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Bloodworks 101 — 271 episodes

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1

"Tash Haynes: A Trusted Voice Online" - (S7 E37)

2

“The importance of having something to say” — Tazz Enrico & Where the Heart Lives (S7 E36)

3

"Give Blood. Rescue a Human. 2026" - Mark Dyce-Ryan (S7 E34)

4

"Almost a statistic" — Dr. Laura Marie Rivera (S7 E34)

5

Urgent: Bloodworks issues Code Red

6

"We have to keep dancing" — Remembering the Pulse Nightclub shooting (S7 E33)

7

"We haven't even gotten to the weird parts yet" — Steve Edmiston & The Maury Island Incident (BONUS)

8

"Just like in science fiction" — Steve Edmiston (S7 E32)

9

"Soccer is a big deal" — Kyle Boynton and the World Cup (S7 E31)

10

ENCORE: "The New Puyallup Donor Center - Jeremy Tanner"

11

100 Deadliest Days Dr. Kirsten Alcorn (S7 E30)

12

"Ahead of the Curve" — Stanford Blood Center and Super Bowl LX (S7 E30)

13

FAN FAVORITE #1 "Fear of Needles I Want to Donate But"

14

FAN FAVORITE #2 "Natasha's New Car"

15

FAN FAVORITE #3 "Paying It Forward with Tommy Newman"

16

"Brody Hamilton’s Long Run" (S7 E29)

17

"Why Don't More College Students Donate Blood?" - Claire Yang Bloodworks Northwest (S7 E28)

18

"My Favorite Time of Year" - Trevor Gooby Seattle Mariners & Bloodworks Board Chair (S7 E27)

19

ENCORE EDITION "If I Hadn't Broken My Toe... - Josh McCullough"

20

ENCORE EDITION "Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship" - Classic Quarantine Cinema

21

"That was Code Red" — Retired police officer Greg Schmidt (S7 E26)

22

"When the Need is There" Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins (S7 E25)

23

"Paying It Forward in Portland" - Hayley Resk" (S7 E24)

24

Encore: "Young Blood" Riq Woolen of the Seattle Seahawks (S7 E23)

25

"Pretty Sobering Numbers" The Black Donor Study - Harry Thomas (S7 E22)

26

"Brian Dunning - Skeptoid" (S7 E21)

27

"Jannah - The Tokyo Trip Winner" (S7 E20)

28

“What is your contribution?” – Jace Ecaj and Where the Heart Lives (S7 E19)

29

"A lot of unknowns and a lot of questions" — Mike Charapata (S7 E18)

30

"John Richards: Morning Show Host & Producer KEXP" - (S7 E17)

31

"How could you not fall in love?" — John and Lynn Tissell (S7 E16)

32

"Washington State Blood Donor Day 2025" - Juan Cotto & Dan Fazio (S7 E15)

33

"Artificial Blood"- Dr. Allan Doctor - University of Maryland (S7 E14)

34

"The Gravy Basket" — Missa Marmalstein (S7 E13)

35

ENCORE: "An Official Proclamation: Maria Reyes"

36

"I Feel Like Santa Claus All Year Long" - Ben Dudley: Free Guitars for Kids (S7 E12)

37

"I Thought For Sure That Tank Was Going to Crush Me"- Veterans Day 2025 - Curt Bailey (S7 E11)

38

"Be Silly" - Madi Johnson, Diabetes, and Blood Donation (S7 E10)

39

"Music's in His Blood" - Mark Klebeck Top Pot Doughnuts (S7 E9)

40

"Six Months to Say Goodbye" - Josie Rosler (S7 E8)

41

"Terumo: The Lifesaving Components of Blood" - Lori Harada & Carly Newton (S7 E7)

42

"The Sticker Man" - Al Whitney Super Platelet Donor (S7 E6)

43

Practice makes perfect — Sam Sitzman (S7 E5)

44

"The Myth of The Normal Day" Saundra Sackett - Bloodworks Northwest Call Center (S7 E4)

45

Path of Persistence: Remembering Dr. Sherrill Slichter - Part 2 (S7 E3)

46

Path of Persistence: Remembering Dr. Sherrill Slichter - Part 1 (S7 E2)

