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Bloody Minded

by Bloody Minded Crew

Baffled by blood? Confused by coags? Traumatised by TTP? Planning on quitting medical school because you've just finished haem block? Join the fellows of the Bloody Minded Crew as they tour the world of haematology one topic at at a time while procrastinating from their day jobs. Your time is precio...

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Estimated Reach: 61K to 203K

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Categories: health · fitness

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Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

50+ episodes since 2024

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61K to 203K

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Recent episodes

Episode 94 - It should be a Fe-lony | Interpeting Iron Studies

Jun 23, 2026

25m 08s

Episode 93 - The Silmaril-IRON | Iron Metabolism

Jun 16, 2026

44m 03s

Episode 92 - On The Wards: A Practical Guide To Anticoagulants | Part 3 (Fancy Anticoagulants)

Jun 2, 2026

40m 00s

Episode 91 - Have you tried turning it off and on again? | Allogeneic transplant in AML with Prof John Moore

May 19, 2026

57m 06s

Episode 90 - GENEsis | In the Lab: NGS in AML with Dr Michael Krigstein

May 12, 2026

54m 44s

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Episodes

~0.8 per week

Avg length

47m 32s

25m 08s – 1h 12m 11s

Range

May 2024 – Apr 2026

Total runtime

20h

Last episode

2 months ago

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Date	Episode	Description	Length
6/23/26	Episode 94 - It should be a Fe-lony \| Interpeting Iron Studies	Taunted by transferrin? Befuddled by ferritin? Scratching your head at why we throw the serum iron results directly into the confidential waste bin, which is a more dignified burial than it deserves? Come along as the boys discuss the interpretation of iron studies in a definitely tight, definitely 20ish minute episode. Timestamps 00:54 - Just Iron Studies with No Nonsense 02:21 - Overview of Iron Stuides 03:42 - Serum Iron 05:35 - Transferrin 07:32 - TIBC 08:35 - UIBC 10:47 - Transferrin Sat...	25m 08s
6/16/26	Episode 93 - The Silmaril-IRON \| Iron Metabolism	One molecule to rule them all, one molecule to find them. One molecule to bring them all, and in the liver bind them. Hepcidin is the key to understanding iron metabolism and we examine how iron gets into, around and out of the body. We promise not to be too Celebrimbor-ing as you join Nick, Cale and Bashar for this discussion of the basic science of iron handling in preparation for our journey into the building blocks of blood. Welcome to Lord of the Haematinics. TIMESTAMPS 0:56...	44m 03s
6/2/26	Episode 92 - On The Wards: A Practical Guide To Anticoagulants \| Part 3 (Fancy Anticoagulants)	Has your ward team been hit with HITT? Is Jane the only Fonda you know? Is BAD an 80s hit and not a trio of anti-coagulation infusions (Bivalirudin, Argatroban and Danaparoid). Is Alison showing her age? Never fear; join Alison, Bashar, Nick and Cale as they aim to de-mystify less commonly used anticoagulation that may come up on the wards. TIMESTAMPS 0:56 - It's Fancypants Wednesday! 2:15 - Episode overview 4:37 - Fondaparinux 9:07 - When to use fonda 12:35 - Argatroban 17:25 - When to...	40m 00s
5/19/26	Episode 91 - Have you tried turning it off and on again? \| Allogeneic transplant in AML with Prof John Moore	Join us in our third straight week of incredibly nice and incredibly talented haematology gurus as Professor John Moore joins us as an expert guest to discuss stem cell transplant in the myeloid disease setting. TIMESTAMPS 1:00 – HYTTIOAOA 1:47 – Introducing Professor John Moore 8:06 – Advice to RMOs on the Allo Term 11:02 – The history of allogeneic transplantation 18:26 – Modern morbidity/mortality from alloSCT for AML 23:05 – Use of transplant scor...	57m 06s
