Shannen Doherty's New Podcast Will Explore Cancer, Love and More: 'A Memoir of the Past, Present and Future' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Shannen Dohertywants to be upfront about the eventful moments in her life — a life that has largely been lived in the spotlight.

TheBeverly Hills, 90210actress and cancer advocate is launching the podcastLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertyon Dec. 6 as a way to “be clear about everything” in her life, Doherty exclusively tells PEOPLE.

The iHeartRadio podcast will cover a wide range of topics, from her decades-long career in Hollywood to her ongoing journey with breast cancer.

“I wanted to be clear about what it was like for me to work with Michael Landon onLittle House [on the Prairie], what it was like to work with Wilford Brimley onOur House,to talk about the90210days. What was it like to be on the cover ofRolling Stonemagazine when you’re in your early twenties?CharmedtoHeathersandMallrats,” she explains.

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Doherty, who announced hersplit from her third husbandKurt Iswarienko in April, also plans on discussing the lessons she’s learned from her relationships.

“What are the relationships in my life that have really altered and changed me, from my very first serious boyfriend to my multitude of marriages and engagements, to divorces?" she continues.

But the actress also wants to be clear that the podcast will not be a “tell-all,” but rather a “memoir of the past, the present and future.”

Shannen Doherty in 2019.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

“’Tell-all’ sort of sounds weird to me, because I always think of a tell-all is your only intention is basically to blame everybody else and to tell on them,” says Doherty, adding, “I take full responsibility for my own actions, and I hold myself very accountable, and I do it on the podcast as well. I admit to the mistakes that I have made.”

It’s her hope thatLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertywill be an educational resource for cancer patients, their spouses and their family members, which is why she plans on having doctors on the podcast.

Shannen Doherty in August 2019.Vera Anderson/WireImage

Vera Anderson/WireImage

“We really explore all the different phases and stages of cancer, what it’s like to lose your hair [a] multitude of times, how to stay authentic to yourself while also staying really authentic to the cancer movement,” she says.

The actress also plans on interviewing guests that include recognizable names, best friends and loved ones.

“My mom — listen, if I could interview my dog, I would — but she’ll probably be there with me at some points,” she muses. “It’s just an eclectic group of people who have meant a lot to me in my life, mixed with doctors … I admire.”

“When I’m working and when I’m creative, there’s no room for depression at all. It fuels me,” she explains. “Working makes me so happy. Even my podcast producers were like, ‘Really? You’re going to do three episodes in one day? It’s a lot.’ And I was like, ‘I could do five in a day.’ I just go … It’s also invigorating. I love it. So that helps me for sure.”

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iHeartRadio’sLet’s Be Clear with Shannen Dohertypremieres Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 12 a.m. ET and can be streamed wherever you get your podcasts.

source: people.com