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18. Nicole Avant on 'Standing in Faith' After Mom's Murder

18. Nicole Avant on 'Standing in Faith' After Mom's Murder
Nicole Avant talks with Anderson Cooper about leaning on faith and connecting with her parents now through music.
34min
Jul 9, 2026
17. Sharon Stone's Complicated Grief

17. Sharon Stone's Complicated Grief
Sharon Stone has experienced many losses in her life, most recently the death of her mom, Dorothy, in 2025. She tells Anderson Cooper she felt relief after her death and "free from my mom, free from her trauma."
34min
Jun 25, 2026
16. Mikaela Shiffrin On the 'Maze' of Grief For Her Dad

16. Mikaela Shiffrin On the 'Maze' of Grief For Her Dad
Mikaela Shiffrin is considered the greatest alpine skier of all time. Her dad, Jeff, was one of her biggest champions. When he died in 2020, she wasn't sure she would ever ski again. She talks with Anderson about her loss and grief.
37min
Jun 18, 2026
15. Amanda Peet: 'There's No Algorithm For Grief'

15. Amanda Peet: 'There's No Algorithm For Grief'
Both of actress Amanda Peet's parents were in hospice care when she learned she had breast cancer. Now cancer free, she talks with Anderson Cooper.
34min
Jun 11, 2026
14. Mariska Hargitay Knows Loss And Longing

14. Mariska Hargitay Knows Loss And Longing
Mariska Hargitay was three when she survived the car crash that killed her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield. She talks with Anderson Cooper about her search to know her mother, and heal the pain of her past.
35min
May 28, 2026
13. Sheinelle Jones

13. Sheinelle Jones
Today show co-host Sheinelle Jones' husband, Uche Ojeh, died in May 2025 from glioblastoma. Seven months later, she lost her grandmother. She talks with Anderson Cooper about parenting after loss.
26min
May 21, 2026
12. Isaiah Thomas: The Loneliness of Grief

12. Isaiah Thomas: The Loneliness of Grief
Isaiah tells Anderson Cooper he is "still struggling" with his sisters' deaths, but he also shares powerful insights he has learned about grief as he tries to "go forward, without moving on."
32min
May 15, 2026
11. Cameron Crowe on Grief, Memory and Music

11. Cameron Crowe on Grief, Memory and Music
Writer and director of "Almost Famous" among other films, Cameron Crowe, talks about the death of his sister Cathy when he was 10 years old, and how he has come to be "in conversation" with her now, all these decades later.
37min
May 11, 2026
10. Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin: ' Grief is a Badge of Love'

10. Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin: ' Grief is a Badge of Love'
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin talk with Anderson Cooper about their evolving understanding of grief since the murder of their son Hersh by Hamas after 328 days in captivity.
43min
Apr 21, 2026
9. Sarah Wildman: Let Grief Be Messy

9. Sarah Wildman: Let Grief Be Messy
New York Times writer and editor Sarah Wildman's daughter Orli was 10 when she was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer. Anderson reached out to her after reading her remarkable essays about Orli's life and death.
39min
Apr 16, 2026
8. Dax Shepard: Grief, Fatherhood, and Friendship

8. Dax Shepard: Grief, Fatherhood, and Friendship
Actor, writer and podcast host Dax Shepard recalls his father's final days, and how they changed Dax's understanding of him. In this emotional conversation, Dax also tells Anderson about the unusual start of his friendship with the late actor Eric Dane.
34min
Apr 2, 2026
7. Sara Bareilles: Life's Holiest Lesson

7. Sara Bareilles: Life's Holiest Lesson
Sara shares new song "Home" for the first time, and talks with Anderson about the "medicinal" nature of sharing one's grief with others.
40min
Mar 19, 2026
6. Robert Irwin: Finding Strength in the Vulnerability of Grief

6. Robert Irwin: Finding Strength in the Vulnerability of Grief
Robert Irwin was just two when his dad, "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, died. Now 22, Robert talks with Anderson about growing up with grief and how he's able to still "feel" his dad.
47min
Mar 10, 2026
5. Gavin Newsom

5. Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks with Anderson about growing up the child of divorced parents whose pasts were rarely talked about.
26min
Mar 2, 2026
4. Eric Church on Grief, Grace, and Faith

4. Eric Church on Grief, Grace, and Faith
The year country music superstar Eric Church turned 40, he survived a blood clot and headlined a Las Vegas music festival that two days later became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Months later, his brother Brandon died.
41min
Feb 19, 2026
3. Megan Falley

3. Megan Falley
Is dying really "the opposite of leaving?" Are we "reincarnated in those we love?" Poet Andrea Gibson thought so, and in this moving conversation, Anderson speaks with Andrea's wife Megan Falley.
33min
Feb 5, 2026
2. Yiyun Li

2. Yiyun Li
AAnderson Cooper discusses grief with Yiyun Li.
36min
Jan 21, 2026
1. Patti Smith: The 'Sacred Wounds' of Grief

1. Patti Smith: The 'Sacred Wounds' of Grief
Patti Smith has experienced the deaths of her husband, guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd, and her lifelong friend, Robert Mapplethorpe. Time doesn't heal those "sacred wounds," she tells Anderson, you can learn to navigate it more.
40min
Jan 8, 2026