5/12/26	Episode 90 - GENEsis \| In the Lab: NGS in AML with Dr Michael Krigstein	This week we continue the pattern of guests who are really really ridiculously good at haematology and also really really ridiculously nice people as well. We are very excited to be joined by Dr Michael Krigstein who many of you would know as the a molecular haematology guru who has gotten countless patients through their diagnoses and countless haematology trainees through their exams. Timestamps: 01:30 - Introducing Dr Michael Krigstein 04:23 - Getting into Lab Haem 08:30 - The Mechanics of...	54m 44s
5/5/26	Episode 89 - What is this, disease for ants? \| MRD in AML with Dr Jad Othman	What happens when you take someone who is really really ridiculously good at haematology and also a really really ridiculously nice person as well? You get Dr Jad Othman, consultant Haematologist and Haematopathologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney who will be joining us today to discuss the use of measurable residual disease in acute myeloid leukaemia. Dr Othman is well suited to this topic, having written his doctoral thesis on molecular disease assessment in AML, sitting on the E...	59m 11s
4/28/26	Episode 88 - 1-2-3-4-5-6 \| Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm	Here’s a question, what do CD123, CD4 and CD56 have in common? Other than pleasing The Count on Sesame Street. Sorry, another question perhaps - what happens if you cross a plasma cell and a dendritic cell? The answers to these questions can be found on a most enigmatic myeloid cell - the plasmacytoid dendritic cell. And what happens when these rare beasts become neoplastic - why BPDCN of course. Embark on a journey into this weird and not so wonderful (but highly examinable) neoplasm with th...	33m 57s
4/21/26	Episode 87 - Flitting About \| In The Lab: FLT3 and NPM1	“It’s pronounced nuc-ul-ophosmin” “Nucleophosmin”. “Noo-clee-o-phosmin”. FLT3-ITD got you In The Dumps? Have a Total Knowledge Deficit about TKD mutations? Struggling with the A-B-Cs of NPM1 mutations? Want to know how a cat sarcoma is somehow related to AML? Join the Bloody Minded Crew as they flit about the laboratory looking at the structure of FLT3 and NPM1, what these proteins usually do and how we test for mutations in the advanced myeloid episode. == Edit 6/5/26 = We've been made aware...	52m 25s
4/14/26	Episode 86 - You Ugly \| In The Lab: Bone Marrow Dysplasia	U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you dysplastic yeah yeah you dysplastic. Apologies to all the ring sideroblasts out there, but this week the Bloody Minded crew is doing a Mean Girls and judging cells by their morphology. For now we’re deciding to ignore those that would argue that it’s what’s on the inside that counts (i.e. judging by NGS… that’ll come later). TIMESTAMPS 2:28 - For some reason, an audio podcast on visual dysplasia 5:05 - Normal erythroid morphology 7:17 - Dysplas...	37m 27s
4/7/26	Episode 85 - Wake Me Up! \| Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APML)	What do arsenic, acne tablets and Jodi Picoult have in common? Why, it must be a deep dive with Nick, Bashar and Cale on acute promyelocytic leukaemia. From buzzwords to brain bleeds, the sweetest of translocations to the cruellest of coagulopathies... The yield is almost as high as the survival rates. TIMESTAMPS 00:57 - Bloody Minded Poetry Jam & Jodi Picoult 06:25 - APML Starts Here 08:02 - APML - Where does it fit in AML? 10:02 - Morphology & Flow 12:12 - PML::RARA - t(15;17) and r...	50m 17s
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3/31/26	Episode 84 - Chemotherapeutic Boogaloo \| AML Part 2	After our initial intro to AML back in ep 79, we are back to dig deeper into AML this week, from pathophysiology through to treatment overview. The boys are joined by final year registrar Dr Georgina Calov who is here to cut through our nonsense and deliver some actual high yield content. And thank goodness for that, otherwise it'd be an hour of us making bad April Fool's day jokes. Timestamps 2:09 - Introducing Dr Georgina Calov 3:34 - AML Refresher 7:12 - AML defined by recurrent genetic ab...	58m 14s
