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Bill Maher rewrites the rules of podcasting the way he did in television in this series of one on one, hour long conversations with a wide variety of unexpected guests in the undisclosed location called Club Random. There’s a whole big world out there that isn’t about politics and Bill and his guests talk about all of it.
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2Bill Maher and legendary actor Malcolm McDowell discuss the impact of his film A Clockwork Orange, how some American cities are living in a Clockwork Orange simulation, the futility of Hollywood remakes, gender roles for actors, Malcolm’s early inspiration from actor Albert Finney, working with renowned directors like Stanley Kubrick and Lindsay Anderson, the real story behind the set of the movie "Caligula" and its controversial nature, English humor and its differences from American humor, Malcolm’s recovery journey, the British monarchy and its cultural significance, stories about Richard Pryor and Garry Shandling, the difference between comedy and serious acting, and much, much more.
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Bill Maher and Armie Hammer on Armie’s fall from grace, the search for the truth, Bill examines the facts vs. narrative, the police investigation, Armie admits past mistakes, the narratives that come out of the Internet, the Netflix documentary House of Hammer, Armie’s surprising attitude about his ordeal, the importance of therapy, Armie’s trauma early in life, and much, much more.
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Penn Jillette is one half of the magic duo Penn and Teller, who have the longest running show in the history of Vegas. Bill tries his best to get magicians' secrets out of Penn, and they discuss the love of humans vs. animals, the magic trick "blood from a stone," libertarians and seat belts, Penn being in the “nut chair” on Politically Incorrect, Bill’s opening joke on the Jerry Lewis telethon that almost got him cancelled, the problem with the brains of young people, Penn on hopping trains as a young man, when Bill was a nanny, and much, much more.
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Bill Maher and Tony Hawk on Steve O and sobriety, Tony’s death-defying stunts, how being a pro skateboarder in the '80s was like being an astronaut, how Tony’s kids think the '90s were ancient history, bridging the gap between grunge and TikTok, Tony’s journey to finding the perfect wife, Bill compares childbirth to skateboarding injuries, Tony’s sage advice to young skaters, the lack of PED’s in skateboarding, and their mutual love of Jackass.
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Bill Maher and Larry Wilmore on people their age dying, best stripper names, meet Patina and Original Cindy, Tik Tok and cultural permission to be stupid, generational trauma of the past, protesters having no skin in the game, the glory of cigars, the first OJ jury, racism being written about by white people, the genius of Bernie Mac and Bill’s love of Bad Santa, health myths, how far we’ve come as a society, the super powers of Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno, and which band was the first to experience cancel culture.
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Bill Maher and Ray Romano on vices, Bill’s first bit at an open mic, Ray’s acting career post Raymond, how many times Ray quit comedy before starting his career, Ray’s hilarious encounter while playing a cruise ship, Bill on how begging a woman to take you back is a huge turn off, Ray’s roughest gig ever, the desire to wash a city off of you after a bad show, how Ray downplays his achievements, and much more.
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Bill Maher and Kara Swisher on strip clubs then and now, protest culture and the complexity of our current issues, tech leaders’ narrow focus, the premature release of certain technologies, the shift from an information desert to an information flood, the key to raising smart kids, engaging in meaningful dialogue across the divide, with Swisher highlighting the importance of talking to people with differing views, the challenges faced by the LGBTQ community, the historical context of race relations, and the fly on the Mona Lisa theory.
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Bill and Sandra on how Bill asked her out at Catch a Rising Star comedy club in New York, Sandra’s avant-garde image, her one-woman shows, her role in "The King of Comedy." Personal anecdotes and experiences, Sandra's Playboy cover in 1992, Bill’s mentions his early attempts to write jokes for various shows and magazines, the lack of depth and authenticity of today's celebrity culture, how to keep a relationship fresh, Sandra’s estranged father, the challenges of being funny in a politically correct environment. Sandra’s critique of Netanyahu and his impact on Israel, Bill’s sleep wear, Sandra’s firing by Woody Allen, and the “what if” had they ever gotten together.
