for good or bad, the older guests are WAAAY more interesting than the young ones

@aristotle736

11 ай бұрын

For good. Only for good. Nothing bad about listening to those with wisdom and experience.

@bobnuttall1266

11 ай бұрын

I agree and I'm 72 so I know everything,or did for awhile.

@Daniel-fd3wp

11 ай бұрын

They Disagree on lots of topics. But at the same time crack each other up laughing non stop including myself.

@alexanderstefanov6474

11 ай бұрын

Vivek was entertaining, in the same way mentally ill people can be entertaining

@user-hr4lq8ue8j

11 ай бұрын

And Joni Michell’s lyrics which were more like poetry said “the more you learn the less you know”

How long until Bill mentions never having gotten married and not having kids

@ZillaMesh

11 ай бұрын

He sure seems to feel like he has to defend it a lot, doesn't he? Guilt does that to people 😂.

@nickherriott4795

11 ай бұрын

Almost made it to 5 min. 😂

@flowerdoodle2438

11 ай бұрын

Looks like about 6 min 😂

@El666Incubo

11 ай бұрын

Usually a bit before he brings up Trump and tries to get his guest to disavow him.

@mrviggomartin

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂👍

The irony of John never seeing "Footloose" but his song "Hurts So Good" was featured in the scene where Rusty and Willard were dancing in the bar. 🤣🤣🤣

Hysterical, Bill and John, one of the best Club Random Podcasts I've seen! Love Bill Maher❣️

Can someone buy Bill a pair of ice tongs !!

@deb9806

11 ай бұрын

He never notices when the guest looks at his hands grabbing the ice and did he wash them ; )

@anneturner2759

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@rufisdodd4318

11 ай бұрын

OMG yes!

@hollygolightly7475

11 ай бұрын

I know! And how come he wasent lighting his blunts?

@KittyCarlile-490

11 ай бұрын

Maybe take him to aa

2 things are well known about my fellow Hoosier, Mr. Mellencamp, who comes from just up the road from me. 1. That he makes great music and puts on a fine show. 2. That he is a narrow minded horses ass and most people cant stand his company. He continues to prove both statements to be true.

@Simon-talks

11 ай бұрын

yep. and a communist

@willardswelding7243

11 ай бұрын

I am not surprised. I have been in really good bands all my adult life. I have always said that the best thing about being in a band is working with talented musicians, and the worse thing about being in a band is working with talented musicians.

@sirskorge

11 ай бұрын

33 mins in and he is full of shit. I'll skip this one.

@Horologybiz

11 ай бұрын

I liked him up until this interview. It's amazing how money can keep a person from growing. Is the fighting stuff all an act--probably. John--cut back on the smoking, and coke. I still want to believe there's a guy I respect under all that BS.

@Mozart1220

11 ай бұрын

@@Simon-talks LOL!!! Yeah, any NON FASCIST must be a "communist". Did he "fall in love" with Kim Jun Un? Nope, that was trump.

2 guys hashing it out not agreeing on everything and still friends! We need more of you both in this country! Great watch! We need to see more of this! Bill & John show!!

@M_2Gon

7 ай бұрын

Exactly, I’ve been saying this for years , I have a few friends that are the way opposite with me on views and we will hash it out and two min later we are still friends , “agree to disagree “ 🤷‍♂️💯

@markrosado8

2 ай бұрын

Yeah. John denies climate change, something near and dear to Bill's heart and he barely challenged him on it. I've seen Bill lose his shit on other people for even mildly suggesting that climate change might be exaggerated. Bill was way too easy on him. But Bill is a scatter brain that can't stay on topic for more than 10 seconds. He asks a question then cuts off the answer before any real point is made. He either answers his own questions or totally shifts to a different one.

That was fun guys, thanks for letting me sit and listen in.

John is the liberal version of a crazy grandpa at the holiday table

@willardswelding7243

11 ай бұрын

That’s what makes it entertaining. He reminds me of my 64 year old brother who was a green beret for 29 years and yet is a very narrow liberal.

@HH-gv8mx

11 ай бұрын

I never heard him talk before. I didn’t realize how nuts he was.

@jforte41176

11 ай бұрын

moronic!!! He is like talking to an mega republican

@miguelwc

11 ай бұрын

I don't know about that... when he kept saying... "... it's the goment!" over and over...

@CarterKey6

11 ай бұрын

@@HH-gv8mxlol right he’s a boomer still trying to be cool.

I just love the eclectic group of guest he has.

He still touches his belt buckle in the monologue...I had to go check😂

@purpleschmurple4384

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for saving me a chore 😂

Always loved John Mellencamp. This was another great podcast. I love the banter between them. I love how they can have completely different personal experiences and opinions and just discuss it and move on.

@Bongofurry

Ай бұрын

You love everything

"Just to shut you up and set you on the right path"... kapow The story about his dad was touching. I love how Bill then tries to explain how he views people from that part of Indiana. But that is ok, John sets him straight.

