Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 3/18/22
Monologue: Big Schtick EnergyBill recaps the top stories of the week, including the American public's fawning over Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ernest Moniz on Nuclear Threats
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz joins Bill to discuss America's recently renewed nuclear anxiety.
Why Didn't Putin Invade When Trump Was President?
Max Brooks and Kristen Soltis Anderson join Bill to discuss why Vladimir Putin waited until after "his boyfriend" Donald Trump left office to invade Ukraine.
New Rule: Stand By Your Brand
It’s become a trend in America these days: morphing into something completely different from what you were founded as, but still pretending you’re the old you.
Overtime: Ernest Moniz, Max Brooks, Kristen Soltis Anderson
Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.
Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the entire interview with Ernest Moniz (6:51), entire panel discussion with Max Brooks and Kristen Soltis Anderson (16:50), Bill's "funny bit" (30:25) and includes the opening part of New Rules (42:42). It won't last long, as usual:
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I know that not everyone here has cable - or even TV - not to mention doesn't stay up as late as I do, so I post the late night shows for them. And when Bill Maher was previously posted, it was always with a warning that it would disappear, so I started posting the "official" videos which will be available next week or next year. 
I kind of know after being around for so long who is the "regular poster" of which shows. This was a pretty good one over all! He got a little preachy in New Rules, which is usually very funny, but I hate it when he goes off on "PC" culture. He does have a point in some instances, but he just sounds too much like a right winger in others.
Anyway, thanks again for posting! 
Sometimes I think he misses "Politically Incorrect" where there was a lot more disagreement. He still occasionally has a right-leaning guest, but they aren't popular with his audience and Bill hasn't had much luck in persuading them (Geraldo).
And I also agreed with "New Rules," there is little history on the History Channel. The thing I try to remember is that Bill is a comedian. Most of his recent "New Rules" have been spot on, but they also have to be funny. 
What I'm referring to is Bill dismissing the vaccine - but fortunately he had Max Brooks on the panel to disagree with him. And we know that Bill had Covid, he missed a couple of shows because he was required to quarantine. And, according to him, he had no symptoms. That's undoubtedly the reason for his dismissive attitude, but why does he think he didn't get really sick and had no lasting effects? Max Brooks is always a favorite guest...
I particularly try to post the late night shows since they're often available much later - and I know that a lot of DUers don't stay up as late as I do, not to mention those who don't have cable - or even TV. And I post what I watch, so I figure that my friends on DU will likely be interested, too.
But you know that Bill likes outspoken guests, fortunately Max Brooks is one of the best kind - he's one of my favorite guests, too, very smart and also funny, no big surprise! 
And when I posted this week's guests, I recognized Max Brooks, but as soon as I saw Ernest Moniz, I recognized him immediately, LOL. And I'd never heard of the Green Real Deal, either - I've never been a fan of nuclear, but he obviously know exactly what he's talking about and has plans for what we need to do now - and in the future. He wasn't the most entertaining guest, but his interview was packed with important information.
But he was still my favorite guest of the night (no surprise) when he differed quite strongly with Bill on the vaccine issue. Bill said it was the player's "right" not to be vaccinated and Max said exactly what needed to be said - that others' rights not to be infected with Covid supersede his. I don't understand Bill's attitude regarding vaccinations (which he certainly got) and masks, unless he's only going by his lack of symptoms and still resents his mandated quarantine that caused him to miss two shows and cancel part of his stand up tour. Kudos to Max Brooks for standing up for that even if they all missed the fact that corporations already are taking political stands by contributions and lobbying.