Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 12
Season 12
Network
DatesJan 17, 2014 - Nov 21, 2014
Episodes
Season 12Episode 160 min
Glenn Greenwald; James Carville, Jennifer Granholm and Steve Schmidt; Mary Matalin
Interviewee: Glenn Greenwald
Panelists: Steve Schmidt, Jennifer Granholm, James Carville
Panel Guest: (a very stoned) Mary Matalin
Topics: Obama's speech on NSA reform, Chris Christie's Fort Lee lane closure scandal, Benghazi, Independents' self-identification rising, 2014 Elk River chemical spill, marriage between a Democrat and a Republican, global warming affecting animals, Republicans' war against the poor, unemployment benefits, minimum wage, women in US politics.
Jan 17, 2014
Season 12Episode 260 min
Erin Brockovich; Josh Barro, Howard Dean and Carly Fiorina; Willie Nelson
Interviewee: Erin Brockovich
Panelists: Josh Barro, Howard Dean, Carly Fiorina
Panel Guest: Willie Nelson
Topics: 2014 Elk River chemical spill and coal mining, Republicans and women issues, Obamacare, Richard Sherman's outburst after game against the San Francisco 49ers, Obama's inconsistent policies about marijuana, poverty and income inequality, 2014 Winter Olympics and Vladimir Putin's comments on LGBT people.
Jan 24, 2014
Season 12Episode 360 min
John Ridley; Ronan Farrow, Chrystia Freeland and Darrell Issa; Stephen Merchant
Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter)
Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies")
Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.
Jan 31, 2014
Season 12Episode 460 min
Charlie Crist; Tom Colicchio, S.E. Cupp and Alicia Menendez; P.J. O'Rourke
Interviewee: Charlie Crist
Panelists: Tom Colicchio, Alicia Menendez, S. E. Cupp
Panel Guest: P. J. O'Rourke
Topics: Independents in US politics, Cuban embargo, immigration reform, executive orders, Congressional Budget Office's report on Obamacare's effect on jobs, lowest abortion rates in 30 years, Russia and communism, heroin and prescription drugs, United States Department of State's report on the Keystone Pipeline, federal spending for children vs. for senior citizens.
Feb 7, 2014
Season 12Episode 560 min
Bill Nye; Eric Klinenberg, Jeremy Scahill and Andrew Sullivan; Mayim Bialik
Interviewee: Jeremy Scahill ("Dirty Wars" Docu-maker)
Panelists: Andrew Sullivan ("Daily Dish" blogger), Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory" star and vegan author), Eric Klinenberg ("Going Solo" author)
Panel Guest: Bill Nye
Topics: Creationism vs. science, Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger, net neutrality, drop in infrastructure spending, targeted killings of US citizens who plot against other Americans, veganism, attachment parenting, World Health Organization's warning about cancer, Philip Seymour Hoffman's published diaries, Edward Snowden praising Russia.
Feb 14, 2014
Season 12Episode 660 min
Michelle Alexander; Charles C. W. Cooke, Jane Harman and Rachel Maddow; Steve Coogan
Interviewee: Michelle Alexander
Panelists: Charles Cooke, Jane Harman, Rachel Maddow
Panel Guest: Steve Coogan
Topics: The New Jim Crow, incarceration in the US, human rights in North Korea, MSNBC's overcoverage of the Chris Christie scandal, BYU's anti-masturbation campaign, Philomena, forced adoptions in the Catholic Church, Pat McCrory blocking lawsuits against Duke Energy, drought in California and regulations, John Kerry's statement about climate change.
Feb 21, 2014
Season 12Episode 760 min
Christopher Leonard; Austan Goolsbee, Margaret Hoover and Bill Kristol; Bruce Dern
Interviewee: Christopher Leonard (author "The Meat Racket")
Panelists: Austan Goolsbee, Margaret Hoover, William Kristol
Panel Guest: Bruce Dern
Topics: The Meat industry's secretiveness, Obama's failed efforts to reform corporate agribusiness, azodicarbonamide in Subway bread, Tea Party movement and bailouts, military budget of the United States, intervention vs. diplomacy, poverty in the Midwest, WhatsApp acquired by Facebook, homophobia in the bible, victim playing by the 1 percent.
Feb 28, 2014
Season 12Episode 860 min
Alan Weisman; Amy Chua, Salman Rushdie and Andrew Sullivan; Seth MacFarland
Interviewee: Alan Weisman (author of "Countdown")
Panelists: Andrew Sullivan, Salman Rushdie, Amy Chua
Panel Guest: Seth MacFarlane
Topics: Environmentalism and overpopulation, family planning in Iran, 2014 Crimean crisis, Rand Paul winning the 2014 CPAC straw poll, paid time off in the United States and Europe, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Rush Limbaugh's comment on 12 Years a Slave winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, SAT changes for 2016, random religious rules.
