The BEST episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 12
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 12!
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
#1 - May 9, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2014
Interviewee: Sister Simone Campbell ("Nun on a Bus") Panelists: Matt Welch ("Reason" magazine Editor-in-Chief), Baratunde Thurston (Author and Comic), Ariana Huffington ("Thrive" Scribe and HuffPost Founder) Panel Guest: Dinesh D'Souza (Conservative Film-maker) Topics:
#2 - September 19, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/19/2014
Ex-Secretary of State and General Colin Powell, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), The Nation's Editor-in-Chief Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Matthew Segal and actor Wendell Pierce.
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#3 - May 23, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2014
Jose Antonio Vargas, Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Smerconish, David Frum and Sarah Silverman.
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#4 - May 16, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/2014
Comedian and Actor Kevin Nealon, Ex-Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MN), from "Fed Up" Dr. Robert Lustig, GOP Pollster Kellyanne Conway and Author of "Every Nation for Itself" Ian Bremmer.
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Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2014
Interviewee: Jeremy Scahill ("Dirty Wars" Docu-maker) Panelists: Andrew Sullivan ("Daily Dish" blogger), Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory" star and vegan author), Eric Klinenberg ("Going Solo" author) Panel Guest: Bill Nye Topics: Creationism vs. science, Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger, net neutrality, drop in infrastructure spending, targeted killings of US citizens who plot against other Americans, veganism, attachment parenting, World Health Organization's warning about cancer, Philip Seymour Hoffman's published diaries, Edward Snowden praising Russia.
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#6 - June 6, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/6/2014
John Waters, Anthony Weiner, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Nicolle Wallace and Jim Geraghty
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#7 - January 31, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2014
Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter) Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA) Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies") Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.
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#8 - November 21, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/21/2014
Season Finale. "The Interview" star Seth Rogen, MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Monty Python Alum & "So Anyway..." author John Cleese, Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland and "News One Now" host Roland Martin.
#9 - March 28, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2014
Interviewee: Jimmy Carter (former U.S. President) Panelists: W. Kamau Bell, Neera Tanden, Rick Lazio Panel Guest: Josh Gad Topics: A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, treatment of women in various countries, militarized police force, GM's recall of vehicles & corporations' liability, Paul Ryan's statements about inner cities compared to Michelle Obama's, Erdoğan banning Twitter and YouTube, Frozen & gay conspiracy theory, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, marine pollution.
#10 - April 11, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2014
Interviewees: Maria Alyokhina & Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (members of Pussy Riot) Panelists: Rob Lowe, Duncan D. Hunter, Ana Marie Cox Panel Guest: Matt Taibbi Topics:
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Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2014
Interviewee: Michelle Alexander Panelists: Charles Cooke, Jane Harman, Rachel Maddow Panel Guest: Steve Coogan Topics: The New Jim Crow, incarceration in the US, human rights in North Korea, MSNBC's overcoverage of the Chris Christie scandal, BYU's anti-masturbation campaign, Philomena, forced adoptions in the Catholic Church, Pat McCrory blocking lawsuits against Duke Energy, drought in California and regulations, John Kerry's statement about climate change.
#12 - February 7, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2014
Interviewee: Charlie Crist Panelists: Tom Colicchio, Alicia Menendez, S. E. Cupp Panel Guest: P. J. O'Rourke Topics: Independents in US politics, Cuban embargo, immigration reform, executive orders, Congressional Budget Office's report on Obamacare's effect on jobs, lowest abortion rates in 30 years, Russia and communism, heroin and prescription drugs, United States Department of State's report on the Keystone Pipeline, federal spending for children vs. for senior citizens.
#13 - October 3, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/3/2014
This weeks guests include Oscar winner Ben Affleck, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), New York Times Op-Editor Nicholas Kristoff, Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele, and "Waking Up" author Sam Harris.
#14 - November 7, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/7/2014
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Comeback" star Lisa Kudrow, Washington Post's Robert Costa, Daily Beast's Kristen Soltis Anderson.
#15 - January 24, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2014
Interviewee: Erin Brockovich Panelists: Josh Barro, Howard Dean, Carly Fiorina Panel Guest: Willie Nelson Topics: 2014 Elk River chemical spill and coal mining, Republicans and women issues, Obamacare, Richard Sherman's outburst after game against the San Francisco 49ers, Obama's inconsistent policies about marijuana, poverty and income inequality, 2014 Winter Olympics and Vladimir Putin's comments on LGBT people.
#16 - July 18, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/18/2014
Ex-Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), From "Star Trek" George Takei, ESPN's Five Thirty Eight Statistician Nate Silver, Dialy Caller Senior Editor Jamie Weinstein and Rev. Dr. William Barber II.
#17 - October 31, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/31/2014
Actress and "Food Chain" EP Eva Longoria, Author and General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Senator Angus King (I-ME), Pain-in-the-ass Rula Jebreal, and Actor Kal Penn.
#18 - June 27, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/27/2014
MSNBC's Joy Reid, Journalist Bobby Ghosh, Radio Host Andy Dean, "Missing Microbes" Author Dr. Martin Blaser, and Graphic Novelist Max Brooks.
#19 - June 20, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/20/2014
"No Place to Hide" Author Glenn Greenwald, Linkin Park's Michael Shinoda, Atlantic Journalist Ta-Nehisa Coates, I.A.V.A. Founder Paul Rieckhoff, and Conservative Pollster Kristen Soltis.
#20 - June 13, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/13/2014
EPA Head Gina McCarthy, MSNBC Co-Host Krystal Ball, Novelist Richard Clarke, Comedian Carol Leifer and Conservative Blogger Tom Rogan.
#21 - November 14, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/14/2014
Rep. Rand Paul (R-KY), Comedy Legend Martin Short, Founding Editor of "The Dish" Andrew Sullivan, CNN Political Contributor Margaret Hoover, and Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill.
#22 - April 25, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2014
Interviewee: Tom Steyer (Hedge Fund Manager & Philanthropist) Panelists: John Avlon ("Daily Beast" Editor), Charles Murray ("Curmudgeon" author), and Christine Quinn (Ex-NYC Councilwoman) Panel Guest: Annabelle Gurwitch (Comedian) Topics:
#23 - September 12, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/12/2014
Live from Washington D.C. Guests include comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld, Ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) followed by a live stand-up special.
#24 - July 11, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/11/2014
Author Sandra Tsing-Loh, Pulitzer prize-winner Ron Suskind, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), National Review's Reihan Salam, and Jason Box.
#25 - July 25, 2014
Season 12 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/25/2014
"Cosmos" star Neil deGrasse Tyson, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Freedomworks' Matt Kibbe, GOP Strategist Hogan Gidley, economist Richard Wolff.