Real Time with Bill Maher season 2

This is a list of episodes from the second season of Real Time with Bill Maher.

Real Time with Bill Maher
Season 2
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJanuary 16 (2004-01-16) –
November 5, 2004 (2004-11-05)
Season chronology
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Note that the Iraq War, President George W. Bush (from 2003 to 2009), and current/upcoming elections are frequent topics on the show and may not be listed under individual episodes.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
211Wesley Clark, Moby, Al Sharpton, Ron Silver, Darrell IssaJanuary 16, 2004 (2004-01-16)
American values, Iraq, MoveOn.org, environment
222Richard Belzer, Farai Chideya, John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph NaderJanuary 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)
Iowa caucus, The Apprentice, Olivia Goldsmith, sexuality in Islamic countries
233Larry Miller, Sean Astin, Mindy Tucker-Fletcher, Max Cleland, Michael MooreJanuary 30, 2004 (2004-01-30)
Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel
244Andrew Sullivan, Ron Suskind, Rob Schneider, Carol Moseley Braun, Jennifer GranholmFebruary 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians
255Jason Alexander, Deborah Simmons, William Baldwin, Bill Burkett, James Moore, Heather WilsonFebruary 13, 2004 (2004-02-13)
266D. L. Hughley, Debra Dickerson, Jon Favreau, George Allen, Dennis KucinichFebruary 20, 2004 (2004-02-20)
John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture
277Ian McKellen, Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph NaderFebruary 27, 2004 (2004-02-27)
The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment
288Martin Short, Tavis Smiley, Stephen Moore, Barbara Boxer, Bob CostasMarch 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)
Bush's new ads, John Kerry, Haiti, steroid scandal in baseball, Super Size Me and fast food, Martha Stewart found guilty
299John McWhorter, George Carlin, Kim Campbell, Tommy Thompson, Sandra Tsing LohMarch 12, 2004 (2004-03-12)
Religion, indecency in media, Madrid bombings
3010David Frum, Eddie Izzard, Gore Vidal, Howard Dean, Russell SimmonsMarch 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)
Madrid bombings, renewal of the Patriot Act, young voters, voting machines
3111David Dreier, Kim Campbell, Michael Moore, André 3000, Bill Owens, Ralph NaderJuly 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)
Iraq, 7 minutes of silence, Nader's candidacy, first mention of Barack Obama
3212Steve Harvey, Kay Granger, Bob Barr, Cokie RobertsAugust 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)
Terrorism, John Kerry military service controversy, corn farming, Ricky Williams, gay marriage
3313D. L. Hughley, Gary Hart, Michelle Malkin, Rahm Emanuel, Maureen DowdAugust 13, 2004 (2004-08-13)
Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, president Bush, racial profiling, Jim McGreevey
3414Michael Eric Dyson, Dana Rohrabacher, Ashleigh Banfield, John O'Neill, Janis Karpinski, Chris MatthewsAugust 27, 2004 (2004-08-27)
McCain–Feingold Act, Iraq, environment
3515Jason Alexander, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, Howard Dean, Pat BuchananSeptember 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)
Republican National Convention, Iraq
3616P. J. O'Rourke, Cornel West, Julie Delpy, Kitty Kelley, Christiane AmanpourSeptember 17, 2004 (2004-09-17)
Bush family, assault weapons ban lifted, antidepressant drugs
3717Larry Gelbart, Maureen Dowd, Aaron McGruder, Charles B. Rangel, Drew BarrymoreSeptember 24, 2004 (2004-09-24)
Dan Rather, Kerry campaign, tobacco lawsuit settlements
3818George Carlin, Katty Kay, Stephen Moore, Dixie Chicks, Tucker CarlsonOctober 1, 2004 (2004-10-01)
Presidential election debates, religion
3919Michael Steele, David Cross, Tony Snow, Michael Moore, Frank RichOctober 8, 2004 (2004-10-08)
Presidential election debates, terrorism, religion in politics
4020Alanis Morissette, James E. Rogan, Jesse Jackson, Howard Dean, Garrison KeillorOctober 15, 2004 (2004-10-15)
Election debates, media in politics, Iraq
4121R. James Woolsey, Jr., James Rubin, Bradley Whitford, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Bernadine HealyOctober 22, 2004 (2004-10-22)
Iraq, flu vaccinations, Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment lawsuit
4222Richard Belzer, Wesley Clark, Kevin Costner, Thomas Friedman, Ann CoulterOctober 29, 2004 (2004-10-29)
Osama bin Laden, missing ammunition in Iraq, elections
4323Alan K. Simpson, Susan Sarandon, Noam Chomsky, D. L. Hughley, Andrew Sullivan, Patricia SchroederNovember 5, 2004 (2004-11-05)
Presidential election
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