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September 6, 2024: H.R. McMaster, Rich Lowry, John Avlon

September 6, 2024

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Real Time with Bill Maher - S22 - E26

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.

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22x1 - January 19, 2024: Gavin Newsom, Andrew Sullivan, Ari Melber
January 19, 2024
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."
22x2 - January 26, 2024: Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff, Seth MacFarlane
January 26, 2024
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.
22x3 - February 2, 2024: Michael Render, Gov. Chris Sununu, Jessica Tarlov
February 2, 2024
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.
22x4 - February 9, 2024: Coleman Hughes, Bob Costas, Caitlin Flanagan
February 9, 2024
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."
22x5 - February 16, 2024: Dr. Jean Twenge, Van Jones, Ann Coulter
February 16, 2024
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.
22x6 - March 1, 2024: Dr. Phil McGraw, Tim Ryan, Batya Ungar-Sargon
March 1, 2024
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."
22x7 - March 8, 2024: Robert De Niro, Max Brooks, Tara Palmeri
March 8, 2024
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.
22x8 - March 15, 2024: Eric Holder, Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Ro Khanna
March 15, 2024
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.
22x9 - March 22, 2024: Kara Swisher, Beto O'Rourke, Sarah Isgur
March 22, 2024
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."
22x10 - March 29, 2024: Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper
March 29, 2024
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."
22x11 - April 12, 2024: William Shatner, Piers Morgan, Gillian Tett
April 12, 2024
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.
22x12 - April 19, 2024: Jillian Michaels, Jon Meacham, Jane Ferguson
April 19, 2024
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."
22x13 - April 26, 2024: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Galloway, Don Lemon
April 26, 2024
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."
22x14 - May 3, 2024: Roger Daltrey, Kellyanne Conway, Joshua Green
May 3, 2024
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."
22x15 - May 10, 2024: Eric Schlosser, Frank Bruni, Douglas Murray
May 10, 2024
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."
22x16 - May 17, 2024: Michael Eric Dyson, Nellie Bowles, Pamela Paul
May 17, 2024
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.
22x17 - May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck
May 31, 2024
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.
22x18 - June 7, 2024: Sen. John Fetterman, Matt Welch, Abigail Shrier
June 7, 2024
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."
22x19 - June 14, 2024: Charlamagne Tha God, Ana Navarro, Joel Stein
June 14, 2024
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."
22x20 - June 21, 2024: Martin Short, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger
June 21, 2024
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.
22x21 - June 28, 2024: Ray Kurzweil, Chris Matthews, Tulsi Gabbard
June 28, 2024
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."
22x22 - July 12, 2024: Kevin McCarthy, Bakari Sellers, Ben Shapiro
July 12, 2024
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."
22x23 - July 19, 2024: Pete Buttigieg, Larry Wilmore, Rep. Byron Donalds
July 19, 2024
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.
22x24 - August 23, 2024: Kaitlan Collins, James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw
August 23, 2024
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."
22x25 - August 30, 2024: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Alyssa Farah Griffin, John McWhorter
August 30, 2024
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.
22x26 - September 6, 2024: H.R. McMaster, Rich Lowry, John Avlon
September 6, 2024
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.
22x27 - September 13, 2024: Alex Karp, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Al Franken
September 13, 2024
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."
22x28 - September 20, 2024: Bjørn Lomborg, Stephanie Ruhle, Bret Stephens
September 20, 2024
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.
22x29 - September 27, 2024: Fran Lebowitz, Yuval Noah Harari, Ian Bremmer
September 27, 2024
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.
22x30 - October 11, 2024: Tim Alberta, Buck Sexton, Laura Coates
October 11, 2024
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.
22x31 - October 18, 2024: David Hogg, Joe Scarborough, Mark Cuban
October 18, 2024
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."
22x32 - October 25, 2024: Megyn Kelly, Van Jones, Gov. Jared Polis
October 25, 2024
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.
22x33 - November 1, 2024: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Michael Moynihan, Tim Miller
November 1, 2024
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."
22x34 - November 8, 2024: Michael Douglas, John Heilemann, Sarah Isgur
November 8, 2024
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."
22x35 - November 15, 2024: Dr. Casey Means, Chris Cuomo, Mary Katharine Ham
November 15, 2024
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."
22x36 - November 22, 2024: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Donna Brazile, Andrew Sullivan
November 22, 2024
Guests: An interview with Neil Degrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist, host of the "StartTalk" podcast, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons, Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far." This week's panel discussion includes Donna Brazile, Democratic political strategist and ABC News contributor; and Andrew Sullivan, writer of "The Weekly Dish" newsletter on Substack and author of the essay collection "Out On a Limb: Selected Writing."

