Real Time with Bill Maher
SERIE • 24 Staffeln •
Komödien • Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika • 2003 - 2026
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Inhaltsbeschreibung
Der Comedian und politische Satiriker Bill Maher diskutiert mit Gästen unterschiedlicher Herkunft aktuelle Ereignisse.
Originaltitel
Real Time with Bill Maher
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Originalsprache
Englisch
Regie
Hal Grant
FSK
18
Untertitel
Nein
Besetzung
Bill Maher, Barney Frank, Arianna Huffington, David Frum, Michael Moore, Michael Steele, Michael Eric Dyson, Matt Welch, Paul Begala, Andrew Sullivan
Episodenguide
1. Staffel 1 (20 Episoden • 2003)
Der scharfzüngige und kompromisslose Komiker Bill Maher lädt drei Gäste aus verschiedenen Teilen des politischen Spektrums zu einer lebhaften Diskussion über die Ereignisse der Woche ein.
01
Episode 1
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock
Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
Guests: Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, comedian Dennis Miller, comedian Nick Swardson, Rev. Jesse Jackson
Topics: The coming Iraq war, the stock market
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore
Topics: Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy
07
Episode 7
Guests: Arianna Huffington, radio host Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Scarborough
Topics: Iraq war, SARS, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative Action
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Dennis Miller, journalist Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake
Topics: Iraq, New York smoking ban
10
Episode 10
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
2. Staffel 2 (23 Episoden • 2004)
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, writer Debra Dickerson, actor Jon Favreau, George Allen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Topics: John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture
07
Episode 7
Guests: Actor Ian McKellen, politician Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph Nader
Topics: The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
Guests: Journalist David Frum, comedian Eddie Izzard, author Gore Vidal, former governor of Vermont Howard Dean, businessman Russell Simmons
Topics: Madrid bombings, renewal of the Patriot Act, young voters, voting machines
3. Staffel 3 (23 Episoden • 2005)
01
Episode 1
Guests: Correspondent Lesley Stahl, actor Robin Williams, former HHS Sec. Tommy Thompson, Sen. Joe Biden, actor Don Cheadle
Topics: On protecting sources, Jeff Gannon, on interrogating prisoners, Iraq elections, Darfur
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
Guests: Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former NIH administrator Bernadine Healy, actor Dave Foley, Ward Churchill and Michael Faughnan, and comic Whoopi Goldberg via satellite.
Topics: BTK killer, on the Ten Commandments, torture, on raising children
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
Guests: Gov. Frank Murkowski, actor Jason Alexander, Gov. Christie Whitman, Rep. Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, and author Thomas Frank.
Topics: ANWR, steroids, Republican Party, environment
06
Episode 6
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
07
Episode 7
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
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
4. Staffel 4 (24 Episoden • 2006)
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
Guests: Feminist Gloria Steinem, actor Larry Miller, editor Ramesh Ponnuru, baseball's Pete Rose, reporter John Burns
Topics: Port security, baseball, Bush, Iraq
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, author/theologian Reza Aslan, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), reporter Michael Ware, talk show host Tavis Smiley
Topics: Religion, torture, Katrina
07
Episode 7
Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos
Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
5. Staffel 5 (24 Episoden • 2007)
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
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"
07
Episode 7
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
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
6. Staffel 6 (27 Episoden • 2008)
01
Episode 1
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.
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
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
07
Episode 7
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
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
7. Staffel 7 (47 Episoden • 2009)
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
Guests: Senator Bill Bradley, author Christopher Hitchens, rapper Mos Def, author Salman Rushdie
Topics: Banking crisis, Legalization of marijuana, Nuclear proliferation
07
Episode 7
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
08
Episode 8
Guests: Filmmaker Ron Howard and novelist Gore Vidal
Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
8. Staffel 8 (25 Episoden • 2010)
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
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
07
Episode 7
Guests: Musician Billie Joe Armstrong, chef Alice Waters, and comedian Chris Rock
Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
9. Staffel 9 (35 Episoden • 2011)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Staffel 9.
01
Episode 1
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
02
Episode 2
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
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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
05
Episode 5
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
06
Episode 6
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
07
Episode 7
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
08
Episode 8
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
09
Episode 9
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
10
Episode 10
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
10. Staffel 10 (35 Episoden • 2012)
01
Episode 1
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.
