Anderson Cooper launches third season of grief podcast “All There Is”

CNN Audio announced today that host Anderson Cooper will continue his deeply personal exploration of grief in the third season of his podcast, All There Is with Anderson Cooper.

The first episode will be released on October 9, 2024 and features actor Andrew Garfield, whose mother Lynne died in 2019.

Last season, Cooper made a discovery in his father's old papers that helped him understand why he had such a hard time going through boxes of things his mother, father and brother left behind after their deaths. In this third season, Cooper begins to confront the grief he has buried for so long. “All There Is” is about the people we lose, the people left behind, and how we can carry on living – with loss and with love.

Inspired by thousands of voicemails left by podcast listeners for Cooper after each of the last two seasons, CNN has launched a new online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline where you can hear the voices and stories of others, along with commentary and stories can answer your own.

“Listening to these voicemails is incredibly moving and has helped me feel less alone in my grief,” Cooper said in a statement. “I hope this online grief community also helps others feel less alone in their grief.”

Other guests this season include actress and “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg, ABC correspondent and son of the late Christopher Reeve, Will Reeve, writer Doris Kearns Goodwin, religious historian Elaine Pagels, author Francis Weller and others . All There Is releases new episodes on Wednesdays and can be listened to wherever you get your podcasts.