Mar 14, 2014
Season 12Episode 960 min
Errol Morris; Sheila Bair, Keith Ellison and Simon Schama; Shane Smith
Interviewee: Errol Morris (author of "The Unknown Known")
Panelists: Keith Ellison, Sheila Bair, Simon Schama
Panel Guest: Shane Smith (host of Vice)
Topics: The Unknown Known, Donald Rumsfeld & the Iraq War, 2014 midterm elections, Democrats & gun politics, Flip a District candidates: Michael Grimm & Blake Farenthold, Greenland & climate change in the Arctic, CNN & quality of journalism in the 24-hour news cycle, 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, relationship between Pakistan & bin Laden.
Mar 21, 2014
Season 12Episode 1060 min
Jimmy Carter; W. Kamau Bell, Rick Lazio and Neera Tanden; Josh Gad
Interviewee: Jimmy Carter (former U.S. President)
Panelists: W. Kamau Bell, Neera Tanden, Rick Lazio
Panel Guest: Josh Gad
Topics: A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, treatment of women in various countries, militarized police force, GM's recall of vehicles & corporations' liability, Paul Ryan's statements about inner cities compared to Michelle Obama's, Erdoğan banning Twitter and YouTube, Frozen & gay conspiracy theory, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, marine pollution.
Mar 28, 2014
Season 12Episode 1160 min
Paul Watson; Tom Davis, Carrie Sheffield and Alex Wagner; Nas
Interviewees: Paul Watson (Captain)
Panelists: Alex Wagner (MSNBC host), Tom Davis (R-VA), and Carrie Sheffield (Forbes columnist)
Panel Guest: Nas (Hip Hop icon)
Topics: Marine pollution, Obamacare reaching its target number of enrollees, Flip a District candidates: Kerry Bentivolio & Scott Garrett, gerrymandering, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission & unlimited campaign contributions, 2014 Fort Hood shooting & PTSD, United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on torture.
Apr 4, 2014
Season 12Episode 1260 min
Pussy Riot; Ana Marie Cox, Duncan Hunter and Rob Lowe; Matt Taibbi
Interviewees: Maria Alyokhina & Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (members of Pussy Riot)
Panelists: Rob Lowe, Duncan D. Hunter, Ana Marie Cox
Panel Guest: Matt Taibbi
Topics:
Apr 11, 2014
Season 12Episode 1360 min
Tom Steyer; John Avlon, Charles Murray and Christine Quinn; Annabelle Gurwitch
Interviewee: Tom Steyer (Hedge Fund Manager & Philanthropist)
Panelists: John Avlon ("Daily Beast" Editor), Charles Murray ("Curmudgeon" author), and Christine Quinn (Ex-NYC Councilwoman)
Panel Guest: Annabelle Gurwitch (Comedian)
Topics:
Apr 25, 2014
Season 12Episode 1460 min
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Walter Kirn, Gavin Newsom and Monica Mehta; Ziggy Marley
Musician Ziggy Marley, Ex-NBA Player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), "Blood Will Out" Author Walter Kirn, and Financial Consultant Monica Mehta.
May 2, 2014
Season 12Episode 1560 min
Sister Simone Campbell; Arianna Huffington, Baratunde Thurston and Matt Welch; Dinesh D'Souza
Interviewee: Sister Simone Campbell ("Nun on a Bus")
Panelists: Matt Welch ("Reason" magazine Editor-in-Chief), Baratunde Thurston (Author and Comic), Arianna Huffington ("Thrive" Scribe and HuffPost Founder)
Panel Guest: Dinesh D'Souza (Conservative Film-maker)
Topics:
May 9, 2014
Season 12Episode 1660 min
Robert Lustig; Ian Bremmer, Kellyanne Conway and Brian Schweitzer; Kevin Nealon
Comedian and Actor Kevin Nealon, Ex-Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MN), from "Fed Up" Dr. Robert Lustig, GOP Pollster Kellyanne Conway and Author of "Every Nation for Itself" Ian Bremmer.
May 16, 2014
Season 12Episode 1760 min
Jose Antonio Vargas; David Frum, Michael Smerconish and Anna Deavere Smith; Sarah Silverman
Jose Antonio Vargas, Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Smerconish, David Frum and Sarah Silverman.
May 23, 2014
Season 12Episode 1860 min
Ralph Reed; Jim Geraghty, Nicolle Wallace and Anthony Weiner; John Waters
John Waters, Anthony Weiner, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Nicolle Wallace and Jim Geraghty
Jun 6, 2014
Season 12Episode 1960 min
Gina McCarthy; Richard Clarke, Krystal Ball and Tom Rogan; Carol Leifer
EPA Head Gina McCarthy, MSNBC Co-Host Krystal Ball, Novelist Richard Clarke, Comedian Carol Leifer and Conservative Blogger Tom Rogan.
