Bloodworks 101
223 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Started in 2020, Bloodworks 101 is an Anthem Award-winning, weekly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. Episodes are designed to inspire and educate listeners to donate time, money or blood.
On Bloodworks 101 you'll meet experts who can discuss everything from the importance of blood donation to trypanophobia (fear of needles).
Emmy Award-winning producer John Yeager, is joined by a team of gifted storytellers Bill Harper, Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.
In 2024, Bloodworks 101 won its fourth coveted Anthem Award, beating out more than 2,000 entries from 43 nations.
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Episodes
ENCORE EDITION "Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs"
July 18, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the case. Dogs, cats, and even ferrets might need blood for all the same reasons as we do: surgery or trauma, anemia, auto-immune disorders, heat stro...
"King Neptune & His Daughter Donate Blood" - Chris & Maddy Cashman (S5 E39)
July 11, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message For several months, Sammamish's Chris Cashman covered hundred of miles across the Pacific Northwest, visiting Bloodworks Northwest donor centers and sharing inspirational stories of blood donors as well as blood recipients. Today, on Bloodworks 101, he helps producer John Yeager wrap up Season Five of this podcast series. And today, Chris does so in his official capacity as King Neptune of Seafair. But what makes this episode real...
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work at Bloodworks Research Institute (S5 E38)
July 04, 2024 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Drs. Amily Guo and Pavel Davizon-Castillo at Bloodworks Research Institute are helping science to better understand the full function of platelets, making your donations go even further. Schedule a Donation
"She Has a Cancer Story"- Michelle Millman, CEO Cancer Pathways & Hanna Safley (S5 E37)
June 27, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Michelle Millman used to meet a daily deadline as an award-winning journalist at KIRO7 TV in Seattle. Today, Millman is the CEO of Seattle-based Cancer Pathways. She's also keenly aware of what it takes to be a cancer survivor. On today's edition of Bloodworks 101, Millman and a fellow cancer survivor share their stories with producer John Yeager. And as John found out, that cancer survivor, Hanna Safley, says she wouldn't be her...
"Dr. Cameron Berg and The Lucky Fox" (S5 E36)
June 20, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.35 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It's not everyday we feature a Canadian veterinarian and a rare blood procedure called xenotransfusion. But that's exactly what brought international media attention to the vet, Dr. Cameron Berg and the Toronto Wildlife Centre recently. And that's how Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out about it. In today's episode, John shares the story of Dr. Cameron Berg and the Lucky Fox. Schedule a donation today: https://donate...
"World Blood Donor Day: Donating Blood Down Under" (S5 E35)
June 14, 2024 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message June 14 is World Blood Donor Day! Did you know that blood donation eligibility is a little different in every country? In this episode, we head down under as Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick talks to Iain Gosbell and Cath Stone of Lifeblood about donating blood — and more — in Australia. Learn more at lifeblood.com.au.
"Everyone Needs Blood: Laura Kamada" (S5 E34)
June 06, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Laura Kamada likes to hum and make up songs. Laura helps organize blood drives with Vitalant in San Luis Obispo, CA, and what started one morning as a little rhyming ditty soon turned into a children's book about blood donation: Everyone Needs Blood. Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick sat down with Laura to talk about her work, what it’s like to write a book, and why truly everyone needs blood. You can find Everyone Needs Blo...
"I never grew out of that emo Vampire kid phase:" Vivilynn Amity of Comfort Zone (S 5 E33)
May 30, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message First and foremost, Comfort Zone, a peer-run drop-in center in Portland, is a safe space. And Vivilynn Amity is one of the people who make it special. Vivilynn is a blood donor, blood drive coordinator, and self-described "emo vampire kid." As Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick learned, it's not just a phase.
"We Don't Have to Live in Fear: Stop The Bleed - Maria Paulsen R.N. & Dr. Tiffany McDermott (S5 E32)
May 23, 2024 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message May 23rd, 2024 is National Stop The Bleed Day. It's a day set aside to help bystanders with no medical training actually help save a life when an emergency strikes and everything is a matter of life and death. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, while Stop The Bleed seeks to save lives, it also gives those who take the course, the empowerment it takes to run towards an emergency when everyone else is running away.
"The Practical Nature of Gary Locke" - (S5 E31)
May 16, 2024 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Former Washington Governor Gary Locke has a long resume and a distinguished career in public service but did you know he was also an advocate for blood donation? Recently, Locke sat down with contributor Juan Cotto for this special edition of Bloodworks 101.
