labor Sec Robert Reich, Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA), CNN analyst Amy Holmes (election correspondent); via satellite, Sen Arlen Specter (PA) Topics: 40th anniversary of the King assassination, education in inner cities, Bush tax rebate and U.S. budget priorities, U.S. defense budget, abstinence education, investment in biofuels, bailout of Bear Stearns

_{Friday, April 11th, 2008}
13: April 11, 2008

Guests: Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, journalist Dana Priest, actor Jason Alexander; via satellite, Rep Joe Sestak (D-PA), scientist/author Richard Dawkins Topics: Iraq War hearings and Bush speech, Bill Clinton's effect on Hillary's campaign, rationalizing religion, environment and global warming, airline cancellations and wiring inspections

_{Friday, April 18th, 2008}
14: April 18, 2008

Guests: Prof. Cornel West, blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, writer/activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, journalist Jeremy Scahill (election correspondent); via satellite, MSNBC host Chris Matthews Topics: Pennsylvania primary and Democratic debate, Pope's visit to U.S., oil prices and worldwide food shortages, polygamy and raid on Texas compound

_{Friday, April 25th, 2008}
15: April 25, 2008

Topics: TV host Phil Donahue, columnist Arianna Huffington, comedian Garry Shandling, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent); via satellite, economist Jeffrey Sachs Guests: Earth Day and demand for resources, Pennsylvania primary results, tax rebate checks, extension of veterans' benefits, Democratic campaign tactics

_{Friday, August 29th, 2008}
16: August 29, 2008

Guests: Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ), TV host Craig Ferguson, journalist Michel Martin, Matt Taibbi (election correspondent); via satellite, Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Topics: The 2008 election, 2008 Democratic National Convention, McCain's VP pick Sarah Palin

_{Friday, September 5th, 2008}
17: September 05, 2008

Guests: Actress Kerry Washington, fmr. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, fmr. Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, journalist Jeffrey Toobin, and Real Time correspondent Dan Savage Topics: 2008 Republican National Convention

_{Friday, September 12th, 2008}
18: September 12, 2008

Guests: Actress Janeane Garofalo, Author Salman Rushdie, Roseanne Barr, political consultant Paul Begala, and journalist John Fund Topics: 7th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks

_{Friday, September 19th, 2008}
19: September 19, 2008

Guests: Musician will.i.am, journalist Naomi Klein, political blogger Andrew Sullivan; via satellite, economist Paul Krugman Topics: Candidacy of Sarah Palin and responsibility for the subprime mortgage crisis.

_{Friday, September 26th, 2008}
20: September 26, 2008

Guests: Politician Ralph Nader, actor Tim Daly, National Review Online contributor Lisa Schiffren; via satellite, journalist Ron Suskind, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The first presidential debate, subprime mortgage crisis, economic stimulus package, Sarah Palin

_{Friday, October 3rd, 2008}
21: October 03, 2008

Guests: Actor Alec Baldwin, reporter Christiane Amanpour, and comedian Garry Shandling; via satellite, journalist Bob Woodward Topics: Bush's legacy, VP debate, Palin's performance, bailout bill, future of the country

_{Friday, October 10th, 2008}
22: October 10, 2008

Guests: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), economist Stephen Moore, and comedian Dana Gould; via satellite, director Oliver Stone, former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker Topics: Economic situation, Palin's rhetoric, ongoing election, voting fraud, US military budget

_{Friday, October 17th, 2008}
23: October 17, 2008

Guests: Actor Ben Affleck; actor, comedian Martin Short; pollster Frank Luntz; Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT); via satellite, journalist Thomas Friedman Topics: Joe the Plumber, ongoing election, third presidential debate

_{Friday, October 24th, 2008}
24: October 24, 2008

Guests: Actor Tim Robbins, comedian Carol Leifer, political consultant Matt Dowd, economist Arthur Laffer; via satellite, ex-GOP operative Allen Raymond Topics: Electoral fraud, voting, the election, Joe the Plumber, economy, Barack Obama, future of the Republican Party

_{Friday, October 31st, 2008}
25: October 31, 2008

Guests: Singer/Songwriter John Legend, columnist Connie Schultz, commentator Amy Holmes, Prof Cornel West; via satellite, activist Michael Moore Topics: Sarah Palin, Patriotism, Joe the Plumber, Taxes

_{Friday, November 7th, 2008}
26: November 07, 2008

Guests: Comedian Howie Mandel, humorist Joe Queenan, NPR commentator Farai Chideya, political advisor Paul Begala; via satellite, Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark) Topics: 2008 election results, racism, John McCain, Barack Obama

_{Friday, November 14th, 2008}
27: November 14, 2008

Guests: Author and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, actor Ashton Kutcher, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL); via satellite, musician Sean Combs, columnist Dan Savage Topics: Detroit auto-industry bailout, increase in gun sales since the election, California Proposition 8 (2008), marijuana decriminalization, Hillary for Secretary of State, voting

Season 7

_{Friday, February 20th, 2009}
1: February 20, 2009

Guests: Financial Times editor Chrystia Freeland, journalist Tina Brown, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA); via satellite, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), journalist Brigitte Gabriel Topics: The economy, President Obama's first month in office

_{Friday, February 27th, 2009}
2: February 27, 2009

Guests: Actor Alan Cumming, political satirist and journalist P. J. O'Rourke, Mayor Gavin Newsom (D-San Francisco); via satellite, political correspondent George Stephanopoulos, author Robin Wright Topics: Obama's speech, Bobby Jindal, marijuana, home ownership, Iraq, Afghanistan and troops, future of the Rep. party, Vatican and indulgences

_{Friday, March 6th, 2009}
3: March 06, 2009

Guests: Businessman T. Boone Pickens; Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark); news anchor Erin Burnett; author Peter Singer Topics: The economy, green energy, charity and philanthropy, socialism

_{Friday, March 13th, 2009}
4: March 13, 2009

Guests: Comedian Sarah Silverman, professor Michael Eric Dyson, author Andrew Breitbart, columnist Steven Pearlstein Topics: State of the Rep. party, racism in America, the Teachers' Union, stem cell research

_{Friday, March 20th, 2009}
5: March 20, 2009

Guests: Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, television host Keith Olbermann, actress Kerry Washington, senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin Topics: AIG bonuses, the crisis, Teenage pregnancy in America, Glenn Beck, right-wing power

_{Friday, March 27th, 2009}
6: March 27, 2009

Guests: Senator Bill Bradley, author Christopher Hitchens, rapper Mos Def, author Salman Rushdie Topics: Banking crisis, Legalization of marijuana, Nuclear proliferation

_{Friday, April 3rd, 2009}
7: April 03, 2009

Guests: Joe the Plumber, Journalist David Frum, comedian Carol Leifer, writer Reihan Salam, reporter Sam Donaldson Topics: 2009 G-20 London summit, tax cut, health care, Carbon tax, nuclear energy

_{Friday, April 10th, 2009}
8: April 10, 2009

Guests: Filmmaker Ron Howard and novelist Gore Vidal Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

_{Friday, April 24th, 2009}
9: April 24, 2009

Guests: Ex-gov. Howard Dean (D-VT), comedian Dana Gould, writer Randy Cohen, author Bethany McLean, ex-CIA agent Robert Baer Topics: Obama's first 100 days, torture memos, economy, gun control, environment and global warming, children's health

_{Friday, May 1st, 2009}
10: May 01, 2009

Guests: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), journalist Fareed Zakaria, NBC News foreign correspondent Richard Engel, former FDA chief David Kessler Topics: 2009 swine flu outbreak, state of the Republican Party, terrorism, Souter's resignation, Arlen Specter's party switch, Israel

_{Friday, May 8th, 2009}
11: May 08, 2009

Guests: Democratic consultant James Carville, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, author Naomi Klein, journalist Matt Taibbi, author Reza Aslan Topics: Tax evasion by big companies, torture, Pakistan & Taliban, US military handing out bibles, gay marriage

_{Friday, May 15th, 2009}
12: May 15, 2009

Guests: Creator of The Wire David Simon, economist Elizabeth Warren, conservative commentator Amy Holmes, National Review's Richard Brookhiser, columnist Dan Savage Topics: Torture, climate change, gay marriage, War on Drugs

_{Friday, May 22nd, 2009}
13: May 22, 2009

Guests: Nobel Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, M.I.T. economist Simon Johnson, and rapper M.I.A. Topics: Global economic crisis, the progress of the Obama administration, Dick Cheney, religion in the United States

_{Friday, May 29th, 2009}
14: May 29, 2009

Guests: Actor Hill Harper, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, former House Representative Heather Wilson, documentarian Michael Pollan Topics: State of the Republican Party, torture and Guantanamo Bay, North Korea's nuclear weapons threat, nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, and California Supreme Court's decision regarding California's Proposition 8

_{Friday, June 5th, 2009}
15: June 05, 2009

Guests: Actor and comedian D. L. Hughley, Council of Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, novelist Paula Froelich, journalist Jeremy Scahill, Fortune editor Matt Miller Topics: Obama's visit to the Middle East, terrorism, abortion debate and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, gay marriage, health care reform in the United States

_{Friday, June 12th, 2009}
16: June 12, 2009

Guests: CNN host Larry King, MSNBC host Chris Matthews, former White House Homeland Security advisor Frances Townsend, NAACP President Ben Jealous, humorist P. J. O'Rourke Topics: 2009 digital television transition, Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting, racism, affirmative action, nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, terrorism, car culture in the United States, socialism

_{Friday, June 19th, 2009}
17: June 19, 2009

Guests: Commentator Paul Begala, BBC reporter Katty Kay, blogger Meghan McCain, columnist Joel Stein, writer Hooman Maj Topics: Iranian presidential election, 2009, health care reform, David Letterman joke controversy, sexuality and infidelity in politics, 2009 imprisonment of US journalists by North Korea

_{Friday, June 26th, 2009}
18: June 26, 2009

Guests: Actress Cameron Diaz, director Oliver Stone, actor Billy Bob Thornton Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

_{Friday, July 17th, 2009}
19: July 17, 2009

Guests: Joe Scarborough, actor Jason Alexander, actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), Markos Moulitsas. Topics: Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, racism and the Republican Party, clean coal electricity debate, health care reform in the United States, recent sex scandals involving politicians, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, death of Michael Jackson, drug use in the United States, death of Walter Cronkite (news broke shortly before tonight's show began), 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing

_{Friday, July 24th, 2009}
20: July 24, 2009

Guests: Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano (via satellite), Iraq War veteran and California congressional candidate Anthony Woods, Susan Eisenhower, journalist John Heilemann, writer Matt Taibbi Topics: 2009 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrest by Cambridge police, racism and the Republican Party, Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, health care reform, military-industrial complex

_{Friday, July 31st, 2009}
21: July 31, 2009

Guests: Journalist Jeff Sharlet, CNN foreign correspondent Michael Ware, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, economist Niall Ferguson, humorist Joe Queenan Topics: 2009 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrest by Cambridge police, health care reform, current economic crisis, resignation of Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska

_{Friday, August 7th, 2009}
22: August 07, 2009

Guests: Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Georgia congressman Jack Kingston, California congressman Darrell Issa, Dr. David Scheiner, President Obama's doctor in Chicago Topics: Health care, town hall mobs, Sarah Palin's 'death panel' comments, confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor, prescription drugs, children's health, bailouts, criticism of Bill Clinton's role in freeing American journalists.

_{Friday, August 14th, 2009}
23: August 14, 2009

Guests: Actor Ashton Kutcher, fmr. Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command Gen. Anthony Zinni (ret.), journalist and blogger Ross Douthat, comedian Dana Gould (also reporter), actor Brad Pitt Topics: 'Death panel' claims, healthcare, income inequality, the current state of the Republican party, John Brennan 'ending' the war on terror, town hall discussions, mobs comparing Obama with Hitler, climate change.

_{Friday, August 21st, 2009}
24: August 21, 2009

Guests: TV host Jay Leno, journalist Chuck Todd, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), author Sam Harris, journalist Jeremy Scahill Topics: Health care reform, protesters bringing guns to town halls, lack of information and explanation of issues by the media, controversy over private military contractors like Blackwater, politicization of the terror alert level system in the 2004 presidential election, lack of employers offering vacation and sick leave pays in the United States

_{Friday, August 28th, 2009}
25: August 28, 2009

Guests: Rapper Jay-Z, journalist Bill Moyers Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

_{Friday, September 11th, 2009}
26: September 11, 2009

Guests: New York representative Anthony Weiner, comedian Kathy Griffin, author and veterans advocate Paul Rieckhoff, journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, former counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke Topics: Healthcare reform, eighth anniversary of 9/11, response to terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, race and criticism of Barack Obama, the media, global warming skepticism

_{Friday, September 18th, 2009}
27: September 18, 2009

Guests: Actor and comedian David Cross, law professor Annette Gordon-Reed, journalist Jeffrey Toobin, journalist Matthew Continetti, fmr. health insurance executive Wendell Potter Topics: Health care reform, racism

_{Friday, September 25th, 2009}
28: September 25, 2009

Guests: Filmmaker Michael Moore, fmr. New York governor Eliot Spitzer, economist Paul Krugman, director John Waters Topics: Capitalism, the economy, the housing market, gay marriage, marijuana reform, terrorism

_{Friday, October 2nd, 2009}
29: October 02, 2009

Guests: Columnist Thomas Friedman, EPA Chief Lisa Jackson, actress Janeane Garofalo, Ohio congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, author Richard Dawkins Topics: Criticism of Barack Obama, health care reform, the senate, Iran's nuclear capabilities, religion in America, terrorism, Hollywood defending Roman Polanski

_{Friday, October 9th, 2009}
30: October 09, 2009

Guests: Former senator Bill Frist, actor Richard Belzer, professor Cornel West, former senator Lincoln Chafee, comedian Sarah Silverman Topics: Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Iran, peace, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, the economy and the job market, income inequality.

_{Friday, October 16th, 2009}
31: October 16, 2009

Guests: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) , Actor Alec Baldwin, comedian and actor Garry Shandling, Hardball host Chris Matthews, Maryland governor Martin O'Malley Topics: Balloon Boy incident, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, health care reform, H1N1 vaccination concerns, ongoing efforts to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, sexual harassment in the military, Rush Limbaugh's failed bid to buy the St. Louis Rams, steroid use in professional sports

_{Friday, February 19th, 2010}
32: February 19, 2010

Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti

_{Friday, February 26th, 2010}
33: February 26, 2010

Guests: President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, journalist Chrystia Freeland, political writer Reihan Salam, actress Olivia Wilde, comedian Adam Carolla, comedian Chris Rock Topics: Iran, health care, Obama Republicans summit, Congress majority, guns, defense budget, caged animals

_{Friday, March 5th, 2010}
34: March 05, 2010

Guests: Actor Sean Penn, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-founder of the Huffington Post Arianna Huffington, director Michael Moore Topics: Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Hugo Chávez, Economic activism, Health Care, the economy regulation of the financial industry, labor relations, the Oscars, Republican fundraising tactics, the Media

_{Friday, March 12th, 2010}
35: March 12, 2010

Guests: Senator Michael Bennet, actor Hill Harper, former Governor Gary Johnson, Amy Holmes, journalist John Heilemann Topics: Health care, deficit spending and the national debt, climate change, marijuana legalization, race relations, Mitt Romney, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness, Eric Massa, Game Change, Liz Cheney, education, Jihad Jane

_{Friday, March 19th, 2010}
36: March 19, 2010

Guests: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D), economist Stephen Moore, PoliticsDaily.com editor-in-chief Melinda Henneberger and actor Emile Hirsch Topics: Health care, the economy, regulation of banking and insurance industries, the Congo, blood diamonds, "blood minerals" from the Congo (tantalum, tungsten, and tin), Oxfam, access to clean water in developing countries, campaign finance reform

_{Friday, March 26th, 2010}
37: March 26, 2010

Guests: Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens, journalist Jonathan Capehart, musician Rob Thomas, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten and comedian Jeff Garlin Topics: Health care, Catholic sex abuse cases, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Tea Party movement, Birthers, John McCain, the National Debt, Education Reform, Jesse James sex scandal, Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, altering of curriculum and guidelines for textbooks by conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education, Intelligent design, Internet flames, Celebrity political activism, Political correctness

_{Friday, April 9th, 2010}
38: April 09, 2010

Guests: Musician Billie Joe Armstrong, chef Alice Waters, and comedian Chris Rock Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

_{Friday, April 16th, 2010}
39: April 16, 2010

Guests: Journalist David Remnick, economist Simon Johnson, journalist Laura Flanders, fmr. governor Jesse Ventura, film producer Lawrence Bender Topics: Tea Party movement, taxation, Goldman Sachs scandal, nuclear weapons, Supreme Court

_{Friday, April 23rd, 2010}
40: April 23, 2010

Guests: Rep. Alan Grayson, author Susan Eisenhower, journalist Matthew Continetti, author Richard A. Clarke and via satellite Dr. Jack Kevorkian Topics: Arizona immigration law, racism in America, Army recruitment standards, technology, cyber war, South Park controversy, moderate Republicans, Sarah Palin

_{Friday, April 30th, 2010}
41: April 30, 2010

Guests: Rep. Anthony Weiner, political commentator Chris Matthews, economist Laura Tyson, author Ross Douthat, politician John Bolton Topics: Gulf of Mexico oil spill, oil dependency, High-speed rail technology, Goldman Sachs Senate hearings, Arizona immigration law, Charlie Crist, 2010 midterm elections

_{Friday, May 7th, 2010}
42: May 07, 2010

Guests: Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, novelist Salman Rushdie, business news anchor Alexis Glick, journalist David Frum, historian Alan Brinkley Topics: 2010 Times Square car bomb attempt, Muslim Americans, immigration, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, climate change denial, Big Business

_{Friday, May 14th, 2010}
43: May 14, 2010

Guests: Journalist Sebastian Junger, Mayor Cory Booker, columnist John Avlon, author S. E. Cupp, Rep. Darrell Issa Topics: Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination, religion, MMS and oil drilling regulation, Miranda rights, tasering

_{Friday, May 21st, 2010}
44: May 21, 2010

Guests: Economist Nouriel Roubini, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, radio host Michael Eric Dyson, columnist John Fund, comedian Patton Oswalt Topics: Libertarianism, Rand Paul, Robert Bork, oil spill containment, Richard Blumenthal, Anwar al-Awlaki

_{Friday, May 28th, 2010}
45: May 28, 2010

Guests: CEO of EarthEcho International Philippe Cousteau, Jr., senior editor for Newsweek Jonathan Alter, Republican political strategist Patrick Ruffini, philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West, author Scott Turow Topics: Oil spill, Obama's reaction to the spill, black/white net worth gap, Supreme Court

_{Friday, June 4th, 2010}
46: June 04, 2010

Guests: Political strategist Paul Begala, journalist Andrew Sullivan, The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, environmental advocate Van Jones, filmmaker Judd Apatow Topics: Oil spill, Gaza flotilla raid, Joe McGinniss, Al Gore, marriage and divorce, Climate change Denial

_{Friday, June 11th, 2010}
47: June 11, 2010

Guests: Queen Noor of Jordan, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, ex-Senate Maj. Leader Bill Frist, director Oliver Stone Topics: Oil spill, Republican filibustering, Dan Duncan and inheritance tax, "running government like a business", Nikki Haley, Military budget of the United States, Helen Thomas' Israel comments

Season 8

_{Friday, February 19th, 2010}
1: February 19, 2010

Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti

_{Friday, February 26th, 2010}
2: February 26, 2010

Guests: President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, journalist Chrystia Freeland, political writer Reihan Salam, actress Olivia Wilde, comedian Adam Carolla, comedian Chris Rock Topics: Iran, health care, Obama Republicans summit, Congress majority, guns, defense budget, caged animals

_{Friday, March 5th, 2010}
3: March 05, 2010

Guests: Actor Sean Penn, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-founder of the Huffington Post Arianna Huffington, director Michael Moore Topics: Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Hugo Chávez, Economic activism, Health Care, the economy regulation of the financial industry, labor relations, the Oscars, Republican fundraising tactics, the Media

_{Friday, March 12th, 2010}
4: March 12, 2010

Guests: Senator Michael Bennet, actor Hill Harper, former Governor Gary Johnson, Amy Holmes, journalist John Heilemann Topics: Health care, deficit spending and the national debt, climate change, marijuana legalization, race relations, Mitt Romney, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness, Eric Massa, Game Change, Liz Cheney, education, Jihad Jane

_{Friday, March 19th, 2010}
5: March 19, 2010

Guests: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D), economist Stephen Moore, PoliticsDaily.com editor-in-chief Melinda Henneberger and actor Emile Hirsch Topics: Health care, the economy, regulation of banking and insurance industries, the Congo, blood diamonds, "blood minerals" from the Congo (tantalum, tungsten, and tin), Oxfam, access to clean water in developing countries, campaign finance reform

