Real Time with Bill Maher season 5
This is a list of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes and the show's guests and topics. The show is shown on HBO, with new episodes premiering on Friday nights. It is also available through podcasts on iTunes.
Note that the Iraq War, President George W. Bush, and current/upcoming elections are frequent topics in the show and may not be listed under individual episodes.
Season 1: 2003
| # | Air date | Guests | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 21, 2003 | conservative columnist Ann Coulter, comedian/actress Sarah Silverman, actor Chris Rock, comedian Larry Miller, Michael Eric Dyson | The UN, Affirmative Action |
| 2 | February 28, 2003 | Larry Miller, Monica Crowley, Eric Idle, Dave Matthews, David Horowitz, Ted Rall | possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs |
| 3 | March 7, 2003 | D. L. Hughley, Arj Barker, Doug Benson, Woody Harrelson | President Bush's press conference, reality TV and terrorism |
| 4 | March 14, 2003 | Arianna Huffington, Nick Swardson, Dennis Miller, Rev. Jesse Jackson | the coming Iraq war, the stock market |
| 5 | March 21, 2003 | veterans of past US wars Ward Tayne, Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Shad Meshad; and roundtable guests Larry Miller, Connie Rice, Tim Robbins; musicians Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion closed the show | Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war |
| 6 | March 28, 2003 | Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore | |
| 7 | April 4, 2003 | Arianna Huffington, Michael Graham (II), Jeffrey Ross, Aaron McGruder | racism |
| 8 | April 11, 2003 | Arianna Huffington, Doug McIntyre, Jerry Minor (L. Witherspoon), Michael Eric Dyson | developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court |
| 9 | April 18, 2003 | Ann Coulter, Earthquake, Michael Eric Dyson, Dennis Miller | |
| 10 | April 25, 2003 | Ann Coulter, David Koechner (Gerald "T-Bone" Tibbons), Dave (Gruber) Allen (The Naked Trucker), D.L. Hughley, Clive Barker | rights of the unborn child |
| 11 | July 25, 2003 | Bob Graham, D.L. Hughley, Bay Buchanan, Al Sharpton, Aaron McGruder | congressional report on 9/11, Kobe Bryant, banning ephedra |
| 12 | August 1, 2003 | Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, columnist Christopher Hitchens, actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Barney Frank, Raymond Flynn | gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote |
| 13 | August 8, 2003 | Janeane Garofalo, Rep. David Dreier, Donna Brazile, Gov. Gray Davis | California recall vote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, airport security, Homeland Security budget, Kobe Bryant |
| 14 | August 15, 2003 | Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura | California recall election, airline security, George Bush action figure |
| 15 | August 22, 2003 | Margaret Cho, Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., Willie Brown , Bob Barr, James Woolsey | Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall |
| 16 | August 29, 2003 | Larry Miller, Tom McClintock, Bay Buchanan, Dennis Miller, Joe Biden | Iraq and North Korea, Republican Party's convention, influence of MTV and rap music |
| 17 | September 5, 2003 | comedian D.L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark | John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, news media behaviour |
| 18 | September 12, 2003 | Betsy Hart, Paul Krugman, Jesse Ventura, musician Liz Phair, Terry McAuliffe | Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attack, anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Governor of Alabama, music piracy |
| 19 | September 19, 2003 | Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Heather Wilson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tim Robbins, Dana Carvey | |
| 20 | September 26, 2003 | Darrell Issa, Michael Moore, Charles Barkley, Sen. John Edwards, Aaron McGruder, John Mellencamp, John Hansen (II) |
Season 2: 2004
Season 3: 2005
| # | Air date | Guests | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | February 18, 2005 | correspondent Lesley Stahl, actor Robin Williams, former H&HS Sec. Tommy Thompson, Sen. Joe Biden, and actor Don Cheadle | On protecting sources, Jeff Gannon, on Interrogating prisoners, Iraq elections, Darfur |
