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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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Fiscal Policies Have Abandoned the Young and the Working Class

Jul 23, 2026
Special Guest: Eugene Steuerle, Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute & Author of Abandoned

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Delaying Social Security Reform Increases Fiscal and Economic Risks


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The Hard Choices of Health Care Reform

Jul 8, 2026
Special Guest: Joshua Gordon, Vice President of Health Care at Arnold Ventures

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Deficit Dove Says The National Debt Matters More Than It Used To

Jul 2, 2026
Special Guest: Bobby Kogan, Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy at American Progress

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GAO Warns on the Nation’s Fiscal Health

Jun 24, 2026
Special Guest: Jeff Arkin, Director of Strategic Issues at GAO

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Social Security’s Turn For The Worse

Jun 17, 2026
Special Guest: Mark Warshawsky, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

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Big Budget Decisions Require Public Input

Jun 10, 2026
Special Guest: G. William Hoagland, Senior Vice President of the Bipartisan Policy Center

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Mobilizing the Public on the Deficit and Debt

Jun 3, 2026
Special Guest: Maya MacGuineas, Jonathan Silver & Andrew Lewis

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Defense Increase Ask Is Short On Details

May 20, 2026
Special Guest: Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

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Congress Should Stop Fast-Tracking Higher Debt

May 13, 2026
Special Guest: Kent Conrad, Former U.S. Senator (D-ND) & Chair of the Senate Budget Committee

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Congress Does a Budget Resolution, One Year Late

May 7, 2026
Special Guest: Molly Reynolds of the Brookings Institution

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College Students Are Up To The Fiscal Challenge

Apr 29, 2026
Special Guest: Dr. Mike Aguilar and Dr. Alexandra Nica

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