Formation
Before starting a doomsday cult, Chizuo Matsumoto ran an acupuncture clinic out of his first apartment with his wife and baby daughter. Before manufacturing bio-weapons, he was fined for insurance fraud. Before selling his plasma to believers, he sold $1000 tinctures labelled, “Blue Dragon Pill” to the chronically ill. These are the embryonic ideas of Chizuo Matsumoto before he became Shoko Asahara told from the perspective of his favourite sushi chef, neighbourhood gossips, and a police detective reluctantly (at first) on his heels. Includes tangents onto sushi, the connection between democracy and trash bins, and what exactly is a Buddhist messiah? Listen Now:Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/8es9u6ltStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/before-after-aumApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/hk/podcast/before-after-aum/id1503524725Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast. Please rate and review; it helps other people find us. But the best way, is to tell your friends. In the next episode, we’ll move onto Chizuo’s first police interrogation and his introduction to Agon-Shu. If you are able, please consider supporting us by becoming a paid subscriber here or on Patreon. All funds go towards finishing the film The Cult Leader and Me. Get full access to Before After Aum at aganai.substack.com/subscribe