Life in Seven Songs

About

What songs tell your life story?

Life in Seven Songs is a podcast from The San Francisco Standard, the Bay Area’s fastest growing news company. The show asks this question of some of the world’s most fascinating people, revealing how music sticks in our hearts and follows us everywhere we go in life.

In twice-monthly episodes, longtime journalist and interviewer Sophie Bearman engages amazing people in intimate discussions about their lives and the songs that helped them along the way. Through seven songs, guests share the private moments and public milestones that made them who they are. These are revealing biographies, unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. 

 

About The San Francisco Standard

The San Francisco Standard is the Bay Area’s fastest growing source for news and information. 

Whether it's an investigation into political corruption or a guide to the best wine bars in town, we provide San Francisco—one of the most dynamic cities in the world—with the journalism it deserves. 

Since launching in 2021, we've become one of San Francisco's most influential sources of news and information. We now reach more than a million readers each month. Our reporting has been highlighted by numerous national outlets including The New York Times, CNN and Politico. In 2022, The Standard was a finalist for two Online News Association awards, including general excellence in online news, and won two EPPY awards from Editor & Publisher. 

The Standard is financed by venture capitalist and philanthropist Michael Moritz.