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
"When Corgis Fly: Leo Talks Platelets" - (S3 E16)
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Leo Notenboom is many things: 342nd employee at Microsoft, entrepreneur, animal lover, amateur radio operator, host of the Annual Pacific Northwest Corgi Picnic, dedicated platelet donor. In this episode of Bloodworks 101, listen in as Helen Pitlick interviews Leo on his many passions while he's donating platelets for the 105th time and discovers it's his optimistic nature that motivates him in everything he does, from wilderness animal rescue to platelet donation. To learn more about Leo and see photos from the Corgi Picnic(!), visit here: https://blog.bloodworksnw.org/national-blood-donor-month-leo-notenboom/