| 45 | February 25, 2005 | former baseball slugger José Canseco, actor Tim Robbins, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, talk show host Tucker Carlson, Gov. Mike Huckabee | On steroids, on Iran and Iraq, on religious belief, Ward Churchill, President Bush, on Covenant Marriage, Million Dollar Baby |
| 46 | March 4, 2005 | former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former NIH administrator Bernadine Healy, actor Dave Foley, Ward Churchill, Michael Faughnan, comic Whoopi Goldberg | BTK killer, on the Ten Commandments, torture, on raising children |
| 47 | March 11, 2005 | Rep. Barney Frank, comedian Richard Belzer, writer Andrew Breitbart, writer Irshad Manji, writer Camille Paglia | Gay marriage, women of Iraq, war, teachers sleeping with students, Michael Jackson |
| 48 | March 18, 2005 | Gov. Frank Murkowski, actor Jason Alexander, Gov. Christie Whitman, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, author Thomas Frank | A.N.W.R., steroids, Republican Party, environment |
| 49 | April 1, 2005 | TV host Bill O'Reilly, academic Cornel West, actor Alec Baldwin, actor/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg, and Rev. Jesse Jackson | Pope, Terri Schiavo, Republican majority |
| 50 | April 8, 2005 | former Gov. Mario Cuomo, actor Ian McShane, writer Arianna Huffington, TV host Rev. Joe Watkins, and conservative Richard Perle | Tom DeLay, Iraq, immigration |
| 51 | April 15, 2005 | columnist Thomas Friedman, writer David Frum, singer Natalie Maines, Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. Barbara Boxer | Middle East, Darfur, gays in the military, guns, immigration |
| 52 | April 22, 2005 | actress Jane Fonda, talk show host Joe Scarborough, columnist Maureen Dowd, former Sen. Alan Simpson, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Religion, Pope, airport security, environment, John Bolton |
| 53 | April 29, 2005 | Senator Charles Schumer (D) New York, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele (R) Maryland, Farai Chideya, Martin Short, Jeff Gannon | Voter issues, US budget, on the Presidential press conference |
| 54 | May 6, 2005 | former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, blogger Andrew Sullivan, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, actor Michael McKean, Rep. Bernie Sanders | Kim Jong Il, Pat Robertson, Pope, censorship, activist Judges |
| 55 | May 13, 2005 | Sen. Norm Coleman, talk radio's Al Franken, reporter Liz Marlantes, author Gore Vidal, basketball's Charles Barkley | Terror alerts, Voting irregularities, Iraq, Darfur, gay Republicans |
| 56 | August 19, 2005 | Paul Hackett, Rep. Asa Hutchinson, political analyst Kellyanne Conway, actor Chris Rock, author Phyllis Schlafly | Cindy Sheehan, Iraq, John Kerry, racial profiling, activist judges |
| 57 | August 26, 2005 | activist Cindy Sheehan, Gov. Mike Huckabee, journalist Dan Savage, feminist activist Eve Ensler, novelist Kinky Friedman | Camp Casey, gay marriage, health, Bush's vacation |
| 58 | September 2, 2005 | television journalist Anderson Cooper, Stephen Schneider, Michael Eric Dyson, actor Bradley Whitford, professor Mary Frances Berry, journalist Fareed Zakaria | Hurricane Katrina, poverty, Iraq |
| 59 | September 9, 2005 | Walter Maestri, Joe Scarborough, comedian George Carlin, Cynthia Tucker, conservative editorialist James K. Glassman, writer Kurt Vonnegut | Michael Brown, US political system, on race, on the Administration |
| 60 | September 16, 2005 | Sen. Charles Schumer, PJ O'Rourke, Joy Behar, Willie Brown, Dan Senor | John Roberts, Bush taking responsibility, poverty, Iraq |
| 61 | September 23, 2005 | singer Willie Nelson, Rep. David Dreier, author/journalist Christopher Hitchens, BBC News correspondent Katty Kay, British politician George Galloway, journalist Andrea Mitchell | Hurricane Rita, Vice President Cheney, Jet Blue emergency landing, foreign oil dependency, Margaret Thatcher, critiquing the U.S. |
| 62 | October 7, 2005 | conservative columnist Ann Coulter, journalist Andrew Sullivan, actor Ben Affleck, writer Salman Rushdie, soldier/author Kayla Williams | Harriet Miers, religion, torture |
| 63 | October 14, 2005 | former Sen. Max Cleland, columnist Tina Brown, actor/comedian Larry Miller, author Tom Wolfe, Richard Pennington, former Sen. John Edwards | President's approval rating, poverty, police beatings, Iraq, Harriet Miers |
