152 episodes
Club Random with Bill Maher Club Random w/Bill Maher
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4.2 • 3K Ratings
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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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Listen Now: The Sage Steele Show | Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts is a comedian, actor, beatboxer, and musician. He improvs music using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. Reggie and Sage discuss, the nuances of living in LA, and Reggie’s positive take on LA traffic, Reggie’s multiple middle names, “salad power”, the impact of a military upbringing on character, Reggie dealing with bullies, the importance of standing up for yourself, Reggie’s mom’s influence, strength, and protective nature, Reggie’s creative process and their shared experiences of being biracial, the importance of embracing both sides of heritage, the role of creativity in his life, using tech to preserve memories, and the life goal of making your parents proud.
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Kara Swisher | Club Random with Bill Maher
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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Listen Now: The Sage Steele Show | Mayim Bialik
Sage Steele and Mayim Bialik on mental health, Mayim’s depression, anxiety, and OCD, the importance of understanding and accepting oneself, the importance of self-care and mental well-being, the challenges of parenting in the public eye, Mayim on the importance of fostering independence and resilience, Sage’s parents' interracial marriage and how their courage and love have shaped her values and approach to life, the obstacles in sports journalism, Mayim on starting as a child actor, being judged on your looks as a teenage actor, personal healing practices, and how to stay grounded in this crazy world.
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Sandra Bernhard | Club Random with Bill Maher
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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Steven Van Zandt | Club Random with Bill Maher
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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Listen Now: The Sage Steele Show | Sharon Osbourne
Sage Steele and Sharon Osbourne on the political divide, crime in L.A. vs. everywhere else, the loss of common decency, respect, and the principles of debate, Sharon’s turnaround on therapy, Sage speaking out against Disney, Sharon and the after-effects of Ozempic, Sharon’s challenging relationship with her father, and Sharon’s mission in life to help those who live in fear, her husband’s health, and much, much more.
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Customer Reviews
Kara swisher interview was just awful
Kara swisher was one of the latest interviews on the podcast, and she is just so out of touch with America. She constantly boasts about hanging out with her tech billionaire friends while bashing them the same sentence. She thinks there aren’t secret Trump voters when there are probably now more than ever. She thinks her son saying no to a hamas rally is so noble. She talks about her son saying we should all be communist. I cannot stand listening to Kara and so I turned this episode off. On the other hand, The Bill Maher ep with Dave Rubin is probably one of my favorite episodes of this podcast so far! I love how honest Dave is and how funny they are together. It’s so great to hear someone from both sides of the political spectrum laughing and having a good time together. Two other great episodes are Seth McFarland and Bill Burr. I highly recommend listening to those 2 but skip Kara Swisher — just awful.
Interesting but Bill needs to listen more.
He has some interesting guests. More relaxed than his TV show. I liked Julian Lennon and Cameron Crow. For most interviews Bill seems alright but after listening to about 10 minutes of lecturing John Fogerty on 60’s rock and roll, John Fogerty. I wanted to read through my and slap Bill and tell him to shut up. I couldn’t even finish listening to it. Could be the worst interview I’ve ever heard.
Update: 6/3/24 - Bill has learned nothing. Kara Swisher does an admirable job verbally countering Bill’s inaccuracies. Again Bill seems to mansplain about tech bros against Swisher who literally wrote a book on it yet Bill want’s to show off how smart he is. Like I said before Bill, more listening and less bragging about how smart you think you are. Other people know stuff too.
Such a great treat
I love all of these, Bill! Apart from Kara Swisher chirping about how unbelievably wonderful she is, all of these interviews are gold. I really look forward to these episodes. It’s truly the highlight of my week.