Behind the Screens

Check out what went on behind the scenes of the latest episode of Real Time:

Guest List

The Interview:

Documentary filmmaker Peter Byck joins us in studio. His latest film is Carbon Nation, an “optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health and a clean environment.”

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Guest List: June 29, 2012

Jack Abramoff will join Bill Maher for our top-of-show interview. Abramoff is a columnist at WND.com and author of Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist. He also hosts "The Jack Abramoff Show" Sundays on Sirius XM radio.

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Backstage with Mark Ruffalo

By Miles Leicher

Who’s greener than the Hulk? Environmentalist and actor Mark Ruffalo joined us backstage after the show to discuss his grass roots. Trust us – you won’t like him when he’s angry.

Guest List: June 22, 2012

By Miles Leicher

Bill Maher’s top-of-show interview is with screen icon Kirk Douglas, whose latest book is I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist.  In his book, Douglas chronicles the making of the epic film, including the decision to hire Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter blacklisted at the behest of the House Un-American Activities Committee.

The Panel:

Rachel Maddow is the author of Drift: The Unmooring of American Power [BOOKSHELF] and host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show."  Fun Fact: The back cover of “Drift” features a blurb from Fox News chairman and CEO, Roger Ailes!

Mort Zuckerman is the publisher, owner and writer for The New York Daily News and owner, writer and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report.  Earlier this month, he addressed the question that everybody’s asking: Is Miley Cyrus really getting married? And also: Can the Eurozone survive?

Nick Gillespie – Author of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics CAN FIX What's Wrong With America and Editor-in-Chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv. In his recent article, he argues that the identities of political donors should remain private.

Our mid-show guest is environmental activist and actor Mark Ruffalo, who most recently starred as the Hulk/Bruce Banner in The Avengers. He is currently supporting legislation in New York that would incentivize solar energy and green jobs. Ruffalo also lent his celebrity to the “Robin-Hood Tax.” campaign, which aims to impose a levy on every Wall Street trade.

Backstage with Reggie Brown

By Miles Leicher

Reggie joins us backstage to talk about the joys – and dangers – of being the best Barack Obama impersonator in town.

Check out more of Reggie’s work at his website, or follow him on Twitter @iamreggiebrown

Overtime: June 15, 2012

Panel: Bill Maher, Joseph Stiglitz, David Frum, Karen Finney, Kristen Soltis, Alan Thicke

Bill and the panel discuss Republican youth, Exceptionalism and who’s really living the American Dream.

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Guest List: June 15, 2012

By Miles Leicher

Tonight’s top-of-show interview will be with author and Nobel Laureate in Economics, Joseph Stiglitz. His new book is The Price of Inequality. Stiglitz recently did a Q&A with The Oregonian, in which he said, “We've moved more to a politics democracy, which is characterized closer to ‘one dollar, one vote’ than ‘one body, one vote.’”

The Panel:

Karen Finney is a Democratic Strategist, MSNBC Political Analyst, and columnist for The Hill. In her latest post, she wrote that Democrats must recognize the ability of Republicans to rally behind their leader, raise untold amounts of Super PAC money and exploit their opponent’s every mistake.

David Frum is a Contributing Editor and columnist for Newsweek / The Daily Beast and author of Patriots [BOOKSHELF]. This week he wrote that Mitt Romney’s Mormon religion may prove to be more of an asset than a liability come Election Day.

Kristen Soltis is a Republican pollster and Vice President of The Winston Group. She contributed a chapter to Margin of Victory and just tweeted, “Oh no. My dad just signed up for HBO to watch me on Maher tomorrow, and he's watching old episodes on demand. This won't be good.”

Joining the panel mid-show will be actor and “America’s Dad,” Alan Thicke. He appears in Adam Sandler's new movie "That's My Boy" and writes a blog for The Huffington Post.

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