| 64 | October 21, 2005 | Arianna Huffington, Tucker Carlson, Michel Martin, Spike Lee, Chris Webber | Valerie Plame, New York Times, health care, NBA dress code, governments response to Katrina, conspiracy in New Orleans |
| 65 | October 28, 2005 | Richard A. Clarke, reporter Helen Thomas, actor Billy Connolly, TV host Tony Snow, writer Nadira Hira | Press Corps, Scooter Libby |
| 66 | November 4, 2005 | fmr Pres. Mary Robinson of Ireland, Joe Scarborough, John Waters, fmr. Sen. Tom Daschle, Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Rosa Parks' funeral, national security leak |
Season 4: 2006
| # | Air date | Guests | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | February 17, 2006 | Sen. Russ Feingold, commentator Fred Barnes, actor Eddie Griffin, reporter Helen Thomas, Iraq advisor Dan Senor | Cheney shooting, on the Patriot Act, Bush, Mohammad cartoons |
| 68 | February 24, 2006 | actor Danny Glover, fmr. Sen. Gary Hart, author Irshad Manji, Rep. Heather Wilson, and columnist Nicholas Kristof | Dubai ports, the extreme Left, Iraq, religious use of hallucinogenic tea |
| 69 | March 3, 2006 | 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 | Oscars, rebuilding New Orleans, Iraq |
| 70 | March 10, 2006 | feminist Gloria Steinem, actor Larry Miller, editor Ramesh Ponnuru, baseball's Pete Rose, reporter John Burns | Port security, baseball, Bush, Iraq |
| 71 | March 17, 2006 | R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, actor/comedian Richard Belzer, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), writer Michele Mitchell, television anchor Lou Dobbs | Troops and Iraq, corporate America, Chile's new President |
| 72 | March 24, 2006 | actor Jason Alexander, author/theologian Reza Aslan, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), reporter Michael Ware, talk show host Tavis Smiley | Religion, torture, Katrina |
| 73 | March 31, 2006 | actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos | Immigration, Bush, telling history |
| 74 | April 7, 2006 | actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Joe Biden, correspondent Bill Sammon, author/former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) | Tom DeLay, on Bush's war, faith, Intelligent Design, Iraq exit strategy, Rep. Cynthia McKinney |
| 75 | April 21, 2006 | commentator Heather Higgins, Gen. Anthony Zinni, editor/publisher Mortimer Zuckerman, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Rahm Emanuel | Iran, Iraq media bias, Barry Bonds, Duke University and Jesse Jackson, Bush & Hu |
| 76 | April 28, 2006 | actor/director George Clooney, actor Ian McKellen, Rep. Barney Frank, correspondent Michel Martin, and historian Victor Davis Hanson | Darfur, gas prices, immigration, The Da Vinci Code controversy |
| 77 | May 5, 2006 | actor Bradley Whitford, Fmr. PM of Canada Kim Campbell, fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore, Gen. Wesley Clark, and Sen. Mel Martinez | Democrats, terrorism, FEMA, immigration |
| 78 | May 12, 2006 | 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 | NSA, conspiracy theories, 2006 elections, homophobia, Iran |
| 79 | August 25, 2006 | filmmaker Spike Lee, music legend Elvis Costello, blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, fmr. Sen. Max Cleland, author/scholar Vali Nasr, and columnist Christopher Hitchens | Katrina, war on terror |
| 80 | September 1, 2006 | magician Penn Jillette, Rep. Darrell Issa, scholar Mary Frances Berry; via satellite, intellectual Fouad Ajami and actor Harry Anderson | Katrina, poverty, church and state, Lebanon |
| 81 | September 8, 2006 | 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 | 9/11 anniversary |
| 82 | September 15, 2006 | feminist icon Gloria Steinem, homeland security expert Clark Ervin, actor Michael McKean; via satellite, Pat Buchanan and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour | Immigration, torture by military, Muslim extremists, airport security, hunt for Osama bin Laden, free speech in media |
| 83 | September 22, 2006 | Actor Bradley Whitford, Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, author Reza Aslan; via satellite, New York Times columnist Frank Rich and filmmaker C.C. Goldwater | Iraq War, anti-American dictators, torture legislation, religion |
| 84 | October 6, 2006 | 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 | Mark Foley scandal, 2004 and 2006 elections, Iraq War, international relations |
