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23 episodes

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper - Season 3

First aired Jan 5, 2025Season 3

Browse all 23 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

K-Pop: A Star Is Made

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Jan 5, 2025

CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent Kyung Lah presents an in-depth look at the unusual star-making K-Pop industry in South Korea.

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Episode 2

L.A. Burning

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Jan 12, 2025

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper returns with a timely special report on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.

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Episode 3

Operation Panda

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Jan 26, 2025

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.

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Episode 4

Flight Risk

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Feb 2, 2025

The collision near Washington DC is the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001.

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Episode 5

Bill Gates

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Feb 23, 2025

CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper returns with a special one-on-one interview with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

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Episode 6

Adaptation Nation: A Climate Crisis Survival Guide

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Mar 23, 2025

Bill Weir explores the lessons learned and how to adapt to a changing climate.

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Episode 7

Fentanyl in America: A Way Out

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Mar 30, 2025

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.

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Episode 8

MisinfoNation: Extreme America

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Apr 13, 2025

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.

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Episode 9

100 Days of Trump

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Apr 27, 2025

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.

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Episode 10

The Wired Rainforest

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May 4, 2025

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.

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Episode 11

Saving Venice

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May 11, 2025

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.

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Episode 12

The Case Against Diddy

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Jul 5, 2025

Anderson Cooper hosts a deeply reported series that goes behind the headlines and into the heart of the most important stories of our time.

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Episode 13

The Idaho Murders

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Jul 5, 2025

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.

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Episode 14

Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis

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Jul 20, 2025

Bill Weir speaks with big stars working to revolutionize the environmental impact of live music.

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Episode 15

Ecuador: The Narco Superhighway

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Aug 11, 2025

David Culver goes deep inside smuggling, extortion and violence that pulls in the poor in Ecuador.

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Episode 16

Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble

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Aug 24, 2025

As America's billion-dollar sports betting industry booms, Nick Watt meets with powerful executives.

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Episode 17

The Simril(l)s: A Family in Black and White

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Sep 21, 2025

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.

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Episode 18

No Laughing Matter: Free Speech Under Attack

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Sep 28, 2025

Jake Tapper examines the events leading to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from ABC and the role of government and business in the decision.

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Episode 19

The United States vs. Harvard

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Sep 28, 2025

Report from Harvard on how the Trump administration's crackdown on academia came to a head.

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Episode 20

Bad Sports: When Fans Turn Violent⁩

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Oct 11, 2025

As violent fan behavior escalates worldwide, Ed Lavandera speaks with sports fans, officials, and authorities to investigate.

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Episode 21

The Hidden Homeless

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Nov 2, 2025

NYC's worst housing shortage serves as the backdrop for a portrait of its victims: homeless youth.

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Episode 22

MisinfoNation: White Genocide

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Nov 16, 2025

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.

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Episode 23

The Exorcists

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Nov 23, 2025

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