@billriddle9215

11 ай бұрын

You can tell John wanted to smack the shit out of Bill a few times..he does need a good ass kicking.

@will-i-am386

11 ай бұрын

How did he set him straight?

@ethanwagner5603

11 ай бұрын

@@will-i-am386 he shut up for a second (one of the few times Bill does) and actually listened to the story and explained that his dad didn't wear over-alls and carry a pitch-fork. Rather, he wore a suit. What a wonderful interview. No one gets all access Mellencamp.

@will-i-am386

11 ай бұрын

@ethanwagner5603 so obviously, you are a John fan and don't watch Bill. He didn't shut him up. it's called having a conversation, which he does every week multiple times. John M came out looking like just another uneducated thinker, but to each their own. I see nowhere he was set straight on anything.

@navvet7949

11 ай бұрын

Race race race race....who wants to FRUCKING RACE??!!! Sooooo tired of racing every time I turn on the TV/phone/EVERYTHING!

I think my opinion on Mellencamp changed five different times in the first 30 minutes, and I think that's why I love these interviews.

@RachelJane101

10 ай бұрын

Yes I found him likeable but then also irritating.

@robertreel71

10 ай бұрын

@@RachelJane101I think that’s him in a nutshell.

@Rhezoloution

10 ай бұрын

Mellencamp can be classified as a “straight shooter” they can be brutally honest and sometimes irritating. Overall I like him as he is.

What a great conversation. I enjoyed every minute.

Bill mentioned Henry Bushkin’s book on Johnny Carson. I was intrigued & picked it up. Fantastic read which I finished in one sitting. Highly recommend.

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

10 ай бұрын

I read it years ago because I was a fan of Carson's, but man, he was an ass.

Man!! This is one for the books. One of the best shows ever!!

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

Sort of

@mikewhite4560

11 ай бұрын

Mellencamp is ALWAYS 1 for the BOOKS 😊

Thanks to Mellencamp for finally bringing up the constant belt buckle grabbing.

@lolodee3528

11 ай бұрын

I nearly fell outta my chair-John is the ONLY one to broach that. It kinda bugged me-it looked like he was raising or lowering a volume?! Or controlling a teleprompter; just like John said.

@jstmichele

11 ай бұрын

It’s not a buckle belt grabbing, he puts his thumb on his buckle and he pokes himself above his penis. It’s absolutely bizarre. He’s been doing it for years and it’s usually something he does when he’s expecting the audience to laugh. It’s almost like a soothing tick that he does when he thinks he’s landed a joke well. Watch the other fingers poke in right above his penis.

I love this friendship. These two give each other so much shit and it's all in fun.

I really appreciate John's father still being around in his 90s. I'm a 42 year old woman and my father passed away on Sept. 25th from prostate cancer. He was 78. Even though we didnt always get along or understand each other, I still had love for him. I still cared about him although I admit I did feel the opposite at times and to me, for good reasons. Even still I can't believe he's gone. I mean... I know he's gone and it's forever but at least he's out of his pain and suffering. I miss him and it's hard. I know it's not their faults, but he had other kids I wasn't aware of during my childhood. Technically, but only because of what my parents would say to each other. I wasn't really told in a direct way about these other older siblings. One of them was a child they had to give up, and the other was a child my father had from a previous marriage. I thought I was an only child right before I had younger siblings so it did confuse me and I felt bad about it. Its hard to explain. That was one of the many reasons my childhood felt like the Twilight Zone. I just felt like my dad had this sort of strange double life even though being divorced with kids from previous marriages or given up etc is Not a "double life," it still felt like it to me. I know this is all random and inappropriate but I do that sometimes. His child from a previous marriage who I never met an my parents didn't really tell me about expected me to let her come to my home to visit him. She seemed like she was expecting me to let her in my familys home even though we havent met for four decades. She wanted to visit my father because he was terminal. I get she had a right to see him but it was not right whatsoever that my parents... my father... made it appear like I was an only child until my brother came along and youngest sister. She asked if his grandchildren could visit but I literally had no idea he had grandkids. Me being put in that strange situation wasn't fair to me and that was the tip of the iceburg. I was also a special ed student and never got diagnosed growing up. He showed his love in other ways... gifts on special occasions and drives to and fro (I have a rare disorder) I know I was being selfish with how I felt about my older siblings and about his grandchildren, but he and my mother did put me in a weird spot. I don't owe anyone anything. I was born with a rare genetic disorder, was in special ed, was abused on and off by toxic people. She's the last person I owe considering how bad my life has been since birth. It does rub me the wrong way with how my father handled things but still... I do miss him regardless because he was in my life so much. Sometimes we can have mixed feelings. Its not always black and white with our parents. Anyway, even still... I appreciate it when peoples parents make it into their 90s.

@mariamaria2751

8 ай бұрын

Ppl rarely appreciate their parents until they are gone

@jr.6199

2 ай бұрын

Talk this out many times over with a good friend or a therapist, not in Comments...

