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What really happens when a jury retires to deliberate? Find out each week on Deliberations, a modern day, improvised audio drama that allows criminal justice enthusiasts to step inside a jury room. Each season explores a different courtroom drama inspired by real life criminal trials in the news. Six improvisers serve as the jury and passionately react, negotiate, and argue opposing interpretations of the evidence.
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Episodes

S4 Ep22: The Verdict

Amidst confusion, anger, and mounting tension - the Addams jury reaches a verdict.

May 15, 2019•51 min•Season 4Ep. 22

S4 Ep21: Jury Break with Lisa Kohn

Former member of the Moonies cult and author of the memoir "To The Moon and Back," Lisa Kohn speaks with us about being raised inside the abusive organization.

May 10, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 21

S4 Ep20: Tai Biman

Temple leader Tai Biman takes the stand.

May 08, 2019•49 min•Season 4Ep. 20

S4 Ep18: Psych

Lola is examined by state-appointed psychiatrist Robert Kirk and cult psychiatric expert Stella Laughlin. They offer contrasting opinions of Lola’s psychological state.

May 01, 2019•42 min•Season 4Ep. 18

S4 Ep17: Jury Break with Patrick Ryan

Cult Mediation Specialist Patrick Ryan revisits us to discuss interventions and alternative strategies for exiting cults.

Apr 26, 2019•52 min•Season 4Ep. 17

S4 Ep16: The Murder

Lola recounts the days leading up to - and the eventual commission - of Kyle’s murder.

Apr 24, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 16

S4 Ep14: Lola Buys a Gun

Kyle shares his suspicions of the Temple with his wife and close friend. When they report him, Tai Biman writes to Lola personally with what she claims was a veiled directive to commIt murder.

Apr 17, 2019•38 min•Season 4Ep. 14

S4 Ep13: Jury Break: Deconstruction of a Cult Leader

Keith Raniere is the leader of celebrity sex cult NXIVM. In today's episode we examine his background, lies, and methods of interaction to better understanding the makeup of a cult leader.

Apr 12, 2019•27 min•Season 4Ep. 13

S4 Ep12: Deprogramming

Kyle flies to Philly, where his family and a cult mediator surprise him with an intervention and detain him for a 72 hour deprogramming. The State questions which group was actually controlling Kyle’s mind.

Apr 10, 2019•59 min•Season 4Ep. 12

S4 Ep11: The Tapestry

Lola’s motive begins to crystallize as we learn about the Temple’s belief in “the Tapestry,” the cohesive unit that would be disrupted by a member leaving.... disruption that could result in worldwide disaster. Questions of group exploitation arise as Lola recounts her connection and marriage to Kyle Addams.

Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 11

S4 Ep9: Thought-Stopping

From the stand, Lola describes life inside TCS. Her interview with police is played for the jury.

Mar 27, 2019•51 min•Season 4Ep. 9

S4 Ep8: Jury Break: Dr. Janja Lalich

Sociology professor, cult author, and former cult member Dr Janja Lalich talks about her personal history in the Democratic Workers' Party, its revolution, and the charisma of cult leaders.

Mar 22, 2019•45 min•Season 4Ep. 8

S4 Ep7: Cognitive Dissonance

Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance is examined as a method of indoctrination. If a person’s behavior, thought, or emotion is controlled... the others will follow, opening the door to mind control. Before leaving her first retreat, Lola Addams officially joins the Temple of Contemplative Science.

Mar 20, 2019•36 min•Season 4Ep. 7

S4 Ep6: Jury Break: Interview with Michael Bluejay

Michael Bluejay is an accomplished writer who was raised in a cult called Aesthetic Realism. In today's episode, he talks about recruitment, modern-day cultic environments, South Park, and more.

Mar 15, 2019•47 min•Season 4Ep. 6

S4 Ep5: Unfreeze. Change. Refreeze.

Lola attends her first group-sponsored event, a meditation retreat in Key Largo which Tai Biman hosts. Stella Laughlin explains Kurt Lewin’s three step change model, in which a person’s authentic identity can be broken down and replaced by a cult identity.

Mar 13, 2019•44 min•Season 4Ep. 5

S4 Ep3: Recruitment

Lola traces her cult involvement back to her participation in a local meditation circle. Cult expert Stella Laughlin describes trance and hypnosis techniques used by cults during recruitment. For the first time, Lola learns of Temple leader Tai Biman, enjoying his powerful and seductive approach to meditation.

Mar 06, 2019•53 min•Season 4Ep. 3

S4 Ep1: The Trial of Lola Addams

Season four launches with the murder of deprogrammed alleged cult member Kyle Addams. His wife (and murder defendant) Lola shot him in the back because church doctrine convinced her she was saving lives by preventing him from leaving their group. Now claiming to be deprogrammed in jail, an ambiguous (REAL) Florida Statute opens the door for her to walk due to justifiable homicide. This episode is brought to you by Care/Of, my new favorite company! For 50% off your first month of personalized mai...

Feb 27, 2019•41 min•Season 4Ep. 1

S3 Ep24: Verdict

The jury reaches a verdict in the trial of Dr Stowe.

Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 24

S3 Ep23: Jury Break with Dr. Art Markman

Esteemed psychologist Dr. Art Markman (from 2 Guys On Your Head) examines the ethical violations in Dr. Greenson's psychiatric treatment of Marilyn Monroe.

Oct 12, 2018•33 min•Season 3Ep. 23

S3 Ep20: The Defense's Case

Adelaide celebrates her birthday under sequestration, and the defense lays out its theory. Jurors discuss reasonable doubt.

Oct 03, 2018•48 min•Season 3Ep. 20
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