Choosing Hope: Kristin's Blood Cancer Story (S5 E30)
May 09, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When Kristin Kleinhofer's acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) returned, she picked a mantra, a quote by Christopher Reeve: "Once you choose hope, anything's possible." It's this hope, along with the decision made by two families to donate their babies' cord blood and the generosity of more than 90 blood donors, that powers Kristin today.
Chris Cashman: "I'm a Fainter" One Thousand Thanks Yous (S5 E29)
May 02, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When journalists leave the newsroom, they leave the pressure of a daily deadline. It can be liberating for some but for many, this transition also brings on the beginning of a new search for purpose. At least that's what's happened to former KING5 reporter, Chris Cashman. And as Bloodworks 101 podcast producer John Yeager, also a former journalist tells us, Chris has found it by looking for ways to say thanks - to Bloodworks North...
BONUS ENCORE EPISODE "Some Kind of Famous"- Lynette Manning
April 25, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message By day, Olympia's Lynette Manning sets up blood drives for Bloodworks Northwest. By night, she's a promising standup comedian with a loyal following. And as Lynette tells Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager in this special BONUS edition, her work with Bloodworks has helped her on stage but as John found out, there's another reason why she's inspired.
"The Sirens That Day Were Deafening: A Former Student Remembers the Virginia Tech Shooting - Whitney Moore (S5 E28)
April 15, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.36 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message April 16th, 2007 will be remembered as one of the deadliest shootings in American history, leaving 33 people dead on the Virginia Tech campus, including the shooter. It's a day West Seattle's Whitney Moore would like to forget but now feels compelled to honor. Whitney was a student that day when the "sirens were deafening" on the Virginia Tech campus. She shares her story with producer John Yeager on this special edition of Bloodw...
"The guy that keeps the lights on" - Jeff Perry (S5 E27)
April 11, 2024 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When Bloodworks’ chief financial officer Bob Gleason retires in June, he will leave an already-cemented legacy as a values-driven finance maestro. Bob has set a high bar, and Bloodworks looked far and wide for a business leader who could match his standards and finesse. And now, Bloodworks is excited to welcome Jeff Perry into the CFO role. Bloodworks 101's Helen Pitlick sat down with Jeff to get to know him a little better and ...
ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away: Dan Wilson Seattle Mariners"
April 04, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Former Seattle Mariners catcher Dan Wilson played 12 years for the M's, making the playoffs in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 before retiring in 2005. In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside his battery-mate, pitcher Randy Johnson. But as noteworthy as Wilson's career on the field was, it's his work helping Northwest charities over the years that has a lasting impact on his community. Bloodworks 1...
"One Man's Life: Urban Family's Paul Patu" - (S5 E26)
March 28, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Sometimes it's easy for many people to underestimate a little thing like rolling up your sleeve and donating a unit of blood. But Seattle's Paul Patu is not one of them. That's because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Patu owes his life to that "little thing." And wait til you hear what the impact of that one man's life turned out to be.
"Things weren't supposed to progress so quickly overnight" - Dom Carreiro (S5 E25)
March 21, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Dom Carreiro works in Bloodworks' Transfusion Service Lab at Overlake Hospital. Dom and his team are a direct link between our inventory of typed, tested blood and the patients who need it – or at least, their medical care teams. And sometimes things don't go according to plan.
ENCORE "When a Platelet Donor Meets a Recipient" - Dr. Moritz Stolla, Dan Ertel & Mack Bell
March 14, 2024 13:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It's rare that a blood donor and a recipient get to connect but that's exactly what happens on this special ENCORE episode of Bloodworks 101 when frequent platelet donor Dan Ertel meets Mack Bell, a 30-year-old African-American man living with cerebral palsy, who contracted a potentially-deadly blood condition called aplastic anemia. That's a deficiency of all types of blood cells caused by failure of bone marrow development. Mack...
"There's No Good Reason Not To" - Mark Wright (S5 E24)
March 07, 2024 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message If you're a blood donor, why do you donate? Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager caught up with former KING 5 news anchor and Mark Wright, who's a loyal Bloodworks Northwest donor and got a surprising answer to that question. Mark, who's also the host for the "Beats Working" podcast told John that when it comes to blood donation, there's really no good reason not to. Here's a link to "Beats Working." https://podcasters.spotify.co...
