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.
This week on Facing the Future, we had the privilege once again to welcome Dr. Michael Osterholm back on the program. Dr. Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota,…
This week on Facing the Future, Tori Gorman filled in for Bob Bixby as host and spoke with influential economist Claudia Sahm. Claudia’s resume includes important advisory roles with the Federal Reserve and the Council of Economic Advisors for the…
This week on Facing the Future, we turn to our in-house panel, including Concord Coalition policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson, to assess the state of the federal deficit according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Plus…
This week on Facing the Future, we hear from Gordon Gray, Director of Fiscal Policy at the American Action Forum, who has come out with a new paper proposing a pragmatic way to reduce the significant legal immigration backlog that…
This week on Facing the Future, we speak with nationally known demographer Dr. Ken Johnson of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire about his latest research. Among other findings, Johnson says fertility rates in…
This week on Facing the Future, we take a look at the fiscal and policy implications of President Biden’s recent controversial announcement that his administration would cancel a significant amount of student loan debt for many Americans. Although very popular…