Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 5/22/20

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: Entrance Strategy

Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including the haphazard reopening of the economy and President Trump's experimentation with drugs.




Thomas Friedman: Unfiltered

The New York Times columnist and "Thank You for Being Late" author joins Bill to discuss how our ever more tightly-wound world is faring in the midst of this latest pandemic.




Michael Moore: We Are the Majority

The Academy Award-winning filmmaker and "Rumble with Michael Moore" podcast host joins Bill to discuss their concerns over the 2020 presidential election.




New Rule: Prime Boss

In his editorial New Rule, Bill warns of the economic and environmental costs of our dependence on Amazon.com.

[Hoyt]

1. Thanks for posting. Good show, guaranteed to cause controversy.

[Stuart G]

2. Thank You for posting K and R

[smirkymonkey]

3. Thanks for posting Rhiannon!

Good show!

[Warpy]

4. Good show tonight

I'm beginning to like this format, no right wing bafflegabbers talking over a panel of sensible people.

Maher's probably sick of it, but it's restful and I don't get hoarse shouting "SHUT UP, JUST SHUT UP FOR 5 MINUTES!" at the screen.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Good point, I don't miss the arguing, either!

My only disappointment with tonight's show was that the one interview which wasn't available for upload was with the physician who discussed the connection between metabolism/diet and the likelihood of severe cases and death from coronavirus.

[Auggie]

6. Also wish the clips were longer ...

but what do you expect for free, you know?

Thanks for posting Rhiannon12866. Always a Saturday morning treat.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Oh, those are the entire interviews. They just left one out - the family physician

With the 3 interviews, plus the initial monologue and New Rules at the end, that's the entire hour-long show. I was just disappointed that they didn't include the video of the doctor as well, you never know from week to week, but this was almost the whole show.

And that's why I post them, it's always newsworthy - and I know that not everyone stays up as late as I do, or necessarily has HBO or even TV.

[Hoyt]

8. Maher's staff has done a good job dealing with the CV19 format. Love the old laughing videos, too.

[2naSalit]

9. New Rule was good.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. I thought so, too!

And, unlike the rest of the late night guys, Bill isn't taking time off for the holiday week!

[magicguido]

10. Stop honoring the Electoral College. It should Die quick.