47

"We Give Blood Drive" - Prof. Alexes Harris University of Washington (S7 E1)

48

ENCORE EDITION "This Remarkable Thing" Platelet Donation - Kyle Boynton

49

ENCORE EDITION "Walking and Talking with Randy Cantrell"

50

ENCORE EDITION “I Think about the Goldfish” - Mike Burlin

51

ENCORE EDITIION "That was Pretty Easy, I'm not Gonna Lie" - Grayson Goodman

52

ENCORE EDITION "It Made the Biggest Difference" Joshua Bell

53

ENCORE EDITION "Give Blood Rescue a Human" Sharon Sferraza

54

"What If? The Current Generation of AI" (S6 E45) - Gabe Richman Omic & Dr. Jose Lopez Bloodworks Research Institute

55

Cal Raleigh "The Big Dumper" 2025 ENCORE EDITION

56

"The 100 Deadliest Days" - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn (S6 E44)

57

"A Cat Named Tiddly" - Leah Penney - Neko Cat Cafe (S6 E43)

58

"They Just Know" Give Blood Rescue a Human - Laura Klink & Jim Nelson (S6 E42)

59

"We tinker like crazy" - Cassy Alaire and Quality Control (S6 E 41)

60

World Blood Donor Day (S6 E40)

61

ENCORE EDITION "National Gun Violence Awareness Month" - Maria Reyes

62

"When Your Whole Life Just Stops" - Anna Kervers (S6 E38)

63

"Give Blood. Rescue a Human": Dylan Smith & Jake Cole (S6 E37)

64

"Give Blood. Rescue a Human" : Brandon Macz - Seattle Humane (S6 E36)

65

"It goes back to my mom" - Susan Gallotte (S6 E 35)

66

"Give Blood. Rescue a Human": Sharon Sferrazza & Tigger - (S6 E34)

67

"It's the Time Part" National Volunteer Appreciation Week - Adelyn Emil & Jackie Kamath (S6 E33)

68

"That was pretty easy, I'm not gonna lie" - Grayson Goodman (S6 E32)

69

"Because She's Persistent" - Dr. Joanne Thambuswamy (S6 E31)

70

"I'm Just a Bill" - Juan Cotto Director of Government Affairs (S6 E30)

71

"This Remarkable Thing" Platelet Donation - Kyle Boynton (S6 E29)

72

“I Think about the Goldfish” - Mike Burlin (S6 E28)

73

"Three Tablespoons of Blood" - Robin Doughty, North Plains Public Library (S6 E27)

74

"If At First You Don't Succeed" - Rebecca Kasper, Carrie Underwood Ticket Winner (S6 E26)

75

"Keeping the Lights on at The Bloodworks Research Institute" - Dr. Jose Lopez (S6 E25)

76

"Making Everyday Things Funny" - Lynette Manning 2025 (S6 E24)

77

"An Official Proclamation: Maria Reyes" (S6 E23)

78

ENCORE EDITION: Black History Month - Juan Cotto & Carmen Best

79

"Code Red 2025" - Bloodworks Northwest President & CEO Curt Bailey (S6 E22)

80

"We Don't Get Kicked Out of Any Offices" Juan Cotto's Legislative Agenda (S6 E21)

81

"A philatelic blood donor: Dennis Gelvin" (S6 E20)

82

"Cold-stored Platelets: Dr. Moritz Stolla & Dr. Kirsten Alcorn" (S6 E19)

83

"Music's In Our Blood: Sara Camille & Marshall Hugh" (S6 E18)

84

Best of 2024 "Two Babies Saved My Life" - Alexis Harris

85

Best of 2024 "Making Sickle Cell History" - Dr. Raymond Adili

86

Best of 2024 "The Chemistry Behind Clotting" - Dr. Moua Yang

87

BEST OF 2024 "It Made the Biggest Difference" - Joshua Bell

88

BEST OF 2024 "An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce" - Professor Douglas Starr

89

"Those Types of Accidents" - Juan Cotto State Blood Donor Day 2024 - (S6 E17)

90

"A Normal Morning" December 18th - State Blood Donor Day: Dan Konzelman (S6 E16)

91

ENCORE "The New Era of Blood Donation: Dylan Smith & Juan Gonzalez" (S6 E15)

92

"Chris Cashman: One Thousand Thank You's - Thanksgiving 2024" (S6 E14)

93

"Dogs, Dawgs, and 'an exclusively human resource': Bryn Ament" (S6 E13)

94

"Stay Ahead of the Aircraft" Bloodworks Northwest President & CEO Curt Bailey: Veterans' Day 2024 (S6 E12)

95

"Human-Proofing the Workplace: Randy Pickett" (S6 E10)

96

"Some Peculiar Things: Unexplained Happenings at the Beaverton Donor Center" (S6 E9)

97

"We're Definitely Not Alone: Unexplained Happenings at the Eugene Donor Center" (S6 E8)

98

"Walking and Talking with Randy Cantrell" (S6 E7)

99

"Seeing Taylor Swift: A Night to Remember" - Yosi Elison & Melissa Mason (S6 E6)

100

"It Made the Biggest Difference - Joshua Bell" (S6 E5)

101

"Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose Iniguez - Encanto Arts & Seattle Opera" (S6 E4)

102

"Dr. Moua Yang: the Chemistry Behind Clotting" (S6 E3)

103

"Molly Donahue: Nonprofit Fundraising in the Land of the Millionaire" (S6 E2)

104

"The New Puyallup Donor Center - Jeremy Tanner" (S6 E1)

105

ENCORE EDITION "We Don't Have to Live in Fear Anymore: Stop The Bleed"- Maria Paulsen R.N. & Dr. Tiffany McDermott

106

ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away" - Seattle Mariners Manager Dan Wilson

107

ENCORE EDITION - "There's No Good Reason No To" - Mark Wright

108

ENCORE EDITION "A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan

109

ENCORE EDITION - "One Man's Life: Paul Patu

110

ENCORE EDITION: "Binge Watching with Jill Gallagher

111

BONUS: The Power of Cord Blood with Lauren, Emily, and Chelsea

112

ENCORE EDITION "Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs"

113

"King Neptune & His Daughter Donate Blood" - Chris & Maddy Cashman (S5 E39)

114

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work at Bloodworks Research Institute (S5 E38)

115

"She Has a Cancer Story"- Michelle Millman, CEO Cancer Pathways & Hanna Safley (S5 E37)

116

"Dr. Cameron Berg and The Lucky Fox" (S5 E36)

117

"World Blood Donor Day: Donating Blood Down Under" (S5 E35)

118

"Everyone Needs Blood: Laura Kamada" (S5 E34)

119

"I never grew out of that emo Vampire kid phase:" Vivilynn Amity of Comfort Zone (S 5 E33)

120

"We Don't Have to Live in Fear: Stop The Bleed - Maria Paulsen R.N. & Dr. Tiffany McDermott (S5 E32)

121

"The Practical Nature of Gary Locke" - (S5 E31)

122

Choosing Hope: Kristin's Blood Cancer Story (S5 E30)

123

Chris Cashman: "I'm a Fainter" One Thousand Thank Yous (S5 E29)

124

BONUS ENCORE EPISODE "Some Kind of Famous"- Lynette Manning

125

"The Sirens That Day Were Deafening: A Former Student Remembers the Virginia Tech Shooting - Whitney Moore (S5 E28)

126

"The guy that keeps the lights on" - Jeff Perry (S5 E27)

127

ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away: Dan Wilson Seattle Mariners"

128

"One Man's Life: Urban Family's Paul Patu" - (S5 E26)

129

"Things weren't supposed to progress so quickly overnight" - Dom Carreiro (S5 E25)

130

ENCORE "When a Platelet Donor Meets a Recipient" - Dr. Moritz Stolla, Dan Ertel & Mack Bell

131

"There's No Good Reason Not To" - Mark Wright (S5 E24)

132

"Two Babies Saved My Life": Alexes Harris - (S5 E23)

133

"The 2024 Legislative Agenda in Olympia"- Juan Cotto (S5 E22)

134

"On Cloud Nine... and the Tree of Life" — Ed Schultz (S5 E21)

135

"I Don't Look Like What I've Been Through" Eseosa Evbuomwan: (S5 E20)

136

"Making Sickle Cell Disease History" - Dr. Raymond Adili (S5 E19)

137

"A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan" (S5 E18)

138

"A pediatrician who studies aging" - Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo (S5 E17)

139

"Curiosity and Collaboration" - Dr. Amily Guo (S5 E16)

140

"Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce" - Douglas Starr (S5 E15)

141

ENCORE EDITION - "Donor Advised Funds: Contributing to a Cause You Care About: Gene Farrell, Pres & CEO Vanilla & Bloodworks NW Board of Trustees"

142

BONUS: "Winning as a team" with UW Huskies Football's Mishael Powell (S5 E14)

143

ENCORE EDITION - "What a Beautiful Morning: Beth & Tom Newman"

144

"At Last: Gay & Bisexual Men Now Able to Donate Blood - John Rubino" (S5 E13)

145

Curt Bailey: Consumer Insights 2023-24 (S5 E12)

146

"Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs" (S5 E11)

147

Natasha Erickson and the 37 Strangers (S5 E10)

148

"The Front Line of Blood Research" (S5 E9)

149

The New Beaverton Donor Center: Jake Cole & Curt Bailey (S5 E8)

150

"From the Heart to the Heart" ENCORE: Chef Theirry Rautureau

151

Extending Platelet Shelf Life in the Stolla Lab (S5 E7)

152

"If I Hadn't Broken My Toe... - Josh McCullough" (S5 E6)

153

"Cutting Through the Red Tape: The Phlebotomist's Bill" - Juan Cotto & Lisa Ballinger (S5 E5)

154

"The New Era of Blood Donation: Lifting the MSM Deferral" - Dylan Smith & Juan Gonzalez (S5 E4)

155

ENCORE EDITION - "Coming Home from Cancerland" - Lauren Reagan (September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month)

156

"How Artificial Intelligence is Streamlining Life-Saving Cell Therapies" - The Bloodworks NW & Ozette Partnership (S5 E3)

157

"Life After Morning Drive": Gregg Hersholt (S5 E2)

158

"Dan Ertel - Donation Hall of Fame" (S5 E1)

159

ENCORE EPISODE: "Natasha's New Car: A 9-11 Legacy"

160

ENCORE EDITION: Medical Research Needs All of Us: Henrietta Lacks' Legacy

161

"Some Kind of Famous"- Lynette Manning (S4 E31)

162

"It's Been A Long Time Coming": James Bancroft and the Lifting of the Mad Cow Deferral (S4 E30)

163

ENCORE EDITION "Transfusions In The Field" Lieutenant Michael Barokas SFD, Medic One

164

"Head Up, Shoulders Back, Keep Moving Forward": Drea Mizer - Buddah Bruddah (S4 E29)

165

ENCORE EDITION "The Day a Heart Stood Still: Sue Nixon"

166

"Cleaving Heart Attack Risk: Changing the ration with Dominic Chung, PhD" (S4 E28)

167

"The Intentionalist - Spend Like It Matters": Laura Clise (S4 E27)

168

ENCORE EDITION: "Fear of Needles - I Want to Donate But ..." (S2 E1)

169

"The Youngbloods": Cal Raleigh, Olivia Moultrie & Tariq Woolen (S4 E26)

170

"Where The Heart Lives"- Converge Media's TraeAnna Holiday (S4 E25)

171

"A Mother's Day Appeal": Cord Blood Recipient Dr. Alexes Harris UW Dept. of Sociology (S4 E24)

172

"It was a Big Journey:" The move to 100% apheresis platelets (S4 E23)

173

"You Got Skills, Use 'Em: National Volunteer Month" (S4 E22)

174

Donor Advised Funds: Contributing to a Cause You Care About: Gene Farrell, Pres & CEO Vanilla & Bloodworks NW Board of Trustees (S4 E21)

175

"A League of Her Own: Ingrid Russell-Narcise Seattle Mariners" (S4 E20)

176

"For me, it's personal: Dr. Raymond Adili" (S4 E19)

177

"Kyle Boynton - By Day: Mild Mannered Platelet Recruiter. By Night: Award-Winning Film Producer." (S4 E18 Bonus)

