Ben Ratliff, a music critic and avid runner, always ran in silence. Then he discovered how music opened up to him — while running. It changed his entire approach to criticism and listening. He calls it “running the song.”Today, for the New York City Marathon, Ben talks with our host Rachel Abrams about how his listening sharpens when he runs to music.Then, he goes through highlights from his five-hour <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RUN1iWr1KA4GsGpQ1vcbI?si=HqafUDVeRqW0yPLMshiB0A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York City Marathon playlist</a>, which is designed to complement a run through the five boroughs, featuring various styles of music connected to the places on the route.On Today’s Episode<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-ratliff" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Ratliff</a>, a former New York Times music critic, a music professor and the author of <a href="https://www.nationalbook.org/books/run-the-song-writing-about-running-about-listening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening.”</a></li></ul>Background Listening<ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RUN1iWr1KA4GsGpQ1vcbI?si=HqafUDVeRqW0yPLMshiB0A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Ratliff’s New York City Marathon playlist</a></li></ul>Photo: Karsten Moran for The New York Times
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