Guests: An interview with Thomas Chatterton Williams, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of "Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse". This week's panel discussion includes Walter Kirn, best-selling author and editor-at-large of County Highway; and Molly Jong-Fast, host of the podcast "Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast" and author of "How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir".

Real Time with Bill Maher Season 23 Episodes...

• s23e01 - January 17, 2025: Rick Caruso, Larry Wilmore, Erin Perrine
• s23e02 - January 24, 2025: Jesse Eisenberg, Rep. Ro Khanna, Stephen A. Smith
• s23e03 - January 31, 2025: Peggy Noonan, Max Brooks, Dan Jones
• s23e04 - February 7, 2025: Chris Hayes, Rep. Byron Donalds, Tara Palmeri
• s23e05 - February 14, 2025: Kid Rock, Tim Ryan, Pamela Paul
• s23e06 - February 28, 2025: Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Rahm Emanuel, Fareed Zakaria
• s23e07 - March 7, 2025: David Sedaris, Jon Tester, Alyssa Farah Griffin
• s23e08 - March 14, 2025: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sam Stein, Batya Ungar-Sargon
• s23e09 - March 21, 2025: Dana Carvey, Ezra Klein, Andrew Sullivan
• s23e10 - March 28, 2025: Gov. Gavin Newsom, John McWhorter, Rikki Schlott
• s23e11 - April 11, 2025: Steve Bannon, Piers Morgan, Josh Rogin
• s23e12 - April 18, 2025: Douglas Murray, Matt Welch, Sen. Tina Smith
• s23e13 - April 25, 2025: Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens
• s23e14 - May 2, 2025: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Kara Swisher, Kevin McCarthy
• s23e15 - May 9, 2025: David Hogg, Donna Brazile, Rep. Mike Lawler
• s23e16 - May 16, 2025: Stanley A. McChrystal, Scott Jennings, Peter Hamby
• s23e17 - May 30, 2025: Barry Diller, Jake Tapper, Rep. Seth Moulton
• s23e18 - June 6, 2025: Whitney Cummings, Jonah Goldberg, Stephanie Ruhle
• s23e19 - June 13, 2025: Sen. John Fetterman, Ian Bremmer, Rutger Bregman
• s23e20 - June 20, 2025: Dave Barry, Paul Begala, Rep. Wesley Hunt
• s23e21 - August 1, 2025: Tristan Harris, James Kirchick, Rep. Jason Crow
• s23e22 - August 8, 2025: George F. Will, Dr. Phil McGraw, Stephen A. Smith
• s23e23 - August 15, 2025: Thomas Chatterton Williams, Walter Kirn, Molly Jong-Fast
• s23e24 - August 22, 2025: Andrew Huberman, Frank Bruni, Christopher Rufo
• s23e25 - September 5, 2025: Steven Pinker, Kaitlan Collins, Stephen Moore
• s23e26 - September 12, 2025: Charlie Sheen, Tim Alberta, Ben Shapiro
• s23e27 - September 19, 2025: Tom Homan, Alex Wagner, Joe Manchin
• s23e28 - September 26, 2025: Aiden Walker, Michael Smerconish, Rep. Nancy Mace
• s23e29 - Season 23, Episode 29
• s23e30 - October 17, 2025
• s23e31 - October 24, 2025
• s23e32 - October 31, 2025
• s23e33 - November 7, 2025
• s23e34 - November 14, 2025
• s23e35 - November 21, 2025

Real Time with Bill Maher Show Summary

Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs every friday night on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like Politically Incorrect on ABC, Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media. It is an hour-long program that is filmed in front of a studio audience in Fairfax, Los Angeles.