3/24/26	Episode 83 - On The Wards: The NBM Transplant Patient	Cat got your tongue? Or in this case - mucositis? Does converting the acute allogeneic transplant patient who can no longer eat's medications to IV fill you with dread? In this practical for once episode join consultant haematologist Dr Alison Chandler as well as haematology pharmacists Andriana Colic & Ariana McCauley as they take us through the how to of this challenging, but very common, clinical scenario. Timestamps 0:58 - Nick's literal nightmare 2:18 - Today's outline 3:38 - L...	54m 39s
3/17/26	Episode 82 - MDS 102 \| Much More on Myelodysplastic Syndrome	Was episode 79 too light on MDS for you? “Amateurs” you said, adjusting your sellotaped glasses. If so, you’re in the right place today as we prepare to look at classification, risk stratification and treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome. You also should seek out psychiatric attention, or perhaps just go outside. But in the meantime, enjoy this episode where we’ll dig deeper into the nitty gritty of MDS! We’ve got a lot to cover so we float about between intermediate and advanced for this ep...	1h 07m 55s
3/10/26	Episode 81 - In the Beginning... \| Myeloid Precursor Conditions (CHIP, ICUS, CCUS)	What if the prequel had a prequel? Join Bashar, Nick and Cale as they attempt to unpack the newfangled world of clonal haematopoeisis. Find out how CHIPs can kill and no, it’s not due to eating too many of them too fast. Though that might do it too. We’ve had one spectrum, but what about a second. We need to go deeper. TIMESTAMPS 0:56 - A classic chippy mixup 2:56 - Episode overview 3:54 - Where CHIP sits in haem 5:15 - Clonal haematopoiesis 11:21 - What gene...	38m 41s
3/3/26	Episode 80 - GATTTACA \| In The Lab: Introduction to Molecular Haematology	If we’re going to truly understand myeloid disease, we must dispense with the ward and journey to the dystopian heart that beats at the centre of each dysplastic cell. Learn what is valid and in-valid as we swim across an ocean of concepts - past the basic principles of DNA and RNA, Polymerase Chain Reaction and its many many variants, Fragment Analysis and Next Generation Sequencing. Just save a little something for the swim back to clinic next week. PS The Extra T is for TYOTT T...	1h 12m 11s
2/24/26	Episode 79 - Ghosts in the Machine \| Basics of MDS & A Brief Look at AML	Happy marrows are all alike; every unhappy marrow is unhappy in its own way. When haematopoiesis behaves itself, it’s frankly quite boring. When it goes rogue, it can get very creative. Join Cale, Bash and Nick as they attempt to walk through how this process goes off the rails, how MDS and AML are best understood and how dysplasia, cytopenias, blasts and clones all fit together. TIMESTAMPS 0:55 - Our serious introduction to counterbalance last week 1:58 - Episode overview 2...	54m 16s
2/17/26	Episode 78 - All The Colours Of The Marrow \| Overview of Myeloid Disorders	What’s a CHIP and why is it so delicious? Why do we still abbreviate myeodysplastic neoplasm to MDS? How did Bashar get his hands on the Necronomicon? These are questions that every budding haematologist asks themselves at some point and we will answer at least some of them here! Join us today for a birds-eye overview of the myeloid family of disorders before we dig into them more over the coming weeks. TIMESTAMPS 0:57 - Does anyone know a good priest? 3:17 - Myeloid conditions i...	33m 28s
2/10/26	Episode 77 - The Factory Must Grow \| Myelopoiesis	Hi-ho, Hi-ho, it's off the myeloid factory we go. Grab your fastest belt, a spare inserter and all the iron plates you can get your hands on as the Bloody Minded Crew embark on their nerdiest references yet and learn all about the basic science behind myelopoiesis. You’d better hop on a train, because the only main bus here goes straight from the marrow out to the periphery carrying all sorts of myeloid cells. And some blue circuits. 0:52 - New year same us 2:44 - Season overview: myelo...	31m 35s
