Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: April 25, 2025: Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens
Overview
Guests: An interview with Al Gore, former vice president under Bill Clinton, environmentalist, and co-founder of The Climate Reality Project. This week's panel discussion includes Sen. Adam Schiff, Democratic senator from California; and Bret Stephens, columnist at The New York Times and senior correspondent at NBC News.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2025-04-25
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
April 25, 2025: Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens is Episode 13 in Season 23 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2025-04-25. The runtime is 57 min.
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