Club Random with Bill Maher

Our first guest ever William Shatner returns for a raucous and hilarious talk about how William's distinctive speech pattern would sound during intimate moments, the floating garbage heap in the ocean, why the environment wasn’t an issue in the election, the future of sanctuary cities, how food has no place in bed, how William and Bill never missed a performance, William’s Amsterdam experience, the Hollywood music party scene that they both missed, the seal that lives on Bill’s earthquake boat, and the joy of cutting your toenails.  Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Go to https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/RANDOM to try it FOR FREE! Head to https://www.rhone.com/RANDOM and use promo code RANDOM to get 20% OFF your entire order. Go to https://www.SimpliSafe.com/RANDOM to get 60% OFF any new system with select professional monitoring plan Go to https://www.zbiotics.com/random and use code RANDOM for 15% OFF Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robert Zemeckis directed a lot of your favorite movies, including Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, Flight, and many more. Bill and Bob talk about his streak of hit movies, his work with actors like Tom Hanks, Michael J. Fox, his friendship with Spielberg, his process in making films, his new film Here and its unique premise involving a fixed camera perspective in one location over centuries, the use of advanced de-aging technology for actors like Tom Hanks and Robin Wright,  the cultural impact of movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and the resonance of WWII films, stagnation in cultural innovation in recent decades, especially in music and fashion, the impact of a religious upbringing, the significance of crafting strong endings in films, and looking back on Back to the Future through the lens of today’s environment Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser and save on their biggest offer of the year at https://www.irestorelaser.com/RANDOM #irestorepod Go to https://www.PDSDebt.com/random to get debt free, today! Go to https://www.Shopify.com/random to upgrade your selling, today! Go to https://www.GETSUPERBEETS.COM and use code RANDOM to get 15% OFF your first order! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and Ben Shapiro on how being bullied made Ben tough enough for media, the kind of store that’s legal in L.A. that Ben doesn’t want in his neighborhood, the consequences of this week and beyond, the history of the British Empire and American revolution, the complexities of war, the importance of understanding history and its impact on present-day society, aggressive anti-common-sense agendas, the importance of comedy in discussing serious topics, religion and the afterlife, the importance of respectful disagreement in discourse.  Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://www.RocketMoney.com/RANDOM Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out Shane Smith’s New Podcast Shane Smith Has Questions, https://tinyurl.com/SSHQPOD  Shane Smith is the founder of Vice, an Emmy winning investigative journalist, and a master story-teller. He is promoting his new podcast Shane Smith Has Questions. Bill and Shane cover a ton of topics, like Shane’s parasite from Afghanistan, drinking tea with the Taliban, Japanese toilets and global bathroom experiences, the origins of Vice as a magazine in Canada, HBO's involvement and the Vice TV show's global impact, Vice’s coverage of North Korea and Dennis Rodman’s trip, Bill grills Shane on the worst places in the world to live, Shane’s travels to volatile regions like Yemen and Kandahar, nostalgia for the 90s and being the "last sane generation,"  the human experience in combat zones and areas of conflict, and of course, Diddy. Go to https://www.PDSDebt.com/random to get debt free, today! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill sits down with The Skinny Confidential hosts Michael and Lauryn Bosstick to explore an eclectic mix of topics—from relationships and personal growth to the quirks of modern dating and the challenges of aging with style. The discussion tackles everything from the dynamics of intimacy in long-term relationships, the importance of mental stimulation in attraction, and the weird ways modern men and women navigate love, Bill’s rules on when to eat, generational divides in dating— how millennials and Gen Z struggle with communication due to technology, and dating apps, “keeping the like alive” in relationships, emotional honesty, and why absence can be more important than presence. On the heavier side, they discuss the fallout from the pandemic, personal autonomy in healthcare decisions, skepticism, and how political ideology affects friendships today.  Go to https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/RANDOM to try it FOR FREE! Head to https://www.rhone.com/RANDOM and use promo code RANDOM to get 20% OFF your entire order. Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Sign up, today, with code RANDOM and deposit just FIVE dollars to get FIFTY IN CASINO CREDITS. Make Any Moment Golden. Gambling problem? Call one eight hundred GAMBLER, or in West Virginia, visit https://www.eighthundreddollargambler.net. Please play responsibly. Twenty one plus. Physically present in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia only. Void in Ontario. One per new customer. Minimum five dollar deposit. Max fifty dollars issued in non-withdrawable casino credits that expire in 168 hours. See terms at https://www.goldennuggetcasino.com/welcome. Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Phil and Bill Maher agree and disagree, as per usual on a ton of topics, including on how to feel good, the importance of toeing the line in art, the challenges posed by bureaucracy and regulations, particularly in industries like entertainment and energy (solar anyone?). They get serious about stupidity on campuses, Israel, and the reactions on university campuses and moral equivalency. And fittingly, they end on the finite nature of life. Go to https://www.SimpliSafe.com/RANDOM to get 50% OFF your new SimpliSafe system PLUS a FREE indoor security camera when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring. Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser and get $625 off with the code RANDOM at https://bit.ly/3ZovHs3! #irestorepod Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Maher credits legendary comedy duo Cheech and Chong as pioneers who brought a certain culture around a certain plant that Bill enjoys very much into the mainstream comedy scene. They touch upon the challenges and joys of performing together over the years and Tommy Chong’s time in prison, historical figures like Timothy Leary and the impact of government actions on personal freedoms. And they shed light on the birth of Cheech and Chong and how an accidental meeting led to one of the great comedy collaborations of all time. Go to https://www.oneskin.co to get started today with 15% OFF using code RANDOM, today! Go to https://www.PublicRec.com and get 20% OFF with the code RANDOM  Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Comedy fans! The hilarious Jay Pharoah drops into Club Random and Bill dive deep into Jay’s uncanny celebrity impressions, from a pitch-perfect Donald Trump to a spot-on Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy. They explore the art of stand-up comedy, the challenges of performing amidst political correctness, and share personal tales of navigating "woke mind disease" and cancel culture. The duo swaps wild stories about nights out and tackle serious topics like race relations, their takes on Trump and Obama, Jay’s personal experiences with law enforcement, and the complexities of dating and relationships. They also discuss the evolution of comedy and the impact of legends like Dave Chappelle. Don’t miss this one! Go to https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/RANDOM and try it, today, for FREE! Go to https://www.SimpliSafe.com/RANDOM to get 50% OFF your new SimpliSafe system PLUS a FREE indoor security camera when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring. Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jordan Peterson returns to Club Random. Jordan and Bill Maher go deep on Jordan’s new online educational platform the Peterson Academy, health and pain, obesity and medication, diet and mental health, the limits of medicine, why preventative medicine isn’t more prevalent, the decline of the dull universities, what makes a great teacher, how the recent campus movements are using the Communist playbook, secular conflict, religion and its role in tribal conflict, separating religious truths from their toxic effects, the importance of maintaining, and a million more awesome ideological exchanges!  Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Go to https://www.Hims.com/RANDOM to start your FREE online visit, today! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Maher and Henry Winkler on life from the Fonz to Barry to Henry’s recent memoir. Why Bill don’t write a memoir, Bill invites Henry to Vegas, but Henry wonders if his wife would approve, Israel, Gaza and the right to defend yourself vs. the human cost of war, longevity in show business, Henry's escape from being typecast as "The Fonz" and his ability to stay relevant, Henry’s story about losing it when acting in a play, Henry’s love of the meerkat, how marriage is like living in China, Bill explains the ick, and why Henry never had a doggy door.  Get $77 in casino site credits at https://www.goldennuggetcasino.com with code RANDOM Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RANDOM at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #ad Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a special holiday look back at some of the BEST OF CLUB RANDOM, as we go allll the way back to the beginning of the show to highlight iconic guests and LOL moments, including some weird, wild stuff!  Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Go to https://www.mudwtr.com and for a limited time, use code CLUB RANDOM to get up to 43% OFF your entire order! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quentin Tarantino is BACK for his second sit down with Bill Maher. They discuss Quentin’s pipe, how growing up exposed to '70s movies and TV shaped them, Bill’s love of Quentin’s awesome book,  the evolution of cinema, Quentin critiques Deliverance, the difference between sophisticated movies and those designed for children, Tarantino's thoughts on trilogies, Quentin’s future projects, casting and cultural appropriation, Quentin’s take on parenting, what kind of movie Bill thinks Quentin will make, and about a hundred other interesting and hilarious topics. Go to https://www.oneskin.co to get started today with 15% OFF using code RANDOM, today! Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We here at Club Random are well aware that Bill often talks about never having children. So why not go to the source and talk to ACTUAL CHILDREN?! Well, we did and it’s awesome. Bill Maher sits down with kids, ages 8 to 16, in a candid sit-down exploration of what kids’ lives are like today. Bill explains the concept of politics, the Tooth Fairy, why parents MUST lie to children, the most grown-up thing you can do, defining the evening news, deftly avoids the Santa conversation, and explains what how own life was like for Bill when he was their age and so much more. Let us know in the comments, which we are sure you will, what you think of the episode. Enjoy! Quentin Tarrantino coming next week!   Go to https://www.RadioactiveMedia.com or text RANDOM at 511511 to save up to 50%, today! Go to https://www.Ziprecruiter.com/RANDOM to give it a try for FREE! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Watch Club Random on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ClubRandomYouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Maher and Terry Crews on religion, extremism, Terry’s Hollywood journey, Terry being on the receiving of that famous Me Too moment, the aftermath, and the support from his wife, Terry’s strict Pentecostal upbringing that prohibited dancing, watching movies, or listening to secular music, Terry’s battle with a certain type of addiction and the rehab process, the evolution of representation in Hollywood, Bill’s love of the film Idiocracy and how he has programmed his car as an homage to that movie, Magic Johnson’s yacht, and which of them could win at arm wrestling (hint: not Bill).  Check out Bill's tour dates here: https://www.billmaher.com/schedule/ We have Merch! Get it here: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bobby Lee and Bill Maher on comedic process, being terrified of repeating jokes in the same show, Bobby being shocked at the barbershop, the Hawk Tuah girl has zero idea of who Bill and Bobby are, Bobby’s youthful experimentation, Bobby’s favorite director and how Bill has seen none of his movies, Bobby’s past addictions, Bobby’s anxiety about trying new material, Bobby begs Bill to try video games, and much, much more. Sponsor Club Random: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/clubrandom Check out Bill's tour dates here: https://www.billmaher.com/schedule/ We have Merch! Get it here: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and Haliey Welch on the journey from Hawk Tuah to Haliey, Haliey’s wild ride, Bill gives Haliey advice about show business staying power, the similarities between Haliey’s rise and the Kardashians, how schools fail kids, Haliey’s love of country music, why Haliey was raised by her grandma, the differences between rural Tennessee and the rest of the world, Haliey’s travel dreams, Haliey’s drink of choice, Bill compares Haliey to the Beatles sweeping America, the other hillbillies Bill knows, and much, much more. Sponsor Club Random: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/clubrandom Check out Bill's tour dates here: https://www.billmaher.com/schedule/ We have Merch! Get it here: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Maher and legendary actor Malcolm McDowell discuss the impact of his film A Clockwork Orange, how some American cities are living in a Clockwork Orange simulation, the futility of Hollywood remakes, gender roles for actors, Malcolm’s early inspiration from actor Albert Finney, working with renowned directors like Stanley Kubrick and Lindsay Anderson, the real story behind the set of the movie "Caligula" and its controversial nature, English humor and its differences from American humor, Malcolm’s recovery journey, the British monarchy and its cultural significance, stories about Richard Pryor and Garry Shandling, the difference between comedy and serious acting, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Maher and Armie Hammer on Armie’s fall from grace, the search for the truth, Bill examines the facts vs. narrative, the police investigation, Armie admits past mistakes, the narratives that come out of the Internet, the Netflix documentary House of Hammer, Armie’s surprising attitude about his ordeal, the importance of therapy, Armie’s trauma early in life, and much, much more. Sponsor Club Random: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/clubrandom Check out Bill's tour dates here: https://www.billmaher.com/schedule/ We have Merch! Get it here: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Penn Jillette is one half of the magic duo Penn and Teller, who have the longest running show in the history of Vegas. Bill tries his best to get magicians' secrets out of Penn, and they discuss the love of humans vs. animals, the magic trick "blood from a stone," libertarians and seat belts, Penn being in the “nut chair” on Politically Incorrect, Bill’s opening joke on the Jerry Lewis telethon that almost got him cancelled, the problem with the brains of young people, Penn on hopping trains as a young man, when Bill was a nanny, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices