Real Time with Bill Maher season 10

This is a list of episodes from the tenth season of Real Time with Bill Maher.

Real Time with Bill Maher
Season 10
No. of episodes35
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2012-01-13) –
November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16)
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2331Herman Cain, David Frum, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rob Reiner, Alexandra PelosiJanuary 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
Marines urinating on Taliban corpses, assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, Obama's defense record, Republican candidates, impact of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission on elections, Mitt Romney, tribute to Christopher Hitchens, recap of news since the break
2342Bill Moyers, Bernie Sanders, Jennifer Granholm, Matt Lewis, Buddy RoemerJanuary 20, 2012 (2012-01-20)
Republican primaries, Newt Gingrich's viability, survey results of Republicans and Independents, Mitt Romney's unpopularity, Stop Online Piracy Act, Republican misrepresentation of President Barack Obama, disappearance of Republican moderates, money in politics, Romney's tax return, Romney's fortune and the politics of envy
2353Mark Foley, Mario Batali, Martin Bashir, Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, Dana RohrabacherJanuary 27, 2012 (2012-01-27)
Republican disdain for Obama's successes, US military budget, Jan Brewer's confrontation with Obama, illegal immigration, political nature of food, Romney vs. Gingrich, Romney's charity, Saul Alinsky
2364Mike Daisey, Michael Hastings, Wes Moore, Suze Orman, Rick LazioFebruary 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)
Obama's record, housing, public/private sector jobs, haves and "soon-to-haves", the coming end of the war in Afghanistan, Occupy Wall Street, Obama's sweet spot in the electorate, parenting and education, Facebook's IPO, atheism
2375Peter W. Galbraith, Mo Rocca, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Reihan Salam, Al SharptonFebruary 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)
Rise of Rick Santorum & resurfacing of the culture wars, Santorum's hypocrisy, Obama's contraception plan, trading gifts for sex on Valentine's Day, male engagement rings, Prop 8 overruled, Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad, Republicans dividing America into "real" and "elite" areas
2386Drew Pinsky, Alexandra Wentworth, Eliot Spitzer, Erin McPike, Steve MooreFebruary 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)
Michigan Republican primary, Republicans' female problem, welfare hypocrites, Rick Santorum's views on homosexuality, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, nuclear power, Republicans disrespecting Obama
2397Russ Feingold, Bob Lutz, James Carville, Neil deGrasse Tyson, John HeilemannMarch 2, 2012 (2012-03-02)
Inevitability of Romney nomination, Citizens United, global warming, Republican primaries, Rush Limbaugh's remarks regarding contraception, Democratic "bubble" regarding Obama's inevitable victory in general election
2408Michael Oren, Jon Hamm, Michael Steele, Andy Stern, Catherine CrierMarch 9, 2012 (2012-03-09)
Romney's electability, Maher's donation to Obama, health care, Obama's position on Iran, Joseph Kony, Alexandra Pelosi's video from Mississippi, Democrats and the South, Santorum's anti-intellectualism
2419Alexandra Pelosi, Ed Helms, Dylan Ratigan, Mick Cornett, Amy HolmesMarch 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)
Alexandra Pelosi's videos, gas prices, the economy, stupidest state competition, the message of The Lorax, ending the war in Afghanistan, Greg Smith's resignation from Goldman Sachs
24210Charles M. Blow, Fred Armisen, Glenn Greenwald, Wendy Schiller, Andrew SullivanMarch 23, 2012 (2012-03-23)
Hate crimes, due process vs. judicial process, coping with fame, Republican 5 stages of loss, pros and cons of political flexibility, Catholics voting against Santorum, outrage in America
24311Rich Galen, Van Jones, Elise Jordan, Ezekiel Emanuel, Matthew WeinerMarch 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)
Killing of Trayvon Martin, health care, Republican war on science & technology, gun control
24412Tavis Smiley, Eric Klinenberg, Kim Campbell, David Stockman, Matthew ContinettiApril 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)
Why women don't like Romney, Hilary Rosen's comments about Ann Romney, the budget, why Obama persists with the War on Drugs, the economy, Fidel Castro
24513Lynn Henning, Ross Douthat, Thomas Frank, Todd G. Buchholz, Chrystia FreelandApril 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)
Romney catching Obama in polls, the media, women's issues, secret service scandal, decline of organized religion, the Buffett rule, income inequality, Republicans at war with common sense
24614Charles Murray, Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Begala, Andrew Ross Sorkin, S. E. CuppApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Student loan debt, Obama's celebrity, Romney as flip-flopper, the American Dream, the economy, sex and the media
24715Arsenio Hall, Bobcat Goldthwait, Susan Del Percio, Ed Schultz, Lawrence WilkersonMay 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)
Republicans painting Obama as a radical leftist, Jimmy Carter and nonviolence, Republicans and women, Reagan as the standard of conservatism, Republicans and success, donations to churches & charity
24816Richard A. Clarke, Eva Longoria, Margaret Hoover, David Cay Johnston, Grover NorquistMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Obama's War on Terror, Obama versus Romney on gay rights, Romney and the hard right, Obama's economic recovery, the Latino vote and immigration policy, obesity
24917Dan Rather, Joel Stein, Bill Bradley, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Jeremy ScahillMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