178

"We're The O'Connells, Dammit: Christine O'Connell & the Virtual Drive in Sweet Jane's Honor" (S4 E17)

179

BONUS EDITION "Not A Level Playing Field - The Impact of the Cord Blood Shortage on Black Americans: Dr. Christina Melief Bloodworks Bio" (S4 E16)

180

"7:45 on a Friday Morning: The Northwest Blood Coalition at Work in Olympia" (S4 E15)

181

"Black History Month: Connected by Incredible Human Tissue" (S4 E14)

182

"Platelet Donation: A Cool Superpower" (S4 E13)

183

"Put the 'fun' in functional - Kyle McDaniel" (S4 E12)

184

Lifting the Mad Cow Deferral - Dr. Kirsten Alcorn & Meg Hall (S4 E11)

185

"Curt Bailey - The Road Ahead 2023" (S4 E10)

186

"He Didn't Look Away - Former Seattle Mariner Dan Wilson" (S4 E9)

187

"State Blood Donor Day 2022 - Juan Cotto" (S4 E8)

188

"HLA: Transplants & The Science of Uniqueness" (S4 E7)

189

The Point Guard at 12th & Pine: Marshall Hugh (S4 E6)

190

"Music's In Her Blood" - KEXP's Cheryl Waters (S4 E5)

191

"Know Your Bloodworks Meme" (S4 E4)

192

"At the Heart of Blood Research" (S4 E3)

193

"In The Names of Their Children: Christine O'Connell's Cancer Moms" (S4 E2)

194

"Wounded Hearts Beat the Loudest" Sarah & Greyson Ouellette's Single Ventricle Story

195

"The Final Four" (S3 E35)

196

ENCORE: "Strings that Bind: Elisa's Donor Story"

197

"Roe v. Wade's Impact on Blood Transfusion" (S3 E34)

198

"Transfusions in the Field Part 2: Lt. Michael Barokas, Seattle Fire Dept." (S3 E33)

199

"Transfusions in the Field Part 1: Dr. Michael Sayre, Harborview Medical Center" (S3 E32)

200

"Wounded Hearts Beat the Loudest" Sarah & Greyson Ouellette's Single Ventricle Story

201

"Naomi Strong: It All Started with a Conversation" (S3 E31)

202

"Ethan Stowell: Restaurants Just Show Up" - (S3 E30)

203

"Unsung Heroes:" Randy Small's Heart Transplant (S3 E29)

204

"Binge Watching with Jill Gallagher" (S3 E28)

205

"Amanda Kelly: Sometimes It Takes Something Personal" (S3 E27)

206

"From the Heart, to the Heart:" Chef Thierry Rautureau

207

"Elaine Sonntag-Johnson: A Mother Against The Odds" (S3 E26)

208

Tiffany McDermott: Volunteer & Cord Blood Evangelist (S3 E25)

209

"It Takes All Types at Three Magnets Brewery" (S3 E24)

210

"From the Heart, to the Heart: Chef Thierry Rautureau" (S3 E23)

211

"Market-to-Heart: Traci Calderon, Nourishing Community" (S3 E 22)

212

"Walk the Talk: Why These Journalists are Donors" (S3 E21)

213

"Savor Life. Save a Life." - Jason & Deborah Friend Wilson (S3 E20)

214

Bloodworks CEO Curt Bailey: "Inherently Optimistic" (S3 E19)

215

Dr. Ashley Ellis: "Why Everything is Everything" - (S3 E18)

216

"It Takes a Village: Dr. Jorge Reyes" (S3 E17)

217

"When Corgis Fly: Leo Talks Platelets" - (S3 E16)

218

"Juan Cotto: Conversations at the Capitol" - (S3 E15)

219

"When a Platelet Donor Meets His Recipient: Dan Ertel" - (S3 E14)

220

"A Trip to Cabo: Heidi Christensen's Meet & Greet with Macklemore" - (S3 E13)

221

"Strings that Bind: Elisa's Donor Story" (S3 E12)

222

"We Weren't Going to Be Able to Help Them" - Vicki Finson (S3 E11)

223

"State Blood Donor Day 2021: A Way to Engage the Community" - Juan Cotto (S3 E10)

