Real Time with Bill Maher · SEASON 24
October 30, 2026: Sen. Ted Cruz, Kid Rock, James VandeHei
Episode 32 · 2026-10-30
- Comedy
- Talk
Episode overview
Guests: An interview with Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas and author of the book Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas. This week's panel discussion includes Kid Rock, musician and rapper, whose new album Halfway 2 Jesus was recently released; and James VandeHei, co-founder and CEO of Axios, and co-author of the book Simplify: Do 50 Percent More with 50 Percent Less.
59 minutes
Season 24 episodes
1. January 23, 2026: Major General Paul Eaton, Sen. John Kennedy, Kasie Hunt2026-01-23
2. January 30, 2026: Nate Bargatze, Joe Scarborough, Marjorie Taylor Greene2026-01-30
3. February 6, 2026: John Mellencamp, Chris Christie, Chrystia Freeland2026-02-06
4. February 13, 2026: Jonathan Haidt, Stephanie Ruhle, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster2026-02-13
5. February 20, 2026: Paul Anka, Rep. Lauren Boebert, James Talarico2026-02-20
6. March 6, 2026: Annabelle Gurwitch, Sen. Adam Schiff, Don Lemon2026-03-06
7. March 13, 2026: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Anthony Scaramucci, Lloyd Blankfein2026-03-13
8. March 20, 2026: Tristan Harris, Paul Begala, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna2026-03-20
9. March 27, 2026: Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Laura Coates, Stephen A. Smith2026-03-27
10. April 10, 2026: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Douglas Murray, Paul Rieckhoff2026-04-10
11. April 17, 2026: Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel, Jake Sullivan2026-04-17
12. April 24, 2026: Gov. Wes Moore, Chris Cuomo, Sarah Isgur2026-04-24
13. May 1, 2026: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Bret Stephens, Gillian Tett2026-05-01
14. May 8, 2026: Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Donna Brazile2026-05-08
15. May 15, 2026: Ben McKenzie, Dan Jones, David French2026-05-15
16. May 29, 2026: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Katy Tur, Kevin McCarthy2026-05-29
17. June 5, 2026: Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Susan Rice2026-06-05
18. June 12, 2026: David Sedaris, Ian Bremmer, Hagar Chemali2026-06-12
19. June 19, 2026: Sam Levinson, Rep. Ro Khanna, Jonathan Martin2026-06-19
20. June 26, 2026: V.P. JD Vance, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Larry Wilmore2026-06-26
21. July 31, 2026: Erin Brockovich, Scott Galloway, Peter Hamby2026-07-31
22. August 7, 2026: Mike Rowe, Tara Palmeri, Matt Welch2026-08-07
23. August 14, 2026: Ryan Holiday, Andrew Cuomo, Kristen Soltis Anderson2026-08-14
24. August 21, 2026: Hunter Biden, Jeremy Peters, Dana Bash2026-08-21
25. August 28, 2026: Michael S. Roth, Molly Jong-Fast, Rep. Byron Donalds2026-08-28
26. September 11, 2026: Terry Bradshaw, Max Brooks, Sarah Longwell2026-09-11
27. September 18, 2026: Kevin Roose, Jessica Tarlov, Christopher Rufo2026-09-18
28. September 25, 2026: Andrew Huberman, Jonathan Swan, James Kirchick2026-09-25
29. October 2, 2026: Malcolm Gladwell, Fareed Zakaria, Anand Giridharadas2026-10-02
30. October 9, 2026: Michael Douglas, Thom Tillis, Sara Eisen2026-10-09
31. October 23, 2026: Karoline Leavitt, Steve Hilton, Gov. Andy Beshear2026-10-23
32. October 30, 2026: Sen. Ted Cruz, Kid Rock, James VandeHei2026-10-30
33. November 6, 20262026-11-06
34. November 13, 20262026-11-13
35. November 20, 20262026-11-20