_{Friday, March 26th, 2010}
6: March 26, 2010

Guests: Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens, journalist Jonathan Capehart, musician Rob Thomas, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten and comedian Jeff Garlin Topics: Health care, Catholic sex abuse cases, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Tea Party movement, Birthers, John McCain, the National Debt, Education Reform, Jesse James sex scandal, Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, altering of curriculum and guidelines for textbooks by conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education, Intelligent design, Internet flames, Celebrity political activism, Political correctness

_{Friday, April 9th, 2010}
7: April 09, 2010

Guests: Musician Billie Joe Armstrong, chef Alice Waters, and comedian Chris Rock Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

_{Friday, April 16th, 2010}
8: April 16, 2010

Guests: Journalist David Remnick, economist Simon Johnson, journalist Laura Flanders, fmr. governor Jesse Ventura, film producer Lawrence Bender Topics: Tea Party movement, taxation, Goldman Sachs scandal, nuclear weapons, Supreme Court

_{Friday, April 23rd, 2010}
9: April 23, 2010

Guests: Rep. Alan Grayson, author Susan Eisenhower, journalist Matthew Continetti, author Richard A. Clarke and via satellite Dr. Jack Kevorkian Topics: Arizona immigration law, racism in America, Army recruitment standards, technology, cyber war, South Park controversy, moderate Republicans, Sarah Palin

_{Friday, April 30th, 2010}
10: April 30, 2010

Guests: Rep. Anthony Weiner, political commentator Chris Matthews, economist Laura Tyson, author Ross Douthat, politician John Bolton Topics: Gulf of Mexico oil spill, oil dependency, High-speed rail technology, Goldman Sachs Senate hearings, Arizona immigration law, Charlie Crist, 2010 midterm elections

_{Friday, May 7th, 2010}
11: May 07, 2010

Guests: Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, novelist Salman Rushdie, business news anchor Alexis Glick, journalist David Frum, historian Alan Brinkley Topics: 2010 Times Square car bomb attempt, Muslim Americans, immigration, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, climate change denial, Big Business

_{Friday, May 14th, 2010}
12: May 14, 2010

Guests: Journalist Sebastian Junger, Mayor Cory Booker, columnist John Avlon, author S. E. Cupp, Rep. Darrell Issa Topics: Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination, religion, MMS and oil drilling regulation, Miranda rights, tasering

_{Friday, May 21st, 2010}
13: May 21, 2010

Guests: Economist Nouriel Roubini, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, radio host Michael Eric Dyson, columnist John Fund, comedian Patton Oswalt Topics: Libertarianism, Rand Paul, Robert Bork, oil spill containment, Richard Blumenthal, Anwar al-Awlaki

_{Friday, May 28th, 2010}
14: May 28, 2010

Guests: CEO of EarthEcho International Philippe Cousteau, Jr., senior editor for Newsweek Jonathan Alter, Republican political strategist Patrick Ruffini, philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West, author Scott Turow Topics: Oil spill, Obama's reaction to the spill, black/white net worth gap, Supreme Court

_{Friday, June 4th, 2010}
15: June 04, 2010

Guests: Political strategist Paul Begala, journalist Andrew Sullivan, The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, environmental advocate Van Jones, filmmaker Judd Apatow Topics: Oil spill, Gaza flotilla raid, Joe McGinniss, Al Gore, marriage and divorce, Climate change Denial

_{Friday, June 11th, 2010}
16: June 11, 2010

Guests: Queen Noor of Jordan, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, ex-Senate Maj. Leader Bill Frist, director Oliver Stone Topics: Oil spill, Republican filibustering, Dan Duncan and inheritance tax, "running government like a business", Nikki Haley, Military budget of the United States, Helen Thomas' Israel comments

_{Friday, September 17th, 2010}
17: September 17, 2010

Guests: Filmmaker Michael Moore, economist Robert Reich, actor Jon Hamm, journalist Martha Raddatz, Republican strategist Mark McKinnon Topics: The Tea Party movement, Newt Gingrich describing Obama as having a 'Kenyan world view', Islamophobia in America, Christine O'Donnell's appearance on Politically Incorrect, the Democratic Party's new logo, tax cuts, Afghanistan, Republicans threatening to repeal health care reform, Republicans as the 'party of no', moderate Republicans

_{Friday, September 24th, 2010}
18: September 24, 2010

Guests: Pat Tillman's brother Richard Tillman, conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, CNN analyst Amy Holmes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, author and scientist Ann Druyan Topics: Pat Tillman, Pledge to America, healthcare repeal, Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal, Christine O'Donnell, evolution, science, climate change, Obama's Wars

_{Friday, October 1st, 2010}
19: October 01, 2010

Guests: Author Bob Woodward, TIME magazine columnist Joe Klein, philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West, co-founder of Huffington Post Ariana Huffington, actor and comedian David Cross Topics: Hamid Karzai, 2010 Elections, Carl Paladino, Meg Whitman, the economy, personal responsibility, Bishop Eddie Long, homophobia, social network services

_{Friday, October 8th, 2010}
20: October 08, 2010

Guests: Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, conservative commentator S. E. Cupp, comedian P. J. O'Rourke, journalist Joshua Green Topics: Gene Cranick, zero-sum economic theory, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Christine O'Donnell, Rich Iott, climate change, religion

_{Friday, October 15th, 2010}
21: October 15, 2010

Guests: Activist Al Sharpton, columnist Markos Moulitsas, musician John Legend, Dana Loesch, columnist Dan Neil Topics: Bill O'Reilly, Tea Party movement, 2010 Craziest Candidate Countdown, electric cars, education, Brett Favre

_{Friday, October 22nd, 2010}
22: October 22, 2010

Guests: Actor George Clooney, film director Rob Reiner, journalist Jake Tapper, political commentator Nicolle Wallace, Levi Johnston Topics: Crisis in Sudan, Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill, Campaign financing, 1st Amendment/ O'Donnell, Tea Party, 2010 elections, Sarah Palin, 'Don't ask, don't tell'

_{Friday, October 29th, 2010}
23: October 29, 2010

Guests: Former US President Jimmy Carter, comedian Zach Galifianakis, political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell, political strategist Margaret Hoover, journalist Reihan Salam Topics: White House Diary, 2010 midterm elections, violence and the Tea Party, 2010 Craziest Candidate Countdown, Prop 19, separation of church and state

_{Friday, November 5th, 2010}
24: November 05, 2010

Guests: Commentator Bill O'Reilly, Rep. Darrell Issa, journalist Fareed Zakaria, comedian Dana Gould, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Topics: 2010 midterm election results, Obama's response to election results, Republican plan, balancing the budget and cuts, social justice, education, military budget, prison population, Rep. and Dem. cooperation

_{Friday, November 12th, 2010}
25: November 12, 2010

Guests: Commentator Mike Huckabee, filmmaker Michael Moore, author Nora Ephron, reporter Jessica Yellin, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) Topics: Bush, Obama, midterm elections, Iraq, veterans, health care, deficit

Season 9

_{Friday, January 14th, 2011}
1: January 14, 2011

Guests: Assistant to the President Elizabeth Warren, actor Martin Short, political analyst James Carville, political consultant Mike Murphy, Editor-at-large of Reuters Chrystia Freeland Topics: Consumer protection, Tucson shooting, gun control, right wing rhetoric, health care

_{Friday, January 21st, 2011}
2: January 21, 2011

Guests: Journalist Michael Hastings, politician/businessman David Stockman, political commentator Rachel Maddow, economist Stephen Moore, entrepreneur Russell Simmons Topics: Keith Olbermann, Tunisian protests, health care, Ronald Reagan's legacy, gun control, Tucson shooting

_{Friday, January 28th, 2011}
3: January 28, 2011

Guests: Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, NRO host Will Cain, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), comedian D. L. Hughley Topics: 2011 State of the Union Address, deficit, education, 2011 Egyptian protests, 2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing, climate change, evolution

_{Friday, February 4th, 2011}
4: February 04, 2011

Guests: Journalist Mona Eltahawy, director Charles H. Ferguson, conservative columnist John Fund, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Topics: Egyptian protests, financial meltdown, RNC in debt, Kepler (spacecraft), NASA going to Mars, Clarence & Ginny Thomas, Civil War celebrations in the south, GOProud at CPAC

_{Friday, February 11th, 2011}
5: February 11, 2011

Guests: Syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, philosopher Cornel West, journalist Hooman Majd, MSNBC host Norah O'Donnell, actor Matthew Perry Topics: AOL-HuffPo merger, Egypt after Mubarak and US reaction, Chris Lee, alcoholism, O'Reilly's interview of Obama, CPAC and homophobia, re-writing Mark Twain

_{Friday, February 18th, 2011}
6: February 18, 2011

Guests: PBS host Tavis Smiley, director Kevin Smith, journalist John Heilemann, CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, journalist Matt Taibbi Topics: Griftopia, budget cuts, Obama as a bad negotiator, trade unions for government employees, Tea Party Review magazine, Red State, treatment of women in Arab world, Natalie Munroe, Civil War reenactments

_{Friday, March 4th, 2011}
7: March 04, 2011

Guests: Novelist T. Coraghessan Boyle, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Washington Post reporter Ezra Klein, actress and comedianne Tracey Ullman Topics: Overpopulation, road quality in the US, Planned Parenthood, Wisconsin Governor, Equal Pay

_{Friday, March 11th, 2011}
8: March 11, 2011

Guests: Rep. Keith Maurice Ellison (D-MN), director Bill T. Jones, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party Dana Loesch, former congressman Thomas M. Davis (R-VA) Topics: Peter King's radicalization hearings, Islamophobia, labor dispute in Wisconsin, sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia, NPR, 2012 GOP presidential candidates, no-fly zone in Libya

_{Friday, March 18th, 2011}
9: March 18, 2011

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, columnist Dan Neil, author Annabelle Gurwitch, activist Erica Williams Topics: democracy in Arab countries, nuclear power, the economy's social impact, the environment, disaster porn, Charlie Sheen, Bradley Manning

_{Friday, March 25th, 2011}
10: March 25,2011

Guests: Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, Actress Ellen Page, columnist David Brooks, former Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA), Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown Topics: Libya, youth bulge, Republican Birthers and racism, Labor Unions, bee colony collapse disorder, America's growing Hispanic population, General Electric's tax bill

_{Friday, April 1st, 2011}
11: April 01, 2011

Guests: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver, director Julian Schnabel, radio host Randy Cohen, commentator Doug Heye Topics: government shutdown, budget cuts, public vs. private labor, corporate taxes, Birthers, Miral, Pastor Terry Jones, War Powers Resolution, American exceptionalism, Iowa Caucuses, gay marriage

_{Friday, April 8th, 2011}
12: April 08, 2011

Guests: Pilot Chesley Sullenberger, CNN host Eliot Spitzer, BBC anchor Katty Kay, Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan, comedian Colin Quinn Topics: Government shutdown, Planned Parenthood, US Budget, Objectivism, Libya, reaction to Pastor Terry Jones, Donald Trump, Class conflict

_{Friday, April 15th, 2011}
13: April 15, 2011

Guests: Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku, MSNBC Ed Show host Ed Schultz, ex-RNC Head Michael Steele, ABC News Political Director Amy Walter, author Irshad Manji Topics: US Budget, trickle-down economics, Iraq War, military-industrial complex, France's ban on Muslim clothing, gender inequality in Muslim culture, Jon Kyl, health care in Paul Ryan's budget plan, racism in the Tea Party, National Endowment for the Arts

_{Friday, April 29th, 2011}
14: April 29, 2011

Guests: Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA), journalist Laura Flanders, blogger Andrew Breitbart, author Mark McKinnon, director John Waters Topics: Birther and schooler conspiracy theories, labor union bill in Massachusetts, Romneycare, racism in the GOP, Donald Trump, gas prices, windfall profits tax, censorship on TV, Victory Day in Afghanistan, monarchy in the UK

_{Friday, May 6th, 2011}
15: May 06, 2011

Guests: Journalist Peter Bergen, author Michael Eric Dyson, investigative journalist and author Jeremy Scahill, ex-Bush speechwriter David Frum, author Irshad Manji Topics: Death of Osama bin Laden, potential OBL successors, Bush doctrine, Bin Laden's decline of popularity in the Moslem world, celebrations of OBL's death, OBL's goal to bankrupt the US, David Petraeus as CIA director nominee

_{Friday, May 13th, 2011}
16: May 13, 2011

Guests: Counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke, author Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist Reihan Salam, MSNBC analyst Michelle Bernard, actor Harry Shearer Topics: Osama Bin Laden's life in the compound, Pakistan as ally, Newt Gingrich, job gains/losses in the private and public sectors, US Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, education, green energy, John Ensign scandal, pediatricians and gun safety

_{Friday, May 20th, 2011}
17: May 20, 2011

Guests: Actor Zach Galifianakis, MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan, journalist Gillian Tett, journalist Reza Aslan, author Amy Chua Topics: Republican 2010 Presidential nominees, health care, socialism, Israel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Catholic priest abuse scandal report

_{Friday, June 3rd, 2011}
18: June 03, 2011

Guests: U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, professor Melissa Harris-Perry, former New York Rep. Rick Lazio, journalist Larry King, writer/director Adam McKay Topics: Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign, Republican hyperbolic rhetoric about Obama, Sarah Palin's bus tour, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Lee Atwater, John Edwards scandal, the US budget deficit, link between cell phones and cancer, businessmen as politicians

_{Friday, June 10th, 2011}
19: June 10, 2011

Guests: Former Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA), comedienne Janeane Garofalo, columnist Joshua Green, journalist Sharon Waxman, actress Jane Lynch Topics: Tax cuts for the wealthy, climate change, Rick Santorum, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Sarah Palin's gubernatorial record, the Republican field for 2012, cybersex

_{Friday, June 17th, 2011}
20: June 17, 2011

Guests: Ray Kurzweil, columnist Ross Douthat, Public Notice executive director Gretchen Hamel, pundit Chris Matthews, comedian Kevin Nealon Topics: Mitt Romney, FEMA, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Republicans rooting for America to fail, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Tracy Morgan, hunting, freedom vs. entitlement, Rick Perry's spiritual solutions to national problems

_{Friday, June 24th, 2011}
21: June 24, 2011

Guests: Chief Foreign Correspondent for NBC News Richard Engel, columnist David Carr, columnist Michael Smerconish, Republican strategist Susan del Percio, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi Topics: Obama's non-Democratic policies, Republican candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr., Mormonism, Barack Obama impersonator Reggie Brown, Wal-Mart, the state of the news media, role of family in conservative politics & overbreeding

_{Friday, July 8th, 2011}
22: July 08, 2011

Guests: Executive Director of Drug Policy Alliance Ethan Nadelmann, Ann Coulter, The Nation editor and MSNBC host Christopher Hayes, historian Amanda Foreman, Chaz Bono Topics: U.S. debt ceiling, jobs, Michele Bachmann, Keith Ablow on Bill Maher, News of the World phone hacking scandal, Casey Anthony trial, favorable laws for the wealthy

_{Friday, July 15th, 2011}
23: July 15, 2011

Guests: Sex columnist Dan Savage, Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters Chrystia Freeland, Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, comedian Marc Maron Topics: American greed, the economy, the environment, Marcus Bachmann's gay therapy, marriage vow pledge, tax pledge, Rupert Murdoch's media empire, Carmageddon on Interstate 405, liberal vs. Christian sexism

_{Friday, July 22nd, 2011}
24: July 22, 2011

Guests: John Fetterman, DNC Vice-Chair Donna Brazile, Reason.com editor Nick Gillespie, actor John Turturro Topics: Republican strategy of no, the US budget, financial services industry, Marcus Bachmann, personal sacrifice in the US, independent voters, Michele Bachmann's migraines, political pledges

_{Friday, July 29th, 2011}
25: July 29, 2011

Guests: Financial-fraud investigator Harry Markopolos, former New York governor Eliot Spitzer; political strategist Margaret Hoover; FreedomWorks president and CEO Matt Kibbe; and emmy-award winning actor Bryan Cranston. Topics: Debt ceiling deal, deficit reduction, tea-party rise, washington and Obama's failure to negotiate, 'The Town' clip to inspire Republicans, drugs in America, Norway massacre, America's secret love of socialism

_{Friday, August 5th, 2011}
26: August 05, 2011

Guests: Ex-Obama economy adviser Christina Romer, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh, Palin biography filmmaker Stephen K Bannon and chef Anthony Bourdain. Topics: US credit downgrade, debt ceiling deal, failure of the stimulus package, inability of Democrats to negotiate, 'job creators', defunding of science in America, Rick Perry's prayer festival, escaping poverty, would Hillary Clinton have been better, need for a left-wing tea party equivalent.

_{Friday, September 16th, 2011}
27: September 16, 2011

Guests: Host of Current TV’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” Keith Olbermann, Republican strategist Rich Galen, Fellow at the Eisenhower Institute Jennifer Donahue, author of "The Forever War" Dexter Filkins, actor/comedian Louis C.K. Topics: Exit strategy from Afghanistan, War on terror, Republican presidential debates, Vaccination controversy, President Obama's jobs plan, manhood, Sarah Palin book, Jackie Kennedy, New York congressional special election, Palestinian statehood petition to UN, Al Gore's climate reality project.

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2011}
28: September 23, 2011

Guests: Journalist Ron Suskind, musician and activist Tom Morello, co-editor of Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns John Avlon, former Representative and Director, President, and CEO of The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Jane Harman (D-CA), filmmaker Michael Moore Topics: Obama's first term in office, Ricky Perry's campaign, unemployment, Bill O'Reilly threat to quote, wealthy people unwilling to accept higher taxes, Tony Bennett remarks, artist censorship, occupation of Wall Street, poor people voting against their economic interests

_{Friday, September 30th, 2011}
29: September 30, 2011

Guests: Reporter Dana Priest, environmental advocate Van Jones, former Governer Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Author Salman Rushdie Topics: Anwar al-Awlaki assassination, possibility of Chris Christie running for president, Obama returning to progressive values, heckler calling Obama the antichrist and religion in republicanism, occupy wall street, Solendria going bankrupt, Obama's comments to black voters, opening of the Ground Zero mosque, tax breaks for American job creation, Jesus Christ as a republican candidate.

_{Friday, October 7th, 2011}
30: October 07, 2011

Guests: Labor leader Richard Trumka, humorist P.J. O'Rourke, author Jonathan Franzen, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), political commentator Nicolle Wallace. Topics: Chris Christie and Sarah Palin's decisions not to run for President, Romney's Mormonism, Hank Williams, Jr., voter registration rules, Occupy Wall Street, Republican denial of racism.

_{Friday, October 14th, 2011}
31: October 14, 2011

Guests: Pastor and Romney critic Dr Robert Jeffress, Magician Penn Jillette, Progressive talk radio host Thom Hartmann, CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, American Spectator senior editor John Fund. Topics: The catholic church, faith vs good work, occupy wall street, Herman Cain's '999' plan, agnostics and atheism, morality without fear or reward, Obama's jobs plan, the fillibuster, attempts to dismantle the EPA, attack's on Mitt Romney's mormon faith.

_{Friday, October 21st, 2011}
32: October 21, 2011

Guests: EPA Chief Lisa Jackson, novelist Touré, columnist Thomas Friedman, journalist Joshua Green, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow Topics: Attempts to dismantle the EPA, America falling behind on environmental issues, republican pettiness about Obama, drone warfare, death of Ghadafi, immigration, Herman Cain's campaign, need for a third party, occupy wall street, student debt and right wing reaction.

_{Friday, October 28th, 2011}
33: October 28, 2011

Guests: Tax reform lobbyist Grover Norquist, journalist Michelle Goldberg, CNN foreign correspondent Michael Ware, philosopher Cornel West, Republican strategist Ron Christie. Topics: Herman Cain's creepy ad, Fallout from the Status of Forces Agreement, brutality of treatment of Gaddafi's corpse, Iran, Occupy Wall Street, Newt Gingrich as a big thinker, class warfare, recreational drugs vs. prescription drugs

_{Friday, November 4th, 2011}
34: November 04, 2011

Guests: Delaware Atty. Gen. Beau Biden, former N.Y. gov. David Paterson, journalist Alex Wagner, Rep. Darrell Issa, comedian Bill Engvall. Topics: Herman Cain's popularity, the United States national motto, why does Middle America vote for Republicans, climate change, legalizing marijuana, Occupy Wall Street, gay marriage, the Second Amendment, Republicans trusting Jesus over government.

_{Friday, November 11th, 2011}
35: November 11, 2011

Guests: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), commentator Andrew Sullivan, artist Common. Topics: The Dodd-Frank financial reform, defeat of pro-life legislation, defeat of anti-union legislation, John Hunstman, Rick Perry's debate gaffe, education, Penn State child abuse scandal, Herman Cain's sexual harassment, legacy of John F Kennedy, Republican party as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Season 10

_{Friday, January 13th, 2012}
1: January 13, 2012

Guests: Filmmaker Rob Reiner, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ex GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain, Daily Beast Blogger David Frum, Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi. Topics: Herman Cain's presidential campaign, attacks on Mitt Romney's 'vulture capitalism', US marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters, assassination of Iranian scientists, Romney's electability and the Republican primaries, Super PACs and campaign finance, holiday recap.

_{Friday, January 20th, 2012}
2: January 20, 2012

Guests: Journalism legend Bill Moyers, journalist Matt Lewis, Former Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer, Former Governor Jennifer Granholm, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind-VT). Topics: The Republican presidential primaries, Keystone oil pipeline and popular support for important legislation, Newt Gingrich's rise and possible racism, electoral disdain for Mitt Romney, SOPA and PIPA, Republicans' fictionalising president Obama, overcoming partisanship, Citizens United and corporate money in politics, venture capitalism.

_{Friday, January 27th, 2012}
3: January 27, 2012

Guests: Former Rep. Mark Foley, celebrity chef Mario Batali, journalist Martin Bashir, political satirist Kennedy, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Topics: Elections needing a bogeyman, state of the Union speech, Gov. Jan Brewer chastising Obama, food being politicised, Republicans turning on Newt Gingrich, Republicans creating a fake opponent to run against within the bubble, Saul Alinsky

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2012}
4: February 03, 2012

Guests: Author Suze Orman, Ex Rep Rick Lazio (R-NY), host Wes Moore, monologist Mike Daisey, author Michael Hastings. Topics: Chinese sweatshops making electronics, Obama running on his record, job growth report, solving the housing crisis, "the haves and the soon to haves", US withdrawal from Afghanistan, decline of the occupy movement, correlation between intelligence and prejudice, education system, atheism not being a religion.

_{Friday, February 10th, 2012}
5: February 10, 2012

Guests: Rev. Al Sharpton, CBS News correspondent Mo Rocca, journalist Zanny Minton Beddoes, commentator Reihan Salam, Ex ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith. Topics: Uprising in Syria, Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, the Republican primaries, Rick Santorum becoming front-runner, anti-contraception legislation, valentines day, gay marriage and proposition 8 in california, Clint Eastwood Superbowl advert, Republican dividing America.

_{Friday, February 17th, 2012}
6: February 17, 2012

Guests: Ex-Gov. Elliott Spitzer (D-NY), Dr. Drew Pinsky, author Alexandra Wentworth, economist Steve Moore, journalist Erin McPike. Topics: American reliance on prescription drugs, death of Whitney Houston, Mitt Romney's failing campaign numbers, recovery of the economy, contraception, Republicans alienation of women voters, 'small government' republicans use of medicare, supreme court conservatism, alternative energy sources, disrespect of the office of President.

_{Friday, March 2nd, 2012}
7: March 02, 2012

Guests: Former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), former Vice Chairman of General Motors Bob Lutz, Democratic strategist James Carville, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, journalist John Heilemann. Topics: Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' comments, campaign finance and Super PACs, Rick Santorum self destructing, 'Blunt' healthcare amendment, the highjacking of the Republican establishment, the auto bailout, climate change, the space program, the importance of scientific advancement, the liberal bubble and the 'joke candidate'.

_{Friday, March 9th, 2012}
8: March 09, 2012

Guests: Israeli ambassador Michael Oren, Ex SEIU head Andrew Stern, author Catherine Crier, Ex, RNC chair Michael Steele, "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm. Topics: Iran's nuclear program, Israel's conservative government, Super Tuesday results, a third political party in America, the price of freedom of speech, contraception and abortion, prejudice and voting against economic interest, home schooling.

_{Friday, March 16th, 2012}
9: March 16, 2012

Guests: Documentarian Alexandra Pelosi, actor Ed Helms, author and MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan, journalist Amy Holmes, Mayor Mark Cornett (Oklahoma City-R) Topics: entitlement culture, democrats losing their base, gas prices and Obama's ratings, stupidest states, 'The Lorax' and liberal brainwashing, the south, Afghanistan, Goldman Sachs, Kony 2012 and youthful advice.

_{Friday, March 23rd, 2012}
10: March 23, 2012

Guests: Journalist Charles M. Blow, comedian Fred Armisen, author Glenn Greenwald, political scientist Wendy Schiller, political commentator Andrew Sullivan Topics: Hate crimes, Trayvon Martin murder and racism in America, 'stand your ground' law, stupidest states, assassination of American citizens, Jason Russell meltdown, catholicism in America, Romney's inevitability and the need to curb fake outrage.

_{Friday, March 30th, 2012}
11: March 30, 2012

Guests: Dr Ezekiel Emanuel, author Van Jones, columnist Rich Galen, blogger Elise Jordan, "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner. Topics: Healthcare reform and the Supreme Court, Trayvon Martin shooting, historical and contemporary America, green energy initiatives, gun control in America.

_{Friday, April 13th, 2012}
12: April 13, 2012

Guests: News personality Tavis Smiley, author Eric Klinenberg, former Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell, former Rep. David Stockman (R-MI), author Matthew Continetti Topics: Trayvon Martin case, racism and gun control, poverty, abortion rights, tax laws, decline of marriage, women voters, the war on drugs, antiquated Cuba policy.

_{Friday, April 20th, 2012}
13: April 20, 2012

Guests: Environmentalist Lynn Henning, columnist Ross Douthat, author Thomas Frank, author Todd Buchholz, Reuters editor Chrysta Freeland Topics: Earth day and environmentalism, media exaggeration of Trayvon Martin case, the war on women, secret service sex scandal, the decline of religion in America, the defeat of the Buffett rule, pink slime and Republican obstructionism.

_{Friday, April 27th, 2012}
14: April 27, 2012

Guests: Author Charles Murray, Founder and Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist S.E. Cupp Topics: class division in America, college education prices, Obama as celebrity, American definition of successful, farewell to Republican nominees, veteran healthcare and suicide prevention, need for a draft, media obsession with sex scandals and non-stories.

_{Friday, May 4th, 2012}
15: May 4, 2012

Guests: Comedian Arsenio Hall, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, Republican strategist Susan del Percio, host of MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Ed Schultz, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell Lawrence Wilkerson Topics: Anniversary of Rodney King/LA riots, Obama being painted as the most left president ever, the future of NATO, Anniversary of Bin Laden's death, republican vice presidential nominee, war on women, success in America, charitable giving

_{Friday, May 11th, 2012}
16: May 11, 2012

Guests: Former White House advisor Richard Clarke, actress Eva Longoria, CNN political contributor Margaret Hoover, Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston, Founder Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist Topics: Obama's War on Terror, Obama versus Romney on gay rights, Romney and the hard right, Obama's economic recovery, the latino vote and immigration policy, is Romney insensitive to weak and vulnerable people?, obesity

_{Friday, May 18th, 2012}
17: May 18, 2012

Guests: Journalist Dan Rather, former senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.); business reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; journalist Jeremy Scahill, columnist Joel Stein. Topics: the trivialisation of the mainstream news, citizens united and unions, the debt under Obama, masculinity in America, minority babies, economic growth, Obama as a socialist, religious Universities.

_{Friday, May 25th, 2012}
18: May 25, 2012

Guests: Journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, actor Kevin Nealon, journalist Michelle Bernard, economist Paul Krugman, economist Arthur Laffer Topics: The economy, the fillibuster, venture capitalism, resurgence of the birther movement, vice-president vetting, Romney's faith influencing his decisions, Facebook's IPO, fake narrative of Obama being a radical.

_{Friday, June 8th, 2012}
19: June 08, 2012

Guests: Lawyer Susan Burke, journalist E.J. Dionne, politics editor at "Business Insider" Michael Brendan Dougherty, film maker John Waters, economist Dambisa Moyo Topics: rape in the military, Wisconsin Governor recall election, soda tax in New York, unpatriotic to cause economic downturn, Catholic church's reprimand of nun's, farm subsidies and the impact on Africa, next move for occupy wall street

_{Friday, June 15th, 2012}
20: June 15, 2012

Guests: Economist Joseph Stiglitz, actor Alan Thicke, political consultant Karen Finney, journalist David Frum, pollster Kristen Soltis. Topics: Economic inequality, 'euro-zone' crisis, Obama's immigration reform, fake Obama, Canadian institutions, American's sense of entitlement, Racism, Vacation time in America.

_{Friday, June 22nd, 2012}
21: June 22, 2012

Guests: Actors Kirk Douglas and Mark Ruffalo are the interview guests. Panelists: editor Nick Gillespie; MSNBC's Rachel Maddow; publisher Mort Zuckerman. Topics: Fast & Furious scandal, Independents vs partisans, Sandusky trial verdict, War Powers Resolution, Obama courting minority votes, fracking, teenage conservatism.

_{Friday, June 29th, 2012}
22: June 29, 2012

Guests: Journalist Amy Goodman, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), journalist Fareed Zakaria, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, comedian Lizz Winstead. Topics: Affordable Care Act, Justices John Roberts and Antonin Scalia, reproductive health, Egypt election, Rep. Allen West, Mitt Romney's plan for China and health care, Romney's VP candidates.

_{Friday, August 17th, 2012}
23: August 17, 2012

Documentary film maker Peter Byck, talk show host Chelsea Handler, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks' Mark Cuban, columnist Reihan Salam, journalist Alex Wagner

_{Friday, August 24th, 2012}
24: August 24, 2012

Our top-of show interview will be with Arianna Huffington, President & Editor-In-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group. Mid-show will be D.L. Hughley who has a new book, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up. Panel: Katty Kay – Anchor of the BBC's "WorldNews America" Rep. Jack Kingston – Republican (GA) Avik Roy – Romney Advisor and The Apothecary blogger for Forbes.com

_{Friday, August 31st, 2012}
25: August 31, 2012

Political commentator Dinesh D'Souza and author Walter Kirn are the interview guests. Panelists: actor Jason Alexander; political strategist Ron Christie; news anchor Soledad O'Brien.

_{Friday, September 7th, 2012}
26: September 7, 2012

Guests: Steve Schmidt, Jim Vandehei, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Christine O'Donnell, & David Simon.

_{Friday, September 14th, 2012}
27: September 14, 2012

Columnist John Feehery, political commentator Chris Hayes, economist Zanny Minton Beddoes, musician John Legend, sportscaster Bob Costas

_{Friday, September 21st, 2012}
28: September 21, 2012

Top-of-show will be documentarian Eugene Jarecki who's latest film, "The House I Live In," will be out in theatres on October 5th. Mid-show will be literary icon Salman Rushdie who's latest book is Joseph Anton: A Memoir. Panel: Rana Foroohar – Assistant Managing Editor and Economic Columnist at Time Magazine. Roger Hedgecock – Radio Talk Show Host and former Mayor of San Diego. Chris Matthews – Host of MSNBC's "Hardball" and author of Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero.

_{Friday, October 5th, 2012}
29: October 05, 2012

Journalist Will Cain; Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla) ; Actress Kerry Washington; Political consultant Frank Luntz; Environmentalist Bill McKibbe.

_{Friday, October 12th, 2012}
30: October 12, 2012

Actor Ben Affleck; Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Gov. Brian Schweitzer; former FDIC chair Sheila Bair; commentator Ann Coulter.

_{Friday, October 19th, 2012}
31: October 19, 2012

Political strategist Boris Epshteyn; Journalist John Fund; Author Goldie Taylor; Stonyfield Farm chairman Gary Hirshberg; Journalist Matt Taibbi.

_{Friday, October 26th, 2012}
32: October 26, 2012

Editor Chystia Freeland; former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY); political analyst Michael Steele; Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass); election forecaster Nate Silver.

_{Friday, November 2nd, 2012}
33: November 2, 2012

Political commentator Margaret Hoover, former Congressman Rick Lazio (R-NY), actor/director Rob Reiner, co-founder and president of Our Time, Matthew Segal, photographer James Balog

_{Friday, November 9th, 2012}
34: November 9, 2012

Political strategist James Carville; author S. E. Cupp; author Andrew Sullivan; actor Samuel L. Jackson; Mason Tvert.

_{Friday, November 16th, 2012}
35: November 16, 2012

Political strategist David Axelrod; journalist David Frum; filmmaker Michael Moore; political strategist Ana Navarro; comic Eric Idle.

Season 11

_{Friday, January 18th, 2013}
1: January 18, 2013

Interviewee: Bob Kerrey (ex Governor & Senator D-NE) Panelists: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (reporter), Martin Short (comedian) & Steve LaTourette (ex Congressman R-OH) Panel Guest: Rula Jebreal (journalist) Topics: The future of the Republicans, gun control, Israeli elections, revolution in Syria, torture, Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, the media, neither party cares about privacy.

_{Friday, January 25th, 2013}
2: January 25, 2013

Interviewee: Nancy Pelosi (House Minority Leader D-CA) Panelists: Howard Dean (ex Governor D-VT), Kristen Soltis(pollster) & David Avella (GOPAC President) Panel Guest: Jon Tester (Senator D-MT) Topics: Obama's inaugural address, Republicans focused on Benghazi attack, voter ID laws, GMOs and farming, women's rights, what to do about the actual "takers"?, 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, masculinity and sports hero worship

_{Friday, February 1st, 2013}
3: February 1, 2013

Interviewee: Alex Gibney ("Mea Maxima Culpa" director) Panelists: Cory Booker (Mayor of Newark D-NJ), Jackie Kucinich (reporter) & Eva Longoria (actress) Panel Guest: Sam Harris (author & neuroscientist) Topics: Immigration to the United States, Crime in the United States, Chuck Hagel's nomination as United States Secretary of Defense, gun control, age and health of Americans, Presidential term limits, right-wing pundits as con men.

_{Friday, February 8th, 2013}
4: February 8, 2013

Interviewee: Julian Assange (Wikileaks founder) Panelists: Lawrence Krauss (theoretical physicist), Martin Bashir (news anchor) & Josh Barro (journalist) Panel Guest: Tina Brown (editor of Newsweek & The Daily Beast) Topics: US drone policy, exhumation of Richard III, supply-side economics, Obama catering to conspiracy theorists, Malala Yousafzai and Muslim women, near death experiences, Super Bowl XLVII blackout and US infrastructure, Chris Christie's health, Donald Trump suing Bill Maher.

_{Friday, February 15th, 2013}
5: February 15, 2013

Interviewee: Robert Zimmerman (brother of George Zimmerman) Panelists: Jamie Weinstein (editor), Donna Brazile (Democratic strategist) & Jon Meacham (author) Panel Guest: Joel McHale (actor on "Community") Topics: Is democracy working?, the Republican Party, Reality television, hypocrisy of the Catholic Church's wealth, gun control, future of the Catholic Church.

_{Friday, March 1st, 2013}
6: March 1, 2013

Interviewee: James Lyne (Cybersecurity expert) Panelists: Gavin Newsom (Lt. Governor of Cal.), Monica Mehta (finance expert) & Steve Schmidt(Republican strategist) Panel Guest: Snoop Lion (rapper) Topics: Cyber security; US Congress and President on sequestration; impact of spending cuts on defense, education, and social security; and upcoming Republican conference.

_{Friday, March 8th, 2013}
7: March 8, 2013

Interviewee: Charlies LeDuff (journalist) Panelists: Avik Roy (health care expert), Michael Steele (ex RNC chair) & Arianna Huffington (editor) Panel Guest: David Cross (actor comedian) Topics: the Dow vs. the economy, Obama's dinner with Republicans, media panics over sinkholes, American culture, women in the workplace, why does everything in America have to be political?

_{Friday, March 15th, 2013}
8: March 15, 2013

Interviewee: Michelle Rhee (education reformer) Panelists: Jared Bernstein (economist), Tom Davis (ex Rep. R-VA) & Rachel Maddow (MSNBC host) Panel Guest: Tom Colicchio (chef) Topics: Budget plans, fallout from the Iraq War, hunger in America, NYC soda ban, Republican empathy, the extremely vocal conservative minority.

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2013}
9: March 22, 2013

Interviewee: Austan Goolsbee (economist) Panelists: John Feehery (journalist), Maria Teresa Kumar (voter registration advocate), Jim McGreevey (ex Gov. D-NJ) Panel Guest: Clive Davis (music-business executive) Topics: Obama's trip to Israel, what budget cuts to make?, gun control, Bloomberg hiding cigarettes, the music industry, prisons in America, LGBT acceptance, the Catholic Church's New Rules.

_{Friday, April 5th, 2013}
10: April 5, 2013

Interviewee: Sebastian Junger (war correspondent & "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here?" director) Panelists: Abby Huntsman, Stephen Moore, Bernie Sanders Panel Guest: Zack Kopplin (science education activist) Topics: Social Security chained to CPI, the economy and the middle class, the Keystone Pipeline and energy, Mark Sanford, science education and climate change, science funding, marriage equality, Libertarianism.

_{Friday, April 12th, 2013}
11: April 12, 2013

Interviewee: Peter Byck (Arizona State professor) Panelists: David Stockman (former Ronald Regan budget director), Bob Costas (sports caster) & Stephanie Cutter (former campain manager for O'bama's reelection) Panel Guest: Saru Jayaraman (Restaurant Opportunities Center co-founder) Topics: Gun control, official religion for America?, role of government funding, homosexuality in sports, plight of restaurant workers, how to help the working class, US policy on Cuba, crony capitalism, North Korea and the military-industrial complex.

_{Friday, April 19th, 2013}
12: April 19, 2013

Interviewee: Brian Levin (director of Center for Study of Hate & Extremism) Panelists: Salman Rushdie ("Midnight's Children" author), Amy Holmes ("Real News" anchor) & Nicholas Kristof (NYT columnist) Panel Guest: Colin Goddard (gun safety advocate) Topics: Reactions to the Boston Marathon Bombings, NRA's power over lawmakers, rewriting the Constitution, women's rights.

_{Friday, April 26th, 2013}
13: April 26, 2013

Interviewee: Don Borelli (former FBI special agent & COO of The Soufan Group) Panelists: John Avlon (senoir columnist for Daily Beast), Robert Traynham (dean of Georgtown School of Continuing Studies), Anna Deavere Smith (playwright & actress from "Nurse Jackie") Panel Guest: Jimmy Kimmel (late night talkshow host) Topics: Fallout from the sequester, George W. Bush's presidential library, government regulations, number of terrorism deaths in context, looming war with Syria, U.S. a police state?, does solitary confinement violate the 8th Amendment?, why is redemption easier for Republicans?

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2013}
14: May 3, 2013

Interviewee: Jeremy Scahill (journalist & author of"Dirty Wars") Panelists: Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC host of "The Last Word"), Mattie Duppler (director of group Americans for Tax Reform), & Pete Hegseth (CEO of Concerned Veterans for America) Panel Guest: Marc Maron (host of WTF podcast) Topics: The economy, tax reform, Gitmo, drug reform, moral development of teenagers, will an insurrection to protect the 2nd Amendment ever be necessary?, should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be tried as an enemy combatant?

_{Friday, May 10th, 2013}
15: May 10, 2013

Interviewee: Mark Bittman (NYT Food & Opinion journalist) Panelists: Glenn Greenwald (Guardian columnist), Joy Reid (MSNBC analyst) & Charles C.W. Cooke (National Review journalist) Panel Guest: Zachary Quinto (actor from "Star Trek: Into Darkness") Topics: Politics of the Cleveland kidnapping case, What is the scandal in Benghazi?, theocracies as dictatorships, gay acceptance, printing 3-D guns, sexual assault in the military, the wealth gap.

_{Friday, May 17th, 2013}
16: May 17, 2013

Interviewee: Richard Haass (author of "Foreign Policy Begins at Home") Panelists: Andrew Ross Sorkin (NYT Finance columnist), S. E. Cupp (co-host of "The Cycle") & Michael Moore (director) Panel Guest: Zach Galifianakis (actor & comedian from "The Hangover Part III") Topics: 2013 IRS scandal, CIA-AP scandal, the recent deficit reduction, food, organization of left vs. right political groups, gun control, Benghazi

_{Friday, May 31st, 2013}
17: May 31, 2013

Interviewee: Michael Isikoff (investigative journalist for NBC News) Panelists: James Poulos (producer of "HuffPost Live" and writer for "Vice"), Neera Tanden (from the Center for American Progress) & Paul Rudnick (screenwriter and humorist) Panel Guest: Brit Marling (Actress and screenwriter) Topics: Obama and the War on Terror, John McCain and Syria, health care, freeganism, Pope Francis and atheism, Bush's hypocrisy with the Wounded Warriors, marijuana as the new gay marriage.

