All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Episodes

• Sheryl Sandberg On Finding Love And A Deeper Joy, After LossWhen Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly in 2015 at 47, she believed she would not find love or “pure joy” again, but she has. She talks with Anderson about her experiences and about an open letter she has written to adult children who’ve lost a parent, asking them to “give permission and even encouragement” to their surviving parent to date and find love again if they want to. Read Sheryl Sandberg’s open letter and for more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Charlamagne Tha God: Feelings Are The Hardest Thing To AcknowledgeCharlamagne Tha God, co-host of “The Breakfast Club,” talks with Anderson about grief and his experiences with anxiety and depression. He reflects on the death of his close friend Jas Waters, healing from childhood trauma and why grief is something “you can’t run from.” For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  66|27M
• Gary Sinise: ‘The Hole In The Heart Is Always There’Gary Sinise’s son Mac died in 2024 at 33 after a yearslong battle with a rare cancer called chordoma. He shares with Anderson the music his son created in his final year and how Mac still feels “very present” in his life. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  65|24M
• NASCAR's Kurt Busch Remembers His Brother KyleNASCAR champions and brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch spent decades racing each other before Kyle’s sudden death in May at 41. Kurt talks with Anderson Cooper about their years of “sibling rivalry,” the “brotherhood” they shared on the racetrack and where he feels Kyle’s presence the most. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  64|29M
• Travis Barker: The ‘Wound That Almost Never Heals’Travis Barker’s mom, Gloria, died the day before he started high school. In 2008, the Blink-182 drummer survived a plane crash that killed four people, including two of his closest friends. The only other survivor, friend and collaborator Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, died less than a year later from an overdose. Travis talks with Anderson Cooper about facing fear and grief after decades of “muscling through” his hurt and how he carries the people he’s lost with him. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  63|32M
• Grief Is Not A Problem To Be SolvedJournalists Danielle Crittenden and David Frum's 32-year-old daughter, Miranda, died unexpectedly in 2024 from complications related to a brain tumor she had survived several years earlier. They talk with Anderson Cooper about the loss of a child and how grief transformed their marriage and made them “different people.” For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editors: Eric Zembrzuski and Nathaniel Little Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  62|37M
• Nicole Avant on ‘Standing in Faith’ After Mom's MurderNicole Avant’s 81-year-old mother, Jacqueline, was murdered in 2021 by an intruder in her home. Nicole’s father, Clarence, came to live with her and died peacefully, two years later, when he was 92. She talks with Anderson Cooper about leaning on faith and connecting with her parents now through music. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  61|33M
• Sharon Stone's Complicated GriefSharon 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." For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  60|35M
• Mikaela Shiffrin On the ‘Maze’ of Grief For Her DadMikaela 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. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  59|37M
• 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. Her father died the same weekend she was diagnosed, and her mother died some four months later. Now cancer free, she talks with Anderson Cooper about facing her own health battle while grieving her parents and feeling “untethered” in their absence. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson Cooper Showrunner: Haley Thomas Producers: Emily Williams and Kyra Dahring Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski Technical Director: Dan Dzula Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  58|34M