The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 18

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.

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First interview: Mayor Pete Buttigieg. On the panel: Rick Wilson, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, and Mitch Landrieu. Second interview: Michael Eric Dyson.

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First interview: Nancy Pelosi. On the panel: Kara Swisher, Joe Walsh, and Jon Meacham. Second interview: Andrew Yang.

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First interview: Megyn Kelly. On the panel: Michael McFaul, Alex Wagner, and Erick Erickson. Second interview: Ingrid Newkirk.

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First interview: Rachel Bitecofer. On the panel: Caitlin Flanagan, Ross Douthat, and Anthony Scaramucci. Second interview: Brian Cox.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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First interview: David Ropeik. On the panel: Tim Miller, Lis Smith, and Edward Luce. Second interview: Andrew Zimmern

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Bill's guests this week are Attorney General Eric Holder, author Matt Taibbi, and journalist Bret Stephens.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Joining Bill this week are Senator Bernie Sanders, actor Jim Belushi, journalist Coleman Hughes, and Bakari Sellers former Representative for South Carolina.

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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.

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Joining Bill remotely for a chat this week are: Representative for Michigan Justin Amash, columnist Dan Savage, and political commentator Amy Holmes.

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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.

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First interview: Senator Amy Klobuchar. On the panel: Katie Couric, Van Jones, and Bret Stephens. Second interview: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

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First interview: Dr. Anne Rimoin. On the panel: EJ Dionne, Jane Kleeb, and Buck Sexton. Second interview: Nicholas Kristof.

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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.

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Joining Bill remotely this week for a chat are: journalist Fareed Zakaria, Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw, and political commentator Andrew Sullivan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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