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. 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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 237 episodes
Bloodworks 101
Latest Episodes
ENCORE: "An Official Proclamation: Maria Reyes"
Happy Thanksgiving! We have a favorite episode to share in honor of this day of gratitude — and Bloodworks 101 winning two 2025 Anthem Awards. When the Tualatin City Council met during National Blood Donor Month, an official proclamati...
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"I Feel Like Santa Claus All Year Long" - Ben Dudley: Free Guitars for Kids (S7 E12)
Bloodworks Northwest is right in the middle of our latest awareness campaign called, "Music's in Our Blood." It's our effort to reach out to music communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. One of the more enthusiastic partners we have is Po...
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"I Thought For Sure That Tank Was Going to Crush Me"- Veterans Day 2025 - Curt Bailey (S7 E11)
Tuesday, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor those men and women who have served their country. One of those veterans is Bloodworks Northwest President & CEO Curt Bailey. Curt is a former U.S. Marine Corps chopper pilot....
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"Be Silly" - Madi Johnson, Diabetes, and Blood Donation (S7 E10)
Did you know that people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, on or off medication, can donate blood if their diabetes is under control and they meet the other eligibility criteria? Madi Johnson didn't know this until she started working for Bloodwo...
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"Music's in His Blood" - Mark Klebeck Top Pot Doughnuts (S7 E9)
Seattle's Mark Klebeck is the co-founder of Top Pot Doughnuts, one of our partners in the Music's in Our Blood Awareness campaign. There's a good reason for that as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager discovered. Here's John's conversation with...
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