"Two Babies Saved My Life": Alexes Harris - (S5 E23)
February 29, 2024 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In 2016, University of Washington sociology professor and mother of two Alexes Harris was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a type of cancer where the blood-producing cells in a patient’s bone marrow became abnormal and create blood cells that don’t function properly. Alexes underwent chemotherapy treatment to reach remission, but when it came time to find a suitable bone marrow donor, her improving condition met a he...
"The 2024 Legislative Agenda in Olympia"- Juan Cotto (S5 E22)
February 22, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Besides supplying 95% of the hospitals in the Pacific Northwest with lifesaving blood products, Bloodworks Northwest advocates for blood donation at the highest levels of state government in Oregon and Washington. With Olympia lawmakers in session this winter, Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager sat down with Bloodworks Director of Government Affairs, Juan Cotto to discuss the organization's legislative agenda. And if Juan's effor...
"On Cloud Nine... and the Tree of Life" — Ed Schultz (S5 E21)
February 15, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Bloodworks' Tree of Life celebrates blood donors who have given 100 or more units. Ed Schultz fell in love with the Tree of Life on visits to Bloodworks' Bellevue Donor Center, but seven years ago, it appeared he might never donate blood again. Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick sat down with Ed and his wife, Ellie, to capture the emotions of his 100th donation.
"I Don't Look Like What I've Been Through" Eseosa Evbuomwan: (S5 E20)
February 08, 2024 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Are you an "open book"? Can people tell how tired you are or what kind of day you've had just by the look in your eye? Well, there's a young woman in North Carolina named Eseosa Evbuomwan who says that she, "does not look like what she's been through." In honor of Black History Month, producer John Yeager shares this remarkable story of perserverance on today's edition of Bloodworks 101.
"Making Sickle Cell Disease History" - Dr. Raymond Adili (S5 E19)
February 01, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It’s Black History Month, and we’re taking a look at Sickle Cell Disease, a devastating genetic blood disorder that predominantly impacts people of African descent. Sickle cell disease is an unfortunate reality for many members of Black communities, and at Bloodworks, we’d like to make it history. Dr. Raymond Adili of Bloodworks Research Institute thinks this is possible.
"A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan" (S5 E18)
January 25, 2024 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Do you remember what you did December 6th, 2023? Did it stand out in any way? For Mark Dyce-Ryan it's a really special day he'll never forget. Because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, that's the day Mark was finally able to save a life.
"A pediatrician who studies aging" - Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo (S5 E17)
January 18, 2024 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and later a movie directed by David Fincher, the protagonist ages backwards: he’s born an old man and dies as a baby. It’s fiction, but for some young patients, the premise is not that farfetched. What happens when kids exhibit disorders more often seen in the elderly? Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo of Bloodworks Research Institute wants to find out.
"Curiosity and Collaboration" - Dr. Amily Guo (S5 E16)
January 11, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Platelets are the part of blood that help control bleeding by collecting and clotting at the site of an injury. However, the role that platelets play in immune response is emerging and exciting, and Bloodworks Research Institute is privileged to now be home to one the most brilliant minds investigating this relationship: Dr. Li "Amily" Guo. Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick sat down with Dr. Guo to learn about her research—and...
"Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce" - Douglas Starr (S5 E15)
January 04, 2024 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Did you know that the history of blood transfusion goes back four centuries? There's a lot that we don't know about blood. January is National Blood Donor Month, a time set aside to raise awareness for the cause of blood donation because typically in January, there are fewer donors after the winter holidays, even though blood is still critically needed. If you want to know about blood, spend some time with the man who literally wr...
ENCORE EDITION - "Donor Advised Funds: Contributing to a Cause You Care About: Gene Farrell, Pres & CEO Vanilla & Bloodworks NW Board of Trustees"
December 29, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message As the year ends, taxable income becomes more important as you consider your 2023 income tax returns. So, it's top of mind, right? But did you know there's an easy way to donate to nonprofits like Bloodworks Northwest and get a tax deduction without all the headaches of gathering receipts? On this ENCORE EDITION of Bloodworks 101, John Yeager speaks with Gene Farrell, President & CEO of a fintech startup called Vanilla. Gene's als...
