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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). You'll meet a man who survived leukemia with the help of 267 blood transfusions, and a five-year-old boy who beat stage IV Neuroblastoma thanks to blood donors he'll never know. 
These are just a few of the stories you'll hear on Bloodworks 101, hosted by Emmy Award-winning producer John Yeager, who is joined by a team of producers including 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. 
Want inspiration? Listen to Bloodworks 101. 

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Got 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 bett...
Got 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 healt...
Got 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 work...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Why did Dr. Reheman (Raymond) Adili join Bloodworks Research Institute? "Simple answer is: Bloodworks saves lives." But, like the blood clotting mechanisms he studies, there isn't just one, simple explanation. Learn more about our newest Principal Investigator at https://www.bloodworksnw.org/researchers/adili.
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message By day, Kyle Boynton is a mild mannered platelet donor recruiter. But by night (and on weekends), he writes and produces wacky short horror films that are drawing attention from film critics and professionals all over the world. With the Academy Awards coming up Sunday night, we thought it'd be especially timely to share a special bonus episode of Bloodworks 101. In this episode, contributor Helen Pitlick gets Kyle to talk about his ...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Have you ever donated platelets? Platelets are the part of blood that help control bleeding by collecting at the site of an injury and helping for clots. Kyle Boynton, our Donor Center Collection strategist, wants you to try platelet donation if you haven’t. We sat down with Kyle to talk about his work and why this matters so much to patients in the Pacific Northwest.
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Bloodworks' regional transportation manager Kyle McDaniel biked his way into a career and a fresh mindset. Learn how one fateful rainy Seattle day delivering blood on the Burke Gilman Trail changed Kyle's life forever.
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message What if we could prevent a $6 billion medical problem impacting thousands of Americans? A groundbreaking collaboration between cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Lindner and Bloodworks Research Institute could play a critical role in understanding heart valve disease. We talked with Jonathan about this work and how science benefits from teamwork and transparency.
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Recently-four-year-old Greyson Ouellette wasn’t even born yet when his parents, Sarah and Brian, found out he had a heart defect. At her 20-week full anatomy scan, Sarah’s care team determined that the ventricle of Greyson’s heart was already significantly smaller than normal size, meaning that he would be born with Single Ventricle Disease (SVD), a rare congenital heart defect that affects just five out of every 100,000 newborns in ...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Many of us connect with loved ones over dinner, drinks, or backyard barbeques. Not this local group of friends: for over 40 years, they've come together to catch up while donating blood. Now it's down to the final four: Bob, Sue, Guy, and Al, who tell the story of this remarkable friendship in their own words. Read more: https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/bloodworks-nw-donate-blood-seattle
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Seattle resident Randy Small had his first heart attack at just 29. After growing up witnessing his mother struggle with heart disease, he wasn't surprised when he, too, was diagnosed. "That began the long, slow slide to transplant," he says. But then he got a phone call that changed everything, gave him a new family, and taught him about what he calls “collateral benefit.”
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message What have you been binge watching during the pandemic? We all have our favorites and why we love them. Seattle's Jill Gallagher has a reason why she's binging and it's literally saving lives. Producer John Yeager explains on this edition of Bloodworks 101.
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message French-born Chef Thierry Rautureau has been a pillar of the Seattle culinary for decades as the visionary of such seminal restaurants as Rover's Loulay, and Luc. When we approached him to join our Culinary Coalition in support of blood donation, he eagerly agreed and said in his interview with Bill Harper, "without blood, there is no life." Well said, Chef. À table!
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message At age 30, Elaine Sonntag Johnson was loving her career as a family therapist, blissfully married, and eager to start a family. But following blood tests from her OB/GYN, she was diagnosed with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (or PNH for short) and given just 3-5 years to live. In an ode to Mothers' Day and moms everywhere, this is an episode of resilience and hope; that diagnosis was 37 years ago, Elaine and husband Daniel have ...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Blood has always been a part of Tiffany McDermott's life. The recently-retired OB/GYN first grew up in a family of blood donors, then, throughout her career, witnessed firsthand the impact a unit of blood can have on a new mother or her baby if there are complications in childbirth. Now, retired and in her work as a Bloodworks Northwest volunteer, she travels to area hospitals to share the importance of cord blood collection and even...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message French-born Chef Thierry Rautureau has been a pillar of the Seattle culinary for decades as the visionary of such seminal restaurants as Rover's Loulay, and Luc. When we approached him to join our Culinary Coalition in support of blood donation, he eagerly agreed and said in his interview with Bill Harper, "without blood, there is no life." Well said, Chef. À table!
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Denise Whitaker, Gregg Hersholt and Brian Callanan all make a living by telling stories. They're all Pacific Northwest award-winning journalists. But as Bloodworks 101's John Yeager discovers in this episode of Bloodworks 101, they all make a difference in their community by donating blood and by "walking the talk".
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message From March 3 until June 30 2022, Bloodworks Northwest will partner with dozens in the Seattle culinary community in hopes of recruiting 10,000 new or re-engaged donors. It's called the Savor Life, Save a Life Campaign. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, for a couple of those culinary partners, James Beard Award-winning chef Jason Wilson and his wife, Deborah Friend Wilson - co-owners of the Bellevue restaurant The Lake...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message First Bloodworks 101 episode published as a 2022 International Academy of Arts & Sciences Anthem Award Winner! Every few months, we get the entire Bloodworks Northwest staff together for a "Town Hall" to check in, regroup, celebrate successes, and make ambitious future plans. In the last one on 12/1/2021, Bloodworks 101's own John Yeager interviewed Bloodworks President & CEO Curt Bailey on why he's optimistic for the fu...
Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We've all heard the expression, "It takes a village." Where it came from isn't 100 percent clear. But what is certain is that when it comes to our community's response to the current national blood shortage - it's up to all of us. On this edition of Bloodworks 101, producer John Yeager speaks with Dr. Jorge Reyes, the Chief of Transplant at the University of Washington and Seattle Childrens' Hospital. And as John finds out, for ...
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