The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

CNN

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

  • 52 minutes 30 seconds
    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 whether their model could work in America's justice system.

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    8 December 2025, 6:59 pm
  • 49 minutes 57 seconds
    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, including Donald Trump, and reveals a more complex reality.

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    16 November 2025, 5:00 am
  • 49 minutes 9 seconds
    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 forgotten victims - homeless youth.

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    3 November 2025, 1:34 pm
  • 49 minutes 54 seconds
    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 adrenaline and frustration, can erupt into violent conflict.

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    12 October 2025, 4:00 am
  • 51 minutes 5 seconds
    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 freedom of speech and press under different administrations.

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    29 September 2025, 11:06 am
  • 48 minutes 6 seconds
    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 consider how they can serve as a blueprint for racial healing. 

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    22 September 2025, 6:50 pm
  • 47 minutes 38 seconds
    Political Violence: America's Bloody History

    The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is just the latest attack on public figures on both the left and the right. This week's show explores America's sad history of political violence.

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    15 September 2025, 2:00 am
  • 48 minutes 11 seconds
    Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble

    CNN's Nick Watt takes us inside the sports betting world with those who make a living out of it and those who've lost everything. He'll also show you how these apps are designed to draw people in and why it can be so hard to quit.

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    25 August 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 32 seconds
    Ecuador: The Narco Superhighway

    Ecuador is one of the most environmentally diverse countries in South America, home to rainforests, the Andes Mountains and the Galapagos Islands. It was once considered one of the safest, most peaceful countries in the region with the lowest homicide rate. But that is quickly changing.

    A rise in drug trafficking has led to a rise in power for the cartels in the region. Around 70 percent of the world's cocaine moves through Ecuador now, and that has plunged the country into a state of chaos and violence.


    CNN's David Culver takes us inside Ecuador where he'll show you firsthand what the government forces are doing to try to contain the violence and speaks with Ecuadorians, including current gang members, about why so many civilians are getting caught up in this war, either by force or sometimes by choice. 

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    11 August 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 52 seconds
    Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis 

    Bill Weir speaks with the biggest stars working to revolutionize the environmental impact of live music; exploring their efforts to reform an industry known for its massive energy use and waste. 

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    19 July 2025, 1:53 am
  • 47 minutes 41 seconds
    Saving Venice

    Erica Hill explores the future of Venice, a city threatened by rising sea levels and the more immediate threat of overwhelming tourism. She speaks with locals working to preserve the city's traditions and address climate change.

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    12 May 2025, 1:51 am
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