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Facing the Future

Radio Show & Podcast

About the Show

Hosted by Robert Bixby, Concord’s Senior Advisor and former Executive Director, the show dives into topics related to U.S. fiscal policy — like health care, taxes, national security, the national debt and more — with budget experts, industry leaders, elected officials and candidates for public office.

Listen to learn more about how the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges — and possible solutions — impact current and future generations.

The show is broadcast on Concord, New Hampshire radio station WKXL each week on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., with subsequent rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:00 a.m.

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Too Many Tax Cuts; Not Enough Offsets

May 15, 2025
Special Guest: Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB)

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As Students Tackle the Debt, Congress Blinks

May 9, 2025
Special Guest: Concord Coalition Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux, Concord Coalition National Field Director Phil Smith, UNC Chapel Hill Professor Mike Aguilar, Notre Dame Student John O'Neill, and Pace University Student Kristina Krichmaryov

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Assessing the Risks of Rising Debt

May 1, 2025
Special Guest: Ben Harris, Vice President and Director of Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

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High Tariffs are High Risk

Apr 24, 2025
Special Guest: Alex Durante, Senior Economist, Tax Foundation

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Budget Gimmicks Don’t Fool the Economy

Apr 18, 2025
Special Guest: Jessica Riedl, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute

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No Simple Solutions for Unsustainable Debt


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U.S. Debt is Headed for Record Level

Apr 3, 2025
Special Guest: Phillip Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

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The Federal Budget Lacks Fiscal Sanity

Mar 27, 2025
Special Guest: James Capretta, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

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The Inflationary Risk of Rising Debt

Mar 20, 2025
Special Guest: Ernie Tedeschi, Economics Director, The Budget Lab at Yale

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Deficit Fix Requires Hard Choices Not Gimmicks

Mar 13, 2025
Special Guest: Douglas Elmendorf, Former Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

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Trump’s Balanced Budget Pitch Doesn’t Add Up

Mar 6, 2025
Special Guest: Former Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux

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