The podcast episode featuring Karoline Leavitt, Andy Beshear, and Steve Hilton originally aired on October 23, 2026.

Posted by Real Time with Bill Maher, Oct 24, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Confidence: 75%

Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026

Bill’s guests are Karoline Leavitt, Gov. Andy Beshear, Steve Hilton (Originally aired 10/23/26) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The claim matches the post's own wording ('Originally aired 10/23/26'), and three independent episode databases (Metacritic, Plex, TheTVDB) list the original air date as October 23, 2026, with the same three guests. The claim does not depart from the passage, and the one-day gap from the October 24 posting date is explained by the 'originally aired' note, not contradicted.

What we found

Supports. Metacritic lists the episode (Season 24, Episode 31, Karoline Leavitt/Steve Hilton/Andy Beshear) with an air date of October 23, 2026 on HBO.[1]

Supports. Plex lists 'October 23, 2026: Karoline Leavitt, Steve Hilton, Gov. Andy Beshear' as Season 24, Episode 31, with the guest descriptions matching the claim.[2]

Supports. TheTVDB lists Episode 746 with 'Originally Aired October 23, 2026' on HBO, with Leavitt, Hilton and Beshear as guests.[3]

Context. The Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.net and Rephonic pages repeat the post's own 'Originally aired 10/23/26' note. They are the claimant's framing and add no independent corroboration, but they are consistent with the date.[4][5][6][7]