All with Anderson Cooper
Anderson shares poignant and insightful messages from listeners and reflects on conversations he had during the podcast’s first season.
November 2, 2022
All with Anderson Cooper
Writer and poet Elizabeth Alexander talks to Anderson about how she and her two children are coping with the sudden death of her husband, Ficre, ten years ago and the recent death of her father.
October 26, 2022
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Artist and composer Laurie Anderson reflects on the death of her husband, rock legend Lou Reed and also her beloved dog Lolabelle. She talks to Anderson about the pain and unexpected feelings she’s been experiencing with the loss all around.
October 19, 2022
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Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson lost her mother to Alzheimer’s in 2007, now her father has amnesia and is disappearing before her eyes. As Kirsten struggles with the pain of her father’s inevitable loss, she finds ways to celebrate his life and be closer to him. She tells Anderson that it’s never too late to get to know someone you love more deeply even after they’re gone.
October 12, 2022
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When Molly Shannon was 4, her mother, sister and cousin were killed in a car accident. Her father was inside the wheel. Growing up, few people told her about her pain. She and Anderson explore how early loss shaped their lives, and pushed them forward in unexpected ways.
October 5, 2022
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In this deeply personal episode, Anderson reflects on the death of his brother, Carter, and the impact that loss still has on his life today. Anderson joins Dr. BJ Miller, a hospice and palliative care physician whose sister, Lisa, died by suicide. BJ brings special wisdom to a difficult conversation and suggests some surprising ways to think about sadness and grief.
This volume has discussions about suicide. If you or someone you love is struggling, call the national crisis and suicide hotline at 988.
September 28, 2022
All with Anderson Cooper
Can we learn to love the things we most desire that never happened? Can we really become grateful when we grieve? Hurt? The death of loved ones? Stephen Colbert believes we can, and sat down with Anderson to explain why and how. Anderson says it was an incredibly moving, thought-provoking, and at times humorous conversation that had a huge impact on his life.
September 21, 2022
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Alone in Gloria Vanderbilt’s late mother’s apartment, Anderson began recording his thoughts and memories as he packed up her things. He makes some unexpected discoveries while sorting through love letters, diaries and treasured keepsakes. Feeling isolated and alone in her grief, Anderson turned to a close friend of her mother’s, with whom he shared her insights and suggestions on what to do with the things he didn’t know. she left.
September 13, 2022
All with Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper takes us on a deeply personal exploration of loss and grief. He started recording while tidying up his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt’s apartment. Flipping through her diaries and mementos, as well as things left behind by her father and brother, Cooper begins a series of heartwarming and moving conversations about the people we’ve lost, the things we’ve lost. what they left behind and how to live on – with loss, with laughter, and with love.
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