EP67 - The Poisoned God: Shoko Asahara and the Apocalypse on the Tokyo Metro

On a routine Monday morning in 1995, the Tokyo subway, a symbol of Japanese efficiency, became a nerve gas chamber. This is the story of Aum Shinrikyo, a doomsday cult that evolved from a yoga class into a terrorist organization armed with weapons of mass destruction. We will dissect the anatomy of belief itself, to understand how a blind guru convinced brilliant minds to try and end the world.