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Paul catches up with Rob Werner, State Director of New Hampshire's League of Conservation Voters. They discuss the new landmark federal climate change law under the Inflation Reduction Act, plus the overall state of play in New Hampshire renewable energy and the State's recent 10 year energy plan.

Former Democratic Congressman and prosecutor Paul Hodes, conservative consultant Alicia Preston, and host Matt Robison break down the early legal and political fallout from the surprise FBI raid on former President Trump. Paul explains from a prosecutor's standpoint what the behind-the-scenes mechanics are of getting a warrant like this, Alicia analyzes the Republican reaction, and Matt runs through the short and longer term political implications.

This week on Facing the Future, we have an in-house panel discussion with congressional and economic experts from the Concord Coalition including policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson to discuss the Senate passage of the budget reconciliation bill including many of President Biden's domestic agenda priorities on health care and measures to address climate change, plus take a look at fresh new economic data that shows inflation may be starting to ebb while the job market remains strong.

On today's episode, Ken interviews David Maraniss. He is a New York Times bestselling author and associate editor at The Washington Post. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and won a Pulitzer for National Reporting for his 1992 coverage of then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton.

The Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act caps a surprisingly successful summer for President Biden and Congressional Democrats in which they passed major legislation to help veterans exposed to toxins, to increase manufacturing competitiveness against China, a bipartisan deal to rein in gun violence...not to mention President Biden holding together the western alliance against Vladimir Putin‘s war in Ukraine, adding two new members to NATO, and taking out the world's number one terrorist. So have Democrats turned around what seemed to be a disastrous trajectory. And has the picture now changed for the 2022 midterms?

Our guest is Navin Nayak, President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, one of the major organizations that focuses on how policy impacts politics. He previously served as the director of opinion research for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and you may recognize him from his numerous television program appearances including CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Hardball.”

Known as “The Backyard Astronomer”, Gary Boyle is an astronomy educator, guest speaker, and monthly columnist for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. He has been interviewed on more than 50 Canadian radio stations and local Ottawa TV.

Ken interviews Dennis Martin, a vocalist and harmonica player for "Dr. Harps Blues Revue Band" and Don Springer, Commander of the CMVA Chapter 5-2. They chat about their upcoming "8th Annual Blues Festival" on August 27th from 12-4 at the Londonderry Town Common.

Ken Cail and Co-Host Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, chat with Mike Ramshaw, President of the New Hampshire Fishercats.

Ken also interviews Jason Reid, Senior NFL writer at ESPN and Author of "“Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means For America”

Senior Reporter Annmarie Timmins of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead on WKXL in the Morning to discuss difficulties of rolling out medicaid dental care and student ID requirements, as well as defense of the state’s YDC settlement. More from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

The normally sleepy August news lull exploded in recent days with the Manchin budget megadeal, Republicans' sudden turn on help for veterans exposed to toxins, suspiciously missing Secret Service texts...and the list goes on. A major reset on the political state of play is underway, and Paul and Alicia run through all of it...