22x1 - January 19, 2024: Gavin Newsom, Andrew Sullivan, Ari Melber

22x2 - January 26, 2024: Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff, Seth MacFarlane

22x3 - February 2, 2024: Michael Render, Gov. Chris Sununu, Jessica Tarlov

22x4 - February 9, 2024: Coleman Hughes, Bob Costas, Caitlin Flanagan

22x5 - February 16, 2024: Dr. Jean Twenge, Van Jones, Ann Coulter

22x6 - March 1, 2024: Dr. Phil McGraw, Tim Ryan, Batya Ungar-Sargon

22x7 - March 8, 2024: Robert De Niro, Max Brooks, Tara Palmeri

22x8 - March 15, 2024: Eric Holder, Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Ro Khanna

22x9 - March 22, 2024: Kara Swisher, Beto O'Rourke, Sarah Isgur

22x10 - March 29, 2024: Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper

22x11 - April 12, 2024: William Shatner, Piers Morgan, Gillian Tett

22x12 - April 19, 2024: Jillian Michaels, Jon Meacham, Jane Ferguson

22x13 - April 26, 2024: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Galloway, Don Lemon

22x14 - May 3, 2024: Roger Daltrey, Kellyanne Conway, Joshua Green

22x15 - May 10, 2024: Eric Schlosser, Frank Bruni, Douglas Murray

22x16 - May 17, 2024: Michael Eric Dyson, Nellie Bowles, Pamela Paul

22x17 - May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck

22x18 - June 7, 2024: Sen. John Fetterman, Matt Welch, Abigail Shrier

22x19 - June 14, 2024: Charlamagne Tha God, Ana Navarro, Joel Stein

22x20 - June 21, 2024: Martin Short, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger

22x21 - June 28, 2024: Ray Kurzweil, Chris Matthews, Tulsi Gabbard

22x22 - July 12, 2024: Kevin McCarthy, Bakari Sellers, Ben Shapiro

22x23 - July 19, 2024: Pete Buttigieg, Larry Wilmore, Rep. Byron Donalds

22x24 - August 23, 2024: Kaitlan Collins, James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw

22x25 - August 30, 2024: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Alyssa Farah Griffin, John McWhorter

22x26 - September 6, 2024: H.R. McMaster, Rich Lowry, John Avlon

22x27 - September 13, 2024: Alex Karp, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Al Franken

22x28 - September 20, 2024: Bjørn Lomborg, Stephanie Ruhle, Bret Stephens

22x29 - September 27, 2024: Fran Lebowitz, Yuval Noah Harari, Ian Bremmer

22x30 - October 11, 2024: Tim Alberta, Buck Sexton, Laura Coates

22x31 - October 18, 2024: David Hogg, Joe Scarborough, Mark Cuban

22x32 - October 25, 2024: Megyn Kelly, Van Jones, Gov. Jared Polis

22x33 - November 1, 2024: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Michael Moynihan, Tim Miller

22x34 - November 8, 2024: Michael Douglas, John Heilemann, Sarah Isgur

22x35 - November 15, 2024: Dr. Casey Means, Chris Cuomo, Mary Katharine Ham

22x36 - November 22, 2024: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Donna Brazile, Andrew Sullivan

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