Talking About Blood: Recent Episodes

Helen Osborne

A podcast series, created by The Blood Project (TBP) and hosted by Helen Osborne, that explores the wonders of blood and the challenges of diagnosing, treating and coping with blood diseases.

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A podcast with host Helen Osborn and guest Shenglin Liu about the vampire bat.

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Listen to Jeremy Chernick talk about the challenges of crafting stage blood for the theatrical world.

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Dr. Massberg discusses his exciting new findings from studies of hibernating bears and how they inform the human condition.

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In this highlight episode, we review interesting, informative and entertaining snippets from Talking About Blood podcasts over the last year with host Helen Osborne.

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A podcast with Breanne Fahs discusses the connection between menstruation and political activism. 

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A podcast with David Biale in which she discusses the role of blood in religion and racial theory.  

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A podcast with Charlie Murphy in which she discusses the intersection between the arts and sciences.  

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In this podcast, Dr. Adir Shaolov discusses the role of palliative care in patients with hematological diseases.  

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In this podcast, Dr. Bill Detrich discusses the opportunities and challenges of conducting research in the Antarctic, the remarkable adaptations of the bloodless Antarctic icefish and how these mechanisms inform human biology, and what’s now and next in terms of climate change.

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In this episode, Dr. John Edgar Browning, an internationally recognized authority on the horror genre, vampires, and Monster Theory, discusses his experience with  human communities of real vampires. 

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In this podcast, Dr. Guy Trudel talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • The challenges of undertaking blood research in space
  • Similarities between space and earthly bed rest models
  • Mechanisms of anemia in space
  • The importance of questioning established dogma

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Mark Hay, a Brooklyn-based freelance writer, talks about the art and logic of cooking with blood. 

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In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Ilardo talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • Experience in studying the spleen size of breath-holding sea nomads
  • The importance of multidisciplinary in addressing interesting questions in biodmedince

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In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Ilardo talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • Experience in studying the spleen size of breath-holding sea nomads
  • The importance of multidisciplinary in addressing interesting questions in biomedicine

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In this podcast, Jean Wang talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • Experience as a stamp collector
  • Use of stamps to tell stories
  • The importance of having hobbies in medicine

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In this podcast, John Holcomb talks with Helen Osborne about:

  • The work of a hematopathologist
  • The value of blood tests
  • The importance of team work
  • The importance of always keeping the patient in mind