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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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War Clouds and Fiscal Reality

Mar 6, 2026
Special Guest: Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux, PhD and Policy Analyst & Field Coordinator Kyle Duffy

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CBO Projects Record Debt

Feb 25, 2026
Special Guest: Dr. Phillip Swagel, Director of the Congressional Budget Office

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Social Security Solvency Requires Hard Choices

Feb 19, 2026
Special Guest: Dr. Wendell Primus, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution & Former Advisor to Speaker Pelosi

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The Public Can Handle the Truth

Feb 11, 2026
Special Guest: David Walker, Former Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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Congress Must Defuse the Debt Bomb

Feb 4, 2026
Special Guest: Romina Boccia, Cato Institute

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The Economy, Tariffs and Greenland

Jan 29, 2026
Special Guest: Amb. Richard Swett & Alex Durante

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Is Defense Spending Going Up?

Jan 21, 2026
Special Guest: Michael O’Hanlon, The Brookings Institution

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Social Security Reform: No Time to Wait

Jan 7, 2026
Special Guest: Jason Fichtner, LIMRA Retirement Income Institute and former chief economist at the Social Security Administration

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Another Year Older and Deeper in Debt

Jan 2, 2026
Special Guest: Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux & The Concord Coalition Team

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Controlling Medicare Costs

Dec 18, 2025
Special Guest: Amy Bassano, Health Management Associates

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New Leaders Needed to Solve Old Problems

Dec 10, 2025
Special Guest: Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, OMB Director, and Chair of the House Budget Committee

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