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 an ...
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"Those Types of Accidents" - Juan Cotto State Blood Donor Day 2024 - (S6 E17)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Wednesday, December 18th is State Blood Donor Day in the State of Washington. Bloodworks Northwest' s Director for Government Affairs, Juan Cotto came up with the idea a few years ago to honor the state's first responders and to draw attention to the need for blood. We picked December 18th…
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"A Normal Morning" December 18th - State Blood Donor Day: Dan Konzelman (S6 E16)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message December 18th is set aside each year in the State of Washington as State Blood Donor Day. Bloodworks Northwest has led the effort behind it in order to recognize the need for blood when emergencies hit but also to honor first responders who were on the scene December 18th, 2017 when Amtrak…
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ENCORE "The New Era of Blood Donation: Dylan Smith & Juan Gonzalez" (S6 E15)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message This is a special ENCORE edition of Bloodworks 101, we're calling, “The New Era of Blood Donation.” We’re re-publishing it this week because something very significant happened one year ago this week. After more than thirty years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally lifted its de…
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"Chris Cashman: One Thousand Thank You's - Thanksgiving 2024" (S6 E14)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Since it's Thanksgiving, it seemed like a good idea to thank the thousands of generous Bloodworks Northwest donors who come through our donor centers every single day. One of those donors is a guy who used to be, in his words, "a fainter." He's former KING5 reporter Chris Cashman, who host…
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"Dogs, Dawgs, and 'an exclusively human resource': Bryn Ament" (S6 E13)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message University of Washington senior Bryn Ament has a very cool job: she's a handler for one of the biggest celebrities in the state. She's also a blood donor, and the We Give Blood Drive with Big Ten and Abbott is an opportunity to bring both these worlds together.…
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"Stay Ahead of the Aircraft" Bloodworks Northwest President & CEO Curt Bailey: Veterans' Day 2024 (S6 E12)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Veterans' Day was set aside to honor those servicemen and women who put country first. Ask veterans what they got out of the experience and you'll probably get a wide variety of answers. Bloodworks Northwest President & CEO served as a chopper pilot with the United States Marines, an exper…
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"Human-Proofing the Workplace: Randy Pickett" (S6 E10)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message How is workplace safety like steering an aircraft carrier? Randy Pickett will tell you. As manager of Bloodworks' Occupational Health and Safety program and a Navy veteran, he has plenty of experience in both.Por Helen Pitlick
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"Some Peculiar Things: Unexplained Happenings at the Beaverton Donor Center" (S6 E9)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Do you believe in ghosts? Seems like a good question to ask since it's Halloween. Well, whatever you call them, something unexplained is happening at the new Bloodworks Donor Center in Beaverton, Oregon. And as producer John Yeager found out, the director there, Jake Cole is not only seein…
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"We're Definitely Not Alone: Unexplained Happenings at the Eugene Donor Center" (S6 E8)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Do you believe in ghosts? Before you answer that question, it might be a good idea to listen to this edition of Bloodworks 101. Well, maybe not. Because if you do believe, this will send shivers up your spine. That's what happened to producer John Yeager when he travelled to the Bloodworks…
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"Walking and Talking with Randy Cantrell" (S6 E7)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message As a fitness buff, Randy Cantrell knew he wanted to do something big to celebrate turning 70. And as a lifelong blood donor, he also wanted raise money for Bloodworks. Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick joined Randy for a walk around Green Lake in Seattle as part of his epic birthday…
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"Seeing Taylor Swift: A Night to Remember" - Yosi Elison & Melissa Mason (S6 E6)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Overcoming a fear of needles can be a daunting task but consider the consequences, if you can do it - you can literally save a life. That's what Bloodworks Northwest donor Yosi Elison thought about when his long-time girlfriend, Melissa Maron finally convinced him to make an appointment an…
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"It Made the Biggest Difference - Joshua Bell" (S6 E5)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When you walk into a Bloodworks Northwest Donor Center, mobile drive or pop-up center to donate, you never know the difference you can make. Ridgefield, Washington's Joshua Bell has first-hand knowledge of that. And as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, according to Bell, that …
