Real Time with Bill Maher

Season 4

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Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.

Where to Watch Season 4

24 Episodes

February 17, 2006
E1
February 17, 2006Guests: Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), commentator Fred Barnes, actor Eddie Griffin, reporter Helen Thomas, Iraq advisor Dan Senor Topics: Cheney shooting, on the Patriot Act, Bush, Mohammad cartoons
February 24, 2006
E2
February 24, 2006Guests: actor Danny Glover, fmr. Sen. Gary Hart, author Irshad Manji, Rep. Heather Wilson, and columnist Nicholas Kristof Topics: Dubai ports, the extreme Left, Iraq, religious use of hallucinogenic tea
March 03, 2006
E3
March 03, 2006Guests: 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 Topics: Oscars, rebuilding New Orleans, Iraq
March 10, 2006
E4
March 10, 2006Guests: Feminist Gloria Steinem, actor Larry Miller, editor Ramesh Ponnuru, baseball's Pete Rose, reporter John Burns Topics: Port security, baseball, Bush, Iraq
March 17, 2006
E5
March 17, 2006Guests: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, actor/comedian Richard Belzer, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), writer Michele Mitchell, television anchor Lou Dobbs Topics: Troops and Iraq, corporate America, Chile's new President
March 24, 2006
E6
March 24, 2006Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, author/theologian Reza Aslan, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), reporter Michael Ware, talk show host Tavis Smiley Topics: Religion, torture, Katrina
March 31, 2006
E7
March 31, 2006Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history
April 07, 2006
E8
April 07, 2006Guests: Actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Joe Biden, correspondent Bill Sammon, author/former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Topics: Tom DeLay, on Bush's war, faith, Intelligent Design, Iraq exit strategy
April 21, 2006
E9
April 21, 2006Guests: Commentator Heather Higgins, Gen. Anthony Zinni, editor/publisher Mortimer Zuckerman, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Rahm Emanuel Topics: Iran, Iraq media bias, Barry Bonds, Duke University and Jesse Jackson, Bush & Hu
April 28, 2006
E10
April 28, 2006Guests: Actor/director George Clooney, actor Ian McKellen, Rep. Barney Frank, correspondent Michel Martin, and historian Victor Davis Hanson Topics: Darfur, gas prices, immigration, The Da Vinci Code controversy
May 05, 2006
E11
May 05, 2006Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fmr. PM of Canada Kim Campbell, fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore, Gen. Wesley Clark, and Sen. Mel Martinez Topics: Democrats, terrorism, Federal Emergency Management Agency, immigration
May 12, 2006
E12
May 12, 2006Guests: 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 Topics: NSA, conspiracy theories, 2006 elections, homophobia, Iran
August 25, 2006
E13
August 25, 2006Guests: Filmmaker Spike Lee, music legend Elvis Costello, blogger Markos Moulitsas, fmr. Sen. Max Cleland, author/scholar Vali Nasr, and columnist Christopher Hitchens Topics: Katrina, war on terror
September 01, 2006
E14
September 01, 2006Guests: Magician Penn Jillette, Rep. Darrell Issa, scholar Mary Frances Berry; via satellite, intellectual Fouad Ajami and actor Harry Anderson Topics: Katrina, poverty, church and state, Lebanon
September 08, 2006
E15
September 08, 2006Guests: 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 Topics: 9/11 anniversary
September 15, 2006
E16
September 15, 2006Guests: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, homeland security expert Clark Ervin, actor Michael McKean; via satellite, Pat Buchanan and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour Topics: Immigration, torture by military, Muslim extremists, airport security, hunt for Osama bin Laden, free speech in media
September 22, 2006
E17
September 22, 2006Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, author Reza Aslan; via satellite, New York Times columnist Frank Rich and filmmaker C.C. Goldwater Topics: Iraq War, anti-American dictators, torture legislation, religion
October 06, 2006
E18
October 06, 2006Guests: 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 Topics: Mark Foley scandal, 2004 and 2006 elections, Iraq War, international relations
October 13, 2006
E19
October 13, 2006Guests: 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 Topics: North Korean nuclear test, civilian casualties in Iraq, global warming, immigration and culture wars
October 20, 2006
E20
October 20, 2006Guests: Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo Topics: North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act
October 27, 2006
E21
October 27, 2006Guests: Journalist Andrew Sullivan, politician Christine Todd Whitman, singer Harry Belafonte; via satellite, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and Arianna Huffington Topics: Campaign tactics, gay marriage, toxic chemicals, character of politicians
November 03, 2006
E22
November 03, 2006Guests: Actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Jack Kingston, The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard; via satellite, filmmaker Robert Greenwald and comedienne Roseanne Barr Topics: Cost of Iraq War, Republican fiscal policy, John Kerry remark controversy, energy alternatives, teaching of abstinence, political advertisements
November 10, 2006
E23
November 10, 2006Guests: CNN's Candy Crowley, actor Rainn Wilson, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jeff Flake Topics: 2006 elections, plan for Iraq, Congressional earmarks, resignation of Donald Rumsfeld
November 17, 2006
E24
November 17, 2006Guests: Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave, journalist Dana Priest, actor Richard Dreyfuss; via satellite, journalist Dan Rather and television's Norman Lear Topics: Journalistic roles/ethics, strategy for Iraq, incoming Democratic Congress, O.J. Simpson book, future of democracy