Connected with Alisyn Camerota

Gabby Giffords survived a gunshot wound to the head—but her recovery is still unfolding every single day. In this powerful conversation, she opens up about living with aphasia, a condition that makes it difficult to speak even when the words are clear in her mind. With the help of her team, including Giffords executive director Emma Brown, she shares what it’s really like to rebuild language, iden...

Art Alexakis, the voice behind Everclear’s iconic 90s hits like Santa Monica and Father of Mine, opens up to Alisyn Camerota in a raw and emotional conversation. He shares how childhood trauma, addiction, poverty, and personal loss shaped his music — and how those experiences became anthems for a generation. Now, Art reveals what it’s like living and touring with multiple sclerosis (MS), and how h...

After 491 days held hostage by Hamas, Eli Sharabi returned home to unimaginable loss—his wife and two daughters were gone. In this deeply moving conversation, he shares how he survived captivity, the mental strength that kept him going, and why he still chooses life every single day. Eli recounts the horrors of October 7, the physical and psychological toll of being held underground, and the momen...

What does the “Miracle on Ice” mean today—and could it even happen again? In this episode, Alisyn sits down with 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey captain Mike Eruzione to revisit one of the most iconic moments in sports history. But this isn’t just about the past. Mike opens up about watching a new generation win gold, the emotional tribute to fallen teammate Johnny Gaudreau, and why today’s athletes are...

A knock at the door. A moment that changed everything. In this deeply emotional episode of Connected, Alisyn Camerota sits down with a federal judge whose life was shattered by a targeted act of violence meant for her—but instead took the life of her only child. What unfolds is a story of unimaginable loss, resilience, and purpose. From the devastating day that took her son’s life to her fight to...

Alisyn Camerota reconnects with longtime colleague Don Lemon for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation about grief, reinvention, and what it means to keep going when life changes overnight. Don opens up about the devastating loss of his sister, how grief reshaped his outlook, and why it’s made him more fearless than ever. They also discuss his departure from CNN, the realities of indepen...