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"Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose Iniguez - Encanto Arts & Seattle Opera" (S6 E4)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Growing up Mexican in Eastern Washington presented a lot of challenges for Jose Iniquez, especially since he wanted to be an opera singer. But as Bloodworks 101 contributor Juan Cotto discovered, Iniguez has made overcoming challenges his life's work.…
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"Dr. Moua Yang: the Chemistry Behind Clotting" (S6 E3)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Meet Bloodworks' newest Principal Investigator, Dr. Moua Yang. Dr. Yang sat down recently with Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick to discuss his research, what drives his work, and how Bloodworks Research Institute is changing how we think about more than just blood -- Dr. Yang just mig…
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"Molly Donahue: Nonprofit Fundraising in the Land of the Millionaire" (S6 E2)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Recently, Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat wrote a piece called, "In Seattle, It's the Millionaire Next Door." The piece highlighted the fact that there's tremendous wealth in the state's largest city. So, that must make fundraising in Seattle easy, right? As Development Strategist M…
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"The New Puyallup Donor Center - Jeremy Tanner" (S6 E1)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In a matter of weeks, Bloodworks Northwest will hold the Grand Opening of our newest donor center in Puyallup. No one knows the center like the guy who's going to run it - Supervisor Jeremy Tanner. And as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager Jeremy is no stranger to blood donation and he kn…
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ENCORE EDITION "We Don't Have to Live in Fear Anymore: Stop The Bleed"- Maria Paulsen R.N. & Dr. Tiffany McDermott
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message September is National Preparedness Month. So, we can think of no better time to republish one of our favorite episodes entitled, "We Don't Have to Live in Fear." It's all about the Stop The Bleed program. The idea behind Stop The Bleed is to help bystanders with no medical training to actu…
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ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away" - Seattle Mariners Manager Dan Wilson
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message As you've probably heard, The Seattle Mariners have a new manager - Dan Wilson. The former Mariners catcher, played 12 years for the M's, making the playoffs in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 before retiring in 2005. In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside …
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ENCORE EDITION - "There's No Good Reason No To" - Mark Wright
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message If you're a blood donor, why do you donate? Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager caught up with former KING 5 news anchor and Mark Wright, who's a loyal Bloodworks Northwest donor and got a surprising answer to that question. Mark, who's also the host for the "Beats Working" podcast told Jo…
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ENCORE EDITION "A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Do you remember what you did December 6th, 2023? Did it stand out in any way? For Mark Dyce-Ryan it's a really special day he'll never forget. Because, as producer John Yeager tells us on this special ENCORE EDITION of Bloodworks 101, that's the day Mark was finally able to save a life.…
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ENCORE EDITION - "One Man's Life: Paul Patu
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Sometimes it's easy for many people to underestimate a little thing like rolling up your sleeve and donating a unit of blood. But Seattle's Paul Patu is not one of them. That's because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Patu owes his life to that "little thing." And wait ti…
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ENCORE EDITION: "Binge Watching with Jill Gallagher
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Think back - what did you binge watch during the pandemic? We all have our favorites and why we love them. Seattle's Jill Gallagher has a reason why she's binging and it's literally saving lives. Producer John Yeager explains on this special ENCORE edition of Bloodworks 101.…
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BONUS: The Power of Cord Blood with Lauren, Emily, and Chelsea
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message We're hopping into your feed this week with a short update: There have been some conversations in the media recently about cord blood banking that have caused some confusion, so we wanted to talk a little about that and share a great resource. Emily Pajcic, RN, and Chelsea Price, RN, of Bl…
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ENCORE EDITION "Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs"
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the cas…
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"King Neptune & His Daughter Donate Blood" - Chris & Maddy Cashman (S5 E39)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message For several months, Sammamish's Chris Cashman covered hundred of miles across the Pacific Northwest, visiting Bloodworks Northwest donor centers and sharing inspirational stories of blood donors as well as blood recipients. Today, on Bloodworks 101, he helps producer John Yeager wrap up Se…