Absolutely one of the best Club Random episodes. As a teenager in the 80’s, John (Cougar) Mellencamp was the shit to us! ❤️❤️❤️

@Eyereole

11 ай бұрын

And he’s still the Cougar! … whether he wants to be or not! 😂

@bobtillman5769

11 ай бұрын

Yup. Scarecrow is still to this day one of my favourite albums!

@hollygolightly7475

11 ай бұрын

He’s still so cute!!

@mikewhite4560

11 ай бұрын

WAS? IS?

@Loralarify

11 ай бұрын

Yep..and I still love him!

I was 7 in 85 and already playing guitar and in love with music and football . I always equated artist by region . Bruce out in Jersey , Mellencamp Midwest corn fields , and Bryan Adams in Canada . They were all kind of the same tilt with their own regional flavors . And all their music has stood test of time . That time frame of “pop” music will never be eclipsed . Turn on the station and hear Journey , Genesis , Madonna , MJ , Police , VH and ZZ , just legendary stuff . Nowadays , top 40 is absolute shit . Kinda mirrors the state of the country in a weird simplified way ..

@maturanita

11 ай бұрын

Jeez Zak! What a spot on assessment. I was 11 in 85, final furlongs of me childhood had begun. Not an American, but I used to visit on a regular basis and couldn’t agree more

@zakkjagneaux2600

11 ай бұрын

@@maturanita Thanks . I mean the feel of Pink Houses and Born in the USA had the same sorta plight . As a kid I thought they were thump your US chest songs , but would later learn different . Adams Summer 69 to Bruce’s Thunder Road , coming of age . I really like some of Johns latest work , Save Some Time to Dream and Longest Days . I’m a forty something year old former 0311 Marine, subsequently tattooed father of 2 boys now . I still get Johnny Cougars words ..

@maturanita

11 ай бұрын

@@zakkjagneaux2600 Semper Fidelis mate, always. I am a former soldier myself, when I inhabited a young kid’s body back in 1992. Escuela de Lanceros, Melgar, Colombia.

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

Bob Marley?- Caucasian much?

@markhernden9472

11 ай бұрын

You're not kidding today's Top 40 is shit. 99% of it is actually annoying to hear. No guitars, laptop generated "beats", dominated by the vocal, no bridge, too quick to get to the chorus which is repeated too often. Just not catchy or memorable.

Mellencamp has been one of the best interviews, simply for his ability to balance Bill's need to overpower conversation and be the smartest guy in the room. John takes no shit from Bill. Great listen.

@marinagallant1847

10 ай бұрын

Mellencamp is an interviewer's challenge. The stupid comments by Bill is astounding. His use of logical fallacies is ridiculous.

@michaelb.3982

10 ай бұрын

Kid Rock was better, and he has a million more views..

@barbaralewis9628

Ай бұрын

Sometimes, an intelligent person comes across as arrogant when that is not their intention. It might be more about the perception of others when around people who seem to know 'stuff' than it is about a knowledgeable or reasonably well-educated person's personality.

I went to VU where John went in the 70’s! I just love listening to him talk! I’d love to sit and chat with him! Love Mellencamp!!

Before I watch now I just want to say John Cougar Mellencamp one of the best songwriters ever.

@JavaJohnVideo

11 ай бұрын

before I watch, I bet bill doesn't pull any of his suck my dick jokes w john!

@tahkilla

11 ай бұрын

He’s as cool as The Rolling Stone

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

Bob Marley, Jackson Browne, Garcia/Hunter, Peter Tosh, Vincente Fernandez, Javier Solice, Fry/Henley, John Denver, Billy Joel, Winston Rodney, McCartney/Lenon, Taupin/John, Cougar-Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, Adele, Sting, Janis Joplin, Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Bono/The Edge, Alicia Keys, Mark Knopfler, Marvin Gaye, Springsteen, Hugh Mundell, Ziggy Marley, Louis Armstrong, Tracy Chapman, Bowie,......?

@lolodee3528

11 ай бұрын

I was prepared to not like this. Mind changed. I don’t like his songs. Take or leave.

@stephenthestoryteller3139

11 ай бұрын

Hell Yeah 🙌

Unemployment figures only include those who collect a check. Not those who have been unable to get a job and benefits ran out. THEREFORE STATS ARE HIGHER.

