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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Jun 25, 2026 • 36min
Sharon Stone's Complicated Grief
Sharon Stone, actress, writer, and artist known for a long film career and her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice, speaks about surviving a near-fatal stroke and a fraught recovery. She reflects on multiple family deaths, organ donation, and a complicated bond with her mother. The conversation explores caregiving, letting go, and the strange relief that can follow a difficult parent's death.
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Jun 18, 2026 • 39min
Mikaela Shiffrin On the ‘Maze’ of Grief For Her Dad
Mikaela Shiffrin, world-class alpine skier and multi-time Olympic gold medalist, shares her journey through profound loss after her father died. She talks about memory triggers, the physical toll of grief, and seeking help before competing in Beijing. She describes grief as a maze and explains how returning to skiing helped her feel connected and find meaning again.
Jun 12, 2026 • 36min
Amanda Peet: ‘There’s No Algorithm For Grief’
Amanda Peet, actress, producer and writer, speaks about facing a breast cancer diagnosis while both parents were dying. She recounts learning of her father’s death amid the diagnosis and navigating hospice, caregiving, and parenting. Conversations explore grief’s unpredictability, small rituals that comfort, and how loss reshapes identity and family bonds.
