Best Paul Yeager Podcasts (2024)

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Opportunities of a Life Time with Sarah Max (Episode 175) 1:14:05

8h ago1:14:05

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At 49, this week’s guest Sarah Max is the oldest rider in the Life Time Grand Prix, the biggest, hardest gravel and mountain bike race series on the planet. That was something Sarah didn’t always want to talk about. She didn’t want to be defined by her age and didn’t always love the attention it attracted. But she’s realized that while her age isn’…

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The Many Facets of Menopausal Brain Health with Dr. Sarah McKay (Episode 174) 1:11:16

7d ago1:11:16

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Women’s brains are finally getting the research attention they deserve! While we sort out the role hormones play in our current and future cognitive health, it’s important to remember that estrogen is just one player in a lifelong host of factors impacting your brain, including education, intellectual engagement, diet and nutrition, exercise and fi…

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"The Sirens That Day Were Deafening: A Former Student Remembers the Virginia Tech Shooting - Whitney Moore (S5 E28) 13:35

3d ago13:35

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April 16th, 2007 will be remembered as one of the deadliest shootings in American history, leaving 33 people dead on the Virginia Tech campus, including the shooter. It's a day West Seattle's Whitney Moore would like to forget but now feels compelled to honor. Whitney was a student that day when the "sirens were deafening" on the Virginia Tech camp…

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"The guy that keeps the lights on" - Jeff Perry (S5 E27) 19:28

7d ago19:28

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When Bloodworks’ chief financial officer Bob Gleason retires in June, he will leave an already-cemented legacy as a values-driven finance maestro. Bob has set a high bar, and Bloodworks looked far and wide for a business leader who could match his standards and finesse. And now, Bloodworks is excited to welcome Jeff Perry into the CFO role. Bloodwo…

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Younger is Not Better with Caroline Paul (Episode 173) 1:10:12

14d ago1:10:12

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Cultural messages glorify youth as the best time of our lives. But that’s not what this week’s guest, Caroline Paul found while researching her wonderful book Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking―How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age. Instead, she found active, adventurous women praising their postmenopausal lives and the …

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ENCORE EDITION "He Didn't Look Away: Dan Wilson Seattle Mariners" 11:38

14d ago11:38

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Former Seattle Mariners catcher Dan Wilson played 12 years for the M's, making the playoffs in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001 before retiring in 2005. In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside his battery-mate, pitcher Randy Johnson. But as noteworthy as Wilson's career on the field was, it's his work helping Northwes…

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30 Years of Extreme Endurance with Pam Reed (Episode 172) 1:08:37

21d ago1:08:37

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Women’s ultrarunning is on fire right now with powerhouses like recent Barkley Marathons finisher Jasmin Paris, 40, and Lululemon FURTHER 6-day record smasher Camille Herron, 42, showing the world what midlife women can do. This week, we sat down with ultrarunning legend Pam Reed, who broke ground for women in the sport decades ago, winning races l…

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"One Man's Life: Urban Family's Paul Patu" - (S5 E26) 17:35

22d ago17:35

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Sometimes it's easy for many people to underestimate a little thing like rolling up your sleeve and donating a unit of blood. But Seattle's Paul Patu is not one of them. That's because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Patu owes his life to that "little thing." And wait til you hear what the impact of that one man's life turned out…

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Menopause Metabolism Myths & More with Val Schonberg, RDN, CSSD (Episode 171) 1:07:11

28d ago1:07:11

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Your metabolism is broken. You need to stop eating carbs. All weight gain is bad! If you’re a woman in menopause, you’ve been on the receiving end of a steady stream of overwhelmingly negative messages about your midlife body. Many of them are simply not true. That’s why we wanted to have a more nuanced conversation about the body composition chang…

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"Things weren't supposed to progress so quickly overnight" - Dom Carreiro (S5 E25) 12:09

1M ago12:09

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Dom Carreiro works in Bloodworks' Transfusion Service Lab at Overlake Hospital. Dom and his team are a direct link between our inventory of typed, tested blood and the patients who need it – or at least, their medical care teams. And sometimes things don't go according to plan.By Helen Pitlick

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Managing Arthritis in Active Peri & Menopausal Women with Ashley Austin, MD (Episode 170) 1:12:25

1M ago1:12:25

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Wear and tear on our active joints is inevitable, and the menopause transition can make them more vulnerable. But there are some simple, and often overlooked, ways to support our joint health that include proper nutrition, recovery, strength and mobility practices, footwear and more, which can help us stay active and pain free through and beyond me…