_{Friday, June 7th, 2013}
18: June 7, 2013

Interviewee: George Packer (author of "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America") Panelists: Kevin Williamson (author of "The End is Near"), Ana Navarro (GOP strategist) & Dana Gould (comedian) Panel Guest: Tom Shadyac (Filmmaker & author) Topics: 4th Amendment infringements (phone taps & DNA), immigration reform, happiness, Republicans vs. female breadwinners, Susan Rice, Reagan as proto-Republican

_{Friday, June 14th, 2013}
19: June 14, 2013

Interviewee: Patrick Kennedy (Ex U.S. Rep. D-RI) Panelists: Niall Ferguson ("Great Degeneration" author & Harvard professor), Jonathan Alter ("The Center Holds" author), Kellyanne Conway (conservative pollster) Panel Guest: Josh Fox ("Gasland Part II" director) Topics: America's involvement in Syria, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, fracking, Democrats' problems with white voters, career congressmen.

_{Friday, June 21st, 2013}
20: June 21, 2013

Interviewee: Haifaa al-Mansour (first female Saudi filmmaker) Panelists: Joshua Green (Bloomberg Businessweek journalist), Julia Reed (author of "But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria!") & Bob Herbert (Ex New York Times op-eder & Demos Fellow) Panel Guest: Michael Pollan (author of "Cooked") Topics: Exodus International apologizes and closes its doors, 2013 IRS scandal, immigration, masturbating fetuses, food, Paula Deen, death of Michael Hastings, mainstream atheism

_{Friday, June 28th, 2013}
21: June 28, 2013

Interviewee: Anthony Leiserowitz (director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication) Panelists: Kristen Soltis, Dan Neil & Horace Cooper Panel Guest: Adrian Grenier (producer 'How to Make Money Selling Drugs') Topics: the Voting Rights Act, Defense of Marriage Act, the War on Drugs, abortions & executions in Texas, climate change, reproductive rights for women

_{Friday, July 12th, 2013}
22: July 12, 2013

Interviewee: Bobby Ghosh (Time International editor) Panelists: Matt Lewis, Liz Mair & Dr. Cornel West Panel Guest: Mike Rowe ("Dirty Jobs" host) Topics: George Zimmerman trial, Obama's record, blue-collar labor and the skills gap, the Southern Avenger, the "Border Surge"

_{Friday, July 19th, 2013}
23: July 19, 2013

Interviewee: John Hargrove (ex Seaworld trainer) Panelists: Connie Mack IV, Grover Norquist & Rula Jebreal Panel Guest: Dan Savage ("Savage Love" columnist) Topics: Obama's speech about Trayvon Martin, Pope Francis offering indulgences for following him on Twitter, LGBT rights, Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner, Congress voted for 38th time to repeal Obamacare, IRS non-scandal

_{Friday, July 26th, 2013}
24: July 26, 2013

Interviewee: Sarah Slamen (Texas activist); Panelists: Reza Aslan ("Zealot" author), Robert Ney (ex U.S. Representative R-OH), Eliot Spitzer (ex Governor D-NY); Panel guest: Jim Wallis (Sojourners magazine). Topics: Texas abortion debate, Anthony Weiner mayoral campaign, Obama's speech on the economy, social mobility, religion and fundamentalism, Steve King's comment about Hispanics, reactions to Zimmerman verdict.

_{Friday, August 2nd, 2013}
25: August 2, 2013

Interviewee: Larry Miller (actor and comedian) Panelists: Barney Frank (ex congressman D-MA), Alexis Goldstein (Occupy Network member) & Josh Barro ("Business Insider" editor) Panel Guest: Jay-Z Topics: Chris Christie vs. Rand Paul, Department of Home Security, Bradley Manning, Occupy Wall Street, Jay-Z vs. Harry Belafonte, stop-and-frisk, House GOP votes to repeal Obamacare for 40th time, Pope Francis on LGBT people.

_{Friday, September 13th, 2013}
26: September 13, 2013

Interviewee: Dr. Edwin Lyman (UCS senior scientist) Panelists: Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone journalist), Michael Steele (ex GOP Chairman), Zanny Minton-Beddoes (Economist editor) Panel Guest: Bill Nye ("Bill Nye the Science Guy") Topics: America's response to Syria, Republicans consistently distancing themselves from Obama, America's love of guns, politicization of science, is the economy safer now than before the 2007 crash?, US income inequality, college tuition and student loans, US tradition of bombing Muslim countries.

_{Friday, September 20th, 2013}
27: September 20, 2013

Interviewee: Billy Crystal Panelists: Chris Hayes (host of MSNBC's "All In"), Joy Behar (comic & ex-host of "The View"), David Frum (CNN contributor) Panel Guest: Jeremy Seifert (director of documentary "GMO OMG") Topics: Tea Party holding debt ceiling hostage, ObamaCare, GMOs & Monsanto, Pope Francis, gun control, widespread online hate, hopeless poor people.

_{Friday, September 27th, 2013}
28: September 27, 2013

Interviewee: Tim Robbins (founding Artistic Director of The Actors' Gang) Panelists: Robert Reich (ex U.S. Secretary of Labor), Monica Mehta (financial expert), Matt Welch (editor-in-chief for Reason Magazine) Panel Guest: Carl Hart (Professor & "High Times" author) Topics: Republicans threatening to defund the government, Ted Cruz, drug behavior in America, income inequality, California as a successful anti-Tea Party paradise.

_{Friday, October 4th, 2013}
29: October 4, 2013

Interviewee: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel (professor at the University of PA) Panelists: Alan Grayson (U.S. Rep. D-FL), Suzy Khimm (MSNBC news reporter), Matt Kibbe (FreedomWorks president & CEO) Panel Guest: Carl Reiner (TV icon & author of "I Remember Me") Topics: Government shutdown over Obamacare, Carl Reiner's history in showbiz, businesses vs. the GOP, dress for success

_{Friday, October 11th, 2013}
30: October 11, 2013

Interviewee: Maya Wiley (Center for Social Inclusion president) Panelists: Jim Glassman (ex George W. Bush Institute director), Carol Roth (author of "The Entrepreneurial Equation"), Chris Matthews (MSNBC host & author of "Tip and the Gipper") Panel Guest: Oliver Stone (Oscar-winning filmmaker) Topics: Republicans' strategy backfiring, solving America's debt, America's role in the world, Republicans' debt denial, politicians with extreme religious beliefs

_{Friday, October 25th, 2013}
31: October 25, 2013

Interviewee: Maajid Nawaz (ex Islamic radical) Panelists: Rev. Al Sharpton (MSNBC host & author of "Rejected Stone"), Michael Moore (filmmaker), Valerie Plame (co-author of "Blowback") Panel Guest: Richard Dawkins (author of "Appetite for Wonder") Topics: Obamacare's dysfunctional website, perceived strengths of each party, NSA spying on other countries, new evolution finding, Pope Francis, is Islam more dangerous than Christianity?, the minimum wage.

_{Friday, November 1st, 2013}
32: November 1, 2013

Interviewee: Ann Coulter (author) Panelists: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Rep. D-FL), Neil deGrasse Tyson (scientist), Rob Reiner (filmmaker) Panel Guest: Rob Lowe (actor, "Killing Kennedy") Topics: Obama's lie about current health care plans, Ted Cruz, Sr., women in politics, Rob Lowe as JFK, US embargo against Cuba, Kessler Syndrome, NSA spying, Republicans should appeal to stoners.

_{Friday, November 8th, 2013}
33: November 8, 2013

Interviewee: Billy Binney (NSA whistleblower) Panelists: John Heilemann ("Double Down" co-author), Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto (University of Texas fellow), David Avella (GOPAC President) Panel Guest: Anthony Weiner (Ex-Rep. D-NY) Topics: NSA spying, 2013 elections, Chris Christie as a 2016 Republican presidential nominee, Republican constituents, Tea Party vs. GOP establishment, Anthony Weiner scandal and media coverage of the scandal, Obamacare, Bill de Blasio's victory, commemorating tragedies, self-importance of political authors, hypocrisy of the religious right.

_{Friday, November 15th, 2013}
34: November 15, 2013

Interviewee: Radley Balko ("Warrior Cop" author) Panelists: Ezra Klein (Washington Post columnist), Mattie Duppler (Americans for Tax Reform), Reihan Salam (National Review Online blogger) Panel Guest: Casey Affleck ("Out of the Furnace", actor) Topics: Problems for Obama & Democrats, botched 60 Minutes Benghazi report, troubled US veterans, cuts to food stamps, Typhoon Haiyan tied to climate change, harmful right-wing Supreme Court decisions

_{Friday, November 22nd, 2013}
35: November 22, 2013

Interviewee: Dan Savage ("Savage Love" columnist) Panelists: Paul Begala (CNN analyst), Katty Kay (BBC America anchor), Bob Ehrlich (Ex-Gov. R-MD) Panel Guest: Wendell Pierce ("Treme", actor) Topics: The 'Nuclear Option', conspiracy theories, ending the War in Afghanistan, contributions of New Orleans culture, bringing food to the inner city, businesses open on Thanksgiving, Trey Radel and drugs, Red states not accepting federal money for Medicaid, JFK vs. Ronald Reagan.

Season 12

_{Friday, January 17th, 2014}
1: January 17, 2014

Interviewee: Glenn Greenwald Panelists: Steve Schmidt, Jennifer Granholm, James Carville Panel Guest: (a very stoned) Mary Matalin Topics: Obama's speech on NSA reform, Chris Christie's Fort Lee lane closure scandal, Benghazi, Independents' self-identification rising, 2014 Elk River chemical spill, marriage between a Democrat and a Republican, global warming affecting animals, Republicans' war against the poor, unemployment benefits, minimum wage, women in US politics.

_{Friday, January 24th, 2014}
2: January 24, 2014

Interviewee: Erin Brockovich Panelists: Josh Barro, Howard Dean, Carly Fiorina Panel Guest: Willie Nelson Topics: 2014 Elk River chemical spill and coal mining, Republicans and women issues, Obamacare, Richard Sherman's outburst after game against the San Francisco 49ers, Obama's inconsistent policies about marijuana, poverty and income inequality, 2014 Winter Olympics and Vladimir Putin's comments on LGBT people.

_{Friday, January 31st, 2014}
3: January 31, 2014

Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter) Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA) Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies") Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.

_{Friday, February 7th, 2014}
4: February 7, 2014

Interviewee: Charlie Crist Panelists: Tom Colicchio, Alicia Menendez, S. E. Cupp Panel Guest: P. J. O'Rourke Topics: Independents in US politics, Cuban embargo, immigration reform, executive orders, Congressional Budget Office's report on Obamacare's effect on jobs, lowest abortion rates in 30 years, Russia and communism, heroin and prescription drugs, United States Department of State's report on the Keystone Pipeline, federal spending for children vs. for senior citizens.

_{Friday, February 14th, 2014}
5: February 14, 2014

Interviewee: Jeremy Scahill ("Dirty Wars" Docu-maker) Panelists: Andrew Sullivan ("Daily Dish" blogger), Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory" star and vegan author), Eric Klinenberg ("Going Solo" author) Panel Guest: Bill Nye Topics: Creationism vs. science, Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger, net neutrality, drop in infrastructure spending, targeted killings of US citizens who plot against other Americans, veganism, attachment parenting, World Health Organization's warning about cancer, Philip Seymour Hoffman's published diaries, Edward Snowden praising Russia.

_{Friday, February 21st, 2014}
6: February 21, 2014

Interviewee: Michelle Alexander Panelists: Charles Cooke, Jane Harman, Rachel Maddow Panel Guest: Steve Coogan Topics: The New Jim Crow, incarceration in the US, human rights in North Korea, MSNBC's overcoverage of the Chris Christie scandal, BYU's anti-masturbation campaign, Philomena, forced adoptions in the Catholic Church, Pat McCrory blocking lawsuits against Duke Energy, drought in California and regulations, John Kerry's statement about climate change.

_{Friday, February 28th, 2014}
7: February 28, 2014

Interviewee: Christopher Leonard (author "The Meat Racket") Panelists: Austan Goolsbee, Margaret Hoover, William Kristol Panel Guest: Bruce Dern Topics: The Meat industry's secretiveness, Obama's failed efforts to reform corporate agribusiness, azodicarbonamide in Subway bread, Tea Party movement and bailouts, military budget of the United States, intervention vs. diplomacy, poverty in the Midwest, WhatsApp acquired by Facebook, homophobia in the bible, victim playing by the 1 percent.

_{Friday, March 14th, 2014}
8: March 14, 2014

Interviewee: Alan Weisman (author of "Countdown") Panelists: Andrew Sullivan, Salman Rushdie, Amy Chua Panel Guest: Seth MacFarlane Topics: Environmentalism and overpopulation, family planning in Iran, 2014 Crimean crisis, Rand Paul winning the 2014 CPAC straw poll, paid time off in the United States and Europe, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Rush Limbaugh's comment on 12 Years a Slave winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, SAT changes for 2016, random religious rules.

_{Friday, March 21st, 2014}
9: March 21, 2014

Interviewee: Errol Morris (author of "The Unknown Known") Panelists: Keith Ellison, Sheila Bair, Simon Schama Panel Guest: Shane Smith (host of Vice) Topics: The Unknown Known, Donald Rumsfeld & the Iraq War, 2014 midterm elections, Democrats & gun politics, Flip a District candidates: Michael Grimm & Blake Farenthold, Greenland & climate change in the Arctic, CNN & quality of journalism in the 24-hour news cycle, 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, relationship between Pakistan & bin Laden.

_{Friday, March 28th, 2014}
10: March 28, 2014

Interviewee: Jimmy Carter (former U.S. President) Panelists: W. Kamau Bell, Neera Tanden, Rick Lazio Panel Guest: Josh Gad Topics: A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, treatment of women in various countries, militarized police force, GM's recall of vehicles & corporations' liability, Paul Ryan's statements about inner cities compared to Michelle Obama's, Erdoğan banning Twitter and YouTube, Frozen & gay conspiracy theory, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, marine pollution.

_{Friday, April 4th, 2014}
11: April 4, 2014

Interviewees: Paul Watson (Captain) Panelists: Alex Wagner (MSNBC host), Tom Davis (R-VA), and Carrie Sheffield (Forbes columnist) Panel Guest: Nas (Hip Hop icon) Topics: Marine pollution, Obamacare reaching its target number of enrollees, Flip a District candidates: Kerry Bentivolio & Scott Garrett, gerrymandering, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission & unlimited campaign contributions, 2014 Fort Hood shooting & PTSD, United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on torture.

_{Friday, April 11th, 2014}
12: April 11, 2014

Interviewees: Maria Alyokhina & Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (members of Pussy Riot) Panelists: Rob Lowe, Duncan D. Hunter, Ana Marie Cox Panel Guest: Matt Taibbi Topics:

_{Friday, April 25th, 2014}
13: April 25, 2014

Interviewee: Tom Steyer (Hedge Fund Manager & Philanthropist) Panelists: John Avlon ("Daily Beast" Editor), Charles Murray ("Curmudgeon" author), and Christine Quinn (Ex-NYC Councilwoman) Panel Guest: Annabelle Gurwitch (Comedian) Topics:

_{Friday, May 2nd, 2014}
14: May 2, 2014

Musician Ziggy Marley, Ex-NBA Player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), "Blood Will Out" Author Walter Kirn, and Financial Consultant Monica Mehta.

_{Friday, May 9th, 2014}
15: May 9, 2014

Interviewee: Sister Simone Campbell ("Nun on a Bus") Panelists: Matt Welch ("Reason" magazine Editor-in-Chief), Baratunde Thurston (Author and Comic), Ariana Huffington ("Thrive" Scribe and HuffPost Founder) Panel Guest: Dinesh D'Souza (Conservative Film-maker) Topics:

_{Friday, May 16th, 2014}
16: May 16, 2014

Comedian and Actor Kevin Nealon, Ex-Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MN), from "Fed Up" Dr. Robert Lustig, GOP Pollster Kellyanne Conway and Author of "Every Nation for Itself" Ian Bremmer.

_{Friday, May 23rd, 2014}
17: May 23, 2014

Jose Antonio Vargas, Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Smerconish, David Frum and Sarah Silverman.

_{Friday, June 6th, 2014}
18: June 6, 2014

John Waters, Anthony Weiner, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Nicolle Wallace and Jim Geraghty

_{Friday, June 13th, 2014}
19: June 13, 2014

EPA Head Gina McCarthy, MSNBC Co-Host Krystal Ball, Novelist Richard Clarke, Comedian Carol Leifer and Conservative Blogger Tom Rogan.

_{Friday, June 20th, 2014}
20: June 20, 2014

"No Place to Hide" Author Glenn Greenwald, Linkin Park's Michael Shinoda, Atlantic Journalist Ta-Nehisa Coates, I.A.V.A. Founder Paul Rieckhoff, and Conservative Pollster Kristen Soltis.

_{Friday, June 27th, 2014}
21: June 27, 2014

MSNBC's Joy Reid, Journalist Bobby Ghosh, Radio Host Andy Dean, "Missing Microbes" Author Dr. Martin Blaser, and Graphic Novelist Max Brooks.

_{Friday, July 11th, 2014}
22: July 11, 2014

Author Sandra Tsing-Loh, Pulitzer prize-winner Ron Suskind, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), National Review's Reihan Salam, and Jason Box.

_{Friday, July 18th, 2014}
23: July 18, 2014

Ex-Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), From "Star Trek" George Takei, ESPN's Five Thirty Eight Statistician Nate Silver, Dialy Caller Senior Editor Jamie Weinstein and Rev. Dr. William Barber II.

_{Friday, July 25th, 2014}
24: July 25, 2014

"Cosmos" star Neil deGrasse Tyson, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Freedomworks' Matt Kibbe, GOP Strategist Hogan Gidley, economist Richard Wolff.

_{Friday, August 1st, 2014}
25: August 1, 2014

Ralph Nader, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Doug Heye, Reza Aslan and Chris Hardwick.

_{Friday, September 12th, 2014}
26: September 12, 2014

Live from Washington D.C. Guests include comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld, Ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) followed by a live stand-up special.

_{Friday, September 19th, 2014}
27: September 19, 2014

Ex-Secretary of State and General Colin Powell, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), The Nation's Editor-in-Chief Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Matthew Segal and actor Wendell Pierce.

_{Friday, September 26th, 2014}
28: September 26, 2014

General Anthony Zinni, Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, "This Changes Everything" author Naomi Klein, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, and Conservative John Feehry.

_{Friday, October 3rd, 2014}
29: October 3, 2014

This weeks guests include Oscar winner Ben Affleck, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), New York Times Op-Editor Nicholas Kristoff, Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele, and "Waking Up" author Sam Harris.

_{Friday, October 17th, 2014}
30: October 17, 2014

This weeks guests include Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ex-British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and "Atlantic" Senior Editor David Frum.

_{Friday, October 24th, 2014}
31: October 24, 2014

"Black Prophetic Fire" Author Dr. Cornel West, Conservative Commentator Mary Matalin, "Daily Beast" Editor-In-Chief John Avlon, Chloe Maxmin and James Risen.

_{Friday, October 31st, 2014}
32: October 31, 2014

Actress and "Food Chain" EP Eva Longoria, Author and General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Senator Angus King (I-ME), Pain-in-the-ass Rula Jebreal, and Actor Kal Penn.

_{Friday, November 7th, 2014}
33: November 7, 2014

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Comeback" star Lisa Kudrow, Washington Post's Robert Costa, Daily Beast's Kristen Soltis Anderson.

_{Friday, November 14th, 2014}
34: November 14, 2014

Rep. Rand Paul (R-KY), Comedy Legend Martin Short, Founding Editor of "The Dish" Andrew Sullivan, CNN Political Contributor Margaret Hoover, and Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill.

_{Friday, November 21st, 2014}
35: November 21, 2014

Season Finale. "The Interview" star Seth Rogen, MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Monty Python Alum & "So Anyway..." author John Cleese, Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland and "News One Now" host Roland Martin.

Season 13

_{Friday, January 9th, 2015}
1: Episode 338

Comedy legend Jay Leno, literary icon Salman Rushdie, Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Chris Hardwick and Paul Begala.

_{Friday, January 16th, 2015}
2: Episode 339

Bill's guests include Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow, "Wedding Ringer" actor Josh Gad, "Being Mortal" author Atul Gawande, New York Times "Upshot" correspondent Josh Barro, "The Work: My Search For a Life That Matters" author Wes Moore.

