Real Time with Bill Maher
Season 20

s20e01 / Season 20, Episode 1

22nd Jan '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 1 Summary

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.

174 have watched this episode

s20e02 / Season 20, Episode 2

29th Jan '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 2 Summary

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.

111 have watched this episode

s20e03 / Season 20, Episode 3

5th Feb '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 3 Summary

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.

170 have watched this episode

s20e04 / Season 20, Episode 4

12th Feb '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 4 Summary

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.

164 have watched this episode

s20e05 / Season 20, Episode 5

19th Feb '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 5 Summary

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.

161 have watched this episode

s20e06 / Season 20, Episode 6

26th Feb '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 6 Summary

Bill opens the show by interviewing Rep. Ruben Gallego, Democratic Congressman from Arizona. Joining him on the panel are entrepreneur ChloƩ Valdary and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.

156 have watched this episode

s20e07 / Season 20, Episode 7

12th Mar '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 7 Summary

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.

159 have watched this episode

s20e08 / Season 20, Episode 8

19th Mar '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 8 Summary

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.

155 have watched this episode

s20e09 / Season 20, Episode 9

26th Mar '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 9 Summary

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.

152 have watched this episode

s20e10 / Season 20, Episode 10

2nd Apr '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 10 Summary

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.

167 have watched this episode

s20e11 / Season 20, Episode 11

9th Apr '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 11 Summary

Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, David Mamet and is joined on the panel by historian Nancy MacLean and columnist David Leonhardt.

157 have watched this episode

s20e12 / Season 20, Episode 12

23rd Apr '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 12 Summary

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.

152 have watched this episode

s20e13 / Season 20, Episode 13

30th Apr '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 13 Summary

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.

145 have watched this episode

s20e14 / Season 20, Episode 14

7th May '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 14 Summary

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.

157 have watched this episode

s20e15 / Season 20, Episode 15

14th May '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 15 Summary

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.

153 have watched this episode

s20e16 / Season 20, Episode 16

21st May '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 16 Summary

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.

150 have watched this episode

s20e17 / Season 20, Episode 17

4th Jun '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 17 Summary

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.

153 have watched this episode

s20e18 / Season 20, Episode 18

11th Jun '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 18 Summary

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.

154 have watched this episode

s20e19 / Season 20, Episode 19

18th Jun '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 19 Summary

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.

152 have watched this episode

s20e20 / Season 20, Episode 20

25th Jun '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 20 Summary

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.

140 have watched this episode

s20e21 / Season 20, Episode 21

30th Jul '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 21 Summary

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.

109 have watched this episode

s20e22 / Season 20, Episode 22

6th Aug '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 22 Summary

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.

154 have watched this episode

s20e23 / Season 20, Episode 23

13th Aug '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 23 Summary

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.

155 have watched this episode

s20e24 / Season 20, Episode 24

20th Aug '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 24 Summary

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.

79 have watched this episode

s20e25 / Season 20, Episode 25

27th Aug '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 25 Summary

This week, Bill interviews filmmaker John Waters and is joined on the panel by senior Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and filmmaker Rob Reiner.

78 have watched this episode

s20e26 / Season 20, Episode 26

10th Sep '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 26 Summary

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.

138 have watched this episode

s20e27 / Season 20, Episode 27

17th Sep '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 27 Summary

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.

147 have watched this episode

s20e28 / Season 20, Episode 28

24th Sep '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 28 Summary

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.

79 have watched this episode

s20e29 / Season 20, Episode 29

1st Oct '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 29 Summary

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.

114 have watched this episode

s20e30 / Season 20, Episode 30

8th Oct '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 30 Summary

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.

149 have watched this episode

s20e31 / Season 20, Episode 31

15th Oct '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 31 Summary

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.

150 have watched this episode

s20e32 / Season 20, Episode 32

29th Oct '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 32 Summary

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.

149 have watched this episode

s20e33 / Season 20, Episode 33

5th Nov '22 - 2:00am
Season 20, Episode 33 Summary

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.

151 have watched this episode

s20e34 / Season 20, Episode 34

12th Nov '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 34 Summary

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.

154 have watched this episode

s20e35 / Season 20, Episode 35

19th Nov '22 - 3:00am
Season 20, Episode 35 Summary

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.

152 have watched this episode
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