Seasons & episodes

S14 · E32Episode 404 2016-09-23 · 60 min＋

Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. The panelists this week for Real Time are writer Max Brooks, ex-Romney policy director Lanhee Chen, and Hillary Clinton's former policy director Neera Tanden. Bill's special guest is musician/activist Michael Franti.

S14 · E33Episode 405 2016-09-30 · 60 min＋

A heated discussion on 2016 election politics erupts among Bill and his panel guests, political journalist Peter Hamby, CNN political analyst Angela Rye, Trump economic advisor Steve Moore, and special guest actress/comedian Sarah Silverman. Bill also interviews Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn.

S14 · E34Episode 406 2016-10-07 · 60 min＋

Senator Al Franken sits down with Bill for the first interview. This week's panel is British journalist Johann Hari, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, and democratic strategist James Carville. Special guest Pitbull joins the panel later in the show.

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Guests: President Barack Obama, David Frum, Jennifer Granholm, Martin Short.

Guests: Eric Holder, Trae Crowder, John Legend, David Axelrod, Ana Marie Cox, Thomas Friedman.

S15 · E1Jane Fonda; Keith Olbermann; Heather McGhee; Jon Meacham; Thomas Perez 2017-01-20 · 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 McGhee, author and presidential historian Jon Meacham and former Secretary of Labor and DNC chair candidate Thomas Perez.

S15 · E2Richard Haass; John Avlon; Eva Longoria; Grover Norquist; Tim Ryan 2017-01-27 · 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: actress Eva Longoria, Ohio's Democratic congressman Tim Ryan and the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist.

S15 · E3Michael Eric Dyson; Jason Kander, Tomi Lahren and Rick Wilson; Leah Remini 2017-02-03 · 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 Kander, conservative political commentator for 'The Blaze', Tomi Lahren and Republican strategist and Daily Beast contributor Rick Wilson.

S15 · E4Sen. Al Franken; Piers Morgan, Karine Jean-Pierre and John Waters; Jim Jefferies 2017-02-10 · 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 writer Jim Jeffries and Karine Jean-Pierre from MoveOn.org.

S15 · E5Milo Yiannopoulos; Rep. Jack Kingston, Jeremy Scahill and Larry Wilmore; Leah Remini 2017-02-17 · 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 Wilmore, media commentator and terrorism/intelligence expert Malcolm Nance and former US congressman from Georgia, Jack Kingston.

S15 · E6Rep. Darrell Issa; Sen. Angus King, Asra Nomani and Seth MacFarlane; Fran Lebowitz 2017-02-24 · 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 Nomani, and Maine's US Senator Angus King.

S15 · E7Rosa Brooks; Jeffrey Lord, Joy Reid and Charlie Sykes; Bill McKibben 2017-03-03 · 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 Jeffrey Lord, the MSNBC's Joy Reid and author and former Pentagon policy advisor Rosa Brooks.

S15 · E8Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse; Barney Frank and Andrew Sullivan; Jake Tapper 2017-03-17 · 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 of "The Lead" Jake Tapper and conservative blogger and contributing editor of New York magazine Andrew Sullivan.

S15 · E9Matt Schlapp; Chris Hayes, Louise Mensch, and Max Brooks; Timothy Snyder 2017-03-24 · 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, author Max Brooks, and British commentator and former member of Parliament, Louise Mensch.

S15 · E10Roger Stone; Jose Antonio Vargas; Michael Hayden; Rick Santorum; Neera Tanden 2017-03-31 · 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. Bill's roundtable guests are: Former Republican US Senator and Presidential Candidate from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, President for the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden and the Founder and CEO of Define America and EmergingUS, Jose Antonio Vargas.

S15 · E11Chelsea Handler; Ted Lieu; Evan McMullin; Ana Navarro 2017-04-07 · 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 Congressman from California, Ted Lieu, Republican Strategist and CNN Commentator Ana Navarro and the New Yorker's Lelani Cobb.

S15 · E12Arwa Damon; S.E. Cupp, David Miliband, Rep. Seth Moulton; Hanna Rosin 2017-04-21 · 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 to the city she spent 28 hours hiding in while it was under siege by ISIS, aired last month on CNN. She is co-founder of INARA, a non-profit that helps war wounded children find medical care. Bill's roundtable guests include the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, conservative political commentator S.E. Cupp, writer and author Hanna Rosin and the Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, Seth Moulton.

S15 · E13Elizabeth Warren; Ernest Moniz; Nick Hanauer; Rob Reiner; Tara Setmayer 2017-04-28 · 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 roundtable guests are: venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, film director Rob Reiner, CNN political commentator and editor of "Voices", Tara Setmayer and former Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz.

S15 · E14John Kasich; Gabriel Sherman; Philip Mudd; George Packer; Maya Wiley 2017-05-05 · 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 roundtable guests are Civil Rights Activist Maya Wiley, Novelist and Journalist George Packer, Ex-Deputy Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center Phillip Mudd and the National Affairs Editor of New York Magazine, Gabriel Sherman.

S15 · E15Adam Schiff; Annabelle Gurwitch; Jon Favreau; Killer Mike; Matt Welch 2017-05-12 · 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 roundtable includes: rapper, actor and activist Michael Render (aka Killer Mike), blogger and libertarian political pundit Matt Welch, political commentator and the former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama Jon Favreau, and actress/comedian Annabelle Gurwitch.

S15 · E16Boris Epshteyn; Neil deGrasse Tyson; David Frum; Cornel West 2017-05-19 · 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 West, former Obama advisor and senior editor of the Atlantic, David Frum and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

S15 · E17Ben Sasse; Tristan Harris; Eliot Spitzer; Rebecca Traister; Jim VandeHei 2017-06-02 · 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-at-large for New York Magazine, Rebecca Traister, the CEO and Co-Founder of Axios, Jim VandeHei and ex-design ethicist for Google, Tristan Harris.