Ana Kasparian | Club Random with Bill Maher
Ana Kasparian joins Bill Maher for a wild Club Random ride that swerves from Armenian moms with rolling pins and post-coital crossword puzzles to explosive debates on Israel-Gaza, trans rights, and California chaos. They spar thoughtfully on the AI job apocalypse and crime reforms gone wrong, Ana gets personal about her pandemic marriage, leaving the progressive bubble, and why she chose empathy over endless political rage. They clash hard on Israel-Gaza but never shut each other down– proving you can disagree fiercely and still respect the hell out of each other. Smart, funny, unfiltered, and surprisingly vulnerable. #billmaher #anakasparian #crosswords #israel #gaza #california #AI Subscribe to the Club Random YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/clubrandomp... Watch episodes ad-free – subscribe to Bill Maher’s Substack: https://billmaher.substack.com Subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you listen: https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Support our Advertisers: -Make hiring a little merrier! Try ZipRecruiter for free at https://www.ziprecruiter.com/random -Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CLUBRANDOM to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CLUBRANDOM. -Try Claude for free at https://www.claude.ai/clubrandom -Smoke-free satisfaction at https://www.zyn.com Buy Club Random Merch: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices ABOUT CLUB RANDOM In Club Random, Bill Maher unleashes his comedic wit on an unpredictable lineup – from Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld to Quentin Tarantino and Neil deGrasse Tyson – digging into everything but politics. It’s Maher in his familiar element: one-on-one vibes, unfiltered laughs, and the kind of freewheeling banter only he can deliver. For advertising opportunities please email: [email protected] ABOUT BILL MAHER Bill Maher was the host of “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC) from 1993-2002, and for the last 23 years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous.” Maher has written six bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass", and most recently "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You". 00:00 – Intro 04:54 – Throw Money at Problems? Bill’s Philosophy 07:07 – Jimmy Kimmel + Political Friendship Drama 08:32 – Pandemic Made My Marriage Better 14:42 – The Lifeguard Movie + Bartender Dreams 17:09 – Success, Ego & Future of TV 20:00 – Both Parties Are Blowing It 23:30 – Congress: The Most Useless Branch 28:32 – California Crime & Democratic Failures 33:15 – People Change — And Politics Should Too 34:30 – Crime Reform That Backfired 37:18 – Women’s Spaces & Trans Policy Concerns 42:16 – J.K. Rowling, Emma Watson & Woke Backlash 45:01 – Epic Israel–Hamas Debate Begins 56:00 – “Can We Talk About Literally Anything Else?” 58:09 – Where Would You Live in the Middle East? 01:04:18 – Resetting: Agreement on Talking to Each Other 01:06:12 – Birthing People & Language Police 01:09:30 – Do You Still Love America? 01:10:19 – What Does Being Middle Class Even Mean Now? 01:12:06 – Where the Hell Do Our Taxes Go? 01:14:07 – California’s Homeless Spending Disaster 01:17:04 – Rolling Pin Parenting & 90s Childhood 01:21:32 – No Kids Club: The Hard Truth 01:24:22 – Track Homes, Levittown & Housing Policy 01:31:52 – Drug Courts Used to Work 01:35:11 – Love, Marriage & Meeting at a Club 01:38:18 – Crossword Puzzles in Bed 01:39:20 – Agreeing to Disagree — But Still Laughing FOLLOW CLUB RANDOM https://www.clubrandom.com / club-random-101776489118185 / clubrandom_ / clubrandompodcast / clubrandompodcast FOLLOW BILL MAHER https://www.billmaher.com / billmaher / billmaher
