{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63c9c9b1fc40ca0011135c4c/6598988f2fdc1a0017b556de?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 164: Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack of 1995, Aum Shinrikyo, and Shoko Asahara","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63c9c9b1fc40ca0011135c4c/1704499110747-60d9217fd283d4b893367f53336e3233.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On today's episode, we discuss the shadowy and dangerous cult, Aum Shinrikyo. Founded as a yoga school in 1987 by conman and self-styled guru Shoko Asahara, Aum was responsible for a wave of violence and corruption that plagued Japanese society throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, culminating in the 1995 chemical weapons attack on the Tokyo subway system.</p><p><br></p><p>If you are a new listener to our show or are just finding out about the IFB from the \"Let Us Prey\" Documentary, we recommend listening to episode 57, as well as our 5-part \"First Family of Fundamentalism\" series from fall of 2020.</p><p><br></p><p>WE HAVE NEW MERCH AVAILABLE, AND A NEW MERCH SHOP, at https://leavingedenpodcast.threadless.com</p><p>Stream the Leaving Eden Podcast theme song, Rolling River of Time on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lB7RwSQ9X5gnt1BDNugyS?si=jVhmqFfYRSiruRxekdLgKA.</p><p>Join our Facebook Discussion group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus</p><p>Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus</p><p>Instagram:</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/</p><p>Twitter:</p><p>https://twitter.com/HellYeahSadie</p><p>Facebook:</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohen</p>","author_name":"Leaving Eden LLC"}