Real Time with Bill Maher

This week features a one-on-one interview with Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast "Revisionist History" and bestselling author of the new book "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic." This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," columnist at The Washington Post, and author of the book "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present"; and Anand Giridharadas, publisher of the Substack newsletter "The Ink" and author of the book "Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City." 

This week features a one-on-one interview with Michael Douglas, award-winning actor, producer, and author of the new memoir "One Helluva Ride," released on October 6. This week's panel discussion includes Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican senator from North Carolina and author of "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents: The Trouble with Sycophants, Courage Outsourcing, and Partisan Groupthink"; and Sara Eisen, co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" and "Money Movers."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Karoline Leavitt, former spokesperson and White House Press Secretary under the second Trump administration. This week's panel discussion includes Steve Hilton, 2026 Republican candidate for Governor of California, founder of the nonpartisan policy research organization Golden Together, and author of "Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America's Worst-Run State"; and Gov. Andy Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky and author of "Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas and author of the book Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas. This week's panel discussion includes Kid Rock, musician and rapper, whose new album Halfway 2 Jesus was recently released; and James VandeHei, co-founder and CEO of Axios, and co-author of the book Simplify: Do 50 Percent More with 50 Percent Less.