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Its gamified: inside Americas blood plasma donation industry

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BooksIn her new book Blood Money, Kathleen McLaughlin uses a personal lens to examine an industry that rewards mass plasma donation “The backs of both my hands are a spider web of tiny white and pink scars,” writes Kathleen McLaughlin, “a roadmap showing where dozens of nurses in several cities on both sides of the Pacific have punctured the thin skin with a needle, leaving inside the vein a tiny plastic tube that allows medication to flow directly into my bloodstream. Read More...

KEXP's Song of the Day

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January 11, 2024 Bosq & Kaleta - No Walls January 11, 2024 • Bosq & Kaleta - "No Walls" from the 2023 compilation album By the People, For the People on House of Afandi Records Long-time collaborators Bosq & Kaleta team up again for an Afrobeat-inspired disco funk groove. Born Benjamin Woods in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Bosq is now based in Colombia where he has dominated dance floors with his blends of Afro-Latin music with Disco, Funk, Reggae, House, and Hip Hop. Read More...

Meet Josie Totah: Trailblazer and Breakout Star of 'Saved by the Bell' (Exclusive)

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Rising star Josie Totah may be a new name to many watching the Peacock reboot of Saved by the Bell, but she’s been working on television since she was a tween, appearing alongside Nick Kroll on the Kroll Show, Molly Shannon in Other People and the cast of Glee before eventually breaking out with the short-lived 2018 NBC series Champions.  Not only that, but she’s been a trailblazer for LGBTQ representation ever since she came out as transgender in a 2018 essay written for Time magazine. Read More...