Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: February 28, 2025: Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Rahm Emanuel, Fareed Zakaria
Overview
Guests: An interview with Hon. Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada candidate. This week's panel discussion includes Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former mayor of Chicago, and former chief of staff to President Obama; and Fareed Zakaria, author, columnist for The Washington Post, and host of the CNN podcast "Fareed Zakaria's GPS."
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2025-02-28
- Runtime
- 59 min
Episode context
February 28, 2025: Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Rahm Emanuel, Fareed Zakaria is Episode 6 in Season 23 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2025-02-28. The runtime is 59 min.
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