The Rainbow Comes and Goes
by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Dec 2025 on IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
The general take
Anderson Cooper views The Rainbow Comes and Goes as a meaningful project that helped deepen his relationship with his mother before her death, emphasizing that it allowed them to communicate openly without regrets. He sees both the book and the resulting documentary Nothing Left Unsaid as important ways to ensure mutual understanding between them.
About
A touching and intimate correspondence between Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives Though Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBS affords him little time to spend with her. After she suffers a brief but serious illness at the age of ninety-one, they resolve to change their relationship by beginning a year-long conversation unlike any they had ever had before. The result is a correspondence of surprising honesty and depth in which they discuss their lives, the things that matter to them, and what they still want to learn about each other.
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…anderson cooper discussing his conversations with his mother gloria vanderbilt
“And it ended up making it to a book called The Rainbow Comes and Goes. And then we made this documentary called Nothing Left Unsaid. And it was really important to me that when she died, she knew me and I knew her. And there was nothing left unsaid between us.”
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson — Hold Space for Grief with Anderson Cooperat 09:06
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