📚 6 Books mentioned in "Bill Maher on Biden's Pandering, Woke Progressives Supporting Terrorists, and Value of Disagreement" of The Megyn Kelly Show

Hey everyone I'm Megyn Kelly, welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show And we have a treat for you today Joining me now is someone I've been wanting to interview on this program for years He is one of the sharpest political commentators around Someone who's not afraid to take risks and has been politically incorrect for decades before it was cool And whether you love him or hate him You pay attention to him Joining me today is Bill Maher He's the author of the brand new book that's just out today What this comedian said will shock you He's also the host of the long-running show Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO Don't miss a moment Subscribe to this show on YouTube and follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and X Can your savings weather an economic storm?

Megyn Kelly introduces Bill Maher, highlighting the release of his new book on the same day as the interview, which explores provocative themes.

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Bill, welcome I must say that book title is a lot funnier when you see it because it's supposed to mock clickbait Of course, I got it immediately Okay, I know But I've had book titles that went right over the heads of many This is the tease we used on Fox News for about two decades without the words comedian What you hear next will shock you Right Exactly I thought I would bring it to the book world No I used to joke that once you start talking in teases you've been in TV too long Right But I had a book, New Rules, out about 15 years ago and the subtitle was Polite Musings from a Timid Observer Which I thought was hysterically funny But every disc jockey in America did not get it They just took it like, okay Now, that was understatement And it's supposed to be satire, but never mind I'll just do a straight title next time So my favorite New Rules ever comes from about I want to say about 15 years ago and it was from the book When did that book hit?

Bill Maher references his older book, 'New Rules,' sharing a humorous anecdote about its reception. He notes that the book was released about 15 years ago, and Megyn Kelly also brings up the title later in the segment.

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Bill, welcome I must say that book title is a lot funnier when you see it because it's supposed to mock clickbait Of course, I got it immediately Okay, I know But I've had book titles that went right over the heads of many This is the tease we used on Fox News for about two decades without the words comedian What you hear next will shock you Right Exactly I thought I would bring it to the book world No I used to joke that once you start talking in teases you've been in TV too long Right But I had a book, New Rules, out about 15 years ago and the subtitle was Polite Musings from a Timid Observer Which I thought was hysterically funny But every disc jockey in America did not get it They just took it like, okay Now, that was understatement And it's supposed to be satire, but never mind I'll just do a straight title next time So my favorite New Rules ever comes from about I want to say about 15 years ago and it was from the book When did that book hit?

Megyn mentions the book 'New Rules' by Bill Maher and inquires about its release date.

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You raised this point in the in the book too, and I thought it was a really good one about how when we do our, you know, look back at history, only the whites get excoriated for their bad behavior 200 years ago. It's like wait a minute, yeah; Genghis Khan was pretty rough. You know, talk about colonizers; I think 11% of certain was it was it the whole earth or maybe it's just Asia?

Megyn Kelly is referencing a point that Bill Maher made in his new book, relating to historical perspectives on behavior and responsibility.

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I mean yeah, I mean look, it was a different era; I also, there's a couple of really funny editorials in that book about time and the idea that the woke have this crazy idea that, you know, people that lived 500 years ago really should have known better. Yeah, you know, they have this magic moral time machine where they imagine what they would be doing in 1758, and it's always better than, and it wouldn't have been using the term master bedroom.

Bill Maher discusses humorous editorials in his new book that critique modern interpretations of historical perspectives.

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I mean, there's no solution except cholesterol all—and watching Real Time and buying this book. All right; it's called—you know, it's actually very—it's the funniest book ever, I think. And, uh, lots of people have said the same thing, so I know it sounds like, you know, because we're tussling that it's all serious, but it's actually very funny, it is very funny.

Bill Maher humorously promotes his book, stating there is no solution to the current political division except watching Real Time and reading his book.

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