Billionaires and politics, "moderate" as negative term, masculinity, Wall Street, minority babies outnumbering white babies, the Mexican drug wars, religion vs. education
25018Jeffrey Gettleman, Kevin Nealon, Michelle Bernard, Paul Krugman, Arthur LafferMay 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
The economy, filibuster, venture capitalism, resurgence of birthers, vice-president vetting, Romney's faith influencing his decisions, Facebook's IPO
25119Susan L. Burke, E. J. Dionne, Michael Brendan Dougherty, John Waters, Dambisa MoyoJune 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
Scott Walker recall election, the economy, Catholicism, China, farm subsidies in Africa, Obama and capitalism, Bain Capital, futility of Occupy Wall Street
25220Joseph Stiglitz, Alan Thicke, Karen Finney, David Frum, Kristen SoltisJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
Obama's strategy of targeting individual demographics, election fundraising, right wing extremism, the boomer generation, David McCullough's commencement speech, role of luck in success, racism in America
25321Kirk Douglas, Mark Ruffalo, Nick Gillespie, Rachel Maddow, Mortimer ZuckermanJune 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)
Fast & Furious, independents vs. partisans, Sandusky guilty, War Powers Resolution, Obama courting the Latinos, environmental impact of fracking, genetically modified foods, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, immature conservative ideology
25422Amy Goodman, Gavin Newsom, Fareed Zakaria, Jack Abramoff, Lizz WinsteadJune 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justices John Roberts and Antonin Scalia, reproductive health, Egypt election, Allen West, Mitt Romney's plan for China and health care, Romney's VP candidates
25523Peter Byck, Chelsea Handler, Mark Cuban, Reihan Salam, Alex WagnerAugust 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)
Paul Ryan, the defense budget, presidential candidates not taking a stand, government's role in business' success, Obama's lack of social graces, Democrats fighting dirty, voter ID laws
25624Arianna Huffington, D. L. Hughley, Katty Kay, Jack Kingston, Avik RoyAugust 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)
Health care, welfare, racism, Todd Akin & Republican misogyny, the war in Afghanistan, link between religious/political fundamentalism and policies not based on evidence
25725Alexandra Pelosi, Walter Kirn, Dinesh D'Souza, Jason Alexander, Ron Christie, Soledad O'BrienAugust 31, 2012 (2012-08-31)
Lies at the Republican convention, Clint Eastwood's one-man show, Romney & Ryan's poverty, Mormonism, climate change, Todd Akin, Republicans distancing themselves from the George W. Bush administration and previous nominees
25826Steve Schmidt, Jim VandeHei, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Christine O'Donnell, David SimonSeptember 7, 2012 (2012-09-07)
Political conventions, Republicans' lack of humor, campaign finances, Paul Ryan, the War on Drugs, Obama's record, character in politics, wealthy people who think privilege had no role in their success
25927John Feehery, Chris Hayes, Zanny Minton Beddoes, John Legend, Bob CostasSeptember 14, 2012 (2012-09-14)
Romney's Mideast comments, the economy, moderate Muslims, violence and homophobia in football, Jerry Sandusky, Romney's lack of policy specifics, Bush's 9/11 intelligence failure, Americans' worship of money
26028Eugene Jarecki, Salman Rushdie, Rana Foroohar, Roger Hedgecock, Chris MatthewsSeptember 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Romney's video and the 47%, voter suppression, Republicans need new ideas, loss of privacy, undecided voters
26129Frank Luntz, Kerry Washington, Will Cain, Mark Foley, Bill McKibbenOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)
The first debate, Romney's shift to the center, new economics numbers, the environment, affirmative action, the economy
26230Ben Affleck, Darrell Issa, Brian Schweitzer, Sheila Bair, Ann CoulterOctober 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
The Vice-Presidential debate, the attacks in Libya, bank bailouts and regulations, defense spending, Romney's Sesame Street comment, Romney's unpopularity in his home state, Focus on the Family's 0% success rating of Obama's presidency
26331Gary Hirshberg, Boris Epshteyn, John Fund, Goldie Taylor, Matt TaibbiOctober 19, 2012 (2012-10-19)
2nd Presidential Debate, attacks in Libya, women voters, Romney's Bain record, voter fraud
26432Chrystia Freeland, Eliot Spitzer, Michael Steele, Barney Frank, Nate SilverOctober 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)
Presidential debates, fallout from Richard Mourdock, George McGovern and the lack of moderate Republicans, forecasting the election, racism, War in Afghanistan, Romney as 1950s nostalgia candidate, the conservatism of a possible Romney administration
26533Margaret Hoover, Rick Lazio, Rob Reiner, Matthew Segal, James BalogNovember 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)
Political aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Obama's recent endorsements, climate change, youth issues, the economy, how we got to candidate Romney
26634James Carville, Andrew Sullivan, S. E. Cupp, Samuel L. Jackson, Mason TvertNovember 9, 2012 (2012-11-09)
Republicans vs. Democrats, Canada, Republicans vs. women, problem with the Republican brand, the media, the fiscal cliff and supply-side economics, Petraeus scandal, 2012 Benghazi attack, voting for same-race candidates
26735David Frum, Michael Moore, Ana Navarro, Eric Idle, David AxelrodNovember 16, 2012 (2012-11-16)
Mitt Romney returns to his 47% stance, conservative soul-searching and the future of the Republican party, conspiracy theories on 2012 Benghazi attack, Petraeus scandal, election reform
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