@whiskeysquiker

11 ай бұрын

Also, the violence problem is part SENSATIONALIZING these shootings and I noticed it during columbine. Literally a month of constant coverage and several more of heavy coverage. Stop making stupid people infamous and giving sick mental cases grand ideas. But I agree with showing it at an age appropriate time. It, at the very least, will give an enormous respect for the capability of wielding such a weapon. THIS is the problem. There is a huge disconnect between cause and effect. We effectively have not done the things we believe fucked us up in our childhoods during their upbringings and given them "better childhoods" but some of that traumatic shit made us tough. Made us grow up. Made us cynical and scrutinizing. Suspicious. Gave us drinking issues and shitty coping mechanisms, definitely, but made us bulletproof in other areas. We knew how to take care of ourselves early on because we had to. Our folks worked and a nanny was not a word in our vocabulary. Our spawn have no idea because they were not allowed to ride their bikes further than eye shot. We found our friends by the pile of bikes in so and so's yard 2.5 miles away from our own. We were not allowed to hang at home or we were given chores but had to be back by streetlights or we were grounded doing chores anyway. And they have had technology from day one. Some even phones since they were old enough to push buttons. . And when I hear gen Z say they hate America and I question their phrasing to assume they mean the government and they say NO, they actually hate this country, it's obvious they have no idea what the fuck they are talking about and we missed the mark by a fucking lot. I asked my kid if she would say that in front of a homeless veteran that came back from war having witnessed unspeakable horror and even participated, coming back messed up in the head likely causing their homelessness, would she repeat those words out loud for them to hear while they ask for change for a meal and when she replied yes, I was sickened. I am the grand daughter, step daughter, cousin and niece of several vets and somehow my own child has no connection to the meaning of our flag. I am 100% taking accountability for my part in this, but even with mine in college now, she still lives with me so I am doing what I can to correct some things without being pushy about it. Teaching by example and being vocal about it. Otherwise, it will have the opposite outcome in major rebellion since she's 20 and knows all. But wow. Boy did I drop the ball. All of her friends share the same or similar beliefs, to boot. Which leads me to think... So we didn't pay enough attention to what they were learning in school, as well. I felt like I didn't have room to be too overbearing, though, since she was an A student. I gave her space as she grew and gave me no reason to be nosy. It was a respect for boundaries well earned, but only to an extent since I am her mother and responsible for her well-being, obviously, but still. Bit of a fumble on the academic front, I think. But I always did tell her to learn everything to pass the tests, but take everything that isn't math and science (to an extent) with a grain of salt because it's all subjective to the spin of the instructor. QUESTION EVERYTHING INCLUDING AUTHORITY. And when she was stubborn AF and drove me batshit, I didn't try too hard to correct it out of her because I knew it would serve her well in adulthood, and to this day she doesn't do anything she doesn't want to do. That includes drinking and drugs. STILL straight edge in 3rd year of college. (Took up weed in senior year of HS, but all things considered, I see that as therapeutic given the anxiety she inherited. And doesn't go crazy with it.) She works full time, does school full time, and pays her way except room and utilites. Small inconveniences for huge victories. Not all was screwed up. But there are glaring holes in her worldview, no doubt. So yes, show them. Stop sheltering them when it is appropriate to do so. And don't hold back. Or they will learn it incorrectly or from some skewed point of view like their own and I'm not certain they were actually taught HOW to think but rather told WHAT to think. I know. TL;DR.

@youtuber6185

11 ай бұрын

But if you include people who are applying and actually want to work then it’s probably accurate. So that kinda negate your point

@jr.6199

2 ай бұрын

​@@whiskeysquikerwhy are you sharing this here? Tell a therapist or a good friend. Educate your self, read up on how to parent well but dont stop with the first book that agrees with you... when your kid has to make their own way in the world, maybe then they will learn respect instead of her arguing with a parent just to be argumentative. Marijuana is still a drug and if she is not 26 yet she should not be on that drug, till the cerebral cortex is formed fully at mid 25+yo.

This was the BEST Club Random in a LONG time. John really surprised me. Not what you'd expect. This was fun.

@JasonDelves-cw8zs

11 ай бұрын

Bro, i was going to write that too! Wasn't expecting it either

@Brandon-tk2rw

11 ай бұрын

I know, I love Club Boomer also! It's like Estrogen for the ears! please get more delusional old small dudes talking about subjects they clearly have only a surface-level understanding of. I never went to community college, but this podcast gives me the sense that I'm listening to the 3rd or 4th smartest kids in a poli sci class talking to each other before they go back home, where they will continue not reading books, but also be defensive about being profoundly misinformed.

@vaskylark

9 ай бұрын

I guess his image isn't the same as the truth because several years ago my eldest daughter who is a serious brainiac (she holds two Masters and Phd in science and is a geneticist now and just made me a first time Grandma!) called me one night and asked me "Do you know who John Mellencamp is?" Being a teenager of the 80's I got very excited because he was allover radio and MTV so I was like, "Of course!" then started rattling off his songs that she had probably heard. As part of her academic scholarship she had to do assistant teaching and tutoring underclassmen and she was tutoring his son. Not only did she say the son was super nice and not arrogant or stuck up (he played football if I recall) but she also spoke to the Dad, Mellencamp himself, who was super thankful to her for tutoring his son. She was kind of shocked he was so famous because he just seemed like a super caring father, not a famous rock star at all LOL I was like, well that makes me feel good because I bought several of his records so it was money well spent. I don't think young people today know just how HUGE he was back in the 80's and 90's.