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work at Bloodworks Research Institute (S5 E38)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Drs. Amily Guo and Pavel Davizon-Castillo at Bloodworks Research Institute are helping science to better understand the full function of platelets, making your donations go even further. Schedule a DonationPor Bloodworks Northwest
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"She Has a Cancer Story"- Michelle Millman, CEO Cancer Pathways & Hanna Safley (S5 E37)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message 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 can…
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"Dr. Cameron Berg and The Lucky Fox" (S5 E36)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It's not everyday we feature a Canadian veterinarian and a rare blood procedure called xenotransfusion. But that's exactly what brought international media attention to the vet, Dr. Cameron Berg and the Toronto Wildlife Centre recently. And that's how Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager fo…
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"World Blood Donor Day: Donating Blood Down Under" (S5 E35)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message June 14 is World Blood Donor Day! Did you know that blood donation eligibility is a little different in every country? In this episode, we head down under as Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick talks to Iain Gosbell and Cath Stone of Lifeblood about donating blood — and more — in Aust…
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"Everyone Needs Blood: Laura Kamada" (S5 E34)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Laura Kamada likes to hum and make up songs. Laura helps organize blood drives with Vitalant in San Luis Obispo, CA, and what started one morning as a little rhyming ditty soon turned into a children's book about blood donation: Everyone Needs Blood. Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick s…
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"I never grew out of that emo Vampire kid phase:" Vivilynn Amity of Comfort Zone (S 5 E33)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message First and foremost, Comfort Zone, a peer-run drop-in center in Portland, is a safe space. And Vivilynn Amity is one of the people who make it special. Vivilynn is a blood donor, blood drive coordinator, and self-described "emo vampire kid." As Bloodworks 101 producer Helen Pitlick learned,…
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"We Don't Have to Live in Fear: Stop The Bleed - Maria Paulsen R.N. & Dr. Tiffany McDermott (S5 E32)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message May 23rd, 2024 is National Stop The Bleed Day. It's a day set aside to help bystanders with no medical training actually help save a life when an emergency strikes and everything is a matter of life and death. As Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, while Stop The Bleed seeks to …
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"The Practical Nature of Gary Locke" - (S5 E31)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Former Washington Governor Gary Locke has a long resume and a distinguished career in public service but did you know he was also an advocate for blood donation? Recently, Locke sat down with contributor Juan Cotto for this special edition of Bloodworks 101.…
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Choosing Hope: Kristin's Blood Cancer Story (S5 E30)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When Kristin Kleinhofer's acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) returned, she picked a mantra, a quote by Christopher Reeve: "Once you choose hope, anything's possible." It's this hope, along with the decision made by two families to donate their babies' cord blood and the generosity of more …
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Chris Cashman: "I'm a Fainter" One Thousand Thanks Yous (S5 E29)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When journalists leave the newsroom, they leave the pressure of a daily deadline. It can be liberating for some but for many, this transition also brings on the beginning of a new search for purpose. At least that's what's happened to former KING5 reporter, Chris Cashman. And as Bloodworks…
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BONUS ENCORE EPISODE "Some Kind of Famous"- Lynette Manning
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message By day, Olympia's Lynette Manning sets up blood drives for Bloodworks Northwest. By night, she's a promising standup comedian with a loyal following. And as Lynette tells Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager in this special BONUS edition, her work with Bloodworks has helped her on stage but…
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"The Sirens That Day Were Deafening: A Former Student Remembers the Virginia Tech Shooting - Whitney Moore (S5 E28)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message April 16th, 2007 will be remembered as one of the deadliest shootings in American history, leaving 33 people dead on the Virginia Tech campus, including the shooter. It's a day West Seattle's Whitney Moore would like to forget but now feels compelled to honor. Whitney was a student that da…
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"The guy that keeps the lights on" - Jeff Perry (S5 E27)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When Bloodworks’ chief financial officer Bob Gleason retires in June, he will leave an already-cemented legacy as a values-driven finance maestro. Bob has set a high bar, and Bloodworks looked far and wide for a business leader who could match his standards and finesse. And now, Bloodworks…
