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What to Watch Friday: NC’s Rev. William Barber a guest on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

Rev. William Barber II, far right, with Bill Maher, left, and George Takei, center, in a 2014 episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Rev. William Barber II, far right, with Bill Maher, left, and George Takei, center, in a 2014 episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” HBO

100 Days Wild (9 p.m., Discovery) - In this new series, strangers leave behind their comfortable lives and journey to Alaska to chase dreams of an off-grid community. With only 100 days until winter, it’s a race against nature.

Savage Kingdom (9 p.m., National Geographic) - Orphaned leopard, Motsidi, makes a heart-breaking decision to leave her mother’s forest. At 10 p.m., a mothers battles to save her young from a terrible fate as drought grips the kingdom.

Real Time with Bill Maher (11 p.m., HBO) - North Carolina’s Rev. William Barber II will be a guest tonight. Barber is the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and the author of the new book, “We Are Called to Be a Movement.” The show is being filmed remotely with virtual interviews. Other scheduled guests are former Republican Governor from Ohio John Kasich, Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter Oliver Stone, and author of “The People, No. A Brief History of Anti-Populism,” Thomas Frank. The episode will repeat at 11:30.

Find Me In Paris (Hulu) - In the third season of this original series, Lena Grisky completes her final year at the Paris Opera Ballet School and competes against the world’s elite for a spot in Company, while also learning about her true identity as a Time Travel Heir. The complete season is available today.

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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