{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699f8b52d15b2c2a126c1bc6/6a8ba99b20cb324b77261a5d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ben Ratliff Runs to the Choir of Chaos","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/699f8b52d15b2c2a126c1bc6/1787537617085-858fc314-0dc4-4bad-845a-2c1a6fe7cb34.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Award-winning music critic Ben Ratliff joins Sebastian to discuss his book <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/run-the-song-writing-about-running-about-listening-ben-ratliff/bfdd050b2af0476c?ean=9781644453285&amp;bkshp-astro=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Run the Song</a>, which was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award, and&nbsp;how running helps him think about music in unpredictable ways.&nbsp;He also shares how he started running in 40s, why he never tracks his mileage or sets goals, and how he used his daily runs to navigate leaving his job at the <em>New York Times</em> after 20 years. Plus, he reveals his favorite trail running shoe.&nbsp; </p>","author_name":"Sebastian Langdell"}