02
Episode 2
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.
03
Episode 3
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
04
Episode 4
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.
05
Episode 5
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.
06
Episode 6
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.
07
Episode 7
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'.
08
Episode 8
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.
09
Episode 9
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.
10
Episode 10
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.
11. Staffel 11 (35 Episoden • 2013)
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Guests: Comedian Martin Short, former Governor & Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE), journalist Rula Jebreal, reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, and former Rep. Steve LaTourette. 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
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GOPAC president David Avella; former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean; political strategist Kristen Soltis; House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi; Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont).
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Interview Guests: Alex Gibney, Sam Harris Panelists: Cory Booker, Jackie Kucinich, Eva Longoria Alex Gibney is an American documentary filmmaker. His latest documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" apparently debuts Feb 4, 2013 on HBO. Sam Harris is a philosopher whose latest book is "Free Will". He blogs at samharris.org and has recently written on the gun control issue. Cory Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and is a high-profile Democrat. Jackie Kucinich is a reporter covering politics for USA Today and is a frequent guest commentator on MSNBC. Eva Longoria is an American television and film actress, best known for her roles on "The Young and the Restless" and "Desperate Housewives".
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; editor Tina Brown; journalist Josh Barro; jouralist Martin Bashir; theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss.
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Robert Zimmerman; actor Joel McHale; political strategist Donna Brazile; author Jon Meacham; editor Jamie Weinstein.
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Cybersecurity expert James Lyne; musician Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg); finance expert Monica Mehta; Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA); political strategist Steve Schmidt.
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Journalist Charlies LeDuff; author Arianna Huffington; health care expert Avik Roy; former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele; actor/comic David Cross.
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Education reformer Michelle Rhee, chef Tom Colicchio, economist Jared Bernstein, former Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), and TV host Rachel Maddow.
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Economist Austan Goolsbee; music-business executive Clive Davis; journalist John Feehery; voter registration advocate Maria Teresa Kumar; former Gov. Jim McGreevey (D-NJ).
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Interview Guest: Sebastian Junger Panelists: Abby Huntsman, Stephen Moore, Bernie Sanders Panel Guest: Zack Kopplin Sebastian Junger is an award-winning Afghanistan war correspondent and filmmaker. His latest project is a film for HBO titled "Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington". Abby Huntsman is a political commentator and host of HuffPost Live. Stephen Moore is an economist, conservative commentator and the author of "Who’s The Fairest of Them All: The Truth About Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America". Bernie Sanders is the independent senator from Vermont. Zack Kopplin is a science education activist.
12. Staffel 12 (35 Episoden • 2014)
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13. Staffel 13 (35 Episoden • 2015)
Bill Maher und seine wechselnden Gäste kehren mit der 13. Staffel zurück und versprechen jede Menge Humor, Respektlosigkeit und Kontroversen, während sie 2015 sowohl neue als auch bekannte Persönlichkeiten aufs Korn nehmen.
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14. Staffel 14 (38 Episoden • 2016)
Bill Maher und seine wechselnden Gäste melden sich mit der 14. Staffel der preisgekrönten HBO-Serie zurück – genau rechtzeitig zum Endspurt des Präsidentschaftswahlkampfs 2016!
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Bill's guests include former Vice President Al Gore, Professor and activist Dr. Cornel West, former Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace, Ralph Reed and John Krasinski.
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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.
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Bill's guests include Ex-Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Washington Examiner columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson, medical maverick Dr. Sam Chachoua and "The Big Short" director Adam McKay.
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Bill's guests include consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, "My Life on the Road" author Gloria Steinem, radio host Armstrong Williams, MSNBC analyst Alex Wagner, and "Thrown Under the Omnibus" author P.J. O'Rourke.
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Musician and activist Michael "Killer Mike" Render, "And then all Hell Broke Loose" author Richard Engel, actress and comedian Margaret Cho, GOP strategist Ana Navarro, and Bloomberg Business national correspondent Josh Green.
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Bill's guests include Oscar nominated "Spotlight" actor Mark Ruffalo, Ex-N.S.A. Advisor of Homeland Security Michael Hayden, "The Black Presidency" author Michael Eric Dyson, Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and author Fran Lebeowitz.
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Bill's guests include actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, Muslim activist Raheel Raza, N.P.R. "All Things Considered" host Ari Shapiro, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), and "Too Dumb to Fail" author Matt Lewis.
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Bill's guests include financial expert Monica Mehta, The Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, "Dark Money" author Jane Mayer, Huffington Post senior politics editor Sam Stein and "Confidence Game" author Maria Konnikova.
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Bill's guests include Grammy award-winning musician Esperanza Spalding, Ex-US Rep. & "Frank" author Barney Frank, "Only the Dead" writer/director Michael Ware, "Nun on a Bus" author Sister Simone Campbell, and GOP strategist Rick Wilson.
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Bill's guests include "United" author Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), "The Carmichael Show" star Jerrod Carmichael, Ex-Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), "Superpower" author Ian Bremmer, and National Review executive editor Reihan Salam.
15. Staffel 15 (38 Episoden • 2017)
Nach einem turbulenten Jahr 2016 kehrt Bill Maher mit brandneuen Folgen seiner preisgekrönten Comedy-Talkshow auf HBO zurück.
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16. Staffel 16 (36 Episoden • 2018)
In der 16. Staffel seiner preisgekrönten Comedy-Talkshow bringt Bill Maher wieder eine Prise Vernunft ins Chaos. (HBO)
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17. Staffel 17 (35 Episoden • 2019)
In der 17. Staffel seiner preisgekrönten Comedy- und Talkshow bringt Bill Maher eine dringend benötigte Dosis Vernunft ins Chaos.
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18. Staffel 18 (35 Episoden • 2020)
Bill Maher meldet sich mit der 18. Staffel seiner preisgekrönten HBO-Comedy-Talkshow zurück.
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19. Staffel 19 (35 Episoden • 2021)
Bill Maher meldet sich mit der 19. Staffel seiner preisgekrönten HBO-Comedy-Talkshow zurück.
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20. Staffel 20 (35 Episoden • 2022)
In seiner Emmy-nominierten Show empfängt der scharfzüngige Komiker Bill Maher drei Gäste aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen des politischen Spektrums zu einer lebhaften Diskussion über die Ereignisse der Woche.
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21. Staffel 21 (24 Episoden • 2023)
In dieser einstündigen Live-Talkshow, moderiert von Bill Maher, erwarten Sie ein Monolog, Diskussionsrunden und spannende Gäste.
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22. Staffel 22 (36 Episoden • 2024)
Bill Maher meldet sich mit der 22. Staffel seiner preisgekrönten HBO Comedy-Talkshow zurück.
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23. Staffel 23 (35 Episoden • 2025)
In der 23. Staffel der preisgekrönten Talk-Comedy-Show diskutiert Comedian und Satiriker Bill Maher mit seinen Gästen wieder brandaktuelle und kontroverse Themen.
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Rick Caruso, Larry Wilmore, Erin Perrine
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Jesse Eisenberg, Rep. Ro Khanna, Stephen A. Smith
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Peggy Noonan, Max Brooks, Dan Jones
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Chris Hayes, Rep. Byron Donalds, Tara Palmeri
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Kid Rock, Tim Ryan, Pamela Paul
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Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Rahm Emanuel, Fareed Zakaria
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David Sedaris, Jon Tester, Alyssa Farah Griffin
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Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sam Stein, Batya Ungar-Sargon
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Dana Carvey, Ezra Klein, Andrew Sullivan
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24. Staffel 24 (6 Episoden • 2026)
Bill Maher moderiert diese einstündige Live-Talkshow mit Monolog, Diskussionsrunden und besonderen Gästen.
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