Club Random with Bill Maher

First off, I think Bill Maher’s show and podcast are great. However, being a baby boomer I find I don’t know a lot of his guests. Also, the podcasts are usually too long. When I know the guest the show is great, but please shorten it a tad Bill. Keep up the great work.

Bill does a great job in a long interview format. Bill uses his vast knowledge of history and world events, along with his insightful personal views on life to get the most interesting responses from his guests. The interview is conducted in an intimate one on one setting creating a voyeuristic listening experience. As if you were sitting at the table next to the two in 'My Dinner with Andre'

Big fan of Bill’s HBO/max show. But the podcast reveals another side to Bill which is not always flattering. Too repetitive on political and cultural stances that all fans, even casual observers, know. It would likely be a more compelling listen if you allowed guests to string 2-3 sentences together without interrupting. Why bring guests on if they don’t have a fair chance to express themselves? Wouldn’t it be more of a dialogue if guests stated their opinions fully and you countered when in disagreement or support when in agreement?

There’s a reason why people are sober when recording. So the audience doesn’t have to feel like they’re at the bar two hours after their friends already did. Some episodes are not bad but some are hard to listen to. Tell me more drunk uncle of the thing you think is so funny that has already been said throughout time…oh and take 5 minutes to get to the end of your sentence so I can fake laugh so we can move on.