Even Mark Twain Would Think Bill Maher Sucks (plus Cell Phones and Cancer)
Recently, Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Prize for American humor. So today, Asif and Ali give their thoughts on Maher (spoiler: they don’t like him) (1:40). They discuss their admiration for “Politically Incorrect” and the fallout for that show from Bill’s comments about 9/11. Then then go over his increasingly problematic views on libertarianism, the “Me Too Movement”, vaccines and Islam. Finally they discuss criticism of Mahr from Larry David, Ben Affleck, Bill Burr and Wanda Sykes.
Then Ali asks Asif about the evidence about whether cell phones or Bluetooth devices cause cancer (25:15). Asif reviews the science behind radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, explains why they differ from cancer-causing ionizing radiation such as X-rays, and discusses why early concerns arose. He then goes over how the highest-quality evidence has found no convincing association between cell phone or Bluetooth use and brain tumors or other cancers. He then discusses why some earlier studies suggested an increased risk, how recall bias can influence results, what the "possibly carcinogenic" classification from the International Agency for Research on Cancer actually means, and why experts continue to monitor long-term exposures while concluding that the current evidence is reassuring.
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Show Notes:
- Bill Maher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher
- Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/larry-david-hitler-dinner.html
- A history of the Bill Maher's 'not bigoted' remarks on Islam: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/oct/06/bill-maher-islam-ben-affleck
- Jason Biggs, Bill Maher slammed for controversial tweets: https://globalnews.ca/news/1459574/jason-biggs-bill-maher-slammed-for-controversial-tweets/: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrdzQevp4I
- 7 Minutes of Bill Burr taking a dump on Bill Maher | Club random podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrdzQevp4I
- Bill Maher Says Christians Being ‘Systematically Killed’ In Nigeria: https://www.newsweek.com/bill-maher-christians-nigeria-10797095
- Wanda Sykes Claims Bill Maher Confronted Her About Golden Globes Joke, Calling It “Stupid”: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bill-maher-confronted-wanda-sykes-golden-globes-joke-1236621435/
- Radiofrequency Radiation and Cancer: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2786776?utm_source=openevidence&utm_medium=referral
- The effect of exposure to radiofrequency fields on cancer risk in the general and working population: A systematic review of human observational studies - Part I: Most researched outcomes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39241333/
- Is It Bad to Use a Laptop Right on Your Lap? https://time.com/article/2026/05/20/is-it-bad-to-use-laptop-right-on-your-lap/
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