| 85 | October 13, 2006 | 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 | North Korean nuclear test, civilian casualties in Iraq, global warming, immigration and culture wars |
| 86 | October 20, 2006 | Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo | North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act |
| 87 | October 27, 2006 | Journalist Andrew Sullivan, politician Christine Todd Whitman, singer Harry Belafonte; via satellite, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and Arianna Huffington | Campaign tactics, gay marriage, toxic chemicals, character of politicians |
| 88 | November 3, 2006 | Actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Jack Kingston, The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard; via satellite, filmmaker Robert Greenwald and comedienne Roseanne Barr | Cost of Iraq War, Republican fiscal policy, John Kerry remark controversy, energy alternatives, teaching of abstinence, political advertisements |
| 89 | November 10, 2006 | CNN's Candy Crowley, actor Rainn Wilson, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jeff Flake | 2006 elections, plan for Iraq, Congressional earmarks, resignation of Donald Rumsfeld |
| 90 | November 17, 2006 | Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave, journalist Dana Priest, actor Richard Dreyfuss; via satellite, journalist Dan Rather and television's Norman Lear | Journalistic roles/ethics, strategy for Iraq, incoming Democratic Congress, O.J. Simpson book, future of democracy |
Season 5: 2007
| # | Air date | Guests | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | February 16, 2007 | Fmr Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, fmr Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, TV host Craig Ferguson; via satellite, fmr Sen. John Edwards and basketball player John Amaechi | Developments in North Korea, Iran, and Iraq; global warming; Mitt Romney and Mormonism; Al Franken Senate campaign |
| 92 | February 23, 2007 | Rep. Darrell Issa, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, actor Steven Weber; via satellite, Sen. Joe Biden and filmmaker David Mamet | Guantanamo Bay detention camp, clash of civilizations, developments in Iraq, David Geffen political comments, cameras in courtrooms |
| 93 | March 2, 2007 | Author/commentator John Ridley, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Rep. Barney Frank; via satellite, journalist Seymour Hersh and actress Mia Farrow | Middle East dynamics, war criticism from Congress and John McCain, attempt on Dick Cheney, latest on Darfur conflict, James Cameron's Jesus documentary |
| 94 | March 9, 2007 | Author David Kuo, Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank, comedienne Roseanne Barr, author Deepak Chopra; via satellite, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) | Walter Reed controversy, Scooter Libby verdict, Rudy Giuliani campaign, Ann Coulter comments, afterlife and spirituality |
| 95 | March 16, 2007 | Actor Jason Alexander, Martha Raddatz of ABC News, journalist Dan Rather; via satellite, comedian Chris Rock and fmr Gov. Mike Huckabee | Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy, war on drugs, gays in the military, evolution of news business |
| 96 | March 23, 2007 | Fmr Bush speechwriter David Frum, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, musician John Legend; via satellite, fmr Natl Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and Sen. Bernie Sanders | Iraq War anniversary, more on U.S. attorney firings, energy independence, campaign finance, "purity balls" |
| 97 | March 30, 2007 | Radio host Michael Smerconish, comedian D. L. Hughley, Court TV's Catherine Crier; via satellite, Fmr Secy of State Madeleine Albright and Rep. Ron Paul | Funding of Iraq War, Clinton vs. Obama, privatization of government, still more on U.S. attorney firings, death of Pat Tillman |
| 98 | April 13, 2007 | Fmr Sen Bill Bradley, comedian Dana Carvey, Fmr White House Press Secy Scott McClellan; via satellite, Rev. Al Sharpton, activist Laurie David, musician Sheryl Crow | Don Imus controversy and firing, extension of military deployments, global warming, performance of Democratic Congress |
| 99 | April 20, 2007 | Author John O'Sullivan, commentator Amy Holmes, Gov. Brian Schweitzer (Mont.); via satellite, journalist Bill Moyers | Virginia Tech shooting, gun control, Alberto Gonzalez testimony to Congress, Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Earth Day |