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Bill Maher and Steven Van Zandt on their mutual efforts to stay in shape, Steven’s authentic style, the evolution from tour buses to planes, the changes in Las Vegas from the mob era to corporate, the commercialization of everything, how Steven is a "law and order liberal," police reform, homelessness, and the balance between liberal and woke ideologies, how this conversation is NOT about Bruce Springsteen, accurately depicting stand-up and music in movies, Steven’s role in "The Sopranos," climate change, and Elon and the feasibility of Mars as a habitat.
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Bill Maher and Bill Burr on why Bill directed Old Dads, the state of cancel culture, what happens if you keep drinking with age, how kids are a buzzkill, the problem with self-driving cars, the age gap between the two Bills, big roast energy, what happened to Bill Maher while wearing leopard shoes, the randomness of award shows, how Bill Burr fell in love with his wife, Bill’s Burr’s take on The Beatles, Bill Burr’s hilarious hometown friends, why war is legal and much, much more.
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Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld on the gift Bill gave Jerry, Jerry’s attention to detail, the car Jerry picked up Bill in for Comedians in Cars, their respective career maturity, the mistakes Bill made with stand-up crowds, Lorne Michaels’ philosophy on retirement, Bill’s changing desires about performing live, the ruthless nature of Johnny Carson, picking apart compliments, whether there is such a thing as a bad crowd, the genius of Marcus Aurelius, and so much more.
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Bill and Dana White on being polarizing, their mutual Catholic upbringings, how Dana built his empire, how nuns are meaner than the toughest UFC fighter, the law they made to stop Jack Johnson from fighting, how Bill never heard his Dad curse, when the media writes about someone’s net worth, what destroyed the evening news, why Dana moved to Vegas as a kid, the thing Bill and Dana’s moms have in common, the annoying trend of art trying to teach the audience a lesson, Dana’s personal health renaissance thanks to Gary Brecka, Dana’s fandom of Real Time, the concept of regrets, the book The Doors of Perception, and so much more.
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It’s a Creedence Clearwater Revival. Bill and John Fogerty on John’s goal of making songs that sound good in a car, when John sang on The Ed Sullivan Show, the subversive messages in John’s songs, John gives Bill his signature flannel shirt Fortunate Son, the working class appeal of certain music then and now, the incredible longevity of Mick Jagger, the leap from popular band to legendary band, the Woodstock that broke bad, John’s love of the Grateful Dead, and much, much more.
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Bill and Katie Couric on Bill’s Today Show appearance and what Katie said about Bill on a hot mic, what’s in that dropper Bill puts in his soda water, Bill’s gift to his longtime employees, Katie’s review of Bill’s new book, why the loudest, meanest voices are the ones that get heard, the astrological sign of Jesus, doing Club Random vs. Real Time, the genius of Andy Warhol’s fame prediction, the complete lack of trust in the media, Mr. Beast trying to cure peoples’ ills, and much, much more.
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Bill and Billy Dee Williams on the difference between cockiness and arrogance, A.I. making us live longer, Billy’s storied career, Billy’s new book on his very colorful life, why certain people with tough upbringings turn out fine, the big bang theory, Billy’s Lawrence Olivier moment, the different schools of acting, and George Carlin’s influence on Bill Maher regarding religion.
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Watch the brilliant Matt Friend berate Bill Maher as Trump, Matt’s Bill impression, Bill and Matt on “lefty lunatic” Bill, Matt’s Johnny Carson intros young comedian Bill Maher, Matt’s Howard Stern on Bill and his single life with no wife, navigating the dating apps, Matt’s fun on the red carpet, Matt’s comedy expertise across generations, Matt asks Bill the question everybody wants answered, Matt explains Charli D’Amelio, the time Trump wore a power suit to a pajama party at the Playboy Mansion, how voices change with age, and much more.
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Bill and Sheryl Crow on Bill’s love of Sheryl’s documentary, the artist who is most like Bill’s dog Chico, the madness of being famous super young, how it’s impossible to make money from streaming music, Bill’s awesome Sheryl Crow playlist, the things that make Bill cry, the massive artists who love Sheryl, from Prince to Michael Jackson to Dylan to Mick Jagger, Sheryl and Kid Rock talking after a national tragedy, the intrinsic appeal of Sheryl’s lyrics, Sheryl’s secret to hanging onto her money, and a ton more.
