Anderson Cooper
Self - Host
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (2023)
Season 3
A collection of unique and immersive single subject, one-hour episodes from CNN’s longform storytelling team. The recurring weekly series showcases character-driven stories, special interviews, profiles, and investigative deep dives featuring reporting from CNN’s anchors and correspondents.
Released April 16, 2023
Episode 43 min
None+
Genres: Talk Show
Watch Providers: Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max CNN Amazon Channel
Network: CNN
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - K-Pop: A Star Is Made
CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent Kyung Lah presents an in-depth look at the unusual star-making K-Pop industry in South Korea.
Jan. 5, 2025, midnight
S3E2 - L.A. Burning
CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper returns with a timely special report on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.
Jan. 12, 2025, midnight
S3E3 - Operation Panda
Senior National Correspondent David Culverhas exclusive special access to the return of giant pandas to America, an important symbol of conservation and friendship between the United States and China.
Jan. 26, 2025, midnight
S3E4 - Flight Risk
The collision near Washington DC is the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001.
Feb. 2, 2025, midnight
S3E5 - Bill Gates
CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper returns with a special one-on-one interview with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
Feb. 23, 2025, midnight
S3E6 - Adaptation Nation: A Climate Crisis Survival Guide
Bill Weir explores the lessons learned and how to adapt to a changing climate.
March 23, 2025, midnight
S3E7 - Fentanyl in America: A Way Out
Kate Bolduan reports on America's opioid overdose epidemic, speaking with EMTs, physicians and people struggling with addiction. As the crisis enters its "third wave," she examines efforts to find new solutions.
March 30, 2025, midnight
S3E8 - MisinfoNation: Extreme America
Donie O’Sullivan marks 30 years since the Oklahoma City bombing by exploring how technology and social media fuel modern far-right extremism. Along the way, he encounters a newly radicalized generation justifying political violence.
April 13, 2025, midnight
S3E9 - 100 Days of Trump
As President Trump approaches his first 100 days back in office, he has moved with astonishing speed to issue a record number of executive actions. Abby Phillip takes a closer look at the real-world impact of his decisions on average Americans.
April 27, 2025, midnight
S3E10 - The Wired Rainforest
Nick Paton Walsh reports on the impact of the internet being introduced to the Amazon jungle's indigenous Kanamari community for the first time and how its people grapple with a technology that has transformed every part of Western life.
May 4, 2025, midnight
S3E11 - 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.
May 11, 2025, midnight
S3E17 - The Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White
CNN Anchor/Senior National Correspondent Sara Sidner returns with a powerful portrait of a multi-racial Southern family that confronts and explores its painful shared history— and comes together in spite of it.
Sept. 21, 2025, midnight
S3E12 - The Case Against Diddy
Anderson Cooper hosts a deeply reported series that goes behind the headlines and into the heart of the most important stories of our time.
July 5, 2025, midnight
S3E13 - The Idaho Murders
CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller uses his investigative experience to dive into the murders of four University of Idaho college students in November of 2022. The brutal killings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin shocked the community and the world, especially since there was no known motive for the attacks. Miller examines the evidence in the case and unpacks how investigators tracked the crime to Bryan Kohberger, who had been fighting the charges for two years before finally pleading guilty this week. With unanswered questions about the case still lingering, Miller goes behind the headlines to explore the loose ends that remain.
July 5, 2025, midnight
S3E14 - Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis
Bill Weir speaks with big stars working to revolutionize the environmental impact of live music.
July 20, 2025, midnight
S3E15 - Ecuador: The Narco Superhighway
David Culver goes deep inside smuggling, extortion and violence that pulls in the poor in Ecuador.
Aug. 11, 2025, midnight
S3E16 - Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble
As America's billion-dollar sports betting industry booms, Nick Watt meets with powerful executives.
Aug. 24, 2025, midnight
S3E19 - The United States vs. Harvard
Report from Harvard on how the Trump administration's crackdown on academia came to a head.
Sept. 28, 2025, midnight
S3E21 - The Hidden Homeless
NYC's worst housing shortage serves as the backdrop for a portrait of its victims: homeless youth.
Nov. 2, 2025, midnight
S3E18 - 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.
Sept. 28, 2025, midnight
S3E20 - Bad Sports: When Fans Turn Violent
As violent fan behavior escalates worldwide, Ed Lavandera speaks with sports fans, officials, and authorities to investigate.
Oct. 11, 2025, midnight
S3E22 - 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 U.S., has gained traction among Americans, including Donald Trump; and reveals a more complex reality.
Nov. 16, 2025, midnight
S3E23 - The Exorcists
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Nov. 23, 2025, midnight
Network: CNN
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 3354 min.
Released: April 16, 2023
Last Air Date: Nov. 23, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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