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Latest episodes

  • Is Congress Up To The Fiscal Challenge?

    October 21, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, Dr. Phillip Joyce of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy describes the substantive, procedural and Constitutional fiscal challenges that Congress has repeatedly kicked down the road.

  • Is France a Fiscal Warning for the U.S.?

    October 14, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, former CBO director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum, explains why problems in France's bond market carry a warning for the U.S. He also argues that the Federal Reserve should keep…

  • Debt is an Affordability Issue

    October 7, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, Ben Ritz of the Progressive Policy Institute explains why the rising national debt has become a big cost-of-living problem.

  • Debating Social Security's Future

    September 30, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, we discuss two very different visions of how to keep Social Security solvent over the long-term without a bailout from the U.S. Treasury. Wendell Primus of the Brookings Institution and Romina Boccia of the…

  • Is There a Fiscal Doomsday?

    September 23, 2026 · 44 min

    This week on Facing the Future, we hear from a prominent group of former elected officials and economists who describe what a debt-induced fiscal crisis would look like in the United States, what could trigger such an event and how to…

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  • Dividend Checks With No Dividend

    September 16, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, we discussed President Trump's promise of $5,000 checks, tariff income, war spending and the economy with Jim Capretta, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

  • The Bond Market Is Sending A Warning On Debt

    September 9, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, explains why the cost of borrowing is going up and the implications of higher interest rates for families, businesses and the federal budget. She…

  • Walking on a Fragile Fiscal Cliff

    August 26, 2026 · 44 min

    This week on Facing the Future, former CBO director Doug Elmendorf discusses the $40 trillion debt and why it matters now, not just in the future. He also gives his assessment of what artificial intelligence could mean for the economy and…

  • Social Security Needs Reform, Not A Bailout

    August 20, 2026 · 45 min

    The week on Facing the Future, former Public Trustee of Social Security Dr. Charles Blahous describes why the program is in need of reform as it approaches trust fund insolvency in 2032. He also looks at the generational impact of various…

  • Congress Needs To Do Its Job

    August 12, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, we discuss why Congress never does a budget and why that matters for the Constitutional process, the growth of the debt and the fate of younger generations. Our guest is Thomas Kahn, Director of the Center…

  • Mark Zandi on the Economy and Corrosive Debt

    August 5, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics, examines the state of the economy, the effect of artificial intelligence and what a debt-induced crisis might look like.

  • The Debt Moves Closer to $40 Trillion

    July 29, 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Facing the Future, we get a status check on the federal deficit and debt from Gordon Gray, Vice President of Budget Analysis at the Peter G Peterson Foundation. Spoiler alert: The debt may hit $40 trillion sooner than…

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How the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, and possible solutions, impact current and future generations.