BONUS: "Winning as a team" with UW Huskies Football's Mishael Powell
December 28, 2023 14:00 - 8 minutes - 5.61 MBWashington Huskies Football defensive back Mishael Powell -- Meesh -- attended O'Dea High School, practically across the street from Bloodworks and yet a world apart. Meesh stopped by Bloodworks on December 18, State Blood Donor Day, to talk about community, football, and how to spread the word about the importance of regularly donating blood.
BONUS: "Winning as a team" with UW Huskies Football's Mishael Powell (S5 E14)
December 28, 2023 14:00 - 8 minutes - 5.61 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Washington Huskies Football defensive back Mishael Powell -- Meesh -- attended O'Dea High School, practically across the street from Bloodworks and yet a world apart. Meesh stopped by Bloodworks on December 18, State Blood Donor Day, to talk about community, football, and how to spread the word about the importance of regularly donating blood.
ENCORE EDITION - "What a Beautiful Morning: Beth & Tom Newman"
December 21, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.03 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We launched "Bloodworks 101" in January of 2020 with a story about Bloodworks Northwest blood courier, Tom Newman. The episode was entitled "Paying it Forward with Tom Newman" (S1 E1). We explored why Tom drives all over the Pacific Northwest delivering and picking up lifesaving blood products. It's vital work that Newman does with good humor regardless the traffic or the often rude drivers with whom he shares the road. But as pro...
"At Last: Gay & Bisexual Men Now Able to Donate Blood - John Rubino" (S5 E13)
December 05, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.72 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message On Wednesday, December 6th, 2023, gay and bisexual men will finally be able to donate blood because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has changed its guidelines regarding blood donation. It's a day Seattle's John Rubino wondered would ever come. In fact, John's history with blood donation isn't new. Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager takes it from there.
Curt Bailey: Consumer Insights 2023-24 (S5 E12)
November 30, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When you come into a Bloodworks Northwest donor center are you a donor or a consumer? That's just one of the questions President & CEO Curt Bailey unpacks in this special BONUS edition of Bloodworks Northwest. As Bloodworks opens more donor centers like the one recently opened in Beaverton, Oregon, these questions take on more weight. Here's a wide-ranging conversation Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager had with Curt that focuses...
"Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs" (S5 E11)
November 23, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message CW: pet illness and death. Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the case. Dogs, cats, and even ferrets might need blood for all the same reasons as we do: surgery or trauma, anemia, auto-...
Natasha Erickson and the 37 Strangers (S5 E10)
November 16, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.38 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When you donate blood, you have no idea where your blood goes nor do you know who received it. This is a story about someone who received it. Her name is Natasha Erickson, a stay-at-home mom from the Portland area. Natasha will be on hand for the Grand Opening of our new donor center in Beaverton. Why? Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager takes it from here.
"The Front Line of Blood Research" (S5 E9)
November 09, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 11.1 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message The Armed Forces Blood Program ships blood anywhere in the world that it's needed. Dom Carreiro would know: he used to supervise the blood bank at Oak Harbor before coming to Bloodworks as a civilian. But what about platelets, which only have a 5-7 day shelf life? The Stolla Lab at Bloodworks Research Institute, led by Dr. Moritz Stolla, has been the recipient of multiple grants from the US Department of Defense because of their w...
The New Beaverton Donor Center: Jake Cole & Curt Bailey (S5 E8)
November 02, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message This month, Bloodworks Northwest is holding it's Grand Opening of the new Bloodworks Northwest Beaverton Donor Center in the Portland area. It's been years since Bloodworks has opened a brand new brick and mortar donor center anywhere in the Portland area. There's been a lot of anticipation but as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, it's all part of the plan to deliver a better donor experience.
"From the Heart to the Heart" ENCORE: Chef Theirry Rautureau
November 01, 2023 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message This week, acclaimed Chef Thierry Rautureau, "The Chef in the Hat," died at age 64 from pulmonary fibrosis. Last year, Bloodworks 101 contributor Bill Harper, who's fluent in French, was able to sit down with Chef Thierry for a conversation about life and food and the importance of having enough blood on hand. In May of 2022, Bill wrote, "French-born Chef Thierry Rautureau has been a pillar of the Seattle culinary for decades as ...
Extending Platelet Shelf Life in the Stolla Lab (S5 E7)
October 26, 2023 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.74 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Platelets -- the part of blood that helps control bleeding -- are lifesaving for cancer patients, those receiving organ or bone marrow transplants, victims of trauma, and patients undergoing open-heart surgery. But donated platelets have a shelf-life of only 5-7 days. What if we could extend the life of platelets? What if modern platelet use is based on outdated assumptions? Dr. Moritz Stolla of Bloodworks Research institute wants...
