Podcast
Real Time with Bill Maher
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844episodes
2304guest appearances
695unique guests
Hosts
- Bill Maher host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sullivan | 25 | 2025-03-25 | |
| Bret Stephens | 25 | 2026-05-05 | |
| Matt Welch | 24 | 2025-04-22 | |
| Donna Brazile | 21 | 2026-05-12 | |
| Max Brooks | 21 | 2025-02-04 | |
| Ian Bremmer | 20 | 2025-06-17 | |
| Van Jones | 20 | 2025-10-07 | |
| Fareed Zakaria | 19 | 2025-11-18 | |
| Paul Begala | 18 | 2026-03-24 | |
| Rick Wilson | 18 | 2021-05-07 | |
| Jon Meacham | 17 | 2024-04-23 | |
| Fran Lebowitz | 15 | 2024-10-01 | |
| Malcolm Nance | 15 | 2023-02-10 | |
| Bari Weiss | 14 | 2023-01-27 | |
| John Heilemann | 14 | 2024-11-12 | |
| Kristen Soltis Anderson | 14 | 2024-09-17 | |
| Michael Eric Dyson | 14 | 2024-05-21 | |
| Michael Moore | 14 | 2022-09-23 | |
| Frank Bruni | 13 | 2025-08-26 | |
| John Avlon | 13 | 2024-09-10 | |
| Kara Swisher | 13 | 2026-04-21 | |
| Barney Frank | 12 | 2019-09-27 | |
| Larry Wilmore | 12 | 2025-01-21 | |
| Neil de Grasse Tyson | 12 | 2024-11-26 | |
| Rob Reiner | 12 | 2023-11-17 | |
| Sarah Isgur | 12 | 2026-04-28 | |
| Adam Schiff | 11 | 2026-03-10 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 11 | 2023-03-04 | |
| Caitlin Flanagan | 11 | 2024-02-13 | |
| Dan Savage | 11 | 2021-09-17 | |
| Heather Mc Ghee | 11 | 2021-04-09 | |
| Michael Steele | 11 | 2025-10-28 | |
| Scott Galloway | 11 | 2025-11-18 | |
| Andrew Yang | 10 | 2023-03-18 | |
| Anthony Scaramucci | 10 | 2026-03-17 | |
| Catherine Rampell | 10 | 2022-08-19 | |
| Chelsea Handler | 10 | 2019-04-05 | |
| James Carville | 10 | 2024-08-27 | |
| James Kirchick | 10 | 2025-08-05 | |
| John Mc Whorter | 10 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Josh Barro | 10 | 2025-11-18 | |
| Laura Coates | 10 | 2026-03-31 | |
| Piers Morgan | 10 | 2025-04-15 | |
| Ro Khanna | 10 | 2025-01-28 | |
| Tim Ryan | 10 | 2025-02-18 | |
| Alex Wagner | 9 | 2025-09-23 | |
| Eric Holder | 9 | 2024-03-19 | |
| Katty Kay | 9 | 2022-10-07 | |
| Kellyanne Conway | 9 | 2024-05-07 | |
| Peter Hamby | 9 | 2025-05-20 | |
| Rebecca Traister | 9 | 2018-10-12 | |
| S.E. Cupp | 9 | 2021-04-23 | |
| Steve Schmidt | 9 | 2021-02-12 | |
| Al Franken | 8 | 2024-09-17 | |
| Chris Cuomo | 8 | 2026-04-28 | |
| Douglas Murray | 8 | 2026-04-14 | |
| Jennifer Granholm | 8 | 2019-08-02 | |
| Michael Moynihan | 8 | 2025-11-04 | |
| Michael Smerconish | 8 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Neera Tanden | 8 | 2019-05-17 | |
| Salman Rushdie | 8 | 2019-09-27 | |
| Sam Stein | 8 | 2025-03-18 | |
| Stephen A. Smith | 8 | 2026-03-31 | |
| Ana Marie Cox | 7 | 2018-04-27 | |
| Ann Coulter | 7 | 2024-02-20 | |
| April Ryan | 7 | 2021-04-23 | |
| Ben Shapiro | 7 | 2025-09-16 | |
| Bob Costas | 7 | 2024-02-13 | |
| Charlie Sykes | 7 | 2019-06-14 | |
| Chris Christie | 7 | 2026-02-10 | |
| Christina Bellantoni | 7 | 2021-09-10 | |
| Eliot Spitzer | 7 | 2019-06-14 | |
| Erick Erickson | 7 | 2020-01-24 | |
| Gillian Tett | 7 | 2026-05-05 | |
| John Waters | 7 | 2024-06-04 | |
| Jonathan Haidt | 7 | 2026-02-17 | |
| Joshua Green | 7 | 2024-05-07 | |
| Martin Short | 7 | 2021-08-13 | |
| Mary Katharine Ham | 7 | 2024-11-19 | |
| Nancy Mac Lean | 7 | 2022-04-08 | |
| Noah Rothman | 7 | 2022-08-19 | |
| Rahm Emanuel | 7 | 2026-04-21 | |
| Seth Mac Farlane | 7 | 2024-01-30 | |
| Amy Klobuchar | 6 | 2022-08-27 | |
| Andrew Ross Sorkin | 6 | 2025-10-21 | |
| Ari Melber | 6 | 2024-01-23 | |
| Batya Ungar-Sargon | 6 | 2025-03-18 | |
| Betsy Woodruff | 6 | 2019-08-16 | |
| Buck Sexton | 6 | 2024-10-15 | |
| David Frum | 6 | 2019-02-15 | |
| David Hogg | 6 | 2025-05-13 | |
| Elissa Slotkin | 6 | 2023-03-18 | |
| Johann Hari | 6 | 2022-02-04 | |
| Mark Cuban | 6 | 2025-10-21 | |
| Michael Render | 6 | 2021-10-08 | |
| Nayyera Haq | 6 | 2019-05-10 | |
| Pamela Paul | 6 | 2025-02-18 | |
| Ross Douthat | 6 | 2022-08-12 | |
| Stephanie Ruhle | 6 | 2026-02-17 | |
| Tristan Harris | 6 | 2026-03-21 |
Network-Based Guest Fits
Experimental matches based on network structure, not confident booking forecasts. Open the full predictions analysis.
| Rank | Guest | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| #905 | JD Vance | 0.022 | 1,092 shared-neighbor signals; 7 host bridges; 66 prior guest appearances |
| #988 | Ken Burns | 0.020 | 1,135 shared-neighbor signals; 7 host bridges; 40 prior guest appearances |