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Episode guide
Seasons
Season 20
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
January 21, 2022: Timothy Snyder, Bari Weiss, Rep. Ritchie Torres
2022-01-21 · 60mKicking off the new season, Bill interviews Yale University history professor Timothy Snyder about the repercussions of The Big Lie and the January 6th insurrection. For the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district, Ritchie Torres, and writer Bari Weiss.
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E02
Episode 2
January 28, 2022: Ira Glasser, Fiona Hill, Matt Welch
2022-01-28 · 60mBill opens the show this week by interviewing former Executive Director of the ACLU, Ira Glasser. For the panel, he's joined by former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill, and journalist Matt Welch.
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E03
Episode 3
February 4, 2022: Rep. Ro Khanna, Johann Hari, Katherine Mangu-Ward
2022-02-04 · 60mThis week, Bill interviews Rep. Ro Khanna, the U.S. Congressman representing California's 17th district. On the panel, he is joined by British author Johann Hari and Katherine Mangu-Ward, the Editor-in-Chief of Reason Magazine.
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Episode 4
February 11, 2022: Ricky Williams, Vivek Ramaswamy, Marianne Williamson
2022-02-11 · 60mBill starts this week's show by interviewing Ricky Williams, a former NFL star and cannabis entrepreneur. On the panel, he is joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur and author, and Marianne Williamson, political activist and former Democrat Presidential Candidate.
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Episode 5
February 18, 2022: Brooke Jenkins, John Avlon, Katrina Vanden Heuvel
2022-02-18 · 60mThis week, Bill interviews Brooke Jenkins, a former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney. For the panel discussion, he is joined by John Avlon, a senior Political Analyst and anchor for CNN, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, a columnist for The Washington Post.
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Episode 6
February 25, 2022: Ruben Gallego, Bret Stephens, Chloé Valdary
2022-02-25 · 60mBill opens the show by interviewing Rep. Ruben Gallego, Democratic Congressman from Arizona. Joining him on the panel are entrepreneur Chloé Valdary and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.
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Episode 7
March 11, 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Frank Bruni, Batya Ungar-Sargon
2022-03-11 · 60mBill opens this week's show by interviewing award-winning actor and director, Kenneth Branagh. On the panel, he is joined by Frank Bruni, a Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek.
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Episode 8
March 18, 2022: Ernest Moniz, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Max Brooks
2022-03-18 · 60mThis week, Bill interviews Ernest Moniz, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy from 2013-2017. On the panel, he is joined by pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and author Max Brooks.
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Episode 9
March 25, 2022: Julia Ioffe, John Heilemann, Sen. Jon Tester
2022-03-25 · 60mBill kicks off this week's episode by interviewing journalist and Russian expert, Julia Ioffe. On the panel, he is joined by Sen. Jon Tester, the senior Democratic Senator from Montana, and John Heilemann, creator, host & executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus.
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Episode 10
April 1, 2022: Nicole Perlroth, Laura Coates, Andrew Yang
2022-04-01 · 60mKicking off this week's episode, Bill interviews Nicole Perlroth, former lead cybersecurity and digital espionage reporter for The New York Times. On the panel, he is joined by Laura Coates, a CNN Senior Legal Analyst, and Andrew Yang, former Democratic Presidential candidate and founder of the new political third party, Forward.
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Episode 11
April 8, 2022: David Mamet, Nancy MacLean, David Leonhardt
2022-04-08 · 60mBill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, David Mamet and is joined on the panel by historian Nancy MacLean and columnist David Leonhardt.
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Episode 12
April 22, 2022: Bob Odenkirk, Mary Katharine Ham, Caitlin Flanagan
2022-04-22 · 60mBill returns this week by interviewing comedian Bob Odenkirk and is joined for the panel discussion by CNN Commentator Mary Katharine Ham and writer at The Atlantic, Caitlin Flanagan.
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Episode 13
April 29, 2022: Fran Lebowitz, Ali Velshi, Doug Jones
2022-04-29 · 60mOpening the show this week, Bill interviews author Fran Lebowitz. On the panel, he is joined by MSNBC journalist Ali Velshi and former Democratic Senator from Alabama Doug Jones.
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May 6, 2022: Chloe Maxmin, Paul Begala, Michele Tafoya
2022-05-06 · 60mThis week, Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin is Bill's first guest and for the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic strategist Paul Begala and former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya.
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Episode 15
May 13, 2022: Rod Stewart, Ian Bremmer, Jane Harman
2022-05-13 · 60mLegendary musician Sir Rod Stewart is Bill's interviewee this week. On the panel, he is joined by political scientist Ian Bremmer and former Representative for California Jane Harman.
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Episode 16
May 20, 2022: Mark Esper, Donna Brazile, Adam Carolla
2022-05-20 · 60mThis week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Dr. Mark T. Esper, the former Secretary of Defense under President Trump. On the panel, he is joined by veteran political strategist Donna Brazile and comedian Adam Carolla.
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Episode 17
★ 8.0June 3, 2022: Eric Holder, Michael Shellenberger, Douglas Murray
2022-06-03 · 60mEric Holder, former US Attorney General, is this week's opening interviewee. On the panel, Bill is joined by California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger and columnist Douglas Murray.