"If I Hadn't Broken My Toe... - Josh McCullough" (S5 E6)
October 19, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message For most of us, breaking a toe is a painful inconvenience. For Josh McCullough, co-host of podcasts Murder in the Rain and Always Be My Sisters, it might have saved his life—along with Bloodworks donors and the cardiac surgery team at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland. We sat down with Josh to talk about his heart surgery, the community connection of blood donation, and what cold case he'd most like to see solved. More f...
"Cutting Through the Red Tape: The Phlebotomist's Bill" - Juan Cotto & Lisa Ballinger (S5 E5)
October 12, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message You'd think a simple thing like how to train a blood collection specialist wouldn't take any effort to change. Think again. In this episode of Bloodworks 101, producer John Yeager sits down with two specialists; Juan Cotto and Lisa Ballinger from Bloodworks Northwest as they unpack how they cut through the red tape, and in the process helped Bloodworks Northwest save time, money and maybe even lives.
"The New Era of Blood Donation: Lifting the MSM Deferral" - Dylan Smith & Juan Gonzalez (S5 E4)
October 05, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Since the early 1980's, there has been a ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. Until now. In just a matter of weeks, Bloodworks Northwest will implement new guidelines set down by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allowing gay and bisexual men to donate. At the Vancouver Donor Center in the the Portland Metro area, Dylan Smith and his partner Juan Gonzalez plan to be the first in line. Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeag...
ENCORE EDITION - "Coming Home from Cancerland" - Lauren Reagan (September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month)
September 28, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Even though an aggressive form of leukemia took his life at age 6, Declan Reagan’s story is about living with cancer, not dying from it. In this ENCORE EDITION of Bloodworks 101, his mom, Lauren describes Declan’s penchant for pushing limits and breaking rules, and her determination to find a way for him to see the new Jurassic World movie that was set to debut 6 months after he was given just 2 weeks to live. On their side in thi...
"How Artificial Intelligence is Streamlining Life-Saving Cell Therapies" - The Bloodworks NW & Ozette Partnership (S5 E3)
September 21, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We've all heard news stories about the impact of Articial Intelligence. Many of them highlight the dark side of machines controlling our lives. But as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager discovered, there's another side of machone learning and AI that promises to save lives. And it all starts with a unique partnership between two Seatle-based companies - Ozette and Bloodworks Bio.
"Life After Morning Drive": Gregg Hersholt (S5 E2)
September 14, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Long-time Seattle radio news host and loyal Bloodwork Northwest donor, Gregg Hersholt discusses "Life After Morning Drive" and the importance of donating blood on a regular basis. But before he can donate, he needs to get his iron level up. In this episode, Hersholt tells tells Bloodworks 101 host John Yeager the story of how he's dealing with life after a 50-year career in news but it's also about what happens when you attempt to...
"Dan Ertel - Donation Hall of Fame" (S5 E1)
September 07, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.08 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Global health care company, Fresenius Kabi announced last fall, the 12 newest inductees into their Blood Donation Hall of Fame. For nearly a quarter century, the Donation Hall of Fame has recognized the unique stories of those who are passionate about and committed to blood donation. On this episode of Bloodworks 101, producer John Yeager was on hand for the induction of Eugene Oregon's Dan Ertel, a man who has had a huge impact o...
ENCORE EPISODE: "Natasha's New Car: A 9-11 Legacy"
August 31, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 6.91 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We all have our reasons for donating blood that finally compel us to schedule an appointment. Whidbey Island's Natasha Vanderlinden had to overcome her significant fear of needles but as host John Yeager tells us in this ENCORE episode of "Bloodworks 101," once she overcame that fear, you'll never guess what happened. Natasha's story didn't happen overnight. It would play out over 20 years. And little did she know that it would be...
ENCORE EDITION: Medical Research Needs All of Us: Henrietta Lacks' Legacy
August 17, 2023 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBGot a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Originally released in October 2021, with several important updates: this is the story of two remarkable two women -- Henrietta Lacks and Sonya Chris Ellis -- separated by decades but immortal to those who carry on their legacies, as told by two remarkable women -- Lacks' great-granddaughter Victoria Baptiste and Dr. Ashley Ellis -- the lessons their families want us all to learn from their lives, and why diverse participation in ...