Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, November 14, 2025

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 23rd season Friday, November 14th (10:02-11:02 p.m. live ET/7:02-8:02 p.m. PT), with a replay at 12:47 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Scott Galloway, professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and bestselling author of the new book Notes on Being a Man.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and New York Times bestselling author of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present; and Josh Barro, host and author of the Substack newsletter and podcast Very Serious with Josh Barro.

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Galloway is amazing

I don't watch Maher anymore as he's an out of touch liberal hating transphobe. But Galloway is really someone who needs a bigger audience.

[2naSalit]

3. I have a very different view...

Of Galloway. I think he's a misogynist and manages to disguise it to some.

[Halicarnassus]

10. Advocating for American boys doesn't make you a misogynist.

Our boys are going through a crisis right now, as they’re being bombarded by the most toxic people imaginable on social media like Tate, Fuentes, Rogan, et al. And their warped ideas are screwing our young guys up badly.

I’m fond of Galloway and especially Fareed. Barro, eh, s’alright.

[2naSalit]

11. Agree...

to Disagree.

Probably never going to convince me that he's not.

[Happy Hoosier]

16. I hard disagree that he's a misogynist

I do think he's drunk the "masculinity crisis" kool-aid a bit much, but I heard him speak on the subject recently and he made it clear that some of the issue is that men, for the first time, are having to deal with some issue that women have had to deal with for thousands of years. His position is not that feminism has to dialed back, but that out work on sexual and gender politics has to recognize that constructions of masculinity are collapsing and it's becoming a broader social issue. He's not wrong about that. I do disagree with him on some proposed approaches, but he's not wrong about that.

[themaguffin]

24. I've not seen him on this show, but I have seen him on various tv interview etc. and

I think that it's good regarding points that he's making. There are some real issues.

And of course women and minorities have long had serious challenges and more, many stemming from the behavior of white men.
That can't be lost, but I do think that generally speaking his points are make young men better. It seems clear that increased isolation, while living in toxic online spaces or at best not living a real life gaining real experience and social skills is a serious problem.

[Prairie Gates]

2. Fuck Bill Maher

[Jbraybarten]

4. Fuck Bill Maher

Last edited Sun Nov 16, 2025, 09:43 AM - Edit history (1)

That's what we are supposed to say, right?

[Paladin]

6. Whoa, whoa, WHOA!

And earlier General Discussion post (8:13 this morning) about Maher's show tonight says his guests are Megyn Kelly, Greg Gutfeld, and John Fetterman. What's going on?

[Stuckinthebush]

8. That is a joke

Real Whine is joke post.

[Paladin]

9. Would have been nice to have some indication that it was a joke.

I'm certainly not the only one who took that earlier thread seriously. Who wouldn't think Maher would jump at the chance to feature Megyn Kelly and Greg Gutfeld on his show---particularly after the events of this week? And I pissed away my 32,000th DU post in the process.

Oh, well. Fuck Bill Maher.

[question everything]

12. It is offensive to Rhiannon12866 who works hard to post stories all day.

He cannot even create his own format. Imitates the format but without the kitty at the bottom. I don’t think that the administration should allow it and you should not tolerate it.

And I hope you and the others use protection.

[Abolishinist]

23. Fell for it again, did you?

It was pointed out to you several weeks ago by none other than Celerity that a certain reskinner's OP is 'satire'.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220726883

[Rhiannon12866]

20. I've been posting Bill Maher for years, 2017 I think, but I've suddenly acquired a copycat

And you're not the only one who's been confused by this inaccurate information. This poster comes up with the most offensive guests he can think of, then makes fun of them. I like some guests, others not so much, but I only list them and who they are, it's up to DUers whether they choose to watch.

[Paladin]

22. Hope your copycat problem is fixable.

I walked away from Maher, years ago, and my life is the better for it. The only way I keep track of the asshole is by way of info posted on DU, so I appreciate your efforts.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R, *in* before the cusswords - ON EDIT, too late

[question everything]

13. Kick

[beaglelover]

14. Looking forward to watching the show tonight!

[Behind the Aegis]

15. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria was a really good book.

Lots of talk about inventions that made things better and worse at the same time and how the powers that be/were made use of them. It's not a long read, IMO.

[question everything]

17. Another kick for the real post

[Abolishinist]

18. We'll be watching!

Fareed is one of our faves. I watch him every Sunday at 10 am, usually while on the treadmill. He was a speaker a number of years ago at a conference we attended, an interesting person. And Scott Galloway should be good as well. I'm not familiar with Josh Barro.

And of course, the opening and New Rules are always fun!

Thanks for posting!

[question everything]

19. Zakaria should be interesting. I have no idea who the other two are but the monologue and New Rule

are, in most cases, interesting.

Thanks for posting, again.



I don't see the kitty in your post. Is it my computer?

[Rhiannon12866]

21. I still have the kitty, I used to have my dog as well (actually a pup who looked like him), but the pic no longer worked

Thank you so much, as always...