Ben Stiller spent the last few years going through boxes of photos, letters, and recordings that his parents, the famous comedy duo known as "Stiller and Meara," left behind. He shares with Anderson the parallels he discovered between his parents and himself and how it has made him re-think his past and his own parenting. 

Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis. 

Host: Anderson Cooper

Showrunner: Haley Thomas

Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams

Associate Producer: Kyra Dahring 

Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski

Technical Director: Dan Dzula 

Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher 

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Musician Nick Cave has experienced the death of two of his sons. He tells Anderson how, over time, these losses have changed his relationship with the world; expanding his heart and widening his “capacity for love.”

Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis.

Host: Anderson Cooper

Showrunner: Haley Thomas

Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams

Associate Producer: Kyra Dahring

Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski

Technical Director: Dan Dzula

Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher 

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Comedian Tig Notaro recently witnessed the death of her friend, poet Andrea Gibson, after a years-long battle with cancer. Being by Andrea's bedside was a profound experience for Tig and she talks about its impact on her in this moving and at times funny conversation. Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis.

Host: Anderson Cooper

Showrunner: Haley Thomas

Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams

Associate Producer: Kyra Dahring

Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski

Technical Director: Dan Dzula

Bookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher

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Country superstar Kenny Chesney reflects on the loss of friends and a beloved dog. He and Anderson also share their connection to a family who experienced a profound loss. Plus, Anderson talks about the death of David Gergen and speaks to a podcast listener facing a life-threatening illness.

Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis.

Host: Anderson Cooper

Showrunner: Haley Thomas

Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams

Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski

Technical Director: Dan Dzula

Booker: Kerry Rubin

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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been called “America’s biographer,” but in this moving conversation, he reveals how his own history has been shaped by early loss - the death of his mother Lyla when Ken was eleven years old. Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis   

Host: Anderson Cooper, Showrunner: Haley Thomas, Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams, Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski, Technical Director: Dan Dzula. Booker: Kerry Rubin. 

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Luke Bryan is one of country music’s biggest stars. He's also faced great loss. In this personal and revealing conversation with Anderson, Luke shares how faith, family, and music have helped him "do what you do to get through." Join the community to share your story and watch Anderson's weekly streaming show All There Is Live at cnn.com/allthereis 

Host: Anderson Cooper, Showrunner: Haley Thomas, Producers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams, Video Editor: Eric Zembrzuski, Technical Director: Dan Dzula. Booker: Kerry Rubin. 

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In this special episode of the podcast, Anderson reports from Rome following the death of Pope Francis, and speaks to religion professor Elaine Pagels who lost both her 6-year-old son Mark and her husband Heinz.

Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube.

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In the season three finale, Anderson plays some of the more than 6000 voicemails he has received from podcast listeners about what they have learned in their grief that might help others.

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Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin knows what it’s like to face the past. She talks with Anderson about how Abraham Lincoln and other historic figures dealt with grief, and how she has. She went through boxes of papers and mementos with her husband Dick Goodwin before he died and it changed both of their lives in ways she never expected.

Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube.

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David and his sister Amy Sedaris have lived through the deaths of their mother, father and sister, and most recently, Amy’s pet rabbit. They join Anderson for a heartfelt, and at times irreverently funny, conversation about loss and grief. 

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Anderson checks in with an update about the podcast and invites listeners to call the All There Is voicemail. 

Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline  

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