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.
Bloodworks 101
Practice makes perfect — Sam Sitzman (S7 E5)
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Bloodworks is in the middle of our fifth annual Music’s In Our Blood campaign, seeking 10,000 new and returning donors by the end of the year. And celebrating a few of our regular donors! Sam Sitzman has been donating blood since he turned 16 — and playing the cello since he was three. What do blood donation and playing the cello have in common? They both get better with regular practice.