Jun 13, 2014
Season 12Episode 2060 min
Ta-nehisi Coates; Glenn Greenwald, Paul Rieckhoff and Kristen Soltis Anderson; Mike Shinoda
"No Place to Hide" Author Glenn Greenwald, Linkin Park's Michael Shinoda, Atlantic Journalist Ta-Nehisa Coates, I.A.V.A. Founder Paul Rieckhoff, and Conservative Pollster Kristen Soltis.
Jun 20, 2014
Season 12Episode 2160 min
Martin Blaser; Andy Dean, Bobby Ghosh and Joy Reid; Max Brooks
Bill's guests are: Martin Blaser, Max Brooks, Bobby Ghosh, Andy Litinsky, and Joy-Ann Reid.
Jun 27, 2014
Season 12Episode 2260 min
Jason Box; Donna F. Edwards, Reihan Salam and Ron Suskind; Sandra Tsing Loh
Author Sandra Tsing-Loh, Pulitzer prize-winner Ron Suskind, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), and National Review's Reihan Salam.
Jul 11, 2014
Season 12Episode 2360 min
William J. Barber II; Jane Harman, Nate Silver and Jamie Weinstein; George Takei
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of North Carolina NAACP; actor George Takei; former Rep. Jane Harman (D- Calif.); statistician Nate Silver; editor Jamie Weinstein.
Jul 18, 2014
Season 12Episode 2460 min
Richard D. Wolff; Hogan Gidley, Amy Goodman and Matt Kibbe; Neil Degrasse Tyson
"Cosmos" star Neil deGrasse Tyson, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Freedomworks' Matt Kibbe, GOP Strategist Hogan Gidley.
Jul 25, 2014
Season 12Episode 2560 min
Ralph Nader; Douglas Brinkley, Doug Heye and Barbara Lee
Political activist Ralph Nader; author Douglas Brinkley; deputy chief of staff to the House Majority Leader, Doug Heye; Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).
Aug 1, 2014
Season 12Episode 2660 min
Nancy Pelosi; Haley Barbour, Jon Huntsman And Andrea Mitchell; Jerry Seinfeld
Live from Washington D.C.
Guests include comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld, Ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) followed by a live stand-up special.
Sep 12, 2014
Season 12Episode 2760 min
Colin Powell; Jack Kingston, Katrina Vanden Heuvel And Wendell Pierce; Matthew Segal
Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; political activist Matthew Segal; Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.); editor Katrina vanden Heuvel; actor Wendell Pierce.
Sep 19, 2014
Season 12Episode 2860 min
Naomi Klein; Charles M. Blow, John Feehery And Anthony Zinni; Alexandra Pelosi
Social activist Naomi Klein; filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi; journalist Charles M. Blow; journalist John Feehery; Gen. Anthony Zinni.
Sep 26, 2014
Season 12Episode 2960 min
Elizabeth Warren; Ben Affleck, Nicholas Kristof And Michael Steele; Sam Harris
This weeks guests include Oscar winner Ben Affleck, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), New York Times Op-Editor Nicholas Kristoff, Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele, and "Waking Up" author Sam Harris.
Oct 3, 2014
Season 12Episode 3060 min
Kirsten Gillibrand; Tba; David Frum, Barbara Lee And David Miliband
This weeks guests include Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ex-British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and "Atlantic" Senior Editor David Frum.
Oct 17, 2014
Season 12Episode 3160 min
James Risen; John Avlon, Mary Matalin And Cornel West; Chloe Maxmin
"Black Prophetic Fire" Author Cornel West, Conservative Commentator Mary Matalin, "Daily Beast" Editor-In-Chief John Avlon.
Oct 24, 2014
Season 12Episode 3260 min
Kal Penn; Wesley Clark, Rula Jebreal And Angus King; Eva Longoria
Actress and "Food Chain" EP Eva Longoria, Author and General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Journalist Rula Jebreal.
Oct 31, 2014
Season 12Episode 3360 min
Linda Tirado; Kristen Soltis Anderson, Robert Costa And Bernie Sanders; Lisa Kudrow
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Comeback" star Lisa Kudrow, Washington Post's Robert Costa, Daily Beast's Kristen Soltis Anderson.
Nov 7, 2014
Season 12Episode 3460 min
Rand Paul; Margaret Hoover, Andrew Sullivan And Jeremy Scahill; Martin Short
Rep. Rand Paul (R-KY), Comedy Legend Martin Short, Founding Editor of "The Dish" Andrew Sullivan, CNN Political Contributor Margaret Hoover, and Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill.
Nov 14, 2014
Season 12Episode 3560 min
John Cleese; Chrystia Freeland, Chris Matthews And Roland Martin; Seth Rogen
Season Finale.
"The Interview" star Seth Rogen, MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Monty Python Alum & "So Anyway..." author John Cleese, Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland and "News One Now" host Roland Martin.
Nov 21, 2014
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