The Best Day of My Life: Patch Adams' Journey to the Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
by Rainbow Valentine · 13 episodes
SocietyCultureDocumentary
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.
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