Real Time with Bill Maher: Season 15
Season 15 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 14.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 15 Progress Shield
Jane Fonda; Keith Olbermann; Heather McGhee; Jon Meacham; Thomas Perez
Jan 20, 2017 · 60 min
Season 15 opens on inauguration day with actress Jane Fonda and GQ special correspondent Keith Olbermann as the interview guests. The roundtable includes: Demos president Heather
Richard Haass; John Avlon; Eva Longoria; Grover Norquist; Tim Ryan
Jan 27, 2017 · 60 min
Richard Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations and John Avlon, editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast are the interview guests. Bill's roundtable panel includes: actres
Michael Eric Dyson; Jason Kander, Tomi Lahren and Rick Wilson; Leah Remini
Feb 3, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are African American academic Michael Eric Dyson and actress Leah Remini. Bill's roundtable includes: Missouri's Secretary of State and US veteran Jason K
Sen. Al Franken; Piers Morgan, Karine Jean-Pierre and John Waters; Jim Jefferies
Feb 10, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken and filmmaker John Waters. Bill's roundtable includes: Mail Online editor-at-large Piers Morgan, comic and wri
Milo Yiannopoulos; Rep. Jack Kingston, Jeremy Scahill and Larry Wilmore; Leah Remini
Feb 17, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are Milo Yiannopoulos, senior editor of Breitbart News and actress Leah Remini. Bill's roundtable panel includes: comedian and political commentator Larry
Rep. Darrell Issa; Sen. Angus King, Asra Nomani and Seth MacFarlane; Fran Lebowitz
Feb 24, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are: California Republican congressman Darrell Issa, and author Fran Lebowitz. Bill's roundtable includes: actor/producer Seth McFarlane, activist Asra Nom
Rosa Brooks; Jeffrey Lord, Joy Reid and Charlie Sykes; Bill McKibben
Mar 3, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are: Environmentalist and founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben and Charlie Sykes from Indivisible. Bill's roundtable include: CNN political commentator Jeff
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse; Barney Frank and Andrew Sullivan; Jake Tapper
Mar 17, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's roundtable guests include: Democratic US Senator from Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse, former Democratic US Congressman from Massachusetts Barney Frank, CNN anchor and host
Matt Schlapp; Chris Hayes, Louise Mensch, and Max Brooks; Timothy Snyder
Mar 24, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are: Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and historian Timothy Snyder. Bill's roundtable guests are: MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes, a
Roger Stone; Jose Antonio Vargas; Michael Hayden; Rick Santorum; Neera Tanden
Mar 31, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are: Republican Political Consultant and Trump Confidant, Roger Stone and the Former Director of the National Security Agency, General Michael Hayden. Bil
Chelsea Handler; Ted Lieu; Evan McMullin; Ana Navarro
Apr 7, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guests are: former Presidential Candidate and CIA Operative Evan McMullin and Actress/Comedian Chelsea Handler. Bill's roundtable guests are: Democratic Congres
Arwa Damon; S.E. Cupp, David Miliband, Rep. Seth Moulton; Hanna Rosin
Apr 21, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Arwa Damon. Arwa Damon is an Emmy-winning journalist and CNN’s Senior International Correspondent. Her documentary, “Return to Mosul,” about going back t
Elizabeth Warren; Ernest Moniz; Nick Hanauer; Rob Reiner; Tara Setmayer
Apr 28, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, author of the book, "This Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class." Bill's roun
John Kasich; Gabriel Sherman; Philip Mudd; George Packer; Maya Wiley
May 5, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Ohio's Republican Governor and former Presidential Candidate, John Kasich. The Governor's new book is "Two Paths: America Divided or United." Bill's ro
Adam Schiff; Annabelle Gurwitch; Jon Favreau; Killer Mike; Matt Welch
May 12, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is the Democratic U.S. Representative for California’s 28th district and the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff. Bill's roundta
Boris Epshteyn; Neil deGrasse Tyson; David Frum; Cornel West
May 19, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is former special assistant to President Donald Trump, Boris Epshteyn. Bill's roundtable include: Princeton professor and social justice activist Cornell W
Ben Sasse; Tristan Harris; Eliot Spitzer; Rebecca Traister; Jim VandeHei
Jun 2, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is the Republican United States Senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse. Bill's roundtable panel includes: former NY State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, writer
Michael Eric Dyson; Ice Cube; David Gregory; David Jolly; Symone Sanders
Jun 9, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, and the author of "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America." Dyson regularly
Alex Marlow; Eddie Izzard; Ian Bremmer; Malcolm Nance
Jun 16, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Alex Marlow, who was the first employee of Breitbart News and has been the site's editor-in-chief since 2013. In 2015, Marlow was named to Forbes "30 Und
Maajid Nawaz; Richard Painter; Bianna Golodryga; Charlie Sykes; Bradley Whitford
Jun 23, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is Maajid Nawaz. He is the founder of the world’s first counter-extremism think tank, Quilliam. He is co-author with Sam Harris of Islam and the Future of T
Dan Savage; Dan Abrams, Katty Kay and Michael Steele; Richard A. Clarke
Jun 30, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is writer Dan Savage. Dan is the writer of the nationally syndicated column, “Savage Love,” and host of the “Savage Lovecast” podcast. Bill's roundtable pa
Al Gore; Ralph Reed, Jr.; Kristen Soltis Anderson; Joshua Green; Michael Weiss
Aug 4, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is former Vice President Al Gore. The Oscar® winning filmmaker will discuss his latest project, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Bill's roundtable
Richard Dawkins; Jon Meacham and Fareed Zakaria; Jim Parsons
Aug 11, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author of the new book, 'Science in the Soul', Richard Dawkins. Bill's roundtable panel includes Washingto
Al Franken; Penn Jillette; Amy Holmes; Gavin Newsom
Aug 18, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's roundtable panel includes the Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor from California, Gavin Newsome, political analyst for th
Jesse Jackson; Frank Bruni; Paul Begala; Nayyera Haq; Matt Welch
Aug 25, 2017 · 60 min
Bill's interview guest is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Bill's roundtable panel includes Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala, former White House and State De
Episode 436
Sep 8, 2017 · 60 min
Software company executive Ken Bone and environmental activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez are the interview guests. The panelists are political commentator S.E. Cupp and writer Adam Gopn
Bret Stephens; Tim Gunn; Fran Lebowitz; Salman Rushdie
Sep 15, 2017 · 60 min
Columnist Bret Stephens and fashion guru Tim Gunn are the interview guests. The panelists are authors Fran Lebowitz and Salman Rushdie.
Barney Frank; Bob Costas; Catherine Rampell; Martin Short; Rick Wilson
Sep 22, 2017 · 60 min
Former representative Barney Frank and sportscaster Bob Costas are the interview guests. The panelists are columnist Catherine Rampell, actor Martin Short and Republican strategist
Paul Hawken; Kurt Andersen; John Heilemann; April Ryan; Tom Morello
Sep 29, 2017 · 60 min
Billy Crystal; Russell Brand; Harold Ford Jr.; Olivia Nuzzi; Steve Schmidt
Oct 6, 2017 · 60 min
Actors Billy Crystal and Russell Brand are the interview guests. The panelists are former representative Harold Ford Jr., journalist Olivia Nuzzi and Republican strategist Steve Sc
Janice Min; Daryl Davis; James Carville; Erick Erickson; Margaret Hoover
Oct 20, 2017 · 60 min
Musician-activist Daryl Davis is an interview guest. The panelists are political strategist James Carville, conservative blogger Erick Erickson and commentator Margaret Hoover.
Woody Harrelson, David French, Betsy Woodruff, Van Jones, Joy Behar
Oct 27, 2017 · 60 min
Editor Janice Min and musician-activist Daryl Davis are the interview guests. The panelists are political strategist James Carville, conservative blogger Erick Erickson and comment
Jack Jacobs; Graeme Wood; Christina Bellantoni; Jeffrey Lord; Rob Reiner
Nov 3, 2017 · 60 min
Donna Brazile; Sarah Silverman; Chris Matthews; Michael Moore
Nov 10, 2017 · 60 min
Political strategist Donna Brazile; comedian Sarah Silverman. The roundtable guests are political commentator Chris Matthews and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore.
Bill McKibben, Chelsea Handler, Carl Bernstein, Max Brooks, Rebecca Traister
Nov 17, 2017 · 60 min