All There Is with Anderson Cooper
CNN Podcasts
Grief can feel so lonely but talking about it and listening to others share their experiences helps. In all new episodes of this award-winning podcast, Anderson Cooper continues his deeply personal exploration of grief in all its complexities. In moving and honest discussions, he learns from others who have faced life-altering losses.
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Nov 6, 2026 • 37min
Lil Jon On Grief: ‘Don’t Hold It In’
Lil Jon, the rapper, DJ, producer, and crunk music pioneer, opens up about losing his 27-year-old son, Nathan, in an accidental drowning. He recalls Nathan’s love of music, honors him during performances, and reflects on earlier family losses. He also shares a startling DNA discovery about his biological father, breaking generational trauma, and learning to face grief openly.
12 snips
Oct 30, 2026 • 53min
Alex Warren On Getting to Know His Dad After His Death
Alex Warren, the emotionally candid singer-songwriter behind “Ordinary,” reflects on losing both parents young and finding them again through letters, home videos, recordings, and family stories. He shares music created to preserve his father’s voice, the role his wife played in making grief feel safe, and how concerts, conversations, and future fatherhood help him carry love and loss forward.
20 snips
Oct 15, 2026 • 46min
Wynonna Judd: ‘Broken and Blessed’ with Grief
Wynonna Judd, Grammy-winning country singer from The Judds and a celebrated solo artist, discusses her mother Naomi’s suicide, a father she discovered too late, and her daughter’s addiction. She reflects on depression, family secrets, inherited trauma, setting boundaries, and using music to face grief while embracing a life that is both broken and blessed.
38 snips
Oct 8, 2026 • 43min
Sheryl Sandberg On Finding Love And A Deeper Joy, After Loss
Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO, author, and philanthropist, reflects on losing her husband, Dave Goldberg, and finding love again. She discusses helping children grieve, preserving a parent’s memory, rebuilding resilience, and discovering deeper joy after loss. Sandberg also makes a heartfelt case for supporting widowed parents who are ready to date, love, and embrace the future.
18 snips
Oct 1, 2026 • 29min
Charlamagne Tha God: Feelings Are The Hardest Thing To Acknowledge
Charlamagne Tha God, radio personality, author, and mental health advocate, opens up about grief, anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma. He discusses panic attacks, therapy, parenting beyond family wounds, and the loss of his friend Jas Waters. The conversation explores suicide loss, ayahuasca, hidden hurt, vulnerability, and why grief keeps resurfacing no matter how hard we try to outrun it.
18 snips
Sep 17, 2026 • 26min
Gary Sinise: ‘The Hole In The Heart Is Always There’
Gary Sinise, the actor, musician, and veterans’ advocate, reflects on losing his son Mac to rare cancer at 33. He shares Mac’s final year, the music he created, and the recordings that keep him close. They discuss unfinished conversations, confronting death, emotionally charged anniversaries, and finding blessings while carrying grief that never fully disappears.
30 snips
Sep 3, 2026 • 31min
NASCAR's Kurt Busch Remembers His Brother Kyle
Kurt Busch, NASCAR champion and Hall of Fame inductee, remembers his younger brother Kyle, a racing prodigy who died suddenly at 41. He revisits their car-loving childhood, fierce rivalry, shared team-building triumphs, Kyle’s championship comeback and their hard-won brotherhood. Kurt also reflects on grief, family, NASCAR’s tributes, and the places he still feels Kyle most strongly.
41 snips
Aug 20, 2026 • 34min
Travis Barker: The ‘Wound That Almost Never Heals’
Travis Barker, Grammy-nominated Blink-182 drummer and plane crash survivor, reflects on early loss and decades of pushing through grief. He recounts the 2008 crash, long recovery, and the lasting wounds of losing close friends. He also discusses transformative breathwork, coping with fear, and honoring lost loved ones while living fully.
17 snips
Aug 6, 2026 • 40min
Grief Is Not A Problem To Be Solved
David Frum, Atlantic staff writer who wrote about his daughter Miranda, and Danielle Crittenden, memoirist who chronicled her own loss, speak about losing a child. They discuss the shock and surreal details of Miranda’s sudden death. They explore how grief reshapes marriage and family, therapy that helped, rituals of remembrance, and how others can show up without platitudes.
10 snips
Jul 9, 2026 • 35min
Nicole Avant on ‘Standing in Faith’ After Mom's Murder
Nicole Avant, producer, former diplomat and author, reflects on losing her mother to a violent crime and caring for her father in his final years. She discusses grief’s shifting textures, faith as a daily practice, using music and memory to stay connected, and choosing hope while seeking justice.