_{Friday, January 23rd, 2015}
3: Episode 340

Ex-Governor Howard Dean (D-VT), comedian and "Black and White" actor Bill Burr, "America in Retreat" author Bret Stephens, Washington Post's Nia-Malika Henderson, and The Atlantic's James Fallows.

_{Friday, January 30th, 2015}
4: Episode 341

This weeks guests include comedy legend Mel Brooks, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), "Citizenfour" director Laura Poitras, BBC World News anchor Kitty Kay, and "The Entrepreneurial Instinct" author Monica Mehta.

_{Friday, February 6th, 2015}
5: Episode 342

This weeks guests include "Course in Miracles" author Marianne Williamson, "Blaze" anchor Amy Holmes, "Weekly Standard" writer John McCormack, "Redefining Realness" author Janet Mock, and British writer and journalist Johann Hari.

_{Friday, February 13th, 2015}
6: Episode 343

This weeks guests include director of "Merchants of Doubt" Robert Kenner, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Tom Davis, Editor-in-Chief for the Economist magazine Zanny Minton Beddoes, co-founder of the black political blog Jack and Jill Politics and CEO of Cultivated Wit Baratunde Thurston, and actor and author of "Holy Cow" David Duchovny.

_{Friday, February 20th, 2015}
7: Episode 344

Director Rob Reiner, singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc, Bill Nye "The Science Guy", writer Fran Lebowitz and Washington Post's Elahe Izadi.

_{Friday, March 6th, 2015}
8: Episode 345

Bill's guests include Ex-Obama guru & "Believer" author David Axelrod, "Going Clear" author Lawrence Wright, "American Crime" creator John Ridley, Heritage Foundation's daily signal Genevieve Wood, and author and journalist Matt Taibbi.

_{Friday, March 13th, 2015}
9: Episode 346

Huffington Post's Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington, "Stonewalled" author Sharyl Attkisson, The National Review's Tom Rogan, The Hunting Ground's Annie Clark & Andrea Pino and actor Sean Penn.

_{Friday, March 20th, 2015}
10: Episode 347

Interview: NBC and MLB sportscasting legend Bob Costas. Panel: ex-US Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), ex-NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, GOP Strategist Mercedes Schlapp. Panel Guest: "God's Bankers" author Gerald Posner.

_{Friday, March 27th, 2015}
11: Episode 348

Interview: "God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy" author Mike Huckabee. Panel: "The Slap" star Zachary Quinto, "Frank" author and ex-Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), and CNN commentator S.E. Cupp. Panel Guest: NASA JPL Senior Water Scientist Professor Jay Famiglietti.

_{Friday, April 10th, 2015}
12: Episode 349

"A Fighting Chance" author Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), "Live Right and Find Happiness" author Dave Barry, "In Defense of Liberal Education" author Fareed Zakaria, "Bad Religion" author Ross Douthat and Roll Call editor-in-chief Christina Bellantoni.

_{Friday, April 17th, 2015}
13: Episode 350

Esquire TV's "The Runner-Up" star Clay Aiken, "The Story" author Judith Miller, "Thomas Jefforson" author Jon Meacham, CNBC chief international correspondent Michele Caruso Cabrera, Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden.

_{Friday, April 24th, 2015}
14: Episode 351

Celebrity chef & "Fresh Off the Boat" author Eddie Huang, activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Daily Beast contributor Ana Marie Cox, Weekly Standard senior editor Christopher Caldwell, and G.O.P. consultant Liz Mair.

_{Friday, May 1st, 2015}
15: Episode 352

Bill's guests include "The Great Divide" author Joseph Stiglitz, Human Rights Foundation chairman Garry Kasparov, Wilson Center President and Ex-Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik and Foreign Policy Initiative co-founder Dan Senor.

_{Friday, May 8th, 2015}
16: Episode 353

Bill's guests include comedy legend Billy Crystal, MSNBC "Now" host Alex Wagner, Ex-Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, and ESPN commentator Will Cain.

_{Friday, May 15th, 2015}
17: Episode 354

Bill's guests include film-maker & "Carsick" author John Waters, "Heretic" author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Democratic president Heather McGhee, and "By the People" author Charles Murray.

_{Friday, June 5th, 2015}
18: Episode 355

Bill's guests include "Inside Out" actor Lewis Black, ex-representative Rick Lazio (R-NY), ex-senior CIA and FBI official Philip Mudd, ex-Ohio state senator Nina Turner (D-OH), and "Superpower" author Ian Bremmer.

_{Friday, June 12th, 2015}
19: Episode 356

Bill's guests include "Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals" comic Jeff Ross, actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr., Daily Beast columnist Ron Christie, The Other 98% director Alexis Goldstein, and Slate's "The Gist" host Mike Pesca.

_{Friday, June 19th, 2015}
20: Episode 357

Bill's guests include Democratic President hopeful, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), "¡Adios America!" author Ann Coulter, MSNBC contributor Joy Reid and Daily Caller's senior contributor Matt Lewis.

_{Friday, June 26th, 2015}
21: Episode 358

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson, "The Selfie Vote" author Kristen Soltis Anderson, "End of Discussion" co-writer Mary Katherine Ham, and "Trainwreck" director & "Sick in the Head" author Judd Apatow.

_{Friday, August 7th, 2015}
22: Episode 359

The Interview: Michael Mann. The Panel: Mary Matalin, Steve Schmidt, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA). Mid-Show Guest: Caitlin Flanagan.

_{Friday, August 14th, 2015}
23: Episode 360

The Interview: Sister Helen Prejean. The Panel: Jennifer Granholm, Doug Heye, Lawrence Wilkerson. Mid-Show Guest: Talib Kweli.

_{Friday, August 21st, 2015}
24: Episode 361

"Pretty Ladylike" author Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), WTF's Marc Maron, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), "Conservatarian Manifesto" author Charles Cooke, "The Blue Zones Solution" author Dan Buettner.

_{Friday, August 28th, 2015}
25: Episode 362

GOP Presidential candidate & Ex-Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ex-State Senator Wendy Davis (D-TX), Washington Post national reporter Robert Costa and Senior Editor for The Daily Beast Michael Weiss.

_{Friday, September 11th, 2015}
26: Episode 363

Author Salman Rushdie, cable legend Keith Olbermann, Daily Beast columnist Michael Moynihan, political columnist Linda Chavez and actor Wendell Pierce.

_{Friday, September 18th, 2015}
27: Episode 364

Chris Matthews, Governor George Pataki, Mark Cuban and Jorge Ramos.

_{Friday, September 25th, 2015}
28: Episode 365

Jane Goodall, John Cleese, S.E. Cupp, and Ron Reagan.

_{Friday, October 2nd, 2015}
29: Episode 366

Neil Degrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Adam Gopnik, Matt Welch, and Angela Rye.

_{Friday, October 9th, 2015}
30: Episode 367

Ernest Moniz, Rob Thomas, Andrew Sullivan, Anne-Marie Slaughter and Patrick J. Kennedy.

_{Friday, October 16th, 2015}
31: Episode 368

Bernie Sanders, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Lawrence Lessig, Johann Hari, and John Feehery.

_{Friday, October 30th, 2015}
32: Episode 369

David Spade, Maxine Waters, Grover Norquist, Tulsi Gabbard, and Roger Stone.

_{Friday, November 6th, 2015}
33: Episode 370

Bill's guests include Quentin Tarantino, Keith Olbermann, Anthony Weiner, David Frum, and Jillian Melchior.

_{Friday, November 13th, 2015}
34: Episode 371

Bill's guests include Jay Leno, Michael Steele, Dylan Ratigan, Asra Nomani, and Paul Reiser.

_{Friday, November 20th, 2015}
35: Episode 372

Bill's guests include Angus King, Chrystia Freeland, Gavin Newsom, Andy Cohen, and Ben Domenech.

Season 14

_{Friday, January 15th, 2016}
1: Episode 373

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.

_{Friday, January 22nd, 2016}
2: Episode 374

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

_{Friday, January 29th, 2016}
3: Episode 375

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.

_{Friday, February 5th, 2016}
4: Episode 376

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.

_{Friday, February 12th, 2016}
5: Episode 377

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.

_{Friday, February 26th, 2016}
6: Episode 378

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.

_{Friday, March 4th, 2016}
7: Episode 379

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.

_{Friday, March 11th, 2016}
8: Episode 380

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.

_{Friday, March 18th, 2016}
9: Episode 381

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.

_{Friday, March 25th, 2016}
10: Episode 382

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.

_{Friday, April 8th, 2016}
11: Episode 383

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.

_{Friday, April 15th, 2016}
12: Episode 384

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.

_{Friday, April 22nd, 2016}
13: Episode 385

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.

_{Friday, April 29th, 2016}
14: Episode 386

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.

_{Friday, May 6th, 2016}
15: Episode 387

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.

_{Friday, May 13th, 2016}
16: Episode 388

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.

_{Friday, May 27th, 2016}
17: Episode 389

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.

_{Friday, June 3rd, 2016}
18: Episode 390

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.

_{Friday, June 10th, 2016}
19: Episode 391

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.

_{Friday, June 17th, 2016}
20: Episode 392

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.

_{Friday, June 24th, 2016}
21: Episode 393

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

_{Friday, July 1st, 2016}
22: Episode 394

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

_{Friday, July 15th, 2016}
23: Episode 395

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

_{Wednesday, July 20th, 2016}
24: Episode 396: Convention Edition #1

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.

_{Thursday, July 21st, 2016}
25: Episode 397: Convention Edition #2

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.

_{Friday, July 22nd, 2016}
26: Episode 398

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.

_{Wednesday, July 27th, 2016}
27: Episode 399: Convention Edition #3

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.

_{Thursday, July 28th, 2016}
28: Episode 400: Convention Edition #4

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.

_{Friday, July 29th, 2016}
29: Episode 401

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.

_{Friday, August 5th, 2016}
30: Episode 402

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

_{Friday, September 16th, 2016}
31: Episode 403

Bill's guests include Kellyanne Conway, Ralph Reed, Margaret Hoover, Adam Gopnik, and Kerry Washington.

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2016}
32: Episode 404

Bill's guests include Maureen Dowd, Lanhee Chen, Neera Tanden, Max Brooks and Michael Franti.

_{Friday, September 30th, 2016}
33: Episode 405

Bill's guests include Sean Penn, Angela Rye, Steve Moore, Peter Hamby and Sarah Silverman.

_{Friday, October 7th, 2016}
34: Episode 406

Bill's guests include Senator Al Franken, James Carville, Johann Hari, Mark Cuban, and Pitbull.

_{Friday, October 14th, 2016}
35: Episode 407

The Interview: Ann Coulter. The Panel: Bob Kerrey, Rebecca Traister, and Andrew Sullivan. Mid-show Interview: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

_{Friday, October 28th, 2016}
36: Episode 408

The Interview: Van Jones. The Panel: Rick Lazio, Michael Moore and Kristen Soltis Anderson. Mid-show Interview: Chelsea Handler.

_{Friday, November 4th, 2016}
37: Episode 409

President Barack Obama is Bill's interview guest. This week's panelists are: former Democratic governor from Michigan Jennifer Granholm, comedian Martin Short and editor of The Atlantic Monthly, David Frum.

_{Friday, November 11th, 2016}
38: Episode 410

Bill Maher sits down with guests John Legend, Eric Holder, Ana Marie Cox, Thomas Friedman, David Axelrod and Trae Crowder.

Season 15

_{Friday, January 20th, 2017}
1: Episode 411

Season 15 opens on inauguration day with actress Jane Fonda and GQ special correspondent Keith Olbermann as the interview guests. The roundtable includes: Demos president Heather McGhee, author and presidential historian Jon Meacham and former Secretary of Labor and DNC chair candidate Thomas Perez.

_{Friday, January 27th, 2017}
2: Episode 412

Richard Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations and John Avlon, editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast are the interview guests. Bill's roundtable panel includes: actress Eva Longoria, Ohio's Democratic congressman Tim Ryan and the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist.

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2017}
3: Episode 413

Bill's interview guests are African American academic Michael Eric Dyson and actress Leah Remini. Bill's roundtable includes: Missouri's Secretary of State and US veteran Jason Kander, conservative political commentator for 'The Blaze', Tomi Lahren and Republican strategist and Daily Beast contributor Rick Wilson.

_{Friday, February 10th, 2017}
4: Episode 414

Bill's interview guests are Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken and filmmaker John Waters. Bill's roundtable includes: Mail Online editor-at-large Piers Morgan, comic and writer Jim Jeffries and Karine Jean-Pierre from MoveOn.org.

_{Friday, February 17th, 2017}
5: Episode 415

Bill's interview guests are Milo Yiannopoulos, senior editor of Breitbart News and actress Leah Remini. Bill's roundtable panel includes: comedian and political commentator Larry Wilmore, media commentator and terrorism/intelligence expert Malcolm Nance and former US congressman from Georgia, Jack Kingston.

_{Friday, February 24th, 2017}
6: Episode 416

Bill's interview guests are: California Republican congressman Darrell Issa, and author Fran Lebowitz. Bill's roundtable includes: actor/producer Seth McFarlane, activist Asra Nomani, and Maine's US Senator Angus King.

_{Friday, March 3rd, 2017}
7: Episode 417

Bill's interview guests are: Environmentalist and founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben and Charlie Sykes from Indivisible. Bill's roundtable include: CNN political commentator Jeffrey Lord, the MSNBC's Joy Reid and author and former Pentagon policy advisor Rosa Brooks.

_{Friday, March 17th, 2017}
8: Episode 418

Bill's roundtable guests include: Democratic US Senator from Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse, former Democratic US Congressman from Massachusetts Barney Frank, CNN anchor and host of "The Lead" Jake Tapper and conservative blogger and contributing editor of New York magazine Andrew Sullivan.

_{Friday, March 24th, 2017}
9: Episode 419

Bill's interview guests are: Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and historian Timothy Snyder. Bill's roundtable guests are: MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) and British commentator and former member of Parliament, Louise Mensch.

_{Friday, March 31st, 2017}
10: Episode 420

Bill's interview guests are: Republican Political Consultant and Trump Confidant, Roger Stone and the Former Director of the National Security Agency, General Michael Hayden. Bill's roundtable guests are: Former Republican US Senator and Presidential Candidate from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, President for the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden and the Founder and CEO of Define America and EmergingUS, Jose Antonio Vargas.

_{Friday, April 7th, 2017}
11: Episode 421

Bill's interview guests are: former Presidential Candidate and CIA Operative Evan McMullin and Actress/Comedian Chelsea Handler. Bill's roundtable guests are: Democratic Congressman from California, Ted Lieu, Republican Strategist and CNN Commentator Ana Navarro and the New Yorker's Lelani Cobb.

_{Friday, April 21st, 2017}
12: Episode 422

Bill's interview guest is Arwa Damon. Arwa Damon is an Emmy-winning journalist and CNN’s Senior International Correspondent. Her documentary, “Return to Mosul,” about going back to the city she spent 28 hours hiding in while it was under siege by ISIS, aired last month on CNN. She is co-founder of INARA, a non-profit that helps war wounded children find medical care. Bill's roundtable guests include the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, conservative political commentator S.E. Cupp, writer and author Hanna Rosin and the Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, Seth Moulton.

_{Friday, April 28th, 2017}
13: Episode 423

Bill's interview guest is Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, author of the book, "This Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class." Bill's roundtable guests are: venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, film director Rob Reiner, CNN political commentator and editor of "Voices", Tara Setmayer and former Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz.

_{Friday, May 5th, 2017}
14: Episode 424

Bill's interview guest is Ohio's Republican Governor and former Presidential Candidate, John Kasich. The Governor's new book is "Two Paths: America Divided or United." Bill's roundtable guests are Civil Rights Activist Maya Wiley, Novelist and Journalist George Packer, Ex-Deputy Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center Phillip Mudd and the National Affairs Editor of New York Magazine, Gabriel Sherman.

_{Friday, May 12th, 2017}
15: Episode 425

Bill's interview guest is the Democratic U.S. Representative for California’s 28th district and the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff. Bill's roundtable includes: rapper, actor and activist Michael Render (aka Killer Mike), blogger and libertarian political pundit Matt Welch, political commentator and the former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama Jon Favreau, and actress/comedian Annabelle Gurwitch.

_{Friday, May 19th, 2017}
16: Episode 426

Bill's interview guest is former special assistant to President Donald Trump, Boris Epshteyn. Bill's roundtable include: Princeton professor and social justice activist Cornell West, former Obama advisor and senior editor of the Atlantic, David Frum and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

_{Friday, June 2nd, 2017}
17: Episode 427

Bill's interview guest is the Republican United States Senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse. Bill's roundtable panel includes: former NY State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, writer-at-large for New York Magazine, Rebecca Traister, the CEO and Co-Founder of Axios, Jim VandeHei and ex-design ethicist for Google, Tristan Harris.

_{Friday, June 9th, 2017}
18: Episode 428

Bill's interview guest is Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, and the author of "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America." Dyson regularly writes about race and politics in America as a columnist for The New York Times. Bill's roundtable panel includes: CNN political commentator and former 'Meet The Press' moderator David Gregory, the former Republican Congressman from Florida, David Jolly, rapper and actor Ice Cube and the former national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders campaign, Symone Sanders.

_{Friday, June 16th, 2017}
19: Episode 429

Bill's interview guest is Alex Marlow, who was the first employee of Breitbart News and has been the site's editor-in-chief since 2013. In 2015, Marlow was named to Forbes "30 Under 30" list. Bill's roundtable panel includes MSNBC's chief analyst for terrorism, torture and cyber intelligence, Malcolm Nance, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and actor and comic Eddie Izzard.

_{Friday, June 23rd, 2017}
20: Episode 430

Bill's interview guest is Maajid Nawaz. He is the founder of the world’s first counter-extremism think tank, Quilliam. He is co-author with Sam Harris of Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue. Bill's roundtable panel includes: conservative political commentator and prominent 'Never-Trump' member Charlie Sykes, Bianna Golodryga from Yahoo News, the former White House ethics lawyer from the Bush (2) administration, Richard Painter and actor/political activist Bradley Whitford.

_{Friday, June 30th, 2017}
21: Episode 431

Bill's interview guest is writer Dan Savage. Dan is the writer of the nationally syndicated column, “Savage Love,” and host of the “Savage Lovecast” podcast. Bill's roundtable panel includes the former Republican National Committee chair and MSNBC contributor Michael Steele, BBC America Newsnight anchor Katty Kay, former National Security advisor Richard Clarke and Mediate founder and ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams.

_{Friday, August 4th, 2017}
22: Episode 432

Bill's interview guest is former Vice President Al Gore. The Oscar® winning filmmaker will discuss his latest project, "An Inconvenie nt Sequel: Truth to Power." Bill's roundtable panel includes political commentator and pollster Kristen Soltis-Anderson, NYT columnist and best selling author of "The Devil's Bargain", Joshua Green, author of "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror", Michael Weiss and the chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition and author of "Awakening", Ralph Reed.

_{Friday, August 11th, 2017}
23: Episode 433

Bill's interview guest is English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author of the new book, 'Science in the Soul', Richard Dawkins. Bill's roundtable panel includes Washington Post columnist and CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria, Pulitizer Prize winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham and four-time Emmy winning actor Jim Parsons.

_{Friday, August 18th, 2017}
24: Episode 434

Bill's roundtable panel includes the Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor from California, Gavin Newsom, political analyst for the Rasmussen Reports, Amy Holmes and comedian/magician Penn Jillette.

_{Friday, August 25th, 2017}
25: Episode 435

Bill's interview guest is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Bill's roundtable panel includes Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala, former White House and State Department advisor Nayyera Haq, Editor-At-Large for Reason Magazine Matt Welch and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni.

_{Friday, September 8th, 2017}
26: Episode 436

Bill's interview guest is that man that wears the red sweaters, Ken Bone. Bill's roundtable panel includes author of 'Strangers at the Gate: Arrivals in New York', Adam Gopnik, political commentator S.E. Cupp and climate activist, hip-hop artist and author of the book 'We Rise', Xiuhtezcatz Martinez.

_{Friday, September 15th, 2017}
27: Episode 437

_{Friday, September 22nd, 2017}
28: Episode 438

Guests Barney Frank, Martin Short, Rick Wilson, Catherine Rampell, and Robert Costas.

_{Friday, September 29th, 2017}
29: Episode 439

Guests Paul Hawken, Tom Morello, April Ryan, John Heilemann, and Kurt Andersen.

_{Friday, October 6th, 2017}
30: Episode 440

The Interview: Billy Crystal. The Panel: Fmr. Rep Harold Ford, Jr. (D), Olivia Nuzzi and Steve Schmidt. Mid-Show Interview: Russell Brand

_{Friday, October 20th, 2017}
31: Episode 441

The Interview: Janice Min. The Panel: James Carville (aka The Ragin’ Cajun), Erick Erickson, and Margaret Hoover. Mid-Show Interview: Daryl Davis.

