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
"The Blood is Fake, the Stress is Real" (S2 E3)
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Unless you're donating blood, it's generally supposed to be in your body. When it's not, something is often wrong. Blood, even the fake stuff you see everywhere around Halloween, evokes a primal reaction.
In this episode of Bloodworks 101, we talk to Cara Elise of Georgetown Morgue, Jolene Obertin of Seattle Reparatory Theater, and Nathan Page of UWild about how fake blood can create real emotion.
But wait, there's more! Jolene shares a few spooky recipes to craft your own fake blood.
Option 1: This will wash out of a lot of things (but probably not everything)
- 1 bottle corn syrup
- 250 ml chocolate syrup
- 1 C water
- 1T (heaping) corn starch
- 1 1/2T (heaping) Coffee Mate
- 3 drops yellow food coloring
- red food coloring to make it look natural
Heat the corn syrup and chocolate syrup in a pot, Dissolve the corn starch in water and mix into the syrup.
Add Coffee Mate ( this will be a bit lumpy-it goes away eventually) and food coloring.
If you want it extra thick , triple the amount of dry goods.
Option 2: This will stain fabrics and skin
- 1 (6 oz) box raspberry gelatin
- 1 (6 oz) box strawberry gelatin
- 1/4 c (heaping) cocoa
- 6 drops blue food coloring
- 1 (2 oz) bottle of red food coloring
Mix cocoa in about 2/3c of very hot water, cool
Add gelatin and food coloring
Add cold water until you get the consistency you want
Option 3: Old timey movie blood
Hershey's Chocolate Syrup & red food coloring