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What songs tell your life story?
We ask 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.
Recent Episodes
Sept. 23, 2025
Riding waves and weathering life’s storms with surfer-turned-writer Jamie Brisick
Jamie Brisick was living the California dream – a pro surfer sponsored by Quicksilver, traveling the world and competing on the ASP World Tour. But beneath the “Malibu Barbie” facade, tragedy was brewing: his brother was desc...
Sept. 16, 2025
Special Episode: The songs that shaped our listeners’ lives (and Sophie’s, too)
To celebrate (a little over) one year of Life in Seven Songs, Sophie answers some burning questions about the show, shares a few songs off her list, and turns the mic to you — our listeners — to hear about the songs tied to y...
Sept. 9, 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 cost: an identity crisis th...
Sept. 2, 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 this episode, Dr. Guralnik t...
Aug. 26, 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,” Keeley chronicles her chaoti...
Aug. 19, 2025
Amanda Knox survived a living nightmare. 2000s power ballads 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 worse in the tabloids. But Am...