Episodes

  • Kenny Chesney

    Kenny Chesney
    Nov 12 2025
    Country superstar Kenny Chesney reflects on the loss of friends and a beloved dog. He and Anderson also share their connection to a family who experienced a profound loss. Plus, Anderson talks about the death of David Gergen and speaks to a podcast listener facing a life-threatening illness. Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Booker: Kerry Rubin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Ken Burns' History With Grief

    Ken Burns' History With Grief
    Nov 5 2025
    Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been called “America’s biographer,” but in this moving conversation, he reveals how his own history has been shaped by early loss - the death of his mother Lyla when Ken was eleven years old. Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis Host: Anderson Cooper, Showrunner: Haley Thomas, Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams, Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski, Technical Director: Dan Dzula. Booker: Kerry Rubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Luke Bryan: Grief, Faith, and Music

    Luke Bryan: Grief, Faith, and Music
    Oct 28 2025
    Luke Bryan is one of country music’s biggest stars. He's also faced great loss. In this personal and revealing conversation with Anderson, Luke shares how faith, family, and music have helped him "do what you do to get through." Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis Host: Anderson Cooper, Showrunner: Haley Thomas, Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams, Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski, Technical Director: Dan Dzula. Booker: Kerry Rubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Coming Back To Life

    Coming Back To Life
    Apr 25 2025
    In this special episode of the podcast, Anderson reports from Rome following the death of Pope Francis, and speaks to religion professor Elaine Pagels who lost both her 6-year-old son Mark and her husband Heinz. Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Love Is What Survives

    Love Is What Survives
    Jan 29 2025
    In the season three finale, Anderson plays some of the more than 6000 voicemails he has received from podcast listeners about what they have learned in their grief that might help others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Doris Kearns Goodwin
    Jan 15 2025
    Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin knows what it’s like to face the past. She talks with Anderson about how Abraham Lincoln and other historic figures dealt with grief, and how she has. She went through boxes of papers and mementos with her husband Dick Goodwin before he died and it changed both of their lives in ways she never expected. Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • David & Amy Sedaris

    David & Amy Sedaris
    Jan 8 2025
    David and his sister Amy Sedaris have lived through the deaths of their mother, father and sister, and most recently, Amy’s pet rabbit. They join Anderson for a heartfelt, and at times irreverently funny, conversation about loss and grief. Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • A Message from Anderson

    A Message from Anderson
    Dec 17 2024
    Anderson checks in with an update about the podcast and invites listeners to call the All There Is voicemail. Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins