The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, is a collection of unique and immersive single subject episodes from CNN’s Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning longform storytelling team. Every week we showcase character-driven stories, special interviews, profiles, and investigative deep dives featuring reporting from CNN’s anchors and correspondents.

Episodes

February 3, 2025 49 mins
The collision between a jetliner and an Army helicopter near Washington DC is the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001. Anderson Cooper examines the circumstances around the crash and the airline safety issues of recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Smithsonian National Zoo is set to reopen its panda exhibit. David Culver covers the arrival of the first giant pandas sent from China to the U.S. in 24 years and examines the history of panda diplomacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 12, 2025 49 mins
The worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles are still burning. How did they start? How bad and long-lasting is the damage? And is this the start of a new era of climate disaster that we all need to face? Anderson Cooper reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 6, 2025 50 mins
K-Pop bands, popular worldwide, originate from South Korea and are uniquely molded in the music industry. CNN's Kyung Lah explores the intense training of seven aspiring stars, just one week before their audition for a premiere idol group.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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October 14, 2024 49 mins
A right-wing conspiracy theory from the presidential debate fueled hate against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Omar Jimenez takes us into their lives, revealing the hate they now face and their impact on the local economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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October 7, 2024 49 mins
Melania Trump could return to the East Wing for a second nonconsecutive term, while Doug Emhoff could make history as the inaugural First Gentleman. Kaitlan Collins examines the intense, unpaid, and often thankless role of the First Spouse.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 30, 2024 50 mins
CNN's Ana Navarro examines the nuanced impact of the Latino vote in the 2024 presidential election. Visiting crucial swing states, she explores unexpected changes in voter preferences within America's diverse Latino communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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September 23, 2024 49 mins
In his latest investigation, Donie O'Sullivan meets disillusioned former "Bernie Bros" who feel left behind. Many have shifted to far-right extremism, embracing conspiracy theories, white supremacy, and even Vladimir Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This hour examines former President Donald Trump's record and current stances on key issues. Abby Phillip delves into his positions on the economy, reproductive rights, immigration, foreign policy, and democracy itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In this special, two-part series, Audie Cornish examines the records of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as well as each candidate's current stances on key issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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August 26, 2024 49 mins
Ed Lavandera explores Yellowstone National Park, where tourists are pushing precarious boundaries with wildlife to perilous effect. He witnesses the dangers of these close encounters and speaks with survivors of harrowing attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donie O'Sullivan crosses the country to investigate the pervasive surge of misinformation targeting elections. He explores how chaos agents like Steve Bannon use alternative media and social organizing to undermine American democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After the shocking assassination on former President Donald Trump, any questions still remain about the shooter and the security failures that allowed him to get so close. Six presidents, including Trump, have survived attacks. Four have been killed while in office. Sadly, our history has also full of other notable political figures being targeted from Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s, to more recent assaul...
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July 29, 2024 49 mins
President Biden's decision to step aside from the race came as a shock to many Americans, including some of his own campaign and White House staff. Even after the disastrous CNN debate against former President Donald Trump and the growing calls from Democrats for him to pass the torch, Biden seemed dug in. So, the question is, what finally changed his mind?  Over the next hour, CNN's Pamela Brown examines the rise and fall of cand...
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July 29, 2024 48 mins
In the last few days, Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked her presidential campaign into high gear, speaking to voters in Wisconsin, Indianapolis, and Texas. She's already picked up the endorsement of leading Democrats, including former president Barack Obama.  Soon after Kamala Harris became vice president, CNN's Abby Phillip sat down with her to talk about her immigrant routes, the difficulties and controversies she faced as...
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July 1, 2024 48 mins
Sharks have been around for at least 400 million years, even before dinosaurs walked the earth. These apex predators have a reputation for attacking all sorts of marine life, which sometimes includes the occasional human. But are sharks a danger to people or are people a danger to sharks? CNN's Boris Sanchez is an experienced diver, and over the next hour he takes us under water with sharks to show us both the beauty and danger of...
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Since its launch a little more than two years ago, the James Webb Space Telescope has been capturing some of the most spectacular and enlightening images of outer space we've ever seen. Its mission is to study every phase in the history of our universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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June 10, 2024 47 mins
CNN's Randi Kaye examines how drag performance has become a political target in Florida. Local drag queens and state politicians on both sides offer insight on the cycles of acceptance and backlash that have repeated throughout history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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80 years after D-Day laid the foundation for Germany's defeat in World War II, Jake Tapper reflects on the sacrifices made to save democracy then and how the fight continues to halt the erosion of democratic governance across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 20, 2024 48 mins
Dr. Sanjay Gupta follows Alzheimer's patients' treatments over five years. He explains why it's the most hopeful era for patients, with new research suggesting potential symptom prevention, slowing, and even reversal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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