Real Time with Bill Maher Season 24 Episode 29 Synopsis

Guests: An interview with Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast "Revisionist History" and bestselling author of the new book "The American Way ofhuging: The Invention of an Epidemic". This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS", columnist at The Washington Post, and author of the book "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present"; and Anand Giridharadas, publisher of the Substack newsletter "The Ink" and author of the book "Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City".

Real Time with Bill Maher Season 24 Episodes...

• s24e01 - January 23, 2026: Major General Paul Eaton, Sen. John Kennedy, Kasie Hunt
• s24e02 - January 30, 2026: Nate Bargatze, Joe Scarborough, Marjorie Taylor Greene
• s24e03 - February 6, 2026: John Mellencamp, Chris Christie, Chrystia Freeland
• s24e04 - February 13, 2026: Jonathan Haidt, Stephanie Ruhle, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
• s24e05 - February 20, 2026: Paul Anka, Rep. Lauren Boebert, James Talarico
• s24e06 - March 6, 2026: Annabelle Gurwitch, Sen. Adam Schiff, Don Lemon
• s24e07 - March 13, 2026: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Anthony Scaramucci, Lloyd Blankfein
• s24e08 - March 20, 2026: Tristan Harris, Paul Begala, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
• s24e09 - March 27, 2026: Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Laura Coates, Stephen A. Smith
• s24e10 - April 10, 2026: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Douglas Murray, Paul Rieckhoff
• s24e11 - April 17, 2026: Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel, Jake Sullivan
• s24e12 - April 24, 2026: Gov. Wes Moore, Chris Cuomo, Sarah Isgur
• s24e13 - May 1, 2026: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Bret Stephens, Gillian Tett
• s24e14 - May 8, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Donna Brazile
• s24e15 - May 15, 2026: Ben McKenzie, Dan Jones, David French
• s24e16 - May 29, 2026: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Katy Tur, Kevin McCarthy
• s24e17 - June 5, 2026: Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Susan Rice
• s24e18 - June 12, 2026: David Sedaris, Ian Bremmer, Hagar Chemali
• s24e19 - June 19, 2026: Sam Levinson, Rep. Ro Khanna, Jonathan Martin
• s24e20 - June 26, 2026: V.P. JD Vance, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Larry Wilmore
• s24e21 - July 31, 2026: Erin Brockovich, Scott Galloway, Peter Hamby
• s24e22 - August 7, 2026: Mike Row, Tara Palmeri, Matt Welch
• s24e23 - August 14, 2026: Ryan Holiday, Andrew Cuomo, Kristen Soltis Anderson
• s24e24 - August 21, 2026: Hunter Biden, Jeremy Peters, Dana Bash
• s24e25 - August 28, 2026: Michael S. Roth, Molly Jong-Fast, Rep. Byron Donalds
• s24e26 - September 11, 2026: Terry Bradshaw, Max Brooks, Sarah Longwell
• s24e27 - September 18, 2026: Kevin Roose, Jessica Tarlov, Christopher Rufo
• s24e28 - September 25, 2026: Andrew Huberman, Jonathan Swan, James Kirchick
• s24e29 - October 2, 2026: Malcolm Gladwell, Fareed Zakaria, Anand Giridharadas
• s24e30 - October 9, 2026: Michael Douglas, Thom Tillis, Sara Eisen
• s24e31 - Season 24, Episode 31
• s24e32 - Season 24, Episode 32
• s24e33 - Season 24, Episode 33
• s24e34 - Season 24, Episode 34
• s24e35 - Season 24, Episode 35

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.