1/27/26	Episode 76 - On the Wards: A Practical Guide to Anticoagulants \| Part 2 (Oral Anticoagulants)	So you’ve been asked to start a DOAC? How is that different from a NOAC? Is there a difference? Which one should you start? Is warfarin a WOAC? How do I initiate these drugs? Why is the dose weird at the beginning? Do I need to check my dose is appropriate? If oral anticoagulation has you discombobulated you are in the right place!! In part II on the practical management of anticoagulation we are here to clarify all your questions on the most common types of oral anticoagulation you wil...	1h 06m 58s
1/20/26	Episode 75 - On the Wards: A Practical Guide to Anticoagulants \| Part 1 (Basic Injectables)	Does my blood look fat in this? Does the idea of heparin being a fraction make you wish you listened harder in maths? What is unfractionated heparin? Why are haematologists so judgmental and prefer their anticoagulation low molecular weight? Why does haematology frown when you use the term “blood thinners” ?!?! If injectable or parenteral anticoagulation feels confusing you have come to the right place! Today we look at unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin, practical ...	1h 03m 53s
12/23/25	Episode 74 - Christmas Disease \| A Bonus Beginners Bonanza on Haemophilia B	Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, particularly not a missing coagulation factor. Welcome to a very special present all wrapped and delivered by Santa and his Christmas elves and stuffed in your podcast queue in time to drive off for the holidays. Join Cale, a very dusty Bashar, Nick and Santa as we learn a little bit about Christmas Disease. We swear his jacket was that colour before we messed with his haemostatic pathways… CONTENT WARNIN...	39m 53s
12/16/25	Episode 73 - What A Headache \| CVST and Antithrombin Deficiency with Dr Caroline Dix	We’ve had one difficult coagulation topic yes, but what about second difficult coagulation topic? We are joined by the fantastic Dr Caroline Dix today to take us through not one but TWO challenging scenarios in thrombosis. First we’ll be revisiting Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis but this time with someone who knows what they are doing. After that we’ll cover anticoagulating people when some very fundamental parts of the system are broken - the management of antithrombin deficiency. This epi...	42m 00s
12/9/25	Episode 72 - How low can you go? \| Thrombosis & Thrombocytopenia with Dr Sara Ng	Sometimes something comes along that puts a chill down the spine of every doctor. Any conversation that starts with "Oh hey do you remember that patient you saw...?". Mystery meat day in the cafeteria. Dealing with hospital executives. For these times in life you need a guide. Today we'll be covering one of those spine-chilling clinical scenarios with our very apt guide consultant haematologist Dr Sara Ng. Over forty minutes Sara will un-chill your spine with her practical approach to managin...	41m 45s
12/2/25	Episode 71 - Clotting For Good \| In The Lab: Thrombophilia Testing II	Come one come all to see the thinnest extended reference in the universe. Draped over not one but TWO episodes, the Bloody Minded Crew continue to make vaguely topical references to popular recent films. Look - we go outside and experience the full gamut of popular culture. Oh and we finish up our discussion of thrombophilia testing in the lab - looking this week at activated protein C resistance testing, molecular Factor V Leiden assessment and Prothrombin gene mutations. TIMESTAMPS 1:06 - P...	30m 53s
11/25/25	Episode 70 - The Wizard of Clots \| In the Lab: Thrombophilia Testing I	Lions and tigers and… thrombosis? Oh my! Join the Bloody Minded Crew on the yellow brick road to visit the emerald laboratory and see the wonderful wizard of clots - your friendly laboratory coagulation scientist! Put on your blood red ruby slippers and join us for this bumper lab episode as we learn about how exactly we test for Protein C, S and antithrombin deficiencies as well as lupus anticoagulants. By the end of it you’ll have a brain for coags, a heart full of