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The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

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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.

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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.

Language:

English


Episodes

Waiting for JFK: report from the fringe

9/25/2023
In a chilling year-long investigation, CNN's Donnie O' Sullivan tracks the stories of Americans who have been consumed by a QAnon-rooted conspiracy theory that JFK and JFK Jr. are both still alive, are descended from Jesus Christ, and are going to take over America. Why do they believe this, and how did they get sucked into this conspiracy? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:38

Ukraine: dancing in defiance

9/18/2023
Ukrainian ballet dancers who fled the war and a Russian choreographer who left Moscow in protest travel to the US for a heart stopping performance that highlights their culture. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:30

Hard hits: can football be safe?

9/11/2023
Football season is about to begin, but is the game any safer for players? And should the rules of football be changed to protect young people who play this sport? CNN reporter and former pro football player Coy Wire examines the issue. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:32

Without Roe: the new abortion landscape

9/5/2023
A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women without access to legal abortion clinics are turning to an underground network of pilots to help them find care. How does this operate and what are the risks? CNN embed with these pilots to find out. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:41

Trump and the Georgia Conspiracy

8/22/2023
Former President Donald Trump is now indicted for the 4th time, with racketeering charges against him and his allies in Georgia. Sara Murray takes us through everything that happened in Georgia, and looks at how this led to the indictment. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:28

Restaurant Nation - what's changed?

8/16/2023
The COVID Pandemic changed dining forever. What does this mean for restaurant owners, and for customers? Celebrity chef Bobby Flay travels the country to find out. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:34

Weed 7: a senior moment

8/9/2023
Marijuana… for seniors. Is the secret to aging more plants, and less pills? Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:42

What happened in Georgia?

7/31/2023
A prosecutor in Georgia is looking into criminal charges for former president Donald Trump over claims of election fraud and interference. How strong is this case, and will he be indicted, again? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:44

The Gilgo Beach Killer

7/24/2023
Investigators have identified a possible serial killer after 4 bodies were found on Gilgo Beach in New York. Who is their suspect, and how did they catch him? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:43:30

Wired for trouble

7/12/2023
CNN brings you the stories behind the families who are taking on the big social media companies to try and change the internet for kids. Why are they suing these companies and do they have a chance of winning? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:42

Deadly Adventure - Trip to the Titanic

7/5/2023
A submersible vanishes in the deep ocean on the way to view the wreckage from the Titanic. Where did it go, and what happened to the 5 people on board? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:15

Magic mushrooms: can they change your mind?

6/20/2023
In countries where magic mushrooms are legal, some people are turning to psilocybin wellness retreats. CNN's David Culver takes us on a mind-altering journey to Oregon and Jamaica, to explore the therapeutic benefits of medically supervised psilocybin consumption. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:43:59

Indicted: the case against Trump

6/13/2023
What exactly is the former president charged with, and what do we know about the case? CNN brings you all the details you need to know about the investigation and how it could affect the presidential election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:35

Surviving Uvalde

5/22/2023
A year after the shooting at Robb Elementary School, just a handful of the hundreds of officers who responded have been held accountable. CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz gives a rare inside look at the brutal reality of a school shooting by bringing together students who survived those terrifying 77-minutes trapped with the gunman, parents of victims, Mayor Don McLaughlin, and more. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:45:09

What happened to San Fransisco?

5/15/2023
Anchor Sara Sidner travels to San Francisco, a metropolis that came alive during the technological revolution, to uncover the political and social issues plaguing the city by the bay. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:46

Shaken: baby powder on trial

5/8/2023
Pamela Brown examines claims made by some of the thousands of women who say that Johnson & Johnson's now-discontinued talc baby powder is responsible for their cancers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:06

The reign begins: Charles & Camilla

5/2/2023
CNN's Erica Hill travels to London to examine the role of the Royal family in British society and around the world, in an eye-opening special ahead of the coronation of King Charles III. After the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most popular and celebrated monarchs, King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort face a country and a world questioning their very purpose. Are the King and his throne in peril? British scholars, journalists, and some of those closest to the Royals give their insights. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:51

How to unscrew a planet

4/25/2023
CNN’s Bill Weir reports on how we are now firmly on the path to climate catastrophe. In the last two-years, record shattering heatwaves have fueled wildfires in North America, Germany and Belgium have seen their worst flooding in decades, and China saw a year’s rainfall in one day. The world’s top scientists are calling for the use of ‘carbon capture’, but the technology needed cannot be developed overnight. They are also considering something once considered taboo: solar geoengineering. Scientists may be able to intervene to solve the climate crisis, but at what cost? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:44:30

The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America

4/17/2023
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh and his team recently hiked the entire Darien Gap, a migrant trail that spans from South American to Central America, with thousands of migrants seeking a path to the US. There are no roads in this trek, people must make it on foot carrying all their possessions as they hike through the dense jungle, rushing waters, and steep mountainsides. But despite the danger, the number of migrants on this trail only continues to grow. The team did this walk over 5 days, and the stories they found are extraordinary. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Duration:00:45:31