Guest List: September 8, 2017

The Interview:

Ken Bone is the Chief People Officer at the political software company Victory Holdings. But you might know him better as the undecided voter from last October’s presidential debate whose charm and snug red sweater captured the heart of America.  

Twitter: @Kenbone18


The Panel:

S.E. Cupp is the host of “S.E. Cupp Unfiltered,” which premiered on CNN’s Headline News in August.

Twitter: @secupp


Adam Gopnik is a staff writer at The New Yorker, and author of At the Strangers’ Gate: Arrivals in New York.

Twitter: @adamgopnik


Mid-Show Interview: 

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a climate activist and author of We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement. He recently released One Day – the first single off of his debut hip-hop album, Break Free.

Twitter: @XiuhtezcatlM


Note: Overtime will return next Friday, September 15.

Guest List: August 25, 2017

The Interview:

Rev. Jesse Jackson is an American Civil Rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Twitter: @RevJJackson


The Panel:

Paul Begala is a Democratic strategist and CNN contributor. He served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House.

Twitter: @PaulBegala


Nayyera Haq is CEO of Avicenna Strategy. She was a White House Senior Director and State Depart Senior Advisor in the Obama Administration.

Twitter: @nayerroar


Matt Welch is the Editor-at-Large of Reason magazine and Co-Host of The Fifth Column podcast.

Twitter: @mattwelch


The Mid-Show Interview:

Frank Bruni is an author and columnist for the New York Times, where his latest article is, “The Week When President Trump Resigned.”

Twitter: @FrankBruni


Submit a question for this week’s guests using #RTOvertime and watch them answer LIVE after the show on the Real Time YouTube channel.

Submit Your Overtime Questions for August 25, 2017

Bill and his roundtable guests - Rev. Jesse Jackson, Paul Begala, Nayyera Haq, Matt Welch and Frank Bruni - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.

Submit your questions in the comments section below. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better.

Guest List: August 18, 2017

The Interview:

Sen. Al Franken is the junior Senator from Minnesota and the New York Times bestselling author of Al Franken, Giant of the Senate.


The Panel:

Amy Holmes is a political analyst for Rasmussen Reports, and former anchor on The Blaze TV.  She previously served as a speechwriter for Sen. Bill Frist while he was Majority Leader of the Senate. 

Twitter: @realamyholmes


Gavin Newsom is the Lt. Governor of California and leading Democratic candidate in the state’s 2018 gubernatorial race.

Twitter: @GavinNewsom


Mid-Show Interview:

Penn Jillette stars in the new season of the CW’s “Penn & Teller: Fool Us!” every Thursday at 8 p.m. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales.”

Twitter: @pennjillette


Submit a question for this week’s guests using #RTOvertime and watch them answer LIVE after the show on the Real Time YouTube channel.

Submit Your Overtime Questions for August 18, 2017

Bill and his roundtable guests - Senator Al Franken, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Amy Holmes and Penn Jillette - will answer viewer questions after Friday's show.

Submit your questions in the comments section below. Selected questions will be answered on the Real Time Youtube Channel immediately following the premiere. Please be aware that concise (50 words or less) single-topic questions have the best chance of being selected, so the shorter and more specific you can be, the better.