In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the terrifying history of Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese doomsday cult responsible for the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. We explore how a movement that began as a yoga school in the 1980s evolved into a designated terrorist organization capable of manufacturing chemical weapons and murdering its own members.

Join us as we discuss:

• The Guru: How founder Shoko Asahara, a man who claimed to be both Christ and a fully enlightened master, convinced elite university graduates to join his "religion for the elite".

• The Doctrine: The group's syncretic belief system that combined Buddhism, Hinduism, and the prophecies of Nostradamus with a terrifying justification for murder known as poa.

• The Escal ...