The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Booking Overview

A CNN longform investigative and current-affairs podcast, it is primarily built around correspondent-led reporting, with occasional high-profile interviews and deeply personal conversations. Credible pitches would include senior public officials, prominent experts, major institutional leaders, and individuals with distinctive firsthand involvement in consequential public-interest stories; booking is very difficult because of the selective editorial format and major-network profile.

Metrics

Episodes: 84

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 24.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@cnn.com

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Host

Anderson Cooper - Award-winning CNN journalist, anchor, and correspondent known for covering major national and international news and leading in-depth interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Senior public officials, prominent political figures, major institutional leaders, subject-matter experts, and people with direct firsthand involvement in significant public-interest stories.

Required Achievements:

Held high-level public office, Led major institutions, Played a direct role in nationally significant events, Possessed distinctive firsthand experience relevant to an investigative or deeply personal story

Recent Guest Discussions

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Recent Topics

Investigations, Journalism, Politics, True Crime, Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

Nepal's Deadly Floods

September 08, 2026

Anderson Cooper travels to Katmandu to bring you an on-the-scene report of the devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The End of the World As We Know It

August 31, 2026

Nick Paton Walsh explores the doomsday prepper movement, a once fringe subculture now embraced by 20 million Americans. Drawing on his experience covering conflict, he tests his survival skills with those preparing for disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stacked: Inside the Enhancement Craze

August 17, 2026

Isobel Yeung digs into the once taboo world of performance enhancing drugs and how they are becoming increasingly popular not only among athletes, but also among young men who are using them to enhance their physical appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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