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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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhat'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.
Recent episodes include "What Work Remains at the State and Federal Levels? with Les Ford" (1 October 2026, 52 minutes), "State-Level Transformation in Louisiana with Susie Schowen" (24 September 2026, 52 minutes), and "Alternative Model in Action: Utah's Story with Nic Dunn" (17 September 2026, 63 minutes).
Cardinal Direction publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 14 episodes.
Booking probability for Cardinal Direction is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cardinal Direction requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cardinal Direction's contact route on record: public web form.
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Cardinal Direction is a news podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Episode #5
Getting help shouldn’t become a full-time job. Yet families can face different applications, eligibility rules, renewal schedules, and caseworkers for each safety-net program they need. In the final episode of this...
Episode #4
What does it take to turn a fragmented safety net into a pathway to work? Louisiana Works Secretary Susie Schowen joins Jessi Troyan to discuss Louisiana’s “one door” approach to connecting public benefits and workforce...
Episode #3
What if getting temporary help also meant finding a clearer path back to work? On this episode of Cardinal Direction , Jessi talks with Nic Dunn of the Sutherland Institute about Utah’s “one door to work” approach...
Episode #2
Getting a job or earning a raise should help a family get ahead. But benefit cliffs and a maze of disconnected programs can make that harder than it should be. In this episode of Cardinal Direction, host Jessi Troyan...
Episode #1
In the season premiere of Cardinal Direction , host Jessi Troyan sits down with American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Angela Rachidi to examine America’s social safety net and why programs intended to help...
Episode #3
<p>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...
Episode #1
<p>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...
Episode #2
<p>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...
Episode #6
<p>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...
Episode #5
<p>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...
Episode #4
<p>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...
Episode #3
<p>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...
Episode #2
<p>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...
Episode #1
<p>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...
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Senior Fellow and V.P. of Strategy for the Sutherland Institute, Sutherland Institute
American Enterprise Institute
West Virginia’s REACH Initiative
Americans for Public Safety
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