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.
Latest episodes
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54 min
MAGA Ever After?
Donie O'Sullivan examines how, a decade after MAGA remade the right, President Trump's second term has tested the movement's faithful. From die-hard loyalists to the new generation…
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50 min
30 Days Inside: Hospitals and the Immigrant Workforce
Ed Lavandera gains rare access inside a North Dakota hospital serving patients across a vast rural area. As immigrant workers fill critical staffing gaps, he explores their impact…
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50 min
Nepal's Deadly Floods
Anderson Cooper travels to Katmandu to bring you an on-the-scene report of the devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.…
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50 min
The End of the World As We Know It
Nick Paton Walsh explores the doomsday prepper movement, a once fringe subculture now embraced by 20 million Americans. Drawing on his experience covering conflict, he tests his su…
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50 min
Stacked: Inside the Enhancement Craze
Isobel Yeung digs into the once taboo world of performance enhancing drugs and how they are becoming increasingly popular not only among athletes, but also among young men who are…
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Special Bonus - Introducing: Civilian or Spy
When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on…
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50 min
The Left Insurgency
Donie O'Sullivan examines the growing influence of the Democratic Party's progressive movement, from grassroots activists to digital creators, and whether its rise is the party's g…
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50 min
Ben Sasse Is Going Home: Lessons on Life and Death
Jake Tapper speaks with former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who is living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at the age of 54. Their decade-long history informs a deeply personal conv…
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49 min
UFC at the White House
As the UFC prepares for a historic fight at the White House, Sara Sidner examines its rise from controversy to a powerful political force, offering an inside look at the decades-lo…
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54 min
Immigration Crackdown: A Year of Enforcement
Omar Jimenez reports on the escalation of US Immigration & Customs Enforcement tactics since Donald Trump took office and how federal immigration policies are unfolding on the grou…
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50 min
The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Pamela Brown examines the growing influence of Christian nationalism in American society; exploring how a movement once largely confined to the margins of white evangelical culture…
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50 min
War with Iran: The Attack and the Fallout
One week into the war, Sara Sidner traces the events of recent years inside Iran and what led to the decision to strike, examining the ripple effect of economic and security impact…
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50 min
What Happened to Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson on January 31. Ed Lavandera reports on the latest in the search for the mother of Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie; examining t…
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54 min
Inside the Raid: Venezuela's Future
David Culver reports from the border of Venezuela on the raid that ended in the capture of Nicolas Maduro; examining the country's long history with the U.S., motives behind the ra…
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53 min
Justice Defenders: Change Inside Prison
Anderson Cooper travels to Kenya to report on the work of Justice Defenders, a non-profit seeking to help those incarcerated in Africa's overcrowded prisons return to society, and…
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50 min
MisinfoNation: White Genocide
Donie O'Sullivan investigates why the narrative of alleged "White genocide" in South Africa, fueled by fears of demographic change in the US, has gained traction among Americans, i…
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49 min
The Hidden Homeless
As affordability continues to be a key issue in the NYC mayoral election, the city's worst housing shortage in half a century serves as the backdrop for an intimate portrait of its…
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50 min
Bad Sports: When Fans Turn Violent
As violent fan behavior escalates worldwide, Ed Lavandera speaks with sports fans, officials, and authorities to investigate how the hive mentality of sports fandom, fueled by adre…
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51 min
No Laughing Matter: Free Speech Under Attack
Jake Tapper examines the events leading to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC and the role of government and business in the decision to take him off the air; exploring issues of f…
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48 min
Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White
Sara Sidner shares a powerful portrait of a multi-racial Southern family that confronts and explores its painful shared history and comes together in spite of it. United, they cons…