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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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Diane Lim, a principal at District Economics Group and former chief economist for The Concord Coalition, draws a parallel to personal finances in explaining the federal deficit. “On a basic level,” she says, “the government borrows for the same reason…

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Oct 8, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Phil Smith
“People are arguing about spending bills and they do involve a lot of money and they are important, but the stealth spending spree ... often goes overlooked,” says Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby. Bixby joined the latest “Facing…

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Oct 2, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Diane Lim
The latest “Facing the Future”  introduced a semi-monthly segment entitled “Economist Mom,” with Diane Lim, a principal at District Economics Group and former chief economist for The Concord Coalition. Lim wrote the Economist Mom blog when she was with Concord.…

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Sep 24, 2018
Special Guest: David Jolly (R-FL), Patrick Murphy (D-FL)
Last week, The Concord Coalition was joined in New Hampshire by former Congressmen David Jolly (R-FL) and Patrick Murphy (D-FL). Their visit included an interview on The Concord Coalition’s radio show and podcast “Facing the Future.” Jolly and Murphy…

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In the most recent episode of “Facing the Future,” the show returned to its usual format after concluding its New Hampshire candidate interview series. Steve Winn, Concord’s communications director, joined the program to discuss the shrinking share of the federal…

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The Concord Coalition’s “Facing the Future” program is kicking off a series of interviews with Sept. 11 primary candidates in New Hampshire’s First and Second Congressional Districts. The program originates on WKXL NH Talk Radio in Concord, New Hampshire. Republican…

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“It is totally irresponsible that nobody is focusing on the debt, because it is our biggest problem,” said former Congressman Chris Shays. Shays joined me on “Facing the Future” to discuss how being a candidate and a member of Congress…

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The latest episode of Facing the Future is all about you, our listeners. The Concord Coalition’s Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and Policy Director Josh Gordon answered questions submitted via e-mail and social media. One listener submitted a question through…

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“When you are in power... you are hesitant to change the status quo because you don’t know what the consequences may be,” said former U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass. For the latest episode of ‘’Facing the Future’’ I was joined by…

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Andrew York, a Millennial financial planner in New Hampshire, fears the country is heading for “a big family fight” over federal budget priorities. “You’re going to have the parents fighting the kids over who’s paying for what,” he predicts. On…

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Jun 18, 2018
Special Guest: Charles Blahous, Robert Reischauer, Robert L. Bixby
“The story we expected and the story we got was that the shortfall was becoming a more urgent situation,” said Charles Blahous, a former public trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds about the latest reports on the…

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Jun 11, 2018
Special Guest: Robert L. Bixby, Paul Steinhauser
“I think our issue is in outer space at the moment,” said Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition. The fiscal challenges facing our nation, and the lack of attention given them, seem unreal. Add in vast and…

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