Episode 2: Aum Shinrikyo

Cults and Crime

This episode looks into a Japanese cult that went from peaceful beginnings, to committing one of the most frightening terrorist attacks in Japan.

I apologize in advance for my difficulty in pronouncing Japanese words and names.

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Resources:

John Parachini https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=_QnxNh-de18C&oi=fnd&pg=PA11&dq=info:o8TcPtdypcgJ:scholar.google.com/&ots=iToprsz2Mj&sig=kP7cSOLusjmojAPeaY8oA0MForQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Martin Repp https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=GNzHAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA195&dq=aum+shinrikyo&ots=pPgqpBXoLB&sig=8YRkyBy_pDx8o9myPORfLOb8NQc#v=onepage&q=aum%20shinrikyo&f=false

BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069

NPR: Scott Neuman https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626434965/japan-executes-cult-leader-responsible-for-1995-sarin-gas-attack-on-tokyo-subway

CNN: Euan McKirdy, Yoko Wakatshuki, James Griffiths https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25/asia/aum-shinrikyo-remaining-members-executed/index.html

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/index.htm

Intro music: Night II by Swelling

Outro music: Rorschach's Anxiety by koi-discovery

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