<p>PATERNITY LEAVE HAS BEGUN! Special guest host Vera Drew ("The People's Joker") welcomes Nate Faustyn and David Allen from the Loose Lips podcast to talk Real Time season 9, episode 6. Vera wanted this specific episode for a reason she reveals once they get to it, and it's very funny to me, but before they all get there they have to sit through an ass kissing interview with Matt Taibbi, some bizarre prop comedy, and a SPECTACULARLY failed riff. PLUS a great example of why the producers of this show eventually gave up on taping it live.</p><br><p>I'm pretty sure <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41464521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this is the story Bill Maher references about the Muslim TV producer</a> and then some <a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/02/21/133882697/buffalos-muslims-battle-stereotype-after-murder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">follow up reporting from a a couple weeks later</a></p><br><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loose-lips-by-loose-meat/id965071428" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to Loose Lips here</a></p><p>If you haven't already, <a href="https://www.polygon.com/the-peoples-joker-streaming-tubi-january-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">watch The People's Joker on Tubi on January 21st</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/IHateBillMaher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>