Bloodworks 101
Started in 2020, Bloodworks 101 is an Anthem Award-winning, weekly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. It is the nation’s only regularly scheduled podcast in the blood banking industry. 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; Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.
In 2025, Bloodworks 101 won its sixth coveted Anthem Award, beating out more than 2,500 entries from 43 nations.
Bloodworks 101
Latest Episodes
"9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later" - Chris Adams (S8 E5)
Most of us are old enough to remember September 11th, 2001. Vancouver's Chris Adams will never forget that day. That's because when tradegies like 9-11 happen, people can either feel helpless or do one of the only things that makes them feel li...
Jason Hess & Cheryl Sutherland 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later (S8 E4)
For most people, Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 is a day of unmatched terror, that played out right before our eyes on television sets around the world. Almost 3,000 people would die that day, including civilians, firefighters, police officers a...
"It's My First Day!" - 9/11 Twenty-Five-Years Later - Dawn Walker (S8 E3)
Starting a new job is stressful, but starting a new job on the same day as the deadliest terrorist attack in American history? Dawn Walker sat down with Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick to reflect on the generosity she witnesse...
"The Sonic Boom" - Adrienne Averett (S8 E2)
If her husband is present, Adreinne Averett isn't allowed to sing in the bathroom. It has to do with the fact that according to Ken Averett, listening to his wife in a setting like that is like being near a "sonic boom." Bloodworks 101 Producer...
"I Think You Have Cancer" - Lauren Quinsland - Forest Grove, Oregon P.D. (S8 E1)
Imagine hearing the words, "I think you have cancer." Forest Grove Oregon's Lauren Quinsland doesn't have to use her imagination. For Lauren, it was real. But as she told Bloodworks 101 Producer, John Yeager, what happened next served as an exa...