224

Bonus Episode: "Trauma Nurse & Grunge Bassist Guy Maddison on Why Music's In His Blood" - (S3 E8)

225

ENCORE EDITION: "People Just Started Showing Up" - State Blood Donor Day - (S2 E9)

226

"When Minutes Count - How SiDx Blood Typing Will Help Save Lives" (S3 E7)

227

"The Blood is Fake, the Stress is Real" (S2 E3)

228

ENCORE EDITION "A Dark Cloud Over Christmas - Caitlin Roberts Story of Survival" (S3 E6)

229

Like Father Like Son - KEXP's Reeves Richards & Dr. Ken Richards: Music's In Our Blood (S3 E5)

230

Medical Research Needs All of Us: Henrietta Lacks' Legacy (S3 E4)

231

Fly like an Eagle: Avian Blood Transfusion (S3 E3)

232

Natasha's New Car: A 9-11 Legacy (S3 E2)

233

Hope, A Bone Marrow Transplant & A Family Secret: A Sister's Search (S3 E1)

234

"Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship" - Classic Quarantine Cinema (S2 E23)

235

"A Matter of Life & Death" - Dr. Jorge Reyes & Dr. Saman Arbabi (S2 E22)

236

Dr. Charles Drew - "More Than a Hollywood Ending" (S2 E21)

237

"Meet the Investigators" (S2 E20)

238

"Changing the Ending: Blood Donation for Research" - (S2 E19)

239

"Bombardier Blood" Chris Bombardier - (S2 E18)

240

"Total Collapse of Blood Collections" - Curt Bailey (S2 E17)

241

"I Dodged a Bullet" - Peter Bonow (S2 E16)

242

"Coming Home from Cancerland" - The Declan & Lauren Reagan Story (S2 E15)

243

"Blind Spots" - Dr. Jill Johnsen (S2 E14)

244

"When The Deck is Stacked Against You" - Mack Bell - (S2 E13)

245

"Life is a Ballgame" - Dave Sims (S2 E12)

246

"A Servant Leader" - Oregon State Senator James Manning (S2 E11)

247

"What a Beautiful Morning it Was" - Beth Newman (S2 E10)

248

"When All That's Left is Hope" ENCORE - Bill Harper (S2 E9)

249

"I Was Always Happy with the Cookies” - New Car Giveaway 2021 (S2 E8)

250

"Always Make Your Free Throws" - Dr. Jose Lopez (S2 E7)

251

"I've Never Been That Sick" - Angie Keller's Mom and Convalescent Plasma (S2 E6)

252

Ruger: A Different Kind of Blood Hound (S2 E4)

253

It Happened Overnight: When a Pandemic Meets the Blood Supply

254

Batter Up - Rick Rizzs (S1 E17)

255

The Day a Heart Stood Still - ENCORE - Sue Nixon Summer Edition (S1 E16)

256

When All That's Left is Hope - Bill Harper (S1 E15)

257

What's Blood Got to Do With it? - Dr. Jill Johnsen (S1 E14)

258

The Grandma with Superpowers - Sheila Julich (S1 E13)

259

Not as Expected - Molly's Story (S1 E12)

260

The Right Side of 50/50 - Isaac Strong (S1 E11)

261

The Day a Heart Stood Still - Sue Nixon (S1 E10)

262

The Hope of the World - Elizabeth Schneider, Bloodworks' First Convalescent Plasma Donor (S1 E9)

263

Bloodworks Northwest Saved My Life - LinMara Bluebird & Dr. Rebecca Kruse Jarres (S1 E8)

264

A Ray of Hope - Convalescent Plasma with Dr. Rebecca Haley (S1 E7)

265

Getting Real About Emergencies - Blood Services Executive VP Vicki Finson (S1 E6)

266

Born In Crisis - COVID-19 Curt Bailey (S1 E5)

267

New Car Giveaway - Mark Gilman (S1 E4)

268

Seven Times as Smart - Dr. N. Rebecca Haley

269

The Snowboarding CEO - Curt Bailey Bloodworks 101

270

Bloodworks 101 Introduction (with host John Yeager)

271

Paying it Forward with Tom Newman