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Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Real Time with Bill Maher is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Max (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, Spectrum On Demand, and YouTube TV in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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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
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars Eddie Griffin, Helen Thomas, Dan Senor, Russ Feingold
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
Guest stars Heather Wilson, Danny Glover, Gary Hart, Irshad Manji, Nicholas Kristof
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
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars D.L. Hughley
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
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars Gloria Steinem, Pete Rose, Larry Miller
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
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars Michael Stipe, Lou Dobbs, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Richard Belzer
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
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars Reza Aslan, Jason Alexander, Jack Kingston, Tavis Smiley
Episode 7
Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history
Directed by Hal GrantGuest stars Erica Jong, Robert Wuhl, Seth Green, Dana Rohrabacher
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
Guest stars Bill Sammon, Joe Biden, Cynthia McKinney, Kevin Phillips, Ben Affleck
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
Guest stars Stephen A. Smith
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
Guest stars Ian McKellen, George Clooney, Barney Frank
Episode 11
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
Guest stars Melquíades Rafael Martinez, Wesley Clark, Bradley Whitford, Kim Campbell
Episode 12
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
Guest stars John Gibson, Madeleine Albright, John Legend, Cornel West
Episode 13
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
Guest stars Elvis Costello, Spike Lee, Christopher Hitchens, Markos Moulitsas
Episode 14
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
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Episode 15
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
Guest stars David Gregory, Benjamin Netanyahu, Rob Thomas, P. J. O'Rourke
Episode 16
Guests: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, homeland security expert Clark Ervin, actor Michael McKean; via satellite, Pat Buchanan and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour Topics: Immigration, torture by military, Muslim extremists, airport security, hunt for Osama bin Laden, free speech in media
Guest stars Gloria Steinem, Pat Buchanan, Michael McKean, Christiane Amanpour
Episode 17
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
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Episode 18
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
Guest stars Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rahm Emanuel, Ralph Nader, Robin Williams, John Kerry, Chris Matthews, Barney Frank, Eleanor Holmes Norton
Episode 19
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
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Episode 20
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
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Episode 21
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
Directed by Hal Grant
Episode 22
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
Guest stars Roseanne Barr, Jack Kingston
Episode 23
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
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Episode 24
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
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