Special - Blood

Guest host Morgan Sweeney asks Chris and Jonathan about blood! You will learn that blood is not a magical elixir but rather “water and stuff.” Featuring references to Archer, The Simpsons, Ryan George, and a recurring digression into Stephen King’s work, for some reason. After discussing King’s IT, it’s becoming obvious that The Body of Evidence is no longer a family-friendly show.   1:38 Why blood? 3:35 Handling blood is fine but this other bodily fluid? 5:12 Blood transfusions are not always blood transfusions 13:37 The theory behind why women have fewer heart attacks 14:46 Blood is transport 16:07 Where’s the DNA? 19:10 Chris’ medical license gets revoked 22:51 Criteria for donating blood 28:00 HIV and blood donations 34:02 The bad incentives of blood money 38:26 Chris’ kitchen blood drive 40:30 Stephen King’s The Dead Zone 43:47 The Shining traumatized Jonathan 44:46 It ends with children, uh, having a…. 49:30 Blood: keep it on the inside   To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http://www.patreon.com/thebodyofevidence/.   Links   1) Morgan’s podcast, Magic of the Mind: http://magicofthemind.ca/ 2) Canadian Blood Services: https://www.blood.ca/en 3) Ryan George’s Pitch Meeting for IT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dw4u2A9F4g     Music Credits   Theme music: "Troll of the Mountain Swing" by the Underscore Orkestra.