Season 4

Season 4

Real Time with Bill Maher

2006 Episodes
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Episodes

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February 17, 2006
EP 1
60m

February 17, 2006

2/17/2006

Guests: Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), commentator Fred Barnes, actor Eddie Griffin, reporter Helen Thomas, Iraq advisor Dan Senor Topics: Cheney shooting, on the Patriot Act, Bush, Mohammad cartoons

Guest Stars

Eddie GriffinHelen ThomasDan SenorRuss Feingold
February 24, 2006
EP 2
60m

February 24, 2006

2/24/2006

Guests: actor Danny Glover, fmr. Sen. Gary Hart, author Irshad Manji, Rep. Heather Wilson, and columnist Nicholas Kristof Topics: Dubai ports, the extreme Left, Iraq, religious use of hallucinogenic tea

Guest Stars

Heather WilsonDanny GloverGary HartIrshad ManjiNicholas Kristof
March 03, 2006
EP 3
60m

March 03, 2006

3/3/2006

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, editor/journalist Graydon Carter, correspondent Dana Priest, fmr. Dir. of FEMA Michael Brown, fmr. CIA case officer/author Bob Baer, actor Harry Anderson Topics: Oscars, rebuilding New Orleans, Iraq

Guest Stars

D.L. Hughley
March 10, 2006
EP 4
60m

March 10, 2006

3/10/2006

Guests: Feminist Gloria Steinem, actor Larry Miller, editor Ramesh Ponnuru, baseball's Pete Rose, reporter John Burns Topics: Port security, baseball, Bush, Iraq

Guest Stars

Gloria SteinemPete RoseLarry Miller
March 17, 2006
EP 5
60m

March 17, 2006

3/17/2006

Guests: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, actor/comedian Richard Belzer, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), writer Michele Mitchell, television anchor Lou Dobbs Topics: Troops and Iraq, corporate America, Chile's new President

Guest Stars

Michael StipeLou DobbsIleana Ros-LehtinenRichard Belzer
March 24, 2006
EP 6
60m

March 24, 2006

3/24/2006

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, author/theologian Reza Aslan, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), reporter Michael Ware, talk show host Tavis Smiley Topics: Religion, torture, Katrina

Guest Stars

Reza AslanJason AlexanderJack KingstonTavis Smiley
March 31, 2006
EP 7
60m

March 31, 2006

3/31/2006

Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history

Guest Stars

Erica JongRobert WuhlSeth GreenDana Rohrabacher
April 07, 2006
EP 8
60m

April 07, 2006

4/7/2006

Guests: Actor Ben Affleck, Sen. Joe Biden, correspondent Bill Sammon, author/former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips, Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Topics: Tom DeLay, on Bush's war, faith, Intelligent Design, Iraq exit strategy

Guest Stars

Bill SammonJoe BidenCynthia McKinneyKevin PhillipsBen Affleck
April 21, 2006
EP 9
60m

April 21, 2006

4/21/2006

Guests: Commentator Heather Higgins, Gen. Anthony Zinni, editor/publisher Mortimer Zuckerman, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Rahm Emanuel Topics: Iran, Iraq media bias, Barry Bonds, Duke University and Jesse Jackson, Bush & Hu

Guest Stars

Stephen A. Smith
April 28, 2006
EP 10
60m

April 28, 2006

4/28/2006

Guests: Actor/director George Clooney, actor Ian McKellen, Rep. Barney Frank, correspondent Michel Martin, and historian Victor Davis Hanson Topics: Darfur, gas prices, immigration, The Da Vinci Code controversy

Guest Stars

Ian McKellenGeorge ClooneyBarney Frank
May 05, 2006
EP 11
60m

May 05, 2006

5/5/2006

Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fmr. PM of Canada Kim Campbell, fmr. Gov. Jim Gilmore, Gen. Wesley Clark, and Sen. Mel Martinez Topics: Democrats, terrorism, Federal Emergency Management Agency, immigration

Guest Stars

Melquíades Rafael MartinezWesley ClarkBradley WhitfordKim Campbell
May 12, 2006
EP 12
60m

May 12, 2006

5/12/2006

Guests: Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, singer/songwriter John Legend, national security expert Richard Clarke, academic Cornel West and Fox News show host John Gibson Topics: NSA, conspiracy theories, 2006 elections, homophobia, Iran

