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
"I Dodged a Bullet" - Peter Bonow (S2 E16)
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In April of 2020, long before vaccines came on the scene, one of the most promising treatments for those suffering with the coronavirus was Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP). Back then, in some of the darkest days of the pandemic, Bloodworks Northwest started looking for those people who'd contracted Covid-19 and had enough antibodies in their blood to qualify as CCP donors. Bloodworks was looking for people like Vashon Island's Peter Bonow. In this edition of Bloodworks 101, producer John Yeager speaks with Bonow and relays a special message from one of those grateful recipients who says CCP made the difference in the their lives.