| 100 | April 27, 2007 | Actor Richard Belzer, NPR correspondent Jamie Tarabay, commentator Lisa Schiffren, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, fmr US Attorney David Iglesias | Pat Tillman controversy, U.S. attorney firings, privacy in America, Alec Baldwin, future of Iraq |
| 101 | May 4, 2007 | Fmr Rep Harold Ford, Jr., actor/activist Sean Penn, comedian Garry Shandling; via satellite, fmr Gov Tommy Thompson and CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta | Republican presidential debate, State Dept terror statistics, anniversary of "Mission Accomplished" speech, "D.C. Madam" scandal, food safety, Hurricane Katrina aid |
| 102 | May 11, 2007 | Columnist Arianna Huffington, comic Paula Poundstone, pollster Frank Luntz; via satellite, NBC News correspondent Richard Engel and columnist Christopher Hitchens | Iraq troop surge, language of politics, how Democrats can win, Kansas tornadoes |
| 103 | May 18, 2007 | Actor Bradley Whitford, Rep Loretta Sanchez (Calif.), columnist John Fund, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons; via satellite, Sen Christopher Dodd (Conn.) | Congressional resolution on Iraq, economic effect of immigration, voter fraud, second Republican debate |
| 104 | May 25, 2007 | Humorist P. J. O'Rourke, actor Ben Affleck, Rep Ron Paul (Texas); via satellite, filmmaker Michael Moore | Health-care crisis, world opinion of the United States, Iraq troop surge and funding, Republican presidential race |
| 105 | August 24, 2007 | Actor Tim Robbins, journalist Michel Martin, writer Stephen Hayes; via satellite, Fmr Gov Mike Huckabee (Ark.) and New York Times correspondent Damien Cave | Status of Iraq troop surge, Michael Vick dogfighting investigation, Utah mine collapse and response |
| 106 | August 31, 2007 | Fmr Sen Mike Gravel (Alaska), diplomat Barbara Bodine, musician John Mellencamp; via satellite, entertainer Harry Shearer and PETA president Ingrid Newkirk | Hurricane Katrina anniversary, Larry Craig arrest and resignation, Alberto Gonzales resignation, environmentalism and energy needs |
| 107 | September 7, 2007 | Prof Cornel West, rapper/actor Mos Def; via satellite, Army Col Larry Wilkerson (ret.) and consumer advocate Ralph Nader | Iraq troop surge and upcoming Petraeus report, defining terrorism, roots of Islamic fundamentalism, black vote and political involvement |
| 108 | September 14, 2007 | Journalist Carl Bernstein, Rep Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), comedian Drew Carey; via satellite, Sen Chuck Hagel (Neb.) and author Robert Draper | Petraeus report and Middle East policy, 9/11 anniversary and relationship to Iraq, Hillary Clinton campaign |
| 109 | September 21, 2007 | Musician Rob Thomas, comedian/actress Janeane Garofalo, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, fmr CIA agent Michael Scheuer and author Bjørn Lomborg | Israel and Middle East policy, MoveOn.org ad controversy, Ahmadinejad visit to U.S., global warming, Blackwater USA and use of private contractors in Iraq |
| 110 | September 28, 2007 | Rep Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), Prof Michael Eric Dyson, writer Pete Hamill; via satellite, filmmaker Ken Burns and CNBC's Maria Bartiromo | Ahmadinejad's visit and U.S./Iran relations, funding for Iraq War, global economy, Bill O'Reilly racial controversy, hate crimes legislation |
| 111 | October 12, 2007 | Columnist Paul Krugman, MSNBC host Tucker Carlson, The View co-host Joy Behar; via satellite, fmr Pres Vicente Fox (Mexico) and author/activist Naomi Klein | U.S./Mexico relations and immigration, Republican presidential debates, State Children's Health Insurance Program and Bush's veto, Middle East policy, more on Blackwater USA incident |
| 112 | October 19, 2007 | Fmr Sen John Edwards (N.C.), journalist Joel Stein, Rep Sheila Jackson-Lee (Texas), MSNBC host Chris Matthews; via satellite, chess master Garry Kasparov | Environment, biofuels, drug-resistant viruses, bringing U.S. troops home, Russian politics, Mukasey confirmation hearings, Ellen DeGeneres dog controversy. (This episode also received publicity for the ejection of several 9/11 conspiracy hecklers during the show.) |
| 113 | October 26, 2007 | Commentator Andrew Sullivan, tennis pro Martina Navratilova, Gen Wesley Clark (ret.); via satellite, Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) and author Sir David Frost | California wildfires and global warming, immigration, reaching out to Iran, Bush's abuse of power |
