Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, March 25, 2022

[Rhiannon12866]

Last edited Thu Mar 24, 2022, 07:12 PM - Edit history (1)

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 20th season Friday, March 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with a replay at 11:30 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Julia Ioffe, journalist, Russia expert and founding partner & Washington correspondent for the news site Puck. Her forthcoming book is called Russia Girl: Memoirs of a Russian Soul.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Sen. Jon Tester, senior Democratic Senator from Montana who serves as Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee; and John Heilemann, Executive Editor of The Recount, where he hosts the Hell & High Water podcast. He is also the creator, host & executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus.



On edit: More on journalist Julia Ioffe, for those who haven't seen her:

Stephen Colbert - Guest Puck News Washington Correspondent Julia Ioffe
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017714898

Julia Ioffe: Why Ukraine Invasion Is Europe's 9/11 - Amanpour and Company
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017721803

Putin's Road to War: Journalist Julia Ioffe (interview) - FRONTLINE
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017719431

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[betsuni]

1. Not looking forward to all the comments about how people hate Maher and guests

as if anyone cares, nobody cares, so what.

[murielm99]

2. I like Tester.

If you have not read his book, please do. It is a quick read, and enlightening for people who are not farmers or who do not live a rural lifestyle.

I think this program would be worth the time, just to learn something about Tester.

[betsuni]

3. This is why I don't like comments hating Maher and guests before anyone even watches the show.

I'll watch and see if I like Tester. Won't hate him before I see him. That's stupid.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Julia Ioffe is also very good, she's been making the rounds of the news shows, was also on Colbert:

Stephen Colbert - Guest Puck News Washington Correspondent Julia Ioffe
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017714898

Julia Ioffe: Why Ukraine Invasion Is Europe's 9/11 - Amanpour and Company
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017721803

Putin's Road to War: Journalist Julia Ioffe (interview) - FRONTLINE
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017719431

[USALiberal]

24. +1000

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. Ok, I'll start

I used to love watching Bill Maher. Religulous is one of my favorite movies. In the early days his show would have on right wing whackos and he would push back against their weirdness

Cut to recently where he just seems to legitimize them and seems to have a lot of fun with people I find thoroughly disgusting.

Is that a good enough reason for me not to watch or is something wrong with me?

[Rhiannon12866]

6. There are guests I'm not thrilled with or haven't heard of, but I think this is a really good lineup

[Vinca]

7. I like the guests - especially John Heilemann. The appeal of Maher has waned considerably

for me since he loves to lecture us all on our weights, eating habits, etc. as a surefire way to end Covid - which is bullshit. He's a fat basher, pure and simple and he engages in it every week. Still makes a few good jokes, but he needs to lose the holier-than-thou attitude.

[kentuck]

8. Sounds like an excellent show...

Heilemann will probably bring a gift so it could be shared before the show...

Ioffe is an interesting guest.

The only thing better, than having "Big" Jon Tester on the show, would be to have Lou Costello...

[question everything]

10. Aww, this should be interesting

Thanks for the link to Ioffe. Tester is unique: a Democrat winning rural Montana. And Heilemann will not let Maher derail him.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Thanks! I certainly agree, this is a terrific lineup!

We'll learn a lot from Julia Ioffe and the panel has been on there before, both solid Democrats and, like you say, won't be derailed by anything Bill has to say...

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Duplicate post. n/t

[moondust]

13. "Why does NATO still exist?"

He asked a few weeks ago.

I don't think these guests will abide too much of that.

[jcgoldie]

14. What an embarrassing last segment for Maher

Complete fucking douchebag creeps further right with every show. Saw the guest list and decided to watch. My mistake. That last segment may as well have been read by Madison Cawthorn. Fuck you Maher.

[Johnny2X2X]

18. Agree

He seems to be saying we need more toxic masculinity. That was a new low. He’s so out of touch. And this is coming from him, an insanely rich celebrity whose 5-6, 145 lbs and probably gets his nails done 3 times a week. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but don’t say todays men aren’t masculine enough if that’s you. Bill Maher wouldn’t know masculine if it used him as a fly swatter.

And as someone who is masculine according to people, a bigger guy who can handle himself, the last thing we need is more macho bull shit. Jesus, is he fucking serious? With all the horror in the world as a result of toxic masculinity, including what’s going on in Ukraine, you come with that? Weak.

At one point he talked about how cool it would be to fix a girl’s radiator, LOL, like Bull Maher has ever taken a wrench to a radiator in his entire life.

[question everything]

21. As someone pointed last week. Show is interesting until the last few minutes

of New Rule. Perhaps this is the time to mute..

[UTUSN]

15. K&R again?!

[question everything]

16. I was curious about the logo, or drawing, on Heillemann T-shirt

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I didn't see it close up, but it looked like a political statement?

I'll watch again...

[GReedDiamond]

19. Tee Shirt image, a little distorted, wrinkled...

[question everything]

20. Interesting. The image that the man hold is for activism, I think

I cannot copy but it says

Street Art & Activism

Hell and High Water

With John Heillemann

https://therecount.com/watch/street-art-activism/2645872068

[GReedDiamond]

22. The Face image is by Shepard Fairey...

...the OBEY thing was big thing around Downtown L.A. like, 15-20 years ago.

The OBEY Face was based on Andre the Giant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey

[question everything]

23. Thanks for the link. Fascinating. Will have to read it in more details.