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ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away: Dan Wilson Seattle Mariners"
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Former Seattle Mariners catcher Dan Wilson played 12 years for the M's, making the playoffs in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 before retiring in 2005. In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside his battery-mate, pitcher Randy Johnson. But as noteworthy as Wils…
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"One Man's Life: Urban Family's Paul Patu" - (S5 E26)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Sometimes it's easy for many people to underestimate a little thing like rolling up your sleeve and donating a unit of blood. But Seattle's Paul Patu is not one of them. That's because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Patu owes his life to that "little thing." And wait ti…
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"Things weren't supposed to progress so quickly overnight" - Dom Carreiro (S5 E25)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Dom Carreiro works in Bloodworks' Transfusion Service Lab at Overlake Hospital. Dom and his team are a direct link between our inventory of typed, tested blood and the patients who need it – or at least, their medical care teams. And sometimes things don't go according to plan.…
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ENCORE "When a Platelet Donor Meets a Recipient" - Dr. Moritz Stolla, Dan Ertel & Mack Bell
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It's rare that a blood donor and a recipient get to connect but that's exactly what happens on this special ENCORE episode of Bloodworks 101 when frequent platelet donor Dan Ertel meets Mack Bell, a 30-year-old African-American man living with cerebral palsy, who contracted a potentially-d…
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"There's No Good Reason Not To" - Mark Wright (S5 E24)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message If you're a blood donor, why do you donate? Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager caught up with former KING 5 news anchor and Mark Wright, who's a loyal Bloodworks Northwest donor and got a surprising answer to that question. Mark, who's also the host for the "Beats Working" podcast told Jo…
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"Two Babies Saved My Life": Alexes Harris - (S5 E23)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In 2016, University of Washington sociology professor and mother of two Alexes Harris was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a type of cancer where the blood-producing cells in a patient’s bone marrow became abnormal and create blood cells that don’t function properly. Alexes u…
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"The 2024 Legislative Agenda in Olympia"- Juan Cotto (S5 E22)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Besides supplying 95% of the hospitals in the Pacific Northwest with lifesaving blood products, Bloodworks Northwest advocates for blood donation at the highest levels of state government in Oregon and Washington. With Olympia lawmakers in session this winter, Bloodworks 101 producer John …
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"On Cloud Nine... and the Tree of Life" — Ed Schultz (S5 E21)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Bloodworks' Tree of Life celebrates blood donors who have given 100 or more units. Ed Schultz fell in love with the Tree of Life on visits to Bloodworks' Bellevue Donor Center, but seven years ago, it appeared he might never donate blood again. Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick sat …
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"I Don't Look Like What I've Been Through" Eseosa Evbuomwan: (S5 E20)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Are you an "open book"? Can people tell how tired you are or what kind of day you've had just by the look in your eye? Well, there's a young woman in North Carolina named Eseosa Evbuomwan who says that she, "does not look like what she's been through." In honor of Black History Month, prod…
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"Making Sickle Cell Disease History" - Dr. Raymond Adili (S5 E19)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It’s Black History Month, and we’re taking a look at Sickle Cell Disease, a devastating genetic blood disorder that predominantly impacts people of African descent. Sickle cell disease is an unfortunate reality for many members of Black communities, and at Bloodworks, we’d like to make it …
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"A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan" (S5 E18)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Do you remember what you did December 6th, 2023? Did it stand out in any way? For Mark Dyce-Ryan it's a really special day he'll never forget. Because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, that's the day Mark was finally able to save a life.…
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"A pediatrician who studies aging" - Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo (S5 E17)
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Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and later a movie directed by David Fincher, the protagonist ages backwards: he’s born an old man and dies as a baby. It’s fiction, but for some young patients, the premise is not that farfetched. What happens w…
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