_{Friday, October 27th, 2017}
32: Episode 442

The Interview: Woody Harrelson. The Panel: David French, Betsy Woodruff and Van Jones. Mid-Show Interview: Joy Behar.

_{Friday, November 3rd, 2017}
33: Episode 443

The Interview: Jack Jacobs. The Panel: Rob Reiner, Christina Bellantoni and Jeffrey Lord. Mid-Show Interview: Graeme Wood.

_{Friday, November 10th, 2017}
34: Episode 444

The Interview: Donna Brazile. The Panel: Chris Matthews and Michael Moore. Mid-Show Interview: Sarah Silverman.

_{Friday, November 17th, 2017}
35: Episode 445

The Interview: Bill McKibben. The Panel: Carl Bernstein, Max Brooks and Rebecca Traister. Mid-Show Interview: Chelsea Handler.

Season 16

_{Friday, January 19th, 2018}
1: Episode 446

The Interview: Michael Wolff. The Panel: Andrew Sullivan and Larry Wilmore. Mid-Show Interview: Saru Jayaraman.

_{Friday, January 26th, 2018}
2: Episode 447

The Interview: Roger McNamee. The Panel: Rep. Ro Khanna (D) and Michelle Goldberg. Mid-Show Interview: Zooey Deschanel

_{Friday, February 2nd, 2018}
3: Episode 448

Richard Haass, David Frum, Donna Brazile, and Anthony Scaramucci.

_{Friday, February 9th, 2018}
4: Episode 449

Adam Schiff; Bari Weiss; Johann Hari; April Ryan; Richard Painter.

_{Friday, February 16th, 2018}
5: Episode 450

The Interview: Anna Deavere Smith. The Panel: Fran Lebowitz and Salman Rushdie. Mid-Show Interview: Vicente Fox.

_{Friday, March 2nd, 2018}
6: Episode 451

The Interview: David Hogg & Cameron Kasky. The Panel: Eric Holder & Jon Meacham. Mid-Show Interview: Amy Chua.

_{Friday, March 9th, 2018}
7: Episode 452

The Interview: Kathy Griffin The Panel: Erick Erickson, Ana Navarro & Trae Crowder Mid-Show Interview: Bari Weis

_{Friday, March 16th, 2018}
8: Episode 453

The Interview: Rep. Beto O'Rourke. The Panel: Pete Dominick, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Nayyera Haq. Mid-Show Interview: Billy Bush.

_{Friday, March 23rd, 2018}
9: Episode 454

New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu and former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy are the interview guests. The panelists are columnist Mona Charen, journalist Chris Hayes and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance.

_{Friday, April 6th, 2018}
10: Episode 455

Commentator Geraldo Rivera and comedian Louie Anderson are the interview guests. The panelists are columnist Max Boot, economic equality advocate Heather McGhee and former New York governor Eliot Spitzer.

_{Friday, April 13th, 2018}
11: Episode 456

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii); TV host Andy Cohen; columnist Jonathan Chait; Jason Kander, president of Let America Vote; public and urban policy expert Maya Wiley.

_{Friday, April 20th, 2018}
12: Episode 457

Bill's interview guests are high profile attorney Michael Avenatti and the Democratic governor of Washington, Jay Inslee. Bill's roundtable panel includes: Co-host of Showtime's 'The Circus' and CBS News correspondent Alex Wagner, University of Toronto Psycology professor Jordan Peterson and Frank Bruni of the New York Times.

_{Friday, April 27th, 2018}
13: Episode 458

Bill's interview guests: Ronan Farrow is the investigative reporter for the New Yorker magazine and author of the new book, 'War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence'. Ian Bremmer is President of the Eurasia Group and author of the new book, 'Us vs Them: The Failure of Globalism'. Bill's roundtable panel: Political columnist Ana Marie Cox, John Podhoretz is editor of Commentary magazine and Ross Douthat is a New York Times columnist and author of 'To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism'.

_{Friday, May 4th, 2018}
14: Episode 459

Bill's interview guests are General Michael Hayden, the former CIA and NSA director and author of the new book, "The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies" and Sally Kohn, CNN contributor and author of the new book, "The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity". Bill's roundtable guests include Jon Meacham, presidential historian and author of the new book, "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels". Matt Welch is a contributing editor for Reason Magazine and Michael Tubbs is the mayor of Stockton, California.

_{Friday, May 11th, 2018}
15: Episode 460

Bill's roundtable guests are Duncan Hunter. He's the Republican Congressman representing California's 50th District, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is the author of the book, "The Common Good", Michael Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records and actor Ethan Hawke.

_{Friday, May 18th, 2018}
16: Episode 461

Bill's interview guests are former FBI agent Clint Watts. He's the author of the soon-to-be released book, 'Messing with the Enemy', on sale May 29th. Dambisa Moyo is an economist and author of the new book, 'Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It'. Bill's roundtable panel include Evan McMullin. Evan is the former Independent Presidential candidate and co-founder of Stand Up Republic. Bari Weiss is an writer and editor for the New York Times Op-Ed page and Dan Savage is a writer for the Daily Caller.

_{Friday, June 1st, 2018}
17: Episode 462

Bill's interview guests include Vermont's U.S. Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Charlamagne Tha God's upcoming book, "Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me” deals with anxiety and therapy and it's due out this fall. Bill's roundtable panel include former President Bill Clinton advisor and CNN contributor Paul Begala. Natasha Bertrand is a writer with the Atlantic and MSNBC contributor and Bret Stephens is a New York Times Op-Ed columnist and a MSNBC contributor as well!

_{Friday, June 8th, 2018}
18: Episode 463

Bill's interview guests include: Michael Eric Dyson is the Georgetown University professor and author of the new book, 'What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America.' Bill's roundtable panel includes: John Heilemann. John is the national affairs analyst for MSNBC and the co-host/executive producer for 'The Circus' on Showtime. Fareed Zakaria is a Washington Post columnist and host of CNN's 'GPS'. Shermichael Singleton is a conservative columnist for The Hill and Linda Chavez is a conservative commentator.

_{Friday, June 15th, 2018}
19: Episode 464

Bill's interview guests are Washington Post columnist George Will and Billy Eichner is the host of the Emmy-nominated TruTV show 'Billy on the Street'. Bill's roundtable panel include Margaret Hoover, host of 'Firing Line' on PBS, Michael Weiss is a CNN contributor and author of the best selling book, 'ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror' and Karen Bass is the Democratic congresswoman representing California's 37th district, which includes Los Angeles and Culver City.

_{Friday, June 22nd, 2018}
20: Episode 465

Bill's interview guests - Colion Noir is a pro-guns advocate and author of the book, 'If I Only Had One Concealed Carry Gun' and Michael Pollan is the author of the new book, 'How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence'. Bill's roundtable panel include - Neera Tanden is the president of the Center for American Progress. Josh Barro is the senior editor at Business Insider and a MSNBC contributor. Michael Smerconish is a Sirius/XM and CNN political commentator and author of the new book, 'Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right'.

_{Friday, June 29th, 2018}
21: Episode 466

Join Bill for his season finale with his roundtable panel that include: Ben Shapiro is a writer for the National Review and host of the syndicated radio's 'The Ben Shapiro Show'. Jennifer Rubin is a conservative blogger at the Washington Post and MSNBC contributor. Actor and political activist Bradley Whitford, filmmaker, writer and political activist Michael Moore and retired U.S. Army colonel Lawrence Wilkerson.

_{Friday, August 3rd, 2018}
22: Episode 467

The Interview: Malcolm Nance. The Panel: Steve Schmidt, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Charles Blow. Mid-Show Interview: Nancy MacLean.

_{Friday, August 10th, 2018}
23: Episode 468

Guests: TOP-OF-SHOW: Lawrence O'Donnell MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Steven Pinker THE PANEL: Christina Bellantoni, D.L. Hughley & Rep. Seth Moulton

_{Friday, August 17th, 2018}
24: Episode 469

The Interview: Preet Bharara. The Panel: Jonathan Swan, Jennifer Granholm, Charlie Sykes. Mid-Show Interview: Adam Conover.

_{Friday, August 24th, 2018}
25: Episode 470

The Interview: John Brennan. The Panel: David Corn, Saru Jayaraman, Rick Wilson. Mid-Show Interview: Kara Swisher.

_{Friday, September 7th, 2018}
26: Episode 471

The Interview: Jack Bryan. The Panel: David Axelrod, Rep. Charlie Dent, Michelle Goldberg. Mid-Show Interview: Jim Carrey.

_{Friday, September 14th, 2018}
27: Episode 472

Bill's interview guests include the former US Senator, Democratic Presidential Candidate and Secretary of State John Kerry. Steven Ballmer is the founder of USAFacts, a nonprofit and nonpartisan public service helping people find answers about the state of their nation. Bill's roundtable panel include the host of 'Unfiltered' and CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp. Mark Leibovich is the chief national correspondent for New York Magazine and Richard Clarke is a 30-year veteran of public service, author and an authority of Departments of State and Defense.

_{Friday, September 21st, 2018}
28: Episode 473

Bill's interview guests are the Academy Award filmmaker and activist Michael Moore. Steve Hilton is the author of the new book, 'Positive Populism: Revolutionary Ideas to Rebuild Economic Security, Family and Community in America'. Bill's roundtable panel include syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, Catherine Rampell. Thom Hartmann is the host of the syndicated radio talk show, 'Talk to Thom' and the best selling author PJ O'Rourke!

_{Friday, September 28th, 2018}
29: Episode 474

Bill's interview guests are Republican strategist, former Breitbart founder and Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon. April Ryan is the White House correspondent and bureau chief for American Urban Radio and author of the new book, 'At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White'. Bill's roundtable panel include the former Secretary of Defense for Russia and Eastern Europe, Evelyn Farkas, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse-Tyson and author/public speaker Max Brooks.

_{Friday, October 5th, 2018}
30: Episode 475

Bill's interview guests are presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, whose new book, 'Leadership in Turbelent Times' just snagged a Pulitizer Prize. Jeff Bridges is an actor, musician, photographer, painter, sculptor and spokesperson for the 'No Kid Hungry' campaign. Bill's roundtable panel includes the CEO of Starfish Media and host of the 'Matter of Fact' TV series, Soledad O'Brien, former Florida Republican Congressman David Jolly and author/conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan.

_{Friday, October 12th, 2018}
31: Episode 476

Bill's interview guest is Omarosa Manigault-Newman. She's the former Trump White House staffer and author of the New York Times Best Seller, 'Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House'. Bill's roundtable panel include Rebecca Traister. She's a writer for New York Magazine and author of the new book, 'Good and Mad'. Reihan Salam is a writer for The Atlantic Magazine and author of the new book, 'Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders', Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude and Steve Kornacki is the National Political Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC and author of the new book, 'The Red and the Blue: The 1990's and the Birth of Political Tribalism'.

_{Friday, October 26th, 2018}
32: Episode 477

Bill's interview guests are Stormy Daniels. She's the former adult movie superstar who had a sexual relationship with now President Donald Trump. Stormy is also the author of the new book, 'Full Disclosure'. Anthony Scaramucci is an entrepreneur and former Trump White House staffer, whose new book, 'Trump: The Blue Collar President', hits bookstores this week. Bill's roundtable panel include the Daily Beast reporter Betsy Woodruff. Max Boot is a Washington Post columnist, CNN analyst and author of the book, 'The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right'. Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of 'The Righteous Mind' and 'The Coddling of the American Mind'.

_{Friday, November 2nd, 2018}
33: Episode 478

TOP-OF-SHOW: Bari Weiss MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Barbra Streisand THE PANEL: Chelsea Handler, Anthony Romero & Jim VandeHei

_{Friday, November 9th, 2018}
34: Episode 479

TOP-OF-SHOW: Bob Woodward MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Sarah Silverman THE PANEL: Cornell Belcher, Katty Kay & Bret Stephens

_{Friday, November 16th, 2018}
35: Episode 480

✔ Bill's interview guests are the Democratic Congressman from California's 15th District and a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Eric Swalwell. The Founder of the Human Rights Foundation and a 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov. Bill's roundtable panel includes the Founder of The Dream Corp., Author of the book, 'Beyond the Messy Truth' and CNN Host, Van Jones. Nancy MacLean is an award winning historian and author of the book, 'Democracy in Chains'. Steve Schmidt is a Republican Strategist and the former national campaign manager for McCain/Palin 2008.

Season 17

_{Friday, January 18th, 2019}
1: Episode 481

Guests: John Kasich, Marshawn Lynch, Erick Erickson, Barney Frank, Catherine Rampell.

_{Friday, January 25th, 2019}
2: Episode 482

Guests: Ann Coulter, Michael McFaul, Joshua Green, Dan Savage, Heather McGhee.

_{Friday, February 1st, 2019}
3: Episode 483

Guests: Will Hurd, Bill de Blasio, Peter Hamby, Jon Meacham, Jennifer Rubin.

_{Friday, February 8th, 2019}
4: Episode 484

Guests: Chris Christie, Eric Idle, Natasha Bertrand, Jack Kingston, Malcolm Nance.

_{Friday, February 15th, 2019}
5: Episode 485

Guests: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, John Legend, Paul Begala, David Frum & Maya Wiley.

_{Friday, February 22nd, 2019}
6: Episode 486

Guests: Congressman Adam Schiff, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Donna Brazile, Claire McCaskill & Rick Wilson.

_{Friday, March 8th, 2019}
7: Episode 487

Guests: Matt Schlapp, Noah Rothman, Jonathan Alter, Mary Katharine Ham, Michael Steele.

_{Friday, March 15th, 2019}
8: Episode 488

Guests: Andrew McCabe, Andrew Gillum, John Heilemann, Jon Tester, Jessica Yellin.

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2019}
9: Episode 489

Guests: Irshad Manji, Larry Charles, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Evelyn Farkas, Rep. Eric Swalwell.

_{Friday, March 29th, 2019}
10: Episode 490

Guests: Pete Buttigieg, Preet Bharara, S.E. Cupp, Elissa Slotkin, Andrew Sullivan.

_{Friday, April 5th, 2019}
11: Episode 491

Guests: Julian Castro, Chelsea Handler, Danielle Pletka, Gideon Rose, Salman Rushdie.

_{Friday, April 12th, 2019}
12: Episode 492

Guests: Seth Abramson, Dave Barry, Cornell Belcher, Wendy R. Sherman, Matt Welch.

_{Friday, April 26th, 2019}
13: Episode 493

Guests: Adam Schiff, Bob Costas, John Avlon, Zerlina Maxwell, Grover Norquist.

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2019}
14: Episode 494

Guests: Jay Inslee, Moby, Bakari Sellers, Bret Stephens, Kara Swisher.

_{Friday, May 10th, 2019}
15: Episode 495

Guests: Michael Lewis, Tim Ryan, Nayyera Haq, Van Jones, Matt Lewis.

_{Friday, May 17th, 2019}
16: Episode 496

Guests: Fran Lebowitz, Jonathan Metzl, James Kirchick, George Packer, Neera Tanden.

_{Friday, May 31st, 2019}
17: Episode 497

Guests: William Weld, John Waters, Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Swan, Lawrence Wilkerson.

_{Friday, June 7th, 2019}
18: Episode 498

Guests: Andrew Yang, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Blow, Katie Porter, Clint Watts.

_{Friday, June 14th, 2019}
19: Episode 499

Guests: George Will, Martin Short, Eliot Spitzer, Charlie Sykes, Bari Weiss.

_{Friday, June 21st, 2019}
20: Episode 500

Guests: Allan Lichtman, Dr. Debra Soh, Thom Hartmann, Liz Mair, Dan Savage.

_{Friday, June 28th, 2019}
21: Episode 501

Guests: Tulsi Gabbard, Seth MacFarlane, Max Brooks, Adam Gopnik, Joy Reid.

_{Friday, August 2nd, 2019}
22: Episode 502

Guests: New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, journalist Josh Barro, former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm, radio host Buck Sexton.

_{Friday, August 9th, 2019}
23: Episode 503

Guests: Former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, author Tom Nichols, columnist Catherine Rampell, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

_{Friday, August 16th, 2019}
24: Episode 504

_{Friday, August 23rd, 2019}
25: Episode 505

_{Friday, September 6th, 2019}
26: Episode 506

_{Friday, September 13th, 2019}
27: Episode 507

TOP-OF-SHOW: Bari Weiss THE PANEL: Fernand Amandi, Krystal Ball & Michael Steele MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Michael Moore

_{Friday, September 20th, 2019}
28: Episode 508

_{Friday, September 27th, 2019}
29: Episode 509

_{Friday, October 11th, 2019}
30: Episode 510

_{Friday, October 18th, 2019}
31: Episode 511

Susan Rice; Danielle Pletka, Sam Stein And Thomas Chatterton Williams; Neil Degrasse Tyson

_{Friday, October 25th, 2019}
32: Episode 512

_{Friday, November 1st, 2019}
33: Episode 513

_{Friday, November 8th, 2019}
34: Episode 514

_{Friday, November 15th, 2019}
35: Episode 515

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and U.S. senate candidate Jaime Harrison (D-S.C.) are interviewed. The panelists are political strategist Donna Brazile, political scientist Ian Bremmer and columnist Frank Bruni.

Season 18

_{Friday, January 17th, 2020}
1: Episode 516

First interview: Nancy Pelosi. On the panel: Kara Swisher, Joe Walsh, and Jon Meacham. Second interview: Andrew Yang.

_{Friday, January 24th, 2020}
2: Episode 517

First interview: Megyn Kelly. On the panel: Michael McFaul, Alex Wagner, and Erick Erickson. Second interview: Ingrid Newkirk.

_{Friday, January 31st, 2020}
3: Episode 518

First Interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg. On the panel former mayor of New Orleans & lieutenant governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu, Representative Mikie Sherrill a Democrat representing New Jersey’s 11th congressional district & Rick Wilson a Republican political strategist. Second Interview with Author and sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson.

_{Friday, February 7th, 2020}
4: Episode 519

First interview: Steve Bannon. On the panel: Mayor Andrew Gillum, Sarah Isgur, and Ezra Klein. Second interview: Fareed Zakaria.

_{Friday, February 14th, 2020}
5: Episode 520

Bill's special interview this week is with the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate and US Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar. His midway interview is with the Democratic US Congresswoman from Washington, Pramala Jayapal. Bill's roundtable panel includes the award - winning journalist Katie Couric, the CEO of Reform Alliance and an CNN host, Van Jones and the columnist for the New York Times and an MSNBC contributor, Bret Stephens.

_{Friday, February 28th, 2020}
6: Episode 521

First interview: Dr. Anne Rimoin. On the panel: Jane Kleeb, EJ Dionne, and Buck Sexton. Second interview: Nicholas Kristof.

_{Friday, March 6th, 2020}
7: Episode 522

First interview: Rachel Bitecofer. On the panel: Caitlin Flanagan, Ross Douthat, and Anthony Scaramucci. Second interview: Brian Cox.

_{Friday, March 13th, 2020}
8: Episode 523

First interview: David Ropeik. On the panel: Tim Miller, Lis Smith, and Edward Luce. Second interview: Andrew Zimmern

_{Friday, April 3rd, 2020}
9: Episode 524

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bill hosts this week's Real Time from his backyard and features remote interviews with Senator Bernie Sanders, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, actor and writer Seth MacFarlane, author and journalist Max Brooks, and musician Willie Nelson.

_{Friday, April 10th, 2020}
10: Episode 525

Once again hosting from his backyard, Bill's remote interviewees this week are: Former Vice President Al Gore, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, political commentator Ian Bremmer, and comedian Nikki Glaser.

_{Friday, April 17th, 2020}
11: Episode 526

Joining Bill remotely this week for a chat are: journalist Fareed Zakaria, Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw, and political commentator Andrew Sullivan.

_{Friday, April 24th, 2020}
12: Episode 527

Bill's guests this week are Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, comedian Jay Leno, and preventive medicine and public health specialist Dr. David Katz.

_{Friday, May 1st, 2020}
13: Episode 528

Bill's guests this week are Attorney General Eric Holder, author Matt Taibbi, and journalist Bret Stephens.

_{Friday, May 8th, 2020}
14: Episode 529

Joining Bill remotely for a chat this week are: Representative for Michigan Justin Amash, columnist Dan Savage, and political commentator Amy Holmes.

_{Friday, May 22nd, 2020}
15: Episode 530

This week, Bill speaks with NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman, LA Lakers' Science Consultant Dr Cate Shanahan, and film director Michael Moore.

_{Friday, May 29th, 2020}
16: Episode 531

The Real Time panel returns this week and joining Bill are: chef Tom Colicchio, journalist Soledad O'Brien, political scientist Ian Bremmer, and comedian Jay Leno.

_{Friday, June 5th, 2020}
17: Episode 532

Joining Bill this week are: rapper and activist Michael "Killer Mike" Render; former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi; Professor of Law and Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, Rosa Brooks; and conservative political commentator, Michael Steele.

_{Friday, June 12th, 2020}
18: Episode 533

This week, Bill interviews Radley Balko, an opinion journalist for The Washington Post, and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and public health expert. Joining him for the panel discussion are writer Larry Wilmore and Matt Welch, Editor-at-Large of Reason Magazine.

_{Friday, June 19th, 2020}
19: Episode 534

This week Bill interviews former US Ambassador to the UN who served as President Obama's National Security Advisor from 2013-2017, Susan Rice, and columnist for The Washington Post, George Will. For the panel discussion, he is joined by career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, Malcolm Nance, and Writer-at-Large for New York Magazine, Andrew Sullivan.

_{Friday, June 26th, 2020}
20: Episode 535

This week, Bill interviews Former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and co-host of the award-winning podcast "Pivot" and New York Times columnist Kara Swisher. Plus, a virtual panel with president of the Robin Hood Foundation and New York Times bestselling author, Wes Moore; and author, Tulane University professor and MSNBC political analyst, James Carville.

_{Friday, July 31st, 2020}
21: Episode 536

_{Friday, August 7th, 2020}
22: Episode 537

This week, Bill interviews former chief of staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, and actor Chris Evans. Joining him for the panel discussion are former adviser to President Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, and author Meghan Daum.

_{Friday, August 14th, 2020}
23: Episode 538

This week, Bill interviews Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and sports anchor Colin Cowherd. For the panel discussion, he chats with former Democratic 2020 presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg.

_{Friday, August 21st, 2020}
24: Episode 539

This week, Bill interviews former Governor of Ohio John Kasich about his endorsement of Joe Biden and also lauded director Oliver Stone. For the panel discussion, author Thomas Frank and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II join Bill to talk about the direction of the Democratic party.

_{Friday, August 28th, 2020}
25: Episode 540

Bill returns to the studio for the first time since March and remote-interviews former federal prosecutor Trey Gowdy and musician Wynton Marsalis, while journalist Nina Burleigh and political strategist Rick Wilson join him for the remote panel discussion.

_{Friday, September 11th, 2020}
26: Episode 541

This week, Bill interviews former FBI agent Pete Strzok and actor Ewan McGregor, and joining him in the studio for the panel discussion are journalists Jessica Yellin and Peter Hamby.

_{Friday, September 18th, 2020}
27: Episode 542

This week, Bill interviews actress and activist Jane Fonda and Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen. For the panel segment he's joined by writer Tim Miller and comedian Trae Crowder.

_{Friday, September 25th, 2020}
28: Episode 543

Joining Bill this week are Senator Bernie Sanders, actor Jim Belushi, journalist Coleman Hughes, and Bakari Sellers former Representative for South Carolina.

_{Friday, October 9th, 2020}
29: Episode 544

This week, Bill interviews Congressman Adam Schiff and Former CIA Director John O. Brennan. Joining him for the panel discussion are conservative journalist Bret Stephens and writer Keli Goff.

_{Friday, October 16th, 2020}
30: Episode 545

Bill interviews political scientist Fareed Zakaria and actor John Leguizamo. For the panel discussion he's joined by John Avlon, CNN's Senior Political Analyst, and Noah Rothman, MSNBC and NBC News contributor.

_{Friday, October 23rd, 2020}
31: Episode 546

This week, Bill interviews actor Matthew McConaughey and author Ben Sheehan. Joining him for the panel discussion are Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Donald Trump's former Director of Communications, Anthony Scaramucci.

_{Friday, October 30th, 2020}
32: Episode 547

Bill interviews former Democratic U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken and New York Times national security correspondent, David E. Sanger. Joining him on the panel are MSNBC political analyst John Heilemann and Lis Smith, former Senior Advisor to Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign.

_{Friday, November 6th, 2020}
33: Episode 548

This week, Bill interviews former Google Design Ethicist, Tristan Harris. Joining him for the panel discussion are Counter-terrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, Malcolm Nance, and Law & Policy professor at Georgetown School of Law, Rosa Brooks.

_{Friday, November 13th, 2020}
34: Episode 549

Following the election, Bill interviews constitutional law attorney and Senior Legal Adviser for the Trump 2020 campaign, Jenna Ellis. For the panel discussion, he is joined by writer Caitlin Flanagan and author Max Brooks.

_{Friday, November 20th, 2020}
35: Episode 550

For his final show of 2020, Bill interviews author Professor Michael Eric Dyson. On the panel, he is joined by contributing writer for 'The Atlantic' Alex Wagner and historian Jon Meacham.

Season 19

_{Friday, January 15th, 2021}
1: Episode 551

For the first show of the season, Bill interviews President Trump's former Senior Counselor, Kellyanne Conway. Joining him on the panel are award-winning journalist Katie Couric and author Matt Jones.

_{Friday, January 22nd, 2021}
2: Episode 552

This week, Bill interviews former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi. Joining him for the panel discussion are Lead Producer and Co-Founder of Freethink, Kmele Foster, and Contributing Writer for Vanity Fair, Peter Hamby.

_{Friday, January 29th, 2021}
3: Episode 553

This week, Bill interviews evolutionary biologists and co-hosts of The DarkHorse Podcast, Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein. Joining him for the panel discussion are CNN Political Commentator, Van Jones, and Contributing Editor at Harper’s Magazine, James Pogue.

_{Friday, February 5th, 2021}
4: Episode 554

Bill interviews comedian Jimmy Kimmel ahead of a panel discussion with TIME's Senior Correspondent Charlotte Alter and political pundit Matt Welch.

_{Friday, February 12th, 2021}
5: Episode 555

Bill interviews Rep. Adam Kinzinger about his recent Washington Post op-ed urging Senate Republicans to convict Donald Trump. For the panel discussion, he is joined by political blogger Markos Moulitsas and MSNBC Political Analyst Steve Schmidt.

_{Friday, February 26th, 2021}
6: Episode 556

This week, Bill interviews journalist Megyn Kelly. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Democratic Senator from Montana, Jon Tester, and New York Times opinion columnist, Ezra Klein.

_{Friday, March 5th, 2021}
7: Episode 557

This week, Bill interviews journalist Joe Scarborough, and for the panel discussion is joined by author Frank Bruni and radio host Charlamagne Tha God.

_{Friday, March 12th, 2021}
8: Episode 558

This week, Bill sits down with New York Times bestselling-author Annabelle Gurwitch. For the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, and comedian Larry Wilmore.

_{Friday, March 19th, 2021}
9: Episode 559

This week, Bill interviews political data scientist David Shor. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Heidi Heitkamp, former Senator for North Dakota, and journalist Nick Gillespie.

_{Friday, March 26th, 2021}
10: Episode 560

This week, Bill opens the show interviewing Christopher Krebs, the former Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Then, joining him on the panel are Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Bret Stephens, columnist for The New York Times and an MSNBC contributor.

_{Friday, April 9th, 2021}
11: Episode 561

This week, Bill interviews former Secretary of State of California, Sen. Alex Padilla. For the panel discussion, he is joined by author Heather McGhee and writer Reihan Salam.

_{Friday, April 16th, 2021}
12: Episode 562

Sharon Osbourne gives her first interview since her abrupt firing from The Talk, while joining Bill for the panel discussion are journalist Ian Bremmer and Law and Policy professor Rosa Brooks.

_{Friday, April 23rd, 2021}
13: Episode 563

Bill opens the show interviewing former Contributing Editor for Vanity Fair, Fran Lebowitz. Joining him for the panel discussion are S.E. Cupp, columnist and CNN contributor, and April Ryan, author and DC Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent for theGrio.com.

_{Friday, April 30th, 2021}
14: Episode 564

This week, Bill interviews author Ben Sheehan and for the panel discussion is joined by historian Nancy MacLean and author Thomas Frank.

_{Friday, May 7th, 2021}
15: Episode 565

Bill opens the show by interviewing professor of linguistics at Columbia University, John McWhorter. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic congresswoman who represents Michigan's 8th district, and Rick Wilson, a Republican strategist and author.

_{Friday, May 28th, 2021}
16: Episode 566

Returning from a two-week break after testing positive for COVID-19, Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Emmy-winning broadcaster Bob Costas. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, and Democratic strategist and co-host of the weekly podcast Politics War Room, James Carville.

_{Friday, June 4th, 2021}
17: Episode 567

This week, Bill interviews Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district, Rep. Ritchie Torres. Joining him for the panel discussion are Governor John Kasich and journalist Chris Matthews.

_{Friday, June 11th, 2021}
18: Episode 568

Opening the show this week, Bill interviews astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. On the panel, he is joined by filmmaker Rob Reiner and political scientist Rachel Bitecofer.

_{Friday, June 18th, 2021}
19: Episode 569

Bill interviews fellow comedian Nikki Glaser to open the show and is then joined on the panel by political commentator Paul Begala and journalist Jane Coaston.

_{Friday, June 25th, 2021}
20: Episode 570

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing acclaimed film director Quentin Tarantino, and for the panel is joined by author Max Brooks and pop-historian Dan Carlin.

_{Friday, July 30th, 2021}
21: Episode 571

Bill returns from his summer break, opening the show by interviewing Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor. For the panel discussion, he's joined by Democratic congresswoman Rep. Stacey Plaskett and author Joshua Green who is also a senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek.

_{Friday, August 6th, 2021}
22: Episode 572

This week, Bill opens the show interviewing two-time Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona. For the panel, he's joined by Malcolm Nance, a career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, alongside right wing commentator Ben Shapiro.

_{Friday, August 13th, 2021}
23: Episode 573

Screen legends Martin Short and Steve Martin join Bill for the opening interview, while journalist Michael Moynihan and former DNC chair Donna Brazile join him for the panel discussion.

_{Friday, August 20th, 2021}
24: Episode 574

Bill opens the show interviewing political commentator Andrew Sullivan and is joined on the panel by journalist Jackie Calmes and former Democratic congressman Max Rose.

_{Friday, August 27th, 2021}
25: Episode 575

Bill opens this week's episode by interviewing Washington Post journalist Craig Whitlock. For the panel, he's joined by British journalist Katty Kay and conservative Christian lobbyist Ralph Reed.

_{Friday, September 10th, 2021}
26: Episode 576

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Rep. Barbara Lee, the Democratic Congresswoman representing California's 13th district. For the panel, he is joined by journalist Christina Bellantoni and columnist George F. Will.

_{Friday, September 17th, 2021}
27: Episode 577

This week, Bill interviews Pulitzer-prize winning historian and staff writer at The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum. On the panel, he is joined by advice columnist and author Dan Savage, and Chair of the editorial board and U.S. Editor-at-Large of The Financial Times, Gillian Tett.

_{Friday, September 24th, 2021}
28: Episode 578

Tristan Harris, co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, is Bill's interviewee at the top of the show and joining him on the panel are MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin and national spokesperson for No Dem Left Behind, Richard Ojeda.

_{Friday, October 1st, 2021}
29: Episode 579

Bill opens this week's show interviewing musician and activist Stevie Van Zandt. For the panel, he's joined by journalist and podcaster Matt Taibbi alongside Editor-in-Chief of Reason magazine Katherine Mangu-Ward.

_{Friday, October 8th, 2021}
30: Episode 580

Harvard's professor of psychology, Steven Pinker is Bill's interview subject this week. For the panel, he is joined by activist and musician Killer Mike alongside national political reporter for The Washington Post, Robert Costa.

_{Friday, October 22nd, 2021}
31: Episode 581

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Saru Jayaraman, Director of UC Berkeley's Food Labor Research Center. For the panel discussion, he is joined by former Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang and New York Times opinion writer John McWhorter.

_{Friday, October 29th, 2021}
32: Episode 582

This week, Bill opens the show by opening Sean Spicer, former Press Secretary to President Trump. For the panel, he is joined by Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Sen. Chris Coons, Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware.

_{Friday, November 5th, 2021}
33: Episode 583

Bill begins this week's show interviewing Amy Klobuchar, the senior U.S. Senator from Minnesota. On the panel, he's joined by Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University, and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Vanderbilt University.

_{Friday, November 12th, 2021}
34: Episode 584

Bill opens this week's episode interviewing Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary. For the panel, he's joined by Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff and talk show host Tavis Smiley.

_{Friday, November 19th, 2021}
35: Episode 585

For the season's final show, Bill interviews journalist Fareed Zakaria about his forthcoming new book. For the panel discussion, he is joined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor-Elect of New York City, Eric Adams.

Season 20

_{not specified}
36: Episode 621

_{Friday, January 21st, 2022}
1: Episode 586

Kicking off the new season, Bill interviews Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder about the repercussions of The Big Lie and the January 6th insurrection. For the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district, Ritchie Torres, and writer Bari Weiss.

_{Friday, January 28th, 2022}
2: Episode 587

Bill opens the show this week by interviewing former Executive Director of the ACLU, Ira Glasser. For the panel, he's joined by former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill, and journalist Matt Welch.

_{Friday, February 4th, 2022}
3: Episode 588

This week, Bill interviews Rep. Ro Khanna, the U.S. Congressman representing California's 17th district. On the panel, he is joined by British author Johann Hari and Katherine Mangu-Ward, the Editor-in-Chief of Reason Magazine.

_{Friday, February 11th, 2022}
4: Episode 589

Bill starts this week's show by interviewing Ricky Williams, a former NFL star and cannabis entrepreneur. On the panel, he is joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and author, and Marianne Williamson, political activist and former Democrat Presidential Candidate.

_{Friday, February 18th, 2022}
5: Episode 590

This week, Bill interviews Brooke Jenkins, a former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney. For the panel discussion, he is joined by John Avlon, a senior Political Analyst and anchor for CNN, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, a columnist for The Washington Post.

_{Friday, February 25th, 2022}
6: Episode 591

Bill opens the show by interviewing Rep. Ruben Gallego, Democratic Congressman from Arizona. Joining him on the panel are entrepreneur Chloé Valdary and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

_{Friday, March 11th, 2022}
7: Episode 592

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing award-winning actor and director, Kenneth Branagh. On the panel, he is joined by Frank Bruni, a Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek.

_{Friday, March 18th, 2022}
8: Episode 593

This week, Bill interviews Ernest Moniz, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2013-2017. On the panel, he is joined by pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and author Max Brooks.

_{Friday, March 25th, 2022}
9: Episode 594

Bill kicks off this week's episode by interviewing journalist and Russian expert, Julia Ioffe. On the panel, he is joined by Sen. Jon Tester, the senior Democratic Senator from Montana, and John Heilemann, creator, host & executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus.

_{Friday, April 1st, 2022}
10: Episode 595

Kicking off this week's episode, Bill interviews Nicole Perlroth, former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times. On the panel, he is joined by Laura Coates, a CNN Senior Legal Analyst, and Andrew Yang, former Democratic Presidential candidate and founder of the new political third party, Forward.

_{Friday, April 8th, 2022}
11: Episode 596

Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, David Mamet and is joined on the panel by historian Nancy MacLean and columnist David Leonhardt.

_{Friday, April 22nd, 2022}
12: Episode 597

Bill returns this week by interviewing comedian Bob Odenkirk and is joined for the panel discussion by CNN Commentator Mary Katharine Ham and writer at The Atlantic, Caitlin Flanagan.

_{Friday, April 29th, 2022}
13: Episode 598

Opening the show this week, Bill interviews author Fran Lebowitz. On the panel, he is joined by MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi and former Democratic Senator from Alabama Doug Jones.

_{Friday, May 6th, 2022}
14: Episode 599

This week, Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin is Bill's first guest and for the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic strategist Paul Begala and former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya.

_{Friday, May 13th, 2022}
15: Episode 600

Legendary musician Sir Rod Stewart is Bill's interviewee this week. On the panel, he is joined by political scientist Ian Bremmer and former Representative for California Jane Harman.

_{Friday, May 20th, 2022}
16: Episode 601

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Dr. Mark T. Esper, the former Secretary of Defense under President Trump. On the panel, he is joined by veteran political strategist Donna Brazile and comedian Adam Carolla.

_{Friday, June 3rd, 2022}
17: Episode 602

Eric Holder, former US Attorney General, is this week's opening interviewee. On the panel, Bill is joined by California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger and columnist Douglas Murray.

_{Friday, June 10th, 2022}
18: Episode 603

Dr Cornel West is Bill's opening interviewee this week and on the panel he is joined by Kellyanne Conway, former Senior Counselor to President Trump, and journalist Josh Barro.

_{Friday, June 17th, 2022}
19: Episode 604

Bill interviews actor and director Danny Strong at the top of the show. For the panel, he is joined by political commentator Krystal Ball and conservative reporter James Kirchick.

_{Friday, June 24th, 2022}
20: Episode 605

Bill begins this week's show by interviewing author and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba. On the panel, he is joined by political commentator Andrew Sullivan and culture writer Katie Herzog.

_{Friday, July 29th, 2022}
21: Episode 606

Returning from his Summer break, Bill opens the show by interviewing journalist Chris Cuomo. On the panel he is joined by John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, and political journalist Sam Stein.

_{Friday, August 5th, 2022}
22: Episode 607

Bill opens this week's episode interviewing award-winning actor David Duchovny about his new book. For the panel, he is joined by author Matt Taibbi and Democratic political strategist Lis Smith.

_{Friday, August 12th, 2022}
23: Episode 608

This week, Bill interviews columnist Ross Douthat about his recent experience with Lyme disease. For the panel he's joined by journalist Piers Morgan and GenZ columnist Nikki Schlott.

_{Friday, August 19th, 2022}
24: Episode 609

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing actor and director B.J. Novak about his new film, Vengeance. On the panel, he is joined by CNN political and economic commentator Catherine Rampell and conservative political commentator Noah Rothman.

_{Friday, August 26th, 2022}
25: Episode 610

This week, Bill interviews filmmaker John Waters and is joined on the panel by senior Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and filmmaker Rob Reiner.

_{Friday, September 9th, 2022}
26: Episode 611

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. For the panel, he is joined by author and business professor Scott Galloway and journalist Matt Welch.

_{Friday, September 16th, 2022}
27: Episode 612

Country singer Trace Adkins is Bill's interviewee this week, while on the panel he is joined by Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington Correspondent for the media company Puck, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.

_{Friday, September 23rd, 2022}
28: Episode 613

Bill opens this week's episode by interviewing award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. For the panel discussion, he is joined by journalist Jonathan Lemire and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

_{Friday, September 30th, 2022}
29: Episode 614

This week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. For the panel, he is joined by political commentator Van Jones and journalist Caitlin Flanagan.

_{Friday, October 7th, 2022}
30: Episode 615

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing CNN anchor Chris Wallace. On the panel, he is joined by former Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and Special Correspondent for BBC News Katty Kay.

_{Friday, October 14th, 2022}
31: Episode 616

This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel. For the panel, he is joined by columnist Michael Smerconish and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

_{Friday, October 28th, 2022}
32: Episode 617

Acclaimed movie director Quentin Tarantino is Bill's interviewee to open the show, while on the panel he is joined by Gillian Tett, Editor-at-Large of the Financial Times, and Yuval Harari, Professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

_{Friday, November 4th, 2022}
33: Episode 618

This week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Richard Reeves, author and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. On the panel, he is joined by Maggie Haberman, Senior Political Correspondent for The New York Times, and political commentator Fareed Zakaria.

_{Friday, November 11th, 2022}
34: Episode 619

Democratic Governor for Colorado, Jared Polis is Bill's interviewee to open the show. On the panel, he is joined by Robert Costa, Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent for CBS News, and Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman representing California's 17th district.

_{Friday, November 18th, 2022}
35: Episode 620

For the last show of the season, Bill interviews actor Matthew Perry about his new book. On the panel, he is joined by CNN anchor Laura Coates and Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Season 21

_{Friday, January 20th, 2023}
1: Episode 621

To kick off the new season, Bill interviews Bill Barr, former Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump, and for the panel he is joined by conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan and Rep. Nancy Mace, the congresswoman representing South Carolina's 1st congressional district.

_{Friday, January 27th, 2023}
2: Episode 622

This week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Frances Haugen, social media activist and author of "The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook", and for the panel he is joined by Bari Weiss, founder and editor of The Free Press along with former Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan.

_{Friday, February 3rd, 2023}
3: Episode 623

To open this week's show, Bill interviews Medaria Arradondo, the former Minneapolis Police Chief who served from 2017-2022. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democratic Congressman from Arizona, and columnist Bret Stephens.