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Episode 18
June 10, 2022: Dr. Cornel West, Kellyanne Conway, Josh Barro
2022-06-10 · 60mDr. Cornel West, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and contributor to The Guardian; Kellyanne Conway - former Senior Counselor to President Trump and author of the memoir, "Here's the Deal"; Josh Barro, host of the weekly podcast "Very Serious" and blogger for "Very Serious" on Substack.
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Episode 19
June 17, 2022: Danny Strong, Krystal Ball, James Kirchick
2022-06-17 · 60mBill interviews actor and director Danny Strong at the top of the show. For the panel, he is joined by political commentator Krystal Ball and conservative reporter James Kirchick.
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Episode 20
June 24, 2022: Christine Emba, Andrew Sullivan, Katie Herzog
2022-06-24 · 60mBill begins this week's show by interviewing author and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba. On the panel, he is joined by political commentator Andrew Sullivan and culture writer Katie Herzog.
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Episode 21
July 29, 2022: Chris Cuomo, John McWhorter, Sam Stein
2022-07-29 · 57mReturning from his Summer break, Bill opens the show by interviewing journalist Chris Cuomo. On the panel he is joined by John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, and political journalist Sam Stein.
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Episode 22
August 5, 2022: David Duchovny, Matt Taibbi, Lis Smith
2022-08-05 · 57mBill opens this week's episode interviewing award-winning actor David Duchovny about his new book. For the panel, he is joined by author Matt Taibbi and Democratic political strategist Lis Smith.
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Episode 23
August 12, 2022: Ross Douthat, Rikki Schlott, Piers Morgan
2022-08-12 · 57mThis week, Bill interviews columnist Ross Douthat about his recent experience with Lyme disease. For the panel he's joined by journalist Piers Morgan and GenZ columnist Nikki Schlott.
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Episode 24
August 19, 2022: B.J. Novak, Catherine Rampell, Noah Rothman
2022-08-19 · 57mBill opens this week's show by interviewing actor and director B.J. Novak about his new film, Vengeance. On the panel, he is joined by CNN political and economic commentator Catherine Rampell and conservative political commentator Noah Rothman.
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Episode 25
August 26, 2022: John Waters, Amy Klobuchar, Rob Reiner
2022-08-26 · 57mThis week, Bill interviews filmmaker John Waters and is joined on the panel by senior Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and filmmaker Rob Reiner.
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Episode 26
September 9, 2022: Wynton Marsalis, Scott Galloway, Matt Welch
2022-09-09 · 57mBill opens this week's show by interviewing jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. For the panel, he is joined by author and business professor Scott Galloway and journalist Matt Welch.
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Episode 27
★ 7.0September 16, 2022: Trace Adkins, Julia Ioffe, Jon Meacham
2022-09-16 · 57mCountry singer Trace Adkins is Bill's interviewee this week, while on the panel he is joined by Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington Correspondent for the media company Puck, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.
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September 23, 2022: Michael Moore, Jonathan Lemire, Vivek Ramaswamy
2022-09-23 · 57mBill opens this week's episode by interviewing award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. For the panel discussion, he is joined by journalist Jonathan Lemire and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Episode 29
September 30, 2022: Masih Alinejad, Van Jones, Caitlin Flanagan
2022-09-30 · 57mThis week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. For the panel, he is joined by political commentator Van Jones and journalist Caitlin Flanagan.
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Episode 30
October 7, 2022: Chris Wallace, Katty Kay, Chris Christie
2022-10-07 · 57mBill opens this week's show by interviewing CNN anchor Chris Wallace. On the panel, he is joined by former Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and Special Correspondent for BBC News Katty Kay.
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Episode 31
October 14, 2022: Netanyahu, Smerconish, Degrasse Tyson
2022-10-14 · 57mThis week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel. For the panel, he is joined by columnist Michael Smerconish and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Episode 32
October 28, 2022: Quentin Tarantino, Gillian Tett, Yuval Noah Harari
2022-10-28 · 57mAcclaimed movie director Quentin Tarantino is Bill's interviewee to open the show, while on the panel he is joined by Gillian Tett, Editor-at-Large of the Financial Times, and Yuval Harari, Professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Episode 33
November 4, 2022: Richard Reeves, Maggie Haberman, Fareed Zakaria
2022-11-04 · 57mThis week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Richard Reeves, author and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. On the panel, he is joined by Maggie Haberman, Senior Political Correspondent for The New York Times, and political commentator Fareed Zakaria.
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Episode 34
November 11, 2022: Jared Polis, Robert Costa, Ro Khanna
2022-11-11 · 57mDemocratic Governor for Colorado, Jared Polis is Bill's interviewee to open the show. On the panel, he is joined by Robert Costa, Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent for CBS News, and Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman representing California's 17th district.
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November 18, 2022: Matthew Perry, Laura Coates, Jonathan Haidt
2022-11-18 · 57mFor the last show of the season, Bill interviews actor Matthew Perry about his new book. On the panel, he is joined by CNN anchor Laura Coates and Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business.
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