Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: April 4, 2014
Overview
Interviewees: Paul Watson (Captain) Panelists: Alex Wagner (MSNBC host), Tom Davis (R-VA), and Carrie Sheffield (Forbes columnist) Panel Guest: Nas (Hip Hop icon) Topics: Marine pollution, Obamacare reaching its target number of enrollees, Flip a District candidates: Kerry Bentivolio & Scott Garrett, gerrymandering, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission & unlimited campaign contributions, 2014 Fort Hood shooting & PTSD, United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on torture.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2014-04-04
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
April 4, 2014 is Episode 11 in Season 12 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2014-04-04. The runtime is 60 min.
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