Life in Seven Songs
What songs tell your life story? Host Sophie Bearman asks this question of some of the world’s most fascinating people. Through seven songs, guests reveal the milestones—and the music—that have shaped their lives. New episodes every Tuesday.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
How I Met Your Mother gave Josh Radnor 'identity vertigo.' Ayahuasca set him straight.
This week, we Willkommen actor and musician Josh Radnor! Josh is best known for playing Ted Mosby on the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother for nearly a decade. But that success came at an unexpected c…
00:35:36 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
How TV’s favorite couples therapist, Dr. Orna Guralnik, found her interior life through music
Dr. Orna Guralnik broke barriers by bringing actual therapy sessions to millions of viewers through Showtime’s hit docuseries “Couples Therapy” — but her rebellious streak started much earlier.
In…
00:29:59 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
'Everyone’s seen my tits': Keeley Hazell on reclaiming the narrative in her new memoir
Keeley Hazell has lived a life that would make great television – which is probably why she inspired the beloved character Keeley Jones on Ted Lasso. In her new memoir, “Everyone’s Seen My Tits,” Kee…
00:36:16 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Amanda Knox survived a living nightmare. Flight of the Conchords helped.
At 20 years old, Amanda Knox found herself alone in an Italian jail cell, falsely accused of a brutal murder, and facing 26 years in prison. She was called “Luciferina” in the courtroom – and far wor…
00:34:23 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
ENCORE: How Robert Reich learned to fight bullies
This week, we’re revisiting a favorite – our conversation with former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who just released “Coming Up Short,” a memoir that doubles as a national reckoning. The title is…
00:33:06 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Mary Louise Kelly: NPR host, war reporter, mother … spy novelist?
You probably know Mary Louise Kelly’s voice as the co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered. But you may not know that the veteran journalist has faced her fair share of challenges – from discovering s…
00:41:46 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Biographer of geniuses Walter Isaacson on the songs and city that made him
In our first ever live episode, recorded at the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival, Sophie sits down with Walter Isaacson, the acclaimed journalist behind the definitive biographies of visionaries like Steve …
00:36:27 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Best-selling author Jason Reynolds writes the YA books he never had
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and 2024 MacArthur Fellow who writes books for young people – but he didn’t finish a book until he was 17. Instead, Jason found his literary v…
00:38:46 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
The music, movie stars and murder trial that shaped actor Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne was a Hollywood insider long before he became the successful actor he is today – in fact, he might not have survived childhood if Sean Connery hadn’t pulled him from the bottom of a poo…
00:36:49 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Joan Osborne got famous for 'One of Us' — but finding her own voice took decades
If you’ve ever wondered, “What if God was one of us?” you probably have Joan Osborne to thank. But you might not realize that Osborne didn’t actually write her chart-topping hit.
In this episode, t…
00:36:05 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Death, Sex, Money – and music: The mixtape to podcaster Anna Sale’s life
As the creator and host of “Death, Sex & Money" – the hit podcast about "the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more” – Anna Sale has tackled her fair share of tough questions. In th…
00:34:05 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
W. Kamau Bell on fighting white supremacy — but keeping it funny
W. Kamau Bell has made a career out of asking uncomfortable questions about race in America – both as a standup comedian and in his award-winning CNN series, United Shades of America. In this episod…
00:35:37 |
Tue 27 May 2025
The White Lotus’ Natasha Rothwell on the 'angsty' music that shaped her
Long before Natasha Rothwell started stealing scenes as Belinda on The White Lotus or Kelli on Insecure, she was a self-described people-pleaser and peacemaker (yes, she’s a Libra). In this episode, …
00:35:33 |
Tue 13 May 2025
How Damian Woetzel jeté-ed his way from ballet phenom to head of The Juilliard School
Damian Woetzel got addicted to dance when he was 11 years old. While his “dirty secret” is that ballet was never that hard for him, his experience as a young boy in the world of dance wasn’t always e…
00:35:21 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Embracing ‘amor prohibido’ with singer David Archuleta
At the age of 16, David Archuleta captured hearts as the runner-up on American Idol. But behind the charismatic performer on stage was a young man struggling to reconcile his Mormon upbringing with h…
00:32:24 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
John, Yoko, and a 'beautiful boy': How author David Sheff's life was shaped by three relationships
David Sheff’s memoir Beautiful Boy became a #1 New York Times bestseller and a major film, chronicling his son Nic’s harrowing battle with meth addiction. But before that, David was a music journalis…
00:31:21 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
America, the broken? Richard Misrach photographs the country's splendor and scars
Richard Misrach is one of the most influential photographers of his generation, known for his haunting, large-scale images of the American West. His work captures both the region’s breathtaking beaut…
00:29:41 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Held captive in Iran, Sarah Shourd found solace in a Seal song
Journalist, author, and playwright Sarah Shourd shares the songs that helped her though a childhood steeped in violence and poverty, and the 410 days she spent in solitary confinement as a political …
00:32:22 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Rufus Wainwright’s rough road to becoming ‘the greatest songwriter on the planet’
Over the last three decades, Rufus Wainwright has released 10 studio albums, written two operas, and countless songs for TV and film. He’s been praised for his originality—Elton John once called him …
00:38:03 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Inside actor Rita Wilson's other life as a singer
Actor, producer, and director Rita Wilson is known for her performances in films like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Now and Then.” Her name can be found on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in credits for…
00:38:09 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
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