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Independent Minds

by Hosted by David D'Arcy, and a project of Murray Street Productions and Grand Central Marketing

Independent Minds is an hour-long radio documentary focusing on creative artists like cartoon book writer Harvey Pekar, actor Peter Sellers, and novelist Richard Russo.

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  1. Independent Minds: Richard Russo

    David D'Arcy talks to Richard Russo, John Irving ("The Cider House Rules"), Russell Banks ("The Sweet Hereafter"), Rick Moody ("The Ice Storm"), Susan Orlean ("The Orchid Thief/Adaptation") and others who've watched their worlds transformed into celluloid - sometimes collaborating in the process.

  2. Independent Minds: Peter Sellers

    Peter Sellers' comic genius is undeniable. His radio, television, and film work has influenced everyone from the Monty Python troupe to Mike Myers. Now, four decades after the height of Peter Sellers' career, David D'Arcy hosts an engaging look at this comic genius, with comments from Sellers'...

  3. Independent Minds: American Splendor

    David D'Arcy hosts a 27:00 interview with first-class curmudgeon and American Splendor subject Harvey Pekar, his wife and collaborator Joyce Brabner and refreshingly ordinary daughter Danielle. Their struggles with life: proliferating books and records, marriage, money and cancer bring a…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Independent Minds is an hour-long radio documentary focusing on creative artists like cartoon book writer Harvey Pekar, actor Peter Sellers, and novelist Richard Russo.

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Hosted by David D'Arcy, and a project of Murray Street Productions and Grand Central Marketing

Produced by Murray Street Productions and Grand Central Marketing

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Independent Minds is an hour-long radio documentary focusing on creative artists like cartoon book writer Harvey Pekar, actor Peter Sellers, and novelist Richard Russo.

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