12 episodes
The Best Day of My Life: Patch Adams' Journey to the Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Pantheon Plus
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4.8 • 20 Ratings
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Intimate conversations with Dr. Patch Adams and his son Lars, dive deep into Patch's true not-Hollywood lifestory as Lars and producer, Rainbow Valentine, uncover how Patch, once a suicidal misfit, started a revolution for Love and Joy and ended up a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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Tune Tales: Trailer
Tune Tales with Kit’n’Tenders is musical story-based podcast for kids exploring the world of classic kids songs. Each episode, our heroes, the girlband, Kit’n’Tenders aka Gabby La La and The Ukulady, meet famous characters from the classic kids songs, like, the Muffin Man, Twinkle the Little Star, Miss Mary Mack, etc… all played by real celebrities! Tune Tales is chock-full of songs, jokes, trivia and fun for the whole family!
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The Relentless Optimist: The Nobel Peace Prize is announced…
The Nobel Peace Prize is announced…
Does Patch win or lose?
Does it matter?
Lars and his dad discuss the journey of the podcast, the meaning of the Nobel Peace Prize plus we hear from Patch’s life-partner, Susan and Lars shares what it was like growing up with Patch Adams as his dad.
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Warrior Clowns
Shortly after 911, Patch & his friend, Ginevra, brought clowns to war-torn Afghanistan, where they infused bombed-out hospitals, orphanages & prisons, with joy & play, bringing relief from suffering to countless Afghanis caught in decades of war. Plus the story of combat war veterans with PTSD transformed by Patch’s Clown Trips.
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Cold War Clown
The origin of Patch’s humanitarian clown trips to the most dire places on Earth starts in the former USSR, once America’s number one enemy. Lars talks with Maria, the orphan advocate who organizes Patch's clown trips to Russian orphanages, prisons, mental hospitals & the school in Beslan, Chechnya, where in 2004, terrorist killed over 330 people, mostly children. Plus, we hear from the woman who joined Patch's clown trips at age 93. Part of Pantheon Podcasts
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Patch Goes to Hollywood
Lars and Patch discuss the making of the Patch Adams movie, Patch’s friendship with Robin Williams & Patch reunites with Mike Farrell (of the TV show MASH), who was instrumental in shepherding Patch’s story to the big screen; plus we hear about the murder of Patch’s dear friend whose death was repurposed to fit into the Hollywood version of Patch’s story.
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The Gesundheit Institute
Lars dives into Patch’s Free Hospital: the one at the commune and the future dream hospital (whose plans feature a giant communal Whoopie Cushion room), plus stories from a Yale-trained psychiatrist who, after meeting Patch, became a tutu-wearing humanitarian clown & Truth Fairy.
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Customer Reviews
Inspiring and psychologically interesting
So many pods are about the psychology of murderers and it’s so refreshing to listen to a series about the psychology of an extreme peace worker. Patch and his son are hilarious, smart and surprising. Fascinating, inspiring, funny and heartfelt. It’s amazing to hear the off-script Patch. Renews my hope in humans. Also, he’s an outlier weirdo, which is great and inspires my own inner weirdo to shine.
Doctors and clowns
Maybe Patch Adams should’ve practiced medicine surrounded by clowns making it comfortable environment for those that needed medical treatment. It’s been a lot of years and still no hospital in West Virginia. Maybe that should’ve been the first building to be built no matter how small. And you would think patch should’ve been a practicing physician, if he is board-certified and spent all those years studying. Maybe he could be a physician and a clown. Donations for a hospital sounds like a worthy cause, but it’s been many many years and it doesn’t seem close. Who supports patch and son? The donations? Even a small clinic for mental health or walk in clinic would be better than nothing. I enjoyed the movie with Robin Williams, although the movie industry didn’t give him much Financial support. Looking back now, I wonder why.
A very helpful and beautiful podcast
I’m enjoying the podcast so very much. I think it’s a super important one for right now with its emphasis on mental health. I love learning more about Patch Adams through conversations with his son. Thank you for doing it.