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All There Is with Anderson Cooper is about the people we lose, the people left behind, and how we can live on with loss and with love. In moving and honest discussions, Anderson learns from others who've experienced life-altering losses.
18 episodes
  • 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.
    Nicole Avant talks with Anderson Cooper about leaning on faith and connecting with her parents now through music.
    13+
    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."
    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."
    13+
    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.
    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.
    13+
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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.
    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.
    13+
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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."
    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."
    NR
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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.
    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.
    NR
    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.
    Sara shares new song "Home" for the first time, and talks with Anderson about the "medicinal" nature of sharing one's grief with others.
    16+
    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.
    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.
    16+
    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.
    California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks with Anderson about growing up the child of divorced parents whose pasts were rarely talked about.
    16+
    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.
    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.
    16+
    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.
    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.
    16+
    33min
    Feb 5, 2026
  • 2. Yiyun Li

    2. Yiyun Li

    AAnderson Cooper discusses grief with Yiyun Li.
    AAnderson Cooper discusses grief with Yiyun Li.
    16+
    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.
    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.
    16+
    40min
    Jan 8, 2026
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    All There Is with Anderson Cooper is about the people we lose, the people left behind, and how we can live on with loss and with love. In moving and honest discussions, Anderson learns from others who've experienced life-altering losses.
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