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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.

Episodes

May 15, 2019 50 mins

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

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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.

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May 8, 2019 48 mins

Temple leader Tai Biman takes the stand.

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Rachel Bernstein, therapist and creator of the show IndoctriNation, talks to us about cults, manipulators, and narcissists.

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May 1, 2019 41 mins

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

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April 26, 2019 51 mins

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

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April 24, 2019 43 mins

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

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April 19, 2019 52 mins

Patrick Hinds of True Crime Obsessed helps me break down the fascinating saga of Jonestown.

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April 17, 2019 38 mins

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.

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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.

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April 10, 2019 59 mins

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.

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April 3, 2019 66 mins

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.

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Activist Janette Allen discusses her time in Scientology and her organizations FACT (Families Against Cult Teachings) and EndingAbuse.org.

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March 27, 2019 51 mins

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

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March 22, 2019 45 mins

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.

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March 20, 2019 35 mins

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.

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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.

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March 13, 2019 43 mins

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.

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Youtube sensation Telltale Atheist shares his personal history raised as a Jehovah's Witness and breaks down the difference between religions and cults.

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March 6, 2019 52 mins

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.

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