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ENCORE "When a Platelet Donor Meets a Recipient" - Dr. Moritz Stolla, Dan Ertel & Mack Bell 7:13

1M ago7:13

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It's rare that a blood donor and a recipient get to connect but that's exactly what happens on this special ENCORE episode of Bloodworks 101 when frequent platelet donor Dan Ertel meets Mack Bell, a 30-year-old African-American man living with cerebral palsy, who contracted a potentially-deadly blood condition called aplastic anemia. That's a defic…

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Put the O Back in Mojo with Lauren Streicher, MD (Episode 169) 58:40

1M ago58:40

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Women’s sexuality, especially older women’s, is often overlooked or dismissed by the medical system. When men get procedures that may impact their erections, they’re informed. When women get treatments that may affect their ability to have an orgasm? Crickets. Too few women’s doctors talk about women’s sexual satisfaction, including how well their …

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"There's No Good Reason Not To" - Mark Wright (S5 E24) 21:01

2M ago21:01

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If you're a blood donor, why do you donate? Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager caught up with former KING 5 news anchor and Mark Wright, who's a loyal Bloodworks Northwest donor and got a surprising answer to that question. Mark, who's also the host for the "Beats Working" podcast told John that when it comes to blood donation, there's really no g…

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All in Her Head with Elizabeth Comen, MD (Episode 168) 1:03:25

2M ago1:03:25

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From being burned as witches to being barred from attending medical school, from being dismissed as hysterical to well, just being dismissed, from being shamed to being sexualized, the medical system has a long, sordid history in how it treats women and women’s health. And those toxic roots still poison the waters we have to navigate to this day. I…

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"Two Babies Saved My Life": Alexes Harris - (S5 E23) 17:54

2M ago17:54

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In 2016, University of Washington sociology professor and mother of two Alexes Harris was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a type of cancer where the blood-producing cells in a patient’s bone marrow became abnormal and create blood cells that don’t function properly. Alexes underwent chemotherapy treatment to reach remission, but when…

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What the Heck is Up with Cholesterol During Menopause? with Samia Mora, MD, MHS (Episode 167) 1:13:51

2M ago1:13:51

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We wrap up heart health awareness month with one topic that comes up a whole lot in our community–cholesterol. We hear from scores of athletic, active women who have had perfectly fine lipid levels their whole lives only to see them shoot up, often dramatically, at menopause. If you’re one, you’re not alone. This week we take a deep dive into all t…

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"The 2024 Legislative Agenda in Olympia"- Juan Cotto (S5 E22) 19:02

2M ago19:02

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Besides supplying 95% of the hospitals in the Pacific Northwest with lifesaving blood products, Bloodworks Northwest advocates for blood donation at the highest levels of state government in Oregon and Washington. With Olympia lawmakers in session this winter, Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager sat down with Bloodworks Director of Government Affai…

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Cardiovascular Disease & Brain Aging During Menopause with Rebecca Thurston, PhD (Episode 166) 55:46

2M ago55:46

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For years, hot flashes and night sweats (aka vasomotor symptoms) were considered just a “bothersome” part of being a menopausal woman: we were to wear layers, buy a fan, and soldier on. Then researchers started making some troubling connections between vasomotor symptoms and chronic disease. This week’s guest, Dr. Rebecca Thurston, is one of those …

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"On Cloud Nine... and the Tree of Life" — Ed Schultz (S5 E21) 14:02

2M ago14:02

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Bloodworks' Tree of Life celebrates blood donors who have given 100 or more units. Ed Schultz fell in love with the Tree of Life on visits to Bloodworks' Bellevue Donor Center, but seven years ago, it appeared he might never donate blood again. Bloodworks 101 co-producer Helen Pitlick sat down with Ed and his wife, Ellie, to capture the emotions of…

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Vulvovaginal Health & Comfort for Life with Rochelle Bernstein, MD (Episode 165) 1:01:01

2M ago1:01:01

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Whether you run, lift, or ride (and especially if you ride), an otherwise great workout can be wrecked by a painful vulva. And lots of issues can crop up during and beyond the menopause transition that can cause pain, discomfort, and even damage to your vulva and vaginal tissues. We address them all this week with Rochelle Bernstein, MD, of Purely …

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"I Don't Look Like What I've Been Through" Eseosa Evbuomwan: (S5 E20) 25:20