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John Cleese and Bill Maher on Monty Python’s best work, Bill’s new book “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You,” meditation, how to slow down time, whether British people or the Irish drink more, the American propensity to worship weakness, the three phases of relationships, how many soulmates you can have in life, the source of creativity, how stress affects our lifespan, how Trump attacked Bill, John's psychic experience, Bill's friends who've seen ghosts, and much, much more!
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The brilliant Cameron Crowe reveals how Sean Penn got cast in Fast Times at Ridgemont High; Bill and Cameron on Bill’s love for Billy Joel, the artists that influenced them both, the most poetic lyric by Elvis Costello, what it was like being the youngest writer ever at Rolling Stone, Bill and Cameron’s mutual love for Eddie Vedder, why lyrics are unimportant in some songs, what Salman Rushdie told Bill about writing, as an artist what it means to accrue a body of work over time, and at this point, you could have watched about three minutes and decided for yourself.
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Thursday drop! Two guests for one! Bill and comedy-podcasting duo Krystyna Hutchinson and Corinne Fisher go deep on vital topics like Bill’s main news source, the cult of Beyonce, an important examination of the song No Scrubs, the old standards of certain types of behaviors by men, how many words dogs know, the specific things our bodies can handle, how everyone drove seatbelt-less and tanked in the past, the dangers of new medicine, and so much more.
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Always enjoy the show, but you sure cut Malcom off a lot Bill
Haha how he switched from praising diversity and immigration to describing current situation in Italy from which he escaped ;D Perfect
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Wow. so RANDOM! Not at all self-righteous, curmudgeonly, opportunistic, selfish, or a union scab! Just like the everyman...
Seth McFarlane is the best. I love that man and want to thank him for all the laughs thru the years.
Jesus, Bill has had some terrible guests lately, Roseanne, Candace Owens, lunatics.
Thanks Bill for standing up against Kremlin propaganda!
Candace Owens? What a terrible guest. First time I’ve been disappointed in this show, or Real Time.
what happened to the AJ Benza interview??
I luv'd this interview. Always been a fan of Julian and had the biggest crush of him in the 80s and 90s, still do. A great Man.
DOL missed the housing crash of 2008. that sentiment that government data is reliable is an elite point of view
great show right up until bill started sucking up about false police violence
She's right, Bill does just rail on like a bitter old man. It's reflexive. I also think these "conversations" , as he calls them, would be more useful if he would actually let the guests form and complete those thoughts. Bill just talks over everyone.
First person to really push back on Bills biases. Bless him but he gets stuck sometime in the same rants. Still a truth sayer in the public view though.
Wow man, I don't listen to all of these, but when I saw Mrs Osborn on the show, it was a done deal. She's a legend in the industry, and such an incredibly tough, smart lady that I just had to listen. Great episode.
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A voice made for silent film.
your interview of Richard Dreyfuss (one of the A-list actors of my lifetime) Was one of the most frustrating and disappointing podcasts I ever heard. There he was, trying to dish on some of the biggest celebrities of Hollywood's golden age, and it seemed like he had the really good stuff. But before he could finish any story, you had to but in with one of your stories of how much fun you had back in the day, playing with your winky. and you did it over and over. GIVE US A BREAK!
bill needs to let his guests finish their sentences. he pontificate over them and interrupts far too much. becoming unlistenable as he ages. I stopped religiously tuning in because it's hard work to make out what guests are saying.
Bill, did you throw a scorpion in the bath water lately? Apparently, it works. Hahahaaaa. Just yesterday a clip of Geena on Graham Norton had come up and she mentioned Sara. Today, you do. Kismet, I guess. I had never heard of it, which surprised me because the mid 80s was the last sitcom gold time. I just watched my first episode, which was ep2. Omg, it also had Ronnie Corbett, aka Corabeth Godsey, little Matthew Lawrence, and Kate and Oliver Hudson's uncle. Maybe we didn't get it up here in Canucker land. Anyway, Lisa/Phoebe, my favourite Friends actress/girl character. I just could not stomach the show until early 2020... Sorry. Heck, same with Seinfeld and The Office... I tried but just couldn't until recently and now I love them. In certain circles I was called the ditzy one and teased about being smart. What can I say? It's fun, keeps 'em guessing and shocked, right, Lisa? (April 17, 2023)