Cardinal Direction
What's really happening in the Mountain State? Cardinal Direction brings you in-depth conversations on the policies affecting West Virginia, from the economy and education to healthcare and infrastructure. Produced by the Cardinal Institute for WV Policy.
Episodes
9 episodes
How to Believe in Both Justice and Policing
In this episode of Cardinal Direction, host Jessica Dobrinsky is joined by Brianna Neufer, Chief Operating Officer at Americans for Public Safety, to unpack one of the most polarized issues in American life: public safety.Briann...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:27
The Conservative Case for Criminal Justice Reform
Host Jessica Dobrinsky sits down with Beverly Sharpe, a former federal prison officer and administrator who spent 30 years inside the corrections system before turning her experience toward reentry and reform through West Virginia’s REACH Initi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:00:00
Second Chances: Life After Incarceration
In this episode of Cardinal Direction, host Jessica Dobrinsky sits down with Vikrant Reddy, senior fellow at Stand Together Trust, to explore one of the most consequential and complicated issues in American life: how we punish, how we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:35
The Frontline Crisis, Teacher Training
In the final episode of Cardinal Direction’s civics mini-series, host Jessica Dobrinsky sits down with Tiffany Hoben to unpack a problem hiding in plain sight: teachers are expected to deliver strong civics instruction even when many never rece...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:04
Standards, Curriculum, and the Battle for Content
In this episode of Cardinal Direction, host Jessica Dobrinsky sits down again with Tiffany Hoben, Director of Education, Partnerships, and Strategy, to unpack the real battle in K–12 education: not just how we teach, but what we teach....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:33
Government in Action
In this episode of Cardinal Direction, host Jessica Dobrinsky sits down with Director of Education Partnerships and Strategy, Tiffany Hoben, to explore what happens when schools skip over the basic structure of American government. Using West V...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:32
The American Founding and its Uniqueness
How can teachers tell the full truth about slavery, injustice, and national failure without teaching students to hate their own country? In this episode, hosts Jessica Dobrinsky and Tiffany Hoben examine what makes the American founding unique ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:29
Foundations of a Free People
How did Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson craft one of the most significant documents the world has ever seen? In this episode, hosts Jessica Dobrinsky, Chief of Staff at the Cardinal Institute, and Tiffany Hoben, Director of Education Partne...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:52
Preserving the Republic
Cardinal Direction launches with a conversation about the cornerstone of American society: the republic itself. Host Jessica Dobrinsky welcomes Cardinal's Director of Education Partnerships and Strategy, Tiffany Hoben, to discuss the principles...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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