{"id":1334,"date":"2011-08-02T19:37:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T19:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2011-08-17T17:21:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T17:21:12","slug":"tuned-in-to-solace-ben-merens-on-wisconsin-public-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2011\/08\/tuned-in-to-solace-ben-merens-on-wisconsin-public-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuned-in to solace &#8212; Ben Merens on Wisconsin Public Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1335\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1335\" title=\"IMG_0905\" src=\"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0905-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0905-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0905-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0905.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Merens of Wisconsin Public Radio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, July 29, from 5 to 6 pm CT, I had the privilege of speaking with <strong>Ben Merens<\/strong> on his <strong>&#8220;At Issue&#8221;<\/strong> show. \u00a0What a great experience! \u00a0On the top of the list of great things was getting to meet Ben who was cordial, kind and full of interesting stories that he shared on and off the air. \u00a0You won&#8217;t have to listen too long to this interview to realize that Ben is someone who thinks deeply about life and appreciates it. \u00a0Along with callers, Ben and I discussed the topic of solace, how to find, why we need it. \u00a0Of course I left the studio thinking of all the things I should have said and everything that wasn&#8217;t mentioned. \u00a0But if anything, that proved to me again that solace is a worthy topic, one that is expansive and relevant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wpr.org\/images\/topheader_04.gif\" alt=\"Wisconsin Public Radio\" width=\"165\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpr.org\/wcast\/download-mp3-request.cfm?mp3file=bme110729m.mp3&amp;iNoteID=98666\" target=\"_blank\">This link <\/a>will allow you to download the show on your MP3 player.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpr.org\/wcast\/download-mp3-request.cfm?mp3file=bme110729m.mp3&amp;iNoteID=98666\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Listen to the show:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Friday, July 29, from 5 to 6 pm CT, I had the privilege of speaking with Ben Merens on his &#8220;At Issue&#8221; show. \u00a0What a great experience! 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