@MikesOrganicVideos

9 ай бұрын

@@vaskylark Very good to hear. Thanks for sharing that.

@jackstevenson4679

8 ай бұрын

John is a great story teller and an awesome guest…he and Maher bounce off each other really well. Both old assholes 😂. Really enjoyed this one. Enjoy watching two friends just talk shit to each other. The new album is superb by the way.

This was a entertaining two hours. John is a good storyteller. I wish he would of talked more about his 80 acre property on lake Monroe.

Bill Maher, Thanks for Club Random. It's the best thing to listen to at work, where I do a sorting job that requires no concentration.

Fun fact: my father was John's chimney sweep. He happened to be at the house working when John was putting the final touches on the Scarecrow album. Ive always been a fan of his music.

@juicebox853

11 ай бұрын

I would have jumped off the roof if I hat to listen to "sucking on chili dogs behind the tasty freeze."

@Gracchus66

11 ай бұрын

wrong album@@juicebox853

@SquashBlossom62

11 ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@user-mz1kt6iz4e

7 ай бұрын

@@juicebox853 Not on 'Scarecrow', so not likely you'd be hearing it just then.

One of the best! Hope the very real down to earth JM returns soon!😂Hillarious. Bill listens well and respectfully doesn’t miss a beat.

This interview just showed how out of touch john is 😂

John Mellencamp is one of those singers that doesn't leap to mind as most people's "favorite singer," but anytime you hear a song of his on the radio (or whatever current mode works), you cannot turn the dial, to use outdated verbiage. That guy's several hit songs are monsters. Pink Houses is a solid top-ten songs choice.

@63LIONHEART

11 ай бұрын

Paper and Fire, hits the spot.

@TheBo

11 ай бұрын

Authority Song all the way

@laureencriss8220

11 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself, lol

@djjdnewyork1

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was, ya cretin. @@laureencriss8220

@leom7

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheBohell yeah, i play it every other gig

How many tines did Bill bring up Trump (as he does every single episode) when his guest(s )just won't engage in it. I like how Mellencamp takes command and doesn't let Bill run away with the conversation.

I heard mellencamp on WTF. I'm glad to be able to see him be interviewed instead of just hear him, because he comes off as such an asshohe. He actually pretty lovable when it comes down to it. I was surprised to hear he came from money in Indiana, and fully went to college and graduated. Though he told Bill that it was HIS perception of him as being from a poor small town simple lif-- Let's get real mellencamp. it is 100% how you projected yourself in your music and videos. I love the dynamic between these two. I enjoyed this thoroughly!

Growing up a couple of hours from John, I was struck by his repeated comments of showing the victims of gun violence. I’ve been saying that for years. LET THE NEWS SHOW IT, and you will change this country’s attitudes - not against gun ownership but about how the problem is addressed all the way around. Thanks John and Bill for a great couple hours of conversation. So interesting!!!!

Wow, I think this is the best club random interview Bill's done. Probably because he let the guest talk more than usual. What a great conversation!

@andrewflanders262

11 ай бұрын

I noticed that too, I guess Bill must really respect him... even though he disrespected him a good number of times.

@dranderson6071

11 ай бұрын

I’d say John didn’t let Bill do his usual bs.

@bobkattner9226

11 ай бұрын

John doesn’t take bs from anyone

@debbietrabeau3764

11 ай бұрын

Bill’s not smoking pot either.

@user-hr4lq8ue8j

11 ай бұрын

YES! People who say Bill over talks guests must admit it’s the guests with little real flavor, he didn’t interrupt Cube, Mellencamp or Peterson there’s a reason …

You can see Bill really likes Mellencamp. I don't think he has ever talked to anyone on Random for almost 2 hours.

I’ve loved John’s music ever since I saw him in Bury St. Edmunds in England!!! He opened for the John Miles Band as Johnny Cougar - my first concert way back in the 70’s ❤❤❤

So FUN to be present with these two guys. Thank you!

Wish Bill could get the great Bob Dylan on. The best song writer of the 20th century. He’s still relevant

I have been a fan of John Mellencamp since the early 80s and I probably learned more about him in this 2 hour conversation with you than I have with any other interview with him I’ve seen. I got to eavesdrop on two friends sitting around shooting the shit and occasionally going deep on a topic or two. Very interesting and fun.

@letsridehard

11 ай бұрын

Did you also learned how much of a virtue signaler and ignorant he is ?? Stating that 1% or 2% of blacks are better off than slavery?

@jake1776

11 ай бұрын

Since you are a fan, ask Mellencamp for some of his wealth since he loves communism so much.

@jeffstein3267

11 ай бұрын

Me too. This was great!

@genoangelica1354

11 ай бұрын

Keep your politics to yourself I just lost all respect to the man who doesn't stand for national anthem is he was videotaped at arena ain't that America what a sellout

@gailpauly6045

11 ай бұрын

Is it just me or is Bill as stoned as I am?

