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. It is the nation’s only regularly scheduled podcast in the blood banking industry. 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; Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.
In 2025, Bloodworks 101 won its sixth coveted Anthem Award, beating out more than 2,500 entries from 43 nations.
Bloodworks 101
"Juan Cotto: Conversations at the Capitol" - (S3 E15)
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In today's polarized political times it's hard to find an issue that actually brings people together but that's exactly what Juan Cotto, Bloodworks' Senior Government Affairs and Community Engagement Strategist does every time he talks to Olympia lawmakers about blood donation. And as he tells Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager, that makes Juan a busy guy ... on both sides of the aisle. Oh, and he's a big football fan as well.
