Last spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning, long-time blood donor Tom Baldridge walked into the Bloodworks Northwest Donor Center in Bellingham, Washington to donate blood. He did it to help save lives during the early stages of the pandemic. But little did he know that it would change his life - in a big way. 

Last spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning, long-time blood donor Tom Baldridge walked into the Bloodworks Northwest Donor Center in Bellingham, Washington to donate blood. He did it to help save lives during the early stages of the pandemic. But little did he know that it would change his life - in a big way.&nbsp;

Bloodworks 101 is a monthly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. Stories 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 transfusions to the growing importance of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma to trypanophobia (the fear of needles). "Bloodworks 101" is hosted by Emmy Award winning storyteller John Yeager, a Senior Media Content Strategist at Bloodworks. John is joined by a team of producers including gifted storytellers Bill Harper, Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.

Bloodworks 101 is a monthly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. Stories 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 transfusions to the growing importance of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma to trypanophobia (the fear of needles). "Bloodworks 101" is hosted by Emmy Award winning storyteller John Yeager, a Senior Media Content Strategist at Bloodworks. John is joined by a team of producers including gifted storytellers Bill Harper, Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.

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

In this encore edition of "Bloodworks 101," we'll meet Communications Specialist Bill Harper,  a gifted storyteller here at Bloodworks Northwest. But in this special encore edition of "Bloodworks 101," that ran on Independence Day, 2020, you'll find out why one of the best stories Bill tells is the one about his own journey and why Independence Day has a special significance for him. When Bill Harper speaks about the value of blood donation - it's with a conviction that comes from hard-earned truth.  

In this encore edition of "Bloodworks 101," we'll meet Communications Specialist Bill Harper,&nbsp; a gifted storyteller here at Bloodworks Northwest. But in this special encore edition of "Bloodworks 101," that ran on Independence Day, 2020, you'll find out why one of the best stories Bill tells is the one about his own journey and why Independence Day has a special significance for him. When Bill Harper speaks about the value of blood donation - it's with a conviction that comes from hard-earned truth. &nbsp;

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

We launched "Bloodworks 101" last January with a story about Bloodworks Northwest blood courier, Tom Newman. The episode was entitled "Paying it Forward with Tom Newman" (S1 E1). It explored why Newman drives all over the Pacific Northwest delivering and picking up lifesaving blood products. It's vital work that Newman does with good humor regardless the traffic or the often rude drivers with whom he shares the road. But as producer John Yeager discovered, there is a compelling reason why Tom Newman does what he does and her name is Beth Newman - Tom's wife. In this episode, we meet Beth Newman and learn how her whole life changed on a beautiful morning in late November, 2007. 

We launched "Bloodworks 101" last January with a story about Bloodworks Northwest blood courier, Tom Newman. The episode was entitled "Paying it Forward with Tom Newman" (S1 E1). It explored why Newman drives all over the Pacific Northwest delivering and picking up lifesaving blood products. It's vital work that Newman does with good humor regardless the traffic or the often rude drivers with whom he shares the road. But as producer John Yeager discovered, there is a compelling reason why Tom Newman does what he does and her name is Beth Newman - Tom's wife. In this episode, we meet Beth Newman and learn how her whole life changed on a beautiful morning in late November, 2007.&nbsp;

"What a Beautiful Morning it Was" - Beth Newman (S2 E11)

An update to the remarkable true life story. Seattle's Sue Nixon owes her life to the quick response of genuine Good Samaritans and paramedics at Medic One, the tireless research of scientists at Bloodworks Northwest's Research Institute, and the blood donations of people she may never meet. But it all started The Day a Heart Stood Still. 

An update to the remarkable true life story. Seattle's Sue Nixon owes her life to the quick response of genuine Good Samaritans and paramedics at Medic One, the tireless research of scientists at Bloodworks Northwest's Research Institute, and the blood donations of people she may never meet. But it all started The Day a Heart Stood Still.&nbsp;

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

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