Paul Begala as Self
Episodes 17
September 12, 2008
Guests: Actress Janeane Garofalo, Author Salman Rushdie, Roseanne Barr, political consultant Paul Begala, and journalist John Fund
Topics: 7th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks
Read MoreNovember 07, 2008
Guests: Comedian Howie Mandel, humorist Joe Queenan, NPR commentator Farai Chideya, political advisor Paul Begala; via satellite, Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark)
Topics: 2008 election results, racism, John McCain, Barack Obama
Read MoreJune 19, 2009
Guests: Commentator Paul Begala, BBC reporter Katty Kay, blogger Meghan McCain, columnist Joel Stein, writer Hooman Maj
Topics: Iranian presidential election, 2009, health care reform, David Letterman joke controversy, sexuality and infidelity in politics, 2009 imprisonment of US journalists by North Korea
Read MoreJune 04, 2010
Guests: Political strategist Paul Begala, journalist Andrew Sullivan, The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, environmental advocate Van Jones, filmmaker Judd Apatow
Topics: Oil spill, Gaza flotilla raid, Joe McGinniss, Al Gore, marriage and divorce, Climate change Denial
Read MoreMarch 11, 2011
Guests: Rep. Keith Maurice Ellison (D-MN), director Bill T. Jones, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party Dana Loesch, former congressman Thomas M. Davis (R-VA)
Topics: Peter King's radicalization hearings, Islamophobia, labor dispute in Wisconsin, sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia, NPR, 2012 GOP presidential candidates, no-fly zone in Libya
Read MoreApril 27, 2012
Guests: Author Charles Murray, Founder and Executive Director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Paul Rieckhoff, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist S.E. Cupp
Topics: class division in America, college education prices, Obama as celebrity, American definition of successful, farewell to Republican nominees, veteran healthcare and suicide prevention, need for a draft, media obsession with sex scandals and non-stories.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2013
Guests: Wendell Pierce ("Treme", actor), Bob Ehrlich (Ex-Gov. R-MD), Paul Begala (CNN analyst), Katty Kay (BBC America anchor), ...
Read MoreEpisode 338
Comedy legend Jay Leno, literary icon Salman Rushdie, Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Chris Hardwick and Paul Begala.
Read MoreEpisode 393
Bill and his roundtable guests - Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, Betsy Woodruff, Paul Begala, Michael Steele & Larry Wilmore.
Read MoreJesse Jackson; Frank Bruni; Paul Begala; Nayyera Haq; Matt Welch
Bill's interview guest is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Bill's roundtable panel includes Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala, former White House and State Department advisor Nayyera Haq, Editor-At-Large for Reason Magazine Matt Welch and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni.
Read MoreEpisode 462
Guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Paul Begala, Natasha Bertrand, Bret Stephens & Charlamagne Tha God
Read MoreEpisode 485
Guests: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, John Legend, Paul Begala, David Frum & Maya Wiley.
Read MoreEpisode 537
This week, Bill interviews former chief of staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, and actor Chris Evans. Joining him for the panel discussion are former adviser to President Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, and author Meghan Daum.
Read MoreEpisode 569
Bill interviews fellow comedian Nikki Glaser to open the show and is then joined on the panel by political commentator Paul Begala and journalist Jane Coaston.
Read MoreMay 6, 2022: Chloe Maxmin, Paul Begala, Michele Tafoya
This week, Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin is Bill's first guest and for the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic strategist Paul Begala and former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2023: Malcolm Nance, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Paul Begala
This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance. On the panel, he is joined by Democratic strategist Paul Begala and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2023: Alexandra Pelosi, Paul Begala, Bret Stephens
Guests: Alexandra Pelosi - director and producer of HBO Original documentary "The Insurrectionist Next Door"; Paul Begala - Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor; Bret Stephens - New York Times columnist.
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