On this episode, you've been summoned to learn about jury duty. Do the reasons some people want to avoid jury duty have merit? How do you even get on a list to get summoned to begin with? What should you expect with you get summoned to serve? And should you embrace this particular opportunity to participate in the democratic process? (Spoiler alert: We really think you should!)

Our guest is Sonali Chakravarti, professor of government at Wesleyan University and author of Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life.

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Links:

• Here's that survey about why Americans lie to get out of jury duty

Links related to the O.J. Simpson case: 

• A consultant helped select the jury that acquitted O.J. Simpson... - The Seattle Times
• O.J.: Made In America (ESPN documentary)
• Radio - The lasting impact of the O.J. Simpson trial (WBUR)

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