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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.
Latest episodes

Sep 22, 2018 • 1h
S3 Ep17: Jury Break With Our Girl Jessa
So… today was supposed to be a strict talk with Jessa about psychiatry in the courtroom, but we twisted and turned through odd psychology to family dynamics to awkward attorney moments…
… God, I've missed her.

Sep 19, 2018 • 36min
S3 Ep16: Countertransference
The jury learns about the phenomenon countertransference, wherein a therapist develops feelings for his patient. Were Dr Stowe and Ava Michaels intimate?
*Note. Bill's daughter is also named Chelsea. (No relation!)

Sep 13, 2018 • 36min
S3 Ep15: Jury Break with Patty Kuehn
President of the ASTC (American Society of Trial Consultants) Patricia Kuehn explains why the consulting industry is imperative in maintaining a fair and just legal system.

Sep 12, 2018 • 42min
S3 Ep14: Ruth
Housekeeper, nurse, or spy? The confounding role of Ruth Ivanov unravels.

Sep 7, 2018 • 34min
S3 Ep13: Jury Break: Ralph Greenson
Today we discuss Dr Ralph Greenson, the inspiration for Dr Stowe, and reasons why I find him suspicious in the death of Marilyn Monroe.
Music: Hard Boiled, Concentration, Spirit of the Girl, Truth In The Stones, Wounded, Cool Vibes, and Comfortable Mystery 2/3/4- Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sep 5, 2018 • 48min
S3 Ep12: The Good Father
The startling therapeutic relationship between Ava and Dr Stowe is revealed, including his intentional role as her “father” and Ava’s introduction into his own family …
again... based on real events

Aug 30, 2018 • 57min
S3 Ep11: Jury Break with Steve Duffy
Steve Duffy of Trial Behavior Consulting discusses mock juries, shadow juries, and the roles of leaders in jury rooms.

Aug 29, 2018 • 41min
S3 Ep10: Husbands and Harm
Ava Michaels' three ex husbands testify about her history of suicide attempts.

Aug 23, 2018 • 30min
S3 Ep9: Jury Break with David Perlut
David Perlut is the Vice President of Vinson & Company, a jury research and trial strategy consulting firm. Today he shares his views on issues within our jury system.

Aug 22, 2018 • 1h
S3 Ep8: Autopsy
Jurors weigh conflicting medical evidence following the autopsy of Ava Michaels.