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
"She Has a Cancer Story"- Michelle Millman, CEO Cancer Pathways & Hanna Safley (S5 E37)
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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 here if it wasn't for hundreds of blood donors she'll never know.
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