Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: December 8, 2023: Greg Lukianoff, Jane Ferguson, John Avlon
Overview
Guests: An interview with Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind." This week's panel discussion includes Jane Ferguson, award-winning special correspondent for PBS NewsHour, contributor to The New Yorker, and author of the book "No Ordinary Assignment"; and John Avlon, senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and the former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2023-12-08
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
December 8, 2023: Greg Lukianoff, Jane Ferguson, John Avlon is Episode 23 in Season 21 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2023-12-08. The runtime is 57 min.
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