| 114 | November 2, 2007 | Fmr CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband, fmr Amb Joe Wilson; political blogger Markos Moulitsas; NPR host Alison Stewart (radio); actor/comedian Martin Short ; via satellite, author Jeremy Scahill | CIA leak scandal, Hillary Clinton's debate performance and Democrats' campaign issues, Blackwater USA, Mukasey confirmation |
| --- | November 9, 2007 | Scheduled new episode cancelled due to Hollywood writers' strike |
Season 6: 2008
| # | Air date | Guests | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | January 11, 2008 | Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, fmr Court TV anchor Catherine Crier, fmr Bush Press Secy Tony Snow, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent); via satellite, humorist P.J. O'Rourke | New Hampshire primary, electronic voting machines, Iraq troop surge, subprime lending and prospects for economic recession. (Maher refrained from a large-scale discussion of the ongoing writers' strike, offering only a brief opinion in the closing moments of the show.) |
| 116 | January 18, 2008 | Comedian D.L. Hughley, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund, country singer Trace Adkins; author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, journalist Fareed Zakaria | South Carolina primary and influence of religion, militant violence in Pakistan, U.S. relations with Iran, impact of economy on the election, defining victory in Iraq, thoughts on Confederate flag |
| 117 | January 25, 2008 | Actor/comedian Richard Belzer, musician Herbie Hancock, ABC News' Martha Raddatz, political strategist Amy Holmes (election correspondent); via satellite, country singer Merle Haggard | Bill Clinton's role in campaign, Democratic campaign issues and oversight of Iraq War, Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, race and gender in the election, Rudy Giuliani's campaign strategy |
| 118 | February 1, 2008 | Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page, NOW president Kim Gandy, Rep Darrell Issa (Calif.), pollster/author Frank Luntz, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent) | State of the Union address, Clinton/Obama debate and Republican strategy, withdrawals of Giuliani and Edwards, Middle East policy |
| 119 | February 8, 2008 | Author/columnist Jonah Goldberg, political strategist Matthew Dowd, sportscaster Bob Costas, political humorist P.J. O'Rourke (election correspondent); via satellite, CNN analyst Amy Holmes | Super Tuesday results, suspension of Romney campaign, McCain vs. conservatives, U.S. role as superpower, Roger Clemens steroid controversy and overdependence on prescription drugs, death of Maharishi |
| 120 | February 15, 2008 | Commentator Andrew Sullivan, veterans' activist Paul Rieckhoff, Nina Hachigian of the Center for American Progress, pollster Frank Luntz (election correspondent); via satellite, Sen Claire McCaskill (Mo.) | Clinton vs. Obama, candidates' policies toward Middle East, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act renewal and changes, John McCain vs. Democrats, Roger Clemens congressional hearing |
| 121 | February 22, 2008 | Fmr Bush speechwriter David Frum, The Hotline editor Amy Walter, Rep Jack Kingston (Ga.), Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi (election correspondent); via satellite, journalist Tom Brokaw | Clinton/Obama debate, John McCain lobbyist controversy, Americans' love of country and Michelle Obama remarks, candidates' positions on war, resignation of Fidel Castro, beef recall |
| 122 | February 29, 2008 | Columnist Christopher Hitchens, author Shashi Tharoor, comedian Harry Shearer, author/sex columnist Dan Savage (election correspondent); via satellite, Gov Ed Rendell (Pa.) | Pennsylvania primary, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, appeal of Barack Obama, religion in politics |
| 123 | March 7, 2008 | MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, actor/director Adam Goldberg, NPR host Farai Chideya, journalist Jeremy Scahill (election correspondent); via satellite, fmr DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe | Hillary wins primaries in Texas and Ohio, McCain clinches Republican nomination, media coverage of candidates, economic news and impact of Iraq War, strategies for Iraq withdrawal, elections in Russia |