Guest Stars

John GibsonMadeleine AlbrightJohn LegendCornel West
August 25, 2006
EP 13
60m

August 25, 2006

8/25/2006
7.0

Guests: Filmmaker Spike Lee, music legend Elvis Costello, blogger Markos Moulitsas, fmr. Sen. Max Cleland, author/scholar Vali Nasr, and columnist Christopher Hitchens Topics: Katrina, war on terror

Guest Stars

Elvis CostelloSpike LeeChristopher HitchensMarkos Moulitsas
September 01, 2006
EP 14
60m

September 01, 2006

9/1/2006
7.0

Guests: Magician Penn Jillette, Rep. Darrell Issa, scholar Mary Frances Berry; via satellite, intellectual Fouad Ajami and actor Harry Anderson Topics: Katrina, poverty, church and state, Lebanon

September 08, 2006
EP 15
60m

September 08, 2006

9/8/2006

Guests: Author P. J. O'Rourke, Salon.com editor Joan Walsh, singer Rob Thomas; via satellite, former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and NBC News correspondent David Gregory Topics: 9/11 anniversary

Guest Stars

David GregoryBenjamin NetanyahuRob ThomasP. J. O'Rourke
September 15, 2006
EP 16
60m

September 15, 2006

9/15/2006

Guests: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, homeland security expert Clark Ervin, actor Michael McKean; via satellite, Pat Buchanan and CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour Topics: Immigration, torture by military, Muslim extremists, airport security, hunt for Osama bin Laden, free speech in media

Guest Stars

Gloria SteinemPat BuchananMichael McKeanChristiane Amanpour
September 22, 2006
EP 17
60m

September 22, 2006

9/22/2006

Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, author Reza Aslan; via satellite, New York Times columnist Frank Rich and filmmaker C.C. Goldwater Topics: Iraq War, anti-American dictators, torture legislation, religion

October 06, 2006
EP 18
60m

October 06, 2006

10/6/2006

Guests: From Washington, D.C.: Sens. John Kerry and Lincoln Chafee; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke, comedian/actor Robin Williams, journalist Chris Matthews Topics: Mark Foley scandal, 2004 and 2006 elections, Iraq War, international relations

Guest Stars

Ileana Ros-LehtinenRahm EmanuelRalph NaderRobin WilliamsJohn Kerry+5 more
October 13, 2006
EP 19
60m

October 13, 2006

10/13/2006

Guests: Journalist Lou Dobbs, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute, actor Ben Affleck; via satellite, fmr. Sen. John Danforth and Richard Branson of Virgin Group Topics: North Korean nuclear test, civilian casualties in Iraq, global warming, immigration and culture wars

October 20, 2006
EP 20
60m

October 20, 2006

10/20/2006

Guests: Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo Topics: North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act

October 27, 2006
EP 21
60m

October 27, 2006

10/27/2006

Guests: Journalist Andrew Sullivan, politician Christine Todd Whitman, singer Harry Belafonte; via satellite, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and Arianna Huffington Topics: Campaign tactics, gay marriage, toxic chemicals, character of politicians

November 03, 2006
EP 22
60m

November 03, 2006

11/3/2006

Guests: Actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Jack Kingston, The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard; via satellite, filmmaker Robert Greenwald and comedienne Roseanne Barr Topics: Cost of Iraq War, Republican fiscal policy, John Kerry remark controversy, energy alternatives, teaching of abstinence, political advertisements

Guest Stars

Roseanne BarrJack Kingston
November 10, 2006
EP 23
60m

November 10, 2006

11/10/2006

Guests: CNN's Candy Crowley, actor Rainn Wilson, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jeff Flake Topics: 2006 elections, plan for Iraq, Congressional earmarks, resignation of Donald Rumsfeld

November 17, 2006
EP 24
60m

November 17, 2006

11/17/2006

Guests: Guitarist Tom Morello of Audioslave, journalist Dana Priest, actor Richard Dreyfuss; via satellite, journalist Dan Rather and television's Norman Lear Topics: Journalistic roles/ethics, strategy for Iraq, incoming Democratic Congress, O.J. Simpson book, future of democracy