Episode 104: Aum Shinrikyo with Guest Sarah Hightower
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
English - May 28, 2019 11:00 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MB - ★★★ - 65 ratingsReligion & Spirituality Society & Culture religion spirituality cults belief quiverfull flds apostate aum shinrikyo falun gong Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Content warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder
You may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that's not where the Aum Shinrikyo story begins or ends.
Guest Sarah Hightower explains:
How Shoko Asahara was an opportunist and bully from childhood
How Asahara was a multiple time grifter before settling on creating a cult
The day-to-day lives of adherents
What Poa was
Why a failed bid to intall Aum members in Japanese Parliament spurred Asahara to pursue chemical and biological weapons
And more...
Special Guest: Sarah Hightower.
Content warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder
You may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that's not where the Aum Shinrikyo story begins or ends.
Guest Sarah Hightower explains:
How Shoko Asahara was an opportunist and bully from childhood
How Asahara was a multiple time grifter before settling on creating a cult
The day-to-day lives of adherents
What Poa was
Why a failed bid to intall Aum members in Japanese Parliament spurred Asahara to pursue chemical and biological weapons
And more...
Special Guest: Sarah Hightower.