The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

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.

Where to Watch Season 3

12 Episodes

K-POP: A STAR IS MADE
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K-POP: A STAR IS MADEK-Pop bands, popular worldwide, originate from South Korea and are uniquely molded in the music industry. CNN's Kyung Lah explores the intense training of seven aspiring stars, just one week before their audition for a premiere idol group.
L.A. Burning
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L.A. BurningCNN Anchor Anderson Cooper returns with a timely special report on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.
Operation Panda
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Operation PandaSenior 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.
Flight Risk
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Flight RiskThe collision between a jetliner and an Army helicopter near Washington DC is the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001. CNN's Anderson Cooper examines the circumstances around the crash and the airline safety issues of recent years.
Bill Gates
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Bill GatesCNN's Anderson Cooper interviews Bill Gates about the moments that shaped him, his career at Microsoft and the future of AI. Gates also discusses meeting with President Trump and Elon Musk's intervening with USAID.
Adaptation Nation: A Climate Crisis Survival Guide
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Adaptation Nation: A Climate Crisis Survival GuideFrom the hurricane-afflicted Gulf Coast to the fire-ravaged mountains of California, communities are rebuilding in the face of disaster. CNN's Bill Weir explores the lessons learned and how we can adapt to a changing climate.
Fentanyl in America: A Way Out
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Fentanyl in America: A Way OutCNN's 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.
MisinfoNation: Extreme America
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MisinfoNation: Extreme AmericaCNN's 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.
100 Days of Trump
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100 Days of TrumpAs President Trump approaches his first 100 days back in office, he has moved with astonishing speed to issue a record number of executive actions. CNN's Abby Phillip takes a closer look at the real-world impact of his decisions on average Americans.
The Wired Rainforest
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The Wired RainforestCNN's 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.
A Climate Crisis Survival Guide: Adaptation Nation
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A Climate Crisis Survival Guide: Adaptation NationBill Weir explores the lessons learned and how to adapt to a changing climate.
Fentanyl in America: A Way Out
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Fentanyl in America: A Way OutAmerica's opioid overdose epidemic; EMTs, physicians, and people struggling with addiction.