3M ago25:20

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Are you an "open book"? Can people tell how tired you are or what kind of day you've had just by the look in your eye? Well, there's a young woman in North Carolina named Eseosa Evbuomwan who says that she, "does not look like what she's been through." In honor of Black History Month, producer John Yeager shares this remarkable story of perserveran…

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A Beautiful Work in Progress in Perimenopause with Mirna Valerio (Episode 164) 1:08:02

3M ago1:08:02

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Mirna Valerio, aka the Mirnavator, has never shied away from adversity. As a Black woman in a larger body who is also an ultrarunner, she’s endured her share of harassment and ridicule, both online and in real life. But despite some people trying to put her down, she’s devoted her life to lifting others up, showing those like herself what’s possibl…

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"Making Sickle Cell Disease History" - Dr. Raymond Adili (S5 E19) 20:51

3M ago20:51

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It’s Black History Month, and we’re taking a look at Sickle Cell Disease, a devastating genetic blood disorder that predominantly impacts people of African descent. Sickle cell disease is an unfortunate reality for many members of Black communities, and at Bloodworks, we’d like to make it history. Dr. Raymond Adili of Bloodworks Research Institute …

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Ditching Diets for Good with Pam Moore (Episode 163) 1:02:14

3M ago1:02:14

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As women who’ve grown up steeped in diet culture, we often give away our agency to books, apps, and strict food rules rather than trusting ourselves to know what to eat and what our bodies need. During menopause, when our bodies are changing, we can doubledown on those rules, making life harder. This week we talk about ditching diets and restrictiv…

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"A Really Special Day: Mark Dyce-Ryan" (S5 E18) 18:37

3M ago18:37

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Do you remember what you did December 6th, 2023? Did it stand out in any way? For Mark Dyce-Ryan it's a really special day he'll never forget. Because, as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, that's the day Mark was finally able to save a life.By Bloodworks Northwest

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Regaining Power in Perimenopause with Jill Patterson (Episode 162) 48:53

3M ago48:53

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As active, athletic women, we know ourselves better than anyone. We know our pace, our power, and our mindset for training and competing. Perimenopause can make all of that change out of the blue. It can rob us of our confidence and knock us off our game, just when we feel like we’re really hitting our stride. Elite cyclist and coach Jill Patterson…

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"A pediatrician who studies aging" - Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo (S5 E17) 22:42

3M ago22:42

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In "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and later a movie directed by David Fincher, the protagonist ages backwards: he’s born an old man and dies as a baby. It’s fiction, but for some young patients, the premise is not that farfetched. What happens when kids exhibit disorders more often seen in the elderly? D…

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Weight Loss Drugs and Active Menopausal Women with Jody Dushay, MD (Episode 161) 1:11:09

3M ago1:11:09

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The New York Times recently called Ozempic a “new match for menopausal weight gain”. But is it? These drugs can be a godsend for those who need them. But there's a lot we need to understand. How do they work? How well do they work? Who benefits from them? What are their risks? What impact do they have on muscle, bone, and performance? How do they a…

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"Curiosity and Collaboration" - Dr. Amily Guo (S5 E16) 19:28

3M ago19:28

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Platelets are the part of blood that help control bleeding by collecting and clotting at the site of an injury. However, the role that platelets play in immune response is emerging and exciting, and Bloodworks Research Institute is privileged to now be home to one the most brilliant minds investigating this relationship: Dr. Li "Amily" Guo. Bloodwo…

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Women Need Earlier Perimenopausal Care with Nina Coslov (Episode 160) 45:50

4M ago45:50

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Most women don’t expect menopause symptoms to start until age 50. Neither do many of their healthcare providers. That’s a problem because, as this week’s guest Nina Coslov’s research shows, women can actually start experiencing symptoms associated with menopause during their late reproductive years before their periods become noticeably irregular a…

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"Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce" - Douglas Starr (S5 E15) 31:52

4M ago31:52

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Did you know that the history of blood transfusion goes back four centuries? There's a lot that we don't know about blood. January is National Blood Donor Month, a time set aside to raise awareness for the cause of blood donation because typically in January, there are fewer donors after the winter holidays, even though blood is still critically ne…

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I Am I Can I Will I Do in Menopause with Christine D’Ercole (Episode 159) 1:06:26

4M ago1:06:26

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As we roll into a brand new year filled with goals and aspirations, this week’s guest, fan-favorite Peloton Cycling instructor Christine D’Ercole would like to remind us that we are bigger than a smaller pair of pants, and the most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves, and we have agency in that conversation. Now 52, Chri…

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