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Carol Soule of Miles Smith Farm in Loudon joined us on the program along with summer intern Jake Coleman and “Tazzy”, a 9-year-old 50 pound pig to talk about a great vacation experience for youngsters 8-14. From July 10-August 4 Miles Smith Farm conducts a Farm Camp. It’s a day camp where kids can learn about farm life and, among other things, how to train a calf. Farm Camp is a program of the Learning Networks Foundation.

For more information www.milessmithfarm.com!

This week on Facing the Future, we hear from two veterans of many Congressional budget battles, Democrat Tom Kahn, who teaches budget policy at American University, and Republican Bill Hoagland, the Senior Vice President of the Bipartisan Policy Center. They recently penned a joint op-ed in which they urge Americans to put pressure on their elected officials to make painful compromises to address our long-term national debt, because neither party can do it alone.

Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Tom Raffio joined us to discuss his Tuesday evening appearance at Gibson’s Books on Main Street in downtown Concord. Tom, his wife Ellen and collaborator Erika Alison Cohen recently wrote “Stories From the Starting Line”, a book dedicated to their experiences in the world of running in New England and beyond.

Tuesday’s show also featured a look at Concord’s upcoming free music schedule and the Concord Public Library’s $5 Blue Bag Book promotion starting today at the library where you can fill unlimited bags of books for just $5 per bag with all proceeds going to the Concord Public Library.

Artful Living welcomes back Joel Mercier, Executive Artistic Director from Jean's Playhouse in Lincoln, NH. Jane and Joel will chat about all the exciting upcoming performances happening at Jean's this summer!

Victoria Adewumi currently serves as a community liaison for the Manchester Health Department.

Victoria brings important insights regarding the challenges facing individuals and families living in Manchester, which is the state’s most populous community and has approximately 16,000 residents living in poverty. And serves as a core staff member of the Manchester Community School Project, which is transforming elementary schools into neighborhood hubs for linking residents to service agencies and other community resources while working to reduce social isolation in community school neighborhoods. In this role, she also works to create programs that empower families with the skills and knowledge to be better able to participate fully in their community.

Victoria Adewumi is a graduate of the Endowment for Health’s Equity Leaders Fellowship program, and she served as a fellow to NHFPI’s Board of Directors during 2016. She currently serves as a board member for the Diversity Workforce Coalition and New American Africans, and is a member of the Endowment’s Health and Equity Partnership Steering Committee. Adewumi received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of New Hampshire

Host Chris Ryan talks Red Sox with Trevor Story, Adam Duvall and Tanner Houck. Plus, his 13U New Hampshire Bobcats team interviews Blue Jays prospect and Fisher Cats starter Sem Robberse.

It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

New Hampshire Bulletin Reporter Ethan DeWitt joins A. J. Kierstead to discuss the bills still floating around in Concord after the budget passed and cannabis legalization. https://newhampshirebulletin.com to get more from them!

This week on Facing the Future, we try to examine the mixed signals on the economic trends with a strong jobs report and inflation easing somewhat but key consumer price indicators still too high. For that, we turn to economist Robert Carroll with Ernst and Young, and then we get further analysis on that plus data from the Congressional Budget Office showing the federal budget deficit on the rise again after coming down the last couple of years from Concord Coalition policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson.

Today, we welcome Paul Brogan an award-winning experienced and accomplished writer who has a long history of working in the non profit organization industry. And Margaret Porter, who is also an award-winning best selling author of 15 historical novels in addition to being a world traveler, gardener and mandolinist.