_{Friday, February 10th, 2023}
4: Episode 624

To open this week's show, Bill interviews Malcolm Nance, counterterrorism expert and author of "They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency". For the panel discussion, he is joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, pollster and host of SiriusXM's "The Trendline with Kristen Soltis Anderson" and Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor.

_{Friday, February 17th, 2023}
5: Episode 625

Bill interviews actor Christoph Waltz to open the show. He is then joined on the panel by Ari Melber, MSNBC's chief legal correspondent, and Sarah Isgur, political commentator and former spokesperson in the United States Department of Justice.

_{Friday, March 3rd, 2023}
6: Episode 626

This week, Bill starts the show by interviewing Bernie Sanders, the Independent Senator from Vermont. On the panel, he is then joined by actor Russell Brand and journalist John Heilemann.

_{Friday, March 10th, 2023}
7: Episode 627

Opening this week's show, Bill interviews Oscar-nominated musician David Byrne. On the panel, he's joined by author John McWhorter and journalist Josh Tyrangiel.

_{Friday, March 17th, 2023}
8: Episode 628

Noa Tishby, an actress and activist who serves as Israel's Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization, is Bill's interviewee to open this week's show. For the panel, he is joined by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic Congresswoman representing Michigan's 7th district, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang.

_{Friday, March 24th, 2023}
9: Episode 629

Bill's interview guest this week is humorist David Sedaris. On the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, and Annie Lowrey, a staff writer for The Atlantic.

_{Friday, March 31st, 2023}
10: Episode 630

Bill's interview guest this week is Republican Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu. On the panel, he is joined by James Kirchick, a columnist at Tablet Magazine, and Winsome Sears the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and first woman of color and Jamaican-born American to hold statewide office in Virginia's history.

_{Friday, April 14th, 2023}
11: Episode 631

Bill's interview guest this week is Ben McKenzie, actor and co-author of the forthcoming book, "Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud". On the panel, he is joined by Democratic Congresswoman from California, Rep. Katie Porter, and English broadcaster Piers Morgan.

_{Friday, April 21st, 2023}
12: Episode 632

Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Belgian-American psychotherapist Esther Perel. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Daniel Bessner, Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, and Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Harvard University.

_{Friday, April 28th, 2023}
13: Episode 633

Bill opens this week's show interviewing billionaire businessman Elon Musk. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Michael Moynihan, journalist and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast, and Konstantin Kisin, political commentator and satirist.

_{Friday, September 29th, 2023}
14: Episode 634

Guests: Gov. Ron DeSantis - Republican Governor of Florida who is running to be the 2024 Republican nominee for President; Sam Harris - host of the "Making Sense" podcast; Mary Katharine Ham - co-host of the "Getting Hammered" podcast and author of "End of Discussion: How The Left's Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters and Makes America Less Free (and Fun)."

_{Friday, October 6th, 2023}
15: Episode 635

Guests: a one-on-one interview with Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, and producer, Keegan-Michael Key and award-winning film and TV director, writer, and producer, Elle Key, who together wrote the new book "The History of Sketch Comedy." Plus, Matt Welch - editor-at-large of Reason Magazine; and Sarah Isgur - senior editor for the online magazine The Dispatch.

_{Friday, October 13th, 2023}
16: Episode 636

Guests: Tristan Harris - tech ethicist, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Center for Humane Technology, and podcast co-host; James Kirchick - columnist for Tablet Magazine, writer-at-large for Air Mail, and author; Matt Duss - executive vice president at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders.

_{Friday, October 20th, 2023}
17: Episode 637

Guests: Alexandra Pelosi - director and producer of HBO Original documentary "The Insurrectionist Next Door"; Paul Begala - Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor; Bret Stephens - New York Times columnist.

_{Friday, October 27th, 2023}
18: Episode 638

Guests: former Democratic Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo and his former Chief of Staff, Melissa DeRosa; Scott Galloway - professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and host of "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway"; Jessica Tarlov - co-host of Fox News' "The Five" and Head of Research at Bustle.

_{Friday, November 3rd, 2023}
19: Episode 639

Guests: Rep. Dean Phillips - Democratic Congressman from Minnesota's 3rd district who recently announced his campaign to primary Biden for the 2024 Presidential nomination; Fareed Zakaria - host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and columnist for the Washington Post; Ian Bremmer - president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

_{Friday, November 10th, 2023}
20: Episode 640

Guests: Sen. Ted Cruz - Republican senator from Texas and author of "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America"; Jordan Peterson - professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto, author of the bestseller "12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos"; Pamela Paul - former editor of the New York Times Book Review and current opinion columnist for the paper.

_{Friday, November 17th, 2023}
21: Episode 641

Guests: An interview with Rob Reiner, director of the HBO Original documentary "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life," and Albert Brooks, Oscar(R)-nominated actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter; Donna Brazile - Georgetown University professor and contributor to ABC News, USA Today, and The Hill; Adam Kinzinger - former Republican Congressman from Illinois and author.

_{Friday, December 1st, 2023}
22: Episode 642

Guests: An interview with David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director who wrote and illustrated his newest book, "Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic,and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood." This week's panel discussion includes James Carville, American political consultant and author; and Dave Rubin, American conservative political commentator and host of The Rubin Report."

_{Friday, December 8th, 2023}
23: Episode 643

Guests: An interview with Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind." This week's panel discussion includes Jane Ferguson, award-winning special correspondent for PBS NewsHour, contributor to The New Yorker, and author of the book "No Ordinary Assignment"; and John Avlon, senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and the former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.

_{Friday, December 15th, 2023}
24: Episode 644

Guests: An interview with Ray Romano, award-winning actor and comedian who directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the new film "Somewhere in Queens." This week's panel discussion includes Laura Coates, CNN's Chief Legal Analyst and host of "Laura Coates Live" and Walter Kirn, novelist and co-host of the podcast "America This Week."

Season 22

_{Friday, January 19th, 2024}
1: Episode 645

Guests: An interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic Governor of California. This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Sullivan, columnist for Substack's "The Weekly Dish" and author of "Out on a Limb" and Ari Melber, MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent and host of "The Beat with Ari Melber."

_{Friday, January 26th, 2024}
2: Episode 646

Guests: An interview with Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's "First Take" and the podcast "The Stephen A. Smith Show," both available on YouTube, and author of the new book "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman representing California's 30th district who is a 2024 candidate to represent California in the US Senate; and Seth MacFarlane, actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer whose newest show "Ted" recently premiered January 11 on Peacock.

_{Friday, February 2nd, 2024}
3: Episode 647

Guests: An interview with Michael Render (a.k.a Killer Mike), entrepreneur, musician, and one-half of the group "Run the Jewels," whose self-titled solo album "Michael" was recently released across digital platforms. This week's panel discussion includes Gov. Chris Sununu,Republican Governor of New Hampshire; and Jessica Tarlov, co-host of "The Five" on Fox News and Head of Research for Bustle.

_{Friday, February 9th, 2024}
4: Episode 648

Guests: An interview with Coleman Hughes, host of the "Conversations With Coleman" podcast, contributor to The Free Press, and author of the new book "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America," available this week. This week's panel discussion includes Bob Costas, CNN contributor and 29-time Emmy®-winning broadcaster; and Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the new collection of essays titled "On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension."

_{Friday, February 16th, 2024}
5: Episode 649

Guests: An interview with Dr. Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future." This week's panel discussion includes Van Jones,CNN political commentator and host of the podcast "Uncommon Ground with Van Jones" and Ann Coulter, conservative political commentator, author of 13 New York Times bestselling books, who now writes the column "Unsafe" on Substack.

_{Friday, March 1st, 2024}
6: Episode 650

Guests: An interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, author of the new book, "We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity," who will soon host "Dr. Phil Primetime" on his new cable network, Merit Street Media. This week's panel discussion includes Tim Ryan, former Democratic Congressman from Ohio and founder of We The People Action Fund; and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Opinion editor at Newsweek and author of the forthcoming book "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women."

_{Friday, March 8th, 2024}
7: Episode 651

Guests: An interview with Robert De Niro, two-time Oscar®-winning actor and film producer who is currently nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Killers of the Flower Moon." This week's panel discussion includes Max Brooks,host of the YouTube show "Max Brooks Breaks Down" and New York Times best-selling author of "Minecraft: The Village"; and Tara Palmeri, senior political correspondent at Puck and host of The Ringer's "Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri" podcast.

_{Friday, March 15th, 2024}
8: Episode 652

Guests: An interview with Eric Holder, former attorney general under President Obama, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and co-author of "Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan. "This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina who currently serves on the Armed Services and House Oversight committees; and Rep. Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman who represents California's Silicon Valley and a member of President Biden's National Advisory Board.

_{Friday, March 22nd, 2024}
9: Episode 653

Guests: An interview with Kara Swisher, host of the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story." This week's panel discussion includes Beto O'Rourke, former Democratic Congressman from Texas and founder of Powered by People; and Sarah Isgur, former lawyer at the US Department of Justice under President Trump, senior editor of The Dispatch, and host of its legal podcast "Advisory Opinions."

_{Friday, March 29th, 2024}
10: Episode 654

Guests: An interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business and author of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness." This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria,host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and author of "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present," and Dr. Mark T. Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of the memoir "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

_{Friday, April 12th, 2024}
11: Episode 655

Guests: An interview with William Shatner, actor, subject of the new documentary "You Can Call Me Bill," and artist of the upcoming digital album "So Fragile, So Blue,"which he recorded live with the National Symphony Orchestra.This week's panel discussion includes Piers Morgan,New York Post columnist and host of the YouTube channel's "Piers Morgan Uncensored"; and Gillian Tett, provost of King's College, Cambridge, and columnist at the Financial Times.

_{Friday, April 19th, 2024}
12: Episode 656

Guests: An interview with Jillian Michaels, fitness, nutrition expert, and host of the podcast "Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels." This week's panel discussion includes Jon Meacham,Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of "The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush"; and Jane Ferguson, award-winning foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour, The New Yorker contributor, and author of "No Ordinary Assignment."

_{Friday, April 26th, 2024}
13: Episode 657

Guests: An interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This week's panel discussion includes Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, host of the podcast "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of the new book "The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security"; and Don Lemon, award-winning journalist, founder of Lemon Media Network (LMN), and host of the podcast "The Don Lemon Show."

_{Friday, May 3rd, 2024}
14: Episode 658

Guests: An interview with Roger Daltrey, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, co-founder, and frontman for the rock band "The Who." This week's panel discussion includes Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to President Trump, Fox News contributor, and author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller, "Here's the Deal: A Memoir"; and Joshua Green, Bloomberg Businessweek national correspondent and author of "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics."

_{Friday, May 10th, 2024}
15: Episode 659

Guests: An interview with Eric Schlosser, investigative journalist, author of The New York Times Best Seller "Fast Food Nation," and stars in the documentary film "Food, Inc." This week's panel discussion includes Frank Bruni,contributing writer at The New York Times and best-selling author, whose new book is called "The Age of Grievance"; and Douglas Murray, columnist for the New York Post and author of The New York Times best-sellingbook "The War on the West."

_{Friday, May 17th, 2024}
16: Episode 660

Guests: An interview with Michael Eric Dyson, a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt University and author of The New York Times best-selling book "Unequal: A Story of America." This week's panel discussion includes Nellie Bowles, author of the new book "Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History" and a founder of The Free Press; and Pamela Paul, author and opinion columnist at The New York Times.

_{Friday, May 31st, 2024}
17: Episode 661

Guests: An interview with John Waters, writer, actor, and filmmaker of the 1990 classic musical film "Cry-Baby." This week's panel discussion includes David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, CNN political contributor, and host of the podcast "The Axe Files with David Axelrod"; and Ken Buck, former Republican congressman from Colorado.

_{Friday, June 7th, 2024}
18: Episode 662

Guests: An interview with U.S. Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, Sen. John Fetterman. This week's panel discussion includes Matt Welch, editor-at-large of Reason Magazine and co-host of "The Fifth Column" podcast; and Abigail Shrier, journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up."

_{Friday, June 14th, 2024}
19: Episode 663

Guests: An interview with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of the syndicated morning radio show "The Breakfast Club" on New Yorks Power 105.1 FM and author of "Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks." This week's panel discussion includes Ana Navarro, CNN contributor and co-host of "The View" on ABC; and Joel Stein, writer for the weekly column "The End of My Career with Joel Stein" on Substack and the author of "In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book."

_{Friday, June 21st, 2024}
20: Episode 664

Guests: An interview with Martin Short (known as his fictional character Jiminy Glick) who will be interviewing Maher about his book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You." This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Cuomo, former Democratic governor of New York; and Adam Kinzinger, former Republican congressman from Illinois, co-author of "Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country," and founder of the Country First PAC.

_{Friday, June 28th, 2024}
21: Episode 665

Guests: An interview with Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of the New York Times bestseller "The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI." This week's panel discussion includes Chris Matthews, longtime broadcaster, journalist, and author of "This Country: My Life in Politics and History;" and Tulsi Gabbard, four-term Hawaii congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate, and author of "For Love Of Country: Leave the Democratic Party Behind."

_{Friday, July 12th, 2024}
22: Episode 666

Guests: An interview with Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the House and former Republican congressman who represented California's 20th district. This week's panel discussion includes Bakari Sellers, former South Carolina state representative, podcast host, and author of "The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now"; and Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire co-founder, editor emeritus, and host of the syndicated radio show and daily podcast "The Ben Shapiro Show."

_{Friday, July 19th, 2024}
23: Episode 667

Guests: An interview with Pete Buttigieg, Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election and former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. This week's panel discussion includes Larry Wilmore, producer, comedian, writer, and host of the podcast "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air"; and Rep. Byron Donalds, a two-term Republican congressman who represents Florida's 19th district.

_{Friday, August 23rd, 2024}
24: Episode 668

Guests: An interview with Kaitlan Collins, former CNN Chief White House correspondent who now hosts the CNN primetime series "The Source with Kaitlan Collins." This week's panel discussion includes James Carville, Democratic strategist and a co-host of the podcast "Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt;" and Dan Crenshaw, Republican congressman who represents Texas' second district and host of the podcast "Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw."

_{Friday, August 30th, 2024}
25: Episode 669

Guests: An interview with Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic congresswoman from California, and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir "The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House." This week's panel discussion includes Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of ABC's "The View" and CNN political commentator who previously served as the White House communications director under President Trump; and John McWhorter, professor of linguistics at Columbia University and opinion writer at The New York Times.

_{Friday, September 6th, 2024}
26: Episode 670

Guests: An interview with H.R. McMaster, retired lieutenant general, former White House National Security Advisor under President Trump, and author of "At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House." This week's panel discussion includes Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief of National Review and author of "The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free;" and John Avlon, author and former CNN anchor who is now running for Congress in New York's first district.

_{Friday, September 13th, 2024}
27: Episode 671

Guests: An interview with Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies. This week's panel discussion includes Kristen Soltis Anderson, conservative pollster and CNN contributor; and Al Franken, writer, comedian, former Democratic senator from Minnesota, and host of "The Al Franken Podcast."

_{Friday, September 20th, 2024}
28: Episode 672

Guests: An interview with Bjørn Lomborg, Danish political scientist, statistician, and author of "False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet." This week's panel discussion includes Stephanie Ruhle, senior business analyst for NBC and host of MSNBC's "The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle"; and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

_{Friday, September 27th, 2024}
29: Episode 673

Guests: An interview with Fran Lebowitz, author and social commentator who is on tour for "An Evening With Fran Lebowitz." This week's panel discussion includes Yuval Noah Harari, historian, philosopher, and bestselling author of "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI"; and Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

_{Friday, October 11th, 2024}
30: Episode 674

Guests: An interview with Tim Alberta, writer at The Atlantic and author of "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." This week's panel discussion includes Buck Sexton, former CIA analyst and co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show;" and Laura Coates, anchor of "Laura Coates Live" and chief legal analyst at CNN.

_{Friday, October 18th, 2024}
31: Episode 675

Guests: An interview with David Hogg, co-founder and board member of the student-led organization March for Our Lives and co-founder of Leaders We Deserve. This week's panel discussion includes Joe Scarborough, political commentator, former Florida Congressman, and co-host of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC; and Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost-Plus Drugs, founder of the Mark Cuban Foundation, and "shark/investor" on the ABC reality series "Shark Tank."

_{Friday, October 25th, 2024}
32: Episode 676

Guests: An interview with Megyn Kelly, journalist and host of "The Megyn Kelly Show." This week's panel discussion includes Van Jones, bestselling author, CNN contributor, and writer of his self-titled Substack newsletter "Van Jones"; and Gov. Jared Polis, Democratic governor of Colorado.

_{Friday, November 1st, 2024}
33: Episode 677

Guests: An interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democratic congressman representing Maryland's 8th district. This week's panel discussion includes Michael Moynihan, co-host of the weekly podcast "The Fifth Column" with Kmele Foster and Matt Welch; and Tim Miller, GOP communications director, MSNBC political analyst, and host of the podcast "The Bulwark."

_{Friday, November 8th, 2024}
34: Episode 678

Guests: An interview with award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas, who most recently starred as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+ limited series "Franklin." This week's panel discussion includes John Heilemann, Puck's chief political columnist and national affairs analyst at MSNBC and NBC News; and Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch and host of the legal podcast "Advisory Opinions."

_{Friday, November 15th, 2024}
35: Episode 679

Guests: An interview with Dr. Casey Means, co-founder of Levels metabolic health company and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health." This week's panel discussion includes Chris Cuomo, award-winning broadcast journalist and host of the podcasts "CUOMO" and "The Chris Cuomo Project"; and Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News contributor and host of the podcast "Getting Hammered."

_{Friday, November 22nd, 2024}
36: Episode 680

Episode Data

Real Time with Bill Maher

Season 0

1426: Unknown

806: Overtime - March 26, 2010

902: Overtime - January 21, 2011

1004: Overtime - February 03, 2012

1007: Overtime - March 02, 2012

1009: Overtime - March 16, 2012

1010: Overtime - March 23, 2012

1011: Overtime - March 30, 2012

1012: Overtime - April 13, 2012

1013: Overtime - April 20, 2012

1014: Overtime - April 27, 2012

1020: Overtime - June 15, 2012

1023: Overtime - August 17, 2012

1025: Overtime - August 31, 2012

1026: Overtime - September 7, 2012

1027: Overtime - September 14, 2012

1029: Overtime - October 05, 2012

1030: Overtime - October 12, 2012

1032: Overtime - October 26, 2012

1033: Overtime - November 2, 2012

1034: Overtime - November 9, 2012

1035: Overtime - November 16, 2012

1101: Overtime - January 18, 2013

1103: Overtime - February 1, 2013

1104: Overtime - Februrary 8, 2013

1105: Overtime - Februrary 15, 2013

1106: Overtime - March 1, 2013

1107: Overtime - March 8, 2013

1108: Overtime - March 15, 2013

1109: Overtime - March 22, 2013

1110: Overtime - April 5, 2013

1111: Overtime - Arpil 12, 2013

1112: Overtime - April 19, 2013

1113: Overtime - April 26, 2013

1114: Overtime - May 3, 2013

1115: Overtime - May 10, 2013

1116: Overtime - May 17, 2013

1117: Overtime - May 31, 2013

1118: Overtime - June 7, 2013

1119: Overtime - June 14, 2013

1120: Overtime - June 21, 2013

1121: Overtime - June 28, 2013

1122: Overtime - July 12, 2013

1123: Overtime - July 18, 2013

1124: Overtime - July 26, 2013

1125: Overtime - August 2, 2013

1126: Overtime - September 13, 2013

1127: Overtime - September 20, 2013

1128: Overtime - September 27, 2013

1129: Overtime - October 4, 2013

1130: Overtime - October 11, 2013

1131: Overtime - October 25, 2013

1132: Overtime - November 1, 2013

1133: Overtime - November 8, 2013

1134: Overtime - November 15, 2013

1135: Overtime - November 22, 2013

1201: Overtime - January 17, 2014

1202: Overtime - January 24, 2014

1203: Overtime - January 31, 2014

1204: Overtime - February 7, 2014

1205: Overtime - February 14, 2014

1206: Overtime - February 21, 2014

1207: Overtime - February 28, 2014

1208: Overtime - March 14, 2014

1209: Overtime - March 21, 2014

1210: Overtime - March 28, 2014

1211: Overtime - April 4, 2014

1212: Overtime - April 11, 2014

1213: Overtime - April 25, 2014

1214: Overtime - May 2, 2014

1215: Overtime - May 9, 2014

1216: Overtime - May 16, 2014

1217: Overtime - May 23, 2014

1218: Overtime - June 6, 2014

1219: Overtime - June 13, 2014

1220: Overtime - June 20, 2014

1221: Overtime - June 27, 2014