John was a genuine treat! Thank you.

Just want to say this man has been my favorite singer since I was a little girl. My real dad was from union city, Indiana. I grew up listening to John Cougar/Mellencamp and wishing I could have him singing in my front room everyday. I bought his records and have listened to him since. Still impressed by anyone who knows him, appreciates, and interviews or plays his music. What a treat this interview was for me. Thanks Bill.❤

I love hearing his stories. Like lyrics to a song.🤘✌️❤️

@Simon-talks

11 ай бұрын

just not the part where he's a communist

"I thought it was just you and The Beatles!" Priceless.

I am so happy to have found this. I’m just trying to picture which bar he was at in Vincennes. There used to be a lot of them.

I don't know who's side to be on! I go back and forth. What a great and entertaining podcast! Laughed my ass off.

@malachi-

10 ай бұрын

The joke there is, you never had to pick a side in the first place.

@bonniejanedrake7303

8 ай бұрын

It was so funny! 😂

John & Bill are hilarious together!😂

Bill Maher gets the best guests to tell them all about Bill Maher for two hours

@johncummings5350

4 ай бұрын

You're right..... and nobody wants to hear about it.

JOHN MELLENCAMP YOU MAKE COMMOM SENSE.

My mom used to worship this guy,so I know all these songs. But he is the most insane super far left guy when it comes to race there is,wow...

@MrGreen-fi5sg

11 ай бұрын

If she really wants some to worship and find inspiration, then she should find Jesus. 😉

Best episode so far. By far. So proud of John for asking about Bill's belt buckle. I thought he was just keeping his hand out of the pocket. In general I feel that I understand Bill a bit better. Here's a movie, Bill: Reds, with Warren Beatty. I'll give Bill 1964 but Philip Roth wrote one from the Jewish perspective as The Flying Nazi became POTUS. Of course Marx was morose. He saw injustice all around him and wanted to liberate everyone from these conditions. Like his solution or not the experience was kind of morose so led him to philosophy.

This, and the chat with John Waters are the best two Bill has done. Someone who challenges him.. how refreshing.

@bainbasinger8548

11 ай бұрын

your so pretty...@Loralarify,,,,,Loralarify ,love that name tooo,,!!!!!

@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR

10 ай бұрын

And for me....this was the WORSE of the Club Random with Bill Maher. Mellencamp is TOO DRY and never even laughs.

His son had a black friend that got into a fight with another man and the man followed him outside and ran him over= racism🤦🤣like 2 white dudes have never in the history of fighting had that same outcome ever 🤦🤣

@Strawn149

11 ай бұрын

IKR That was bazaar 😂

@georgedixon1190

11 ай бұрын

Jm logic equatable to a fart in a windstorm

The 1:27:45 moment is priceless, John clearly got a little fed up and spoke his true mind. That is awesome and rare in an interview.

I like John Mellencamp, because he's down to earth. He seems like the type of guy that was born in a small town.

@rievans57

11 ай бұрын

Very down to earth.

@loosidfreedom

11 ай бұрын

You can live and breathe in a small town

@debbiebasche5337

11 ай бұрын

That's probably where they'll bury him...

@will-i-am386

11 ай бұрын

Definitely small town education

@patrickwoods2213

11 ай бұрын

He's not that nice. I have someone in my family that knew his granddaughter - she said he was a jerk. Same thing has been said about him from many others in Bloomington, IN, where people have run into him in public.

When are you going to have Roseanne Barr on your show? I would like to see that. My C.R. interview fav’s: Jordan Peterson Woody Harrelson Kid Rock Billy Corgan David Spade Dr. Phil Gene Simmons Some of these guys I never realized were so cool. And then some I’ve been fans of for a long time. Now, there are some interviews that were hard to watch and then some that I just don’t want to watch because I have no desire to know what those people are saying.

@sarkisianhavens

11 ай бұрын

Welcome to KZread?

@sethgardner1184

11 ай бұрын

Jon Hamm is my favorite. I’ll be sure to watch those that you listed. Thank you!

@ThisWholeWorld100

11 ай бұрын

Would love to see those.

This is your best CRP thus far 🎆

I love this. Just a raw conversation without pretension.

What a great podcast. Where else would we ever be able to watch / listen to such a conversation with such an idol of our youth? John Mellencamp was big part of the soundtrack of my youth. His were some of the most defining songs of the American experience during the 70's, 80's. Set the mood, set the tone for so many car rides, so many parties, so many moments. Many of my "favorite of all time" songs are from John Mellencamp - I know I'm not alone. To be able to listen to such a laid back, real conversation is freaking awesome. I've always thought "these guys are like the friends I went to high school and college with. So much in common. Thank you Bill!

@FromTheRightAngle

11 ай бұрын

I think you are off by at least 10 years there, bub.

@CamanoRick

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, bub.

Mr. Maher, way to go! I am 60 years old and have been in bands all my adult life and Mr. Mellencamp is one of my favorites. The two of you could very well go on the road as Oscar and Felix. When I watched it I was either transfixed or laughing. Mostly laughing. “Now that’s entertainment.” I want you to know that even though you and I may not see eye to eye on everything, you make me feel like I could sit down and have a great conversation because you are fair and open minded.

@grbenway

11 ай бұрын

But could you do it without kicking his ass? I couldn't

@heureuxpourtoujours

10 ай бұрын

Good listener Bill even with Johns random comments….

I wish they’d have spent time talking about his art. If you haven’t seen any of John’s paintings google it. As an artist myself he was a huge inspiration to me. Incredible painter.

@ptturboe5792

10 ай бұрын

It sucks.

@deansparks6753

10 ай бұрын

@@ptturboe5792 quite the art critic.

@musicfanhawk4523

10 ай бұрын

​@@ptturboe5792you are wrong

Bill must have wanted that interview real bad to put up with a chain smoker's secondhand smoke from 2 feet away, js.

Bill all the shows are great but this one might be the best . Y’all had me laughing 😂 out loud

As a nameless, faceless person who compiles data for local government, thanks for standing up for non-partisan civil servants, Bill. 34:57

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

Irie' (!)

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

Right On (!) (Oregon expression :))

@WalkingmanPattaya

11 ай бұрын

I thank you for your service more than that other branch of government that everyone always thanks. Respect

@AdamJonGillard

11 ай бұрын

thank you for your service to the community bro!

@conantheagrarian

11 ай бұрын

lessgo jacob! keep the toilets flushing? what a COMPLIMENT.😊

John is one of the few rock stars from 30 plus years ago that still seems cool and hasn't gone woke! Walls come tumbling down is such a bad ass song!

@Anthony__420

9 ай бұрын

Describe woke?

@badapple65

9 ай бұрын

@@Anthony__420 someone that is directed daily, weekly, on what the new assignment is to push as normal and to act outraged over while calling the right, that has the same beliefs as 4 decades ago that THEY have become extremists. Pushing ideas outside the norm while pretending that they are normal ideas.

@Anthony__420

9 ай бұрын

@@badapple65 by whom? Fox News? News Max? Just wondering cause they mostly spread lies. Fox just paid about a billion dollars to dominion for spreading falsehoods and Now my pillow and Rudi are being sued too. Anyone who gets involved with trump loses Bigley

@friedricengravy6646

9 ай бұрын

Woke ? U mean someone who is not homophobic, not racist, not a bigot? Not some one who bitches about using a preferred pronoun or wearing a mask during a pandemic?? Maybe someone who sees culture, like life, as something progressive in place of stagnant?? Yeah. When JM recommends the Communist Manifesto & enters a liberal level that Bill cant deal with, Id say thats enough to earn his woke credentials lol. 😄lol

@TheMotownPhilly

9 ай бұрын

Did you not watch the Interview?? John is most definitely a liberal and leans to woke. I actually don't want to listen to his friggin music anymore after this interview. Fake ass country boy, liberal...it gets worse and worse the more he talks

Wow this is so cool 😎 I'm a huge John Mellencamp Fan & to see him mess with Bill make him crack up so much this is classic 😂 The debating back & forth was hilarious & when John says to Bill "You saying I'm stupid" OMG 🤣 Thank you 😇

He's not kidding about kids not knowing anything. I was asked yesterday if December 12th was in winter.. They had no idea when the seasons changed or Sunmer and Winter Solstice. WHAT!! Don't parents teach their kids anything? Teachers never taught me that my dad did!! Parents need to start teaching their kids since our schools don't.

@williambartholmey5946

11 ай бұрын

I don't think that's a very fair example. I bet plenty of boomers would snap answer that it's winter since December is thought of a winter month.

@susans654

11 ай бұрын

I'm not disagreeing with you but I'll also point out that I swear the majority of Americans think summer starts around Memorial Day when the weather gets warm when in reality it starts the third week of June. And I disagree with Bill that kids don't know their SS # -- they have to use it so often that they definitely have it memorized. They need it to apply for jobs, college, credit cards, etc. so they learn it quickly.

@teresaparnham9780

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I conure, but often parents don't know much because we've been expecting more fom schools in the last seventy years while at the same time giving them less money and resources. So, not surprising that general knowledge among the general population seems to be declining. Some people are indeed stupid, but I think most are just undereducated and not taught thinking skills in early education. We are getting what we've paid for.

@remoevans7847

11 ай бұрын

@@teresaparnham9780The problems with the education system is not lack of funding. Education is not and never been the goal, blind loyalty and obedience is.

@charlesezell7043

11 ай бұрын

Become a teacher.

Love these real conversations! Thank you Bill

I like the way John talks to Bill. One of the guests that actually get a word in…

John is great been listening to his music since "Nothing Matters & What if it Did"

One of the best Club Random episodes so far.

Mellencamp is a legend, he's really good to his fans too. Sent him a album once and he signed it for me and sent it back got it in a frame to this day.

@Simon-talks

11 ай бұрын

just not the part where he's a communist

@ThisWholeWorld100

11 ай бұрын

You mean his handlers did.

@willardswelding7243

11 ай бұрын

@@ThisWholeWorld100cynical, like John.

@Loralarify

11 ай бұрын

How cool is that!?

@ThisWholeWorld100

11 ай бұрын

but likely true@@willardswelding7243

One of a kind ............man I laughed so hard with these two

Seeing dead kids will change nothing. The criminals will not turn in their guns and the law abiding citizens will be left defenseless.

@jr.6199

2 ай бұрын

We have more guns than any country and more gun deaths so what amt of guns gets us to being "safe enough"?

These 2 need to start a podcast together!🤣

wow john on fire to challenge bill on a lot of american matters. bill i think helped john know alot more.

Lolz I love how Bill keeps asking John if he has experienced basic common experiences, like Lord Of The Flies and The Odd Couple, and John responds like 'yeah Bill.. I was on earth back then too' lolz HUGE massive John Cougar fan. Some of my best moments in my life had a Cougar song spinning in the background. One of the hawtest young (both of us) make out nights ever... Jack n Diane on the radio. First cover songs I learned for bands I was in.. Hurts So Good, Jack n Diane, PInk Houses... maaan so many great tracks! Thanks for everything John! Cheers!

Great episode, great conversational chemistry. Less women young enough to be Bill's granddaughters, more Mellencamps please.

19:54 Bill brings up Trump. He can't live long without him.

Bill is too deep into his millionaire bubble to even listen to people he respects when they challenge his bs facts. Seriously, every time bill doesn't agree with something he rejects the arguments and downplay all of the info given to support. "I don't believe that." "I don't see that when I drive around." Bill, you are getting more elitist every year even if you don't see it. I've been watching your shows for over 25 years now and your positions today are drastically different than just 10 years ago.

@The_Green_Queen

11 ай бұрын

This is how I feel about his statements about the education system today. He says “I talk to young people” as if that explains how he’s right. It’s not perfect, but teachers are miracle workers, considering all the pressure they’re under these days to not teach real history.

@deb9806

11 ай бұрын

yes, he lost touch with the people where he grew up with a long time ago. Some like Clooney, still have parents in small town they visit, they remember even if in luxury now. Bill needs to talk to "real" people more.

It’s funny but I didn’t particularly like JCM or his music when I was young and he was very popular. But, now I’ve really come to appreciate him and especially his music. Glad I came around.

This is my favorite one! I watch it over and over!

I love Chico stories. I always laugh so hard when Bill brings up Chico.

Love John taking Maher to task!

I was fortunate enough to see Johnny ‘Cougar’ several times while attending Indiana University from 1976-1980 in small clubs and bars.

@OMARMINOUCHE

5 ай бұрын

I had the biggest crush on his guitarist back then but I was but a child. 😂 Although the fact that he said his band (like others) was given lists of the age of consent in each state so they could know how young the girls could be legally is mind blowing. So maybe I wasn’t too young after all lol. But it’s so cool you got to see them when they were just starting out!

This is such a great interview.

I can’t wait until Bill has Don Henley on and regales him with how much he loves “Love Rules” from the Fast Times At Ridgemont High soundtrack.

First time Bill did not smoke a joint throughout the entire podcast..

@writeJANTYRATLIFF4President24

11 ай бұрын

wish him was repping THC and CBD

@user-ro2mh7gf9r

11 ай бұрын

You can't smoke a joint and listen to John Mellencamp at the same time

@hollygolightly7475

11 ай бұрын

Noticed that too

I've loved John since day one. And I still love him. 😂❤❤❤

You guys are a riot. So funny.

Hey!! We do John's Lawn care in Bloomington. I live in Bedford, so when he says after you leave Bloomington, it becomes semi-normal, he be right! Awesome show fellas

People who have lived a long life simply have more to evoke. Remember John, although I was lost in the World of Bowie & New Wave. Time has been kind to John! Great conversation Bill!

Have John back on the show, Bill. This was awesome. 😊

Not sure why half the people, in the comments are even listening to this podcast. I am certainly no progressive but I find the honesty from Bill. very refreshing. If you don't like what you're hearing, just choose differently! You're not being held hostage.

These two cracked me up, best club random thus far!!😁

Wow. Enjoyed every minute. So casual laid back,yet witty and sharp commentary on society. John so down to earth, and knew exactly how to get a humorous reaction from Bill. Best episode I’ve watched so far. There was great chemistry, The way John could make Bill (and me) laugh was priceless.

These two share a rapport that is truly enjoyable to watch!

I have a whole new respect for Mellencamp.

@matchpoint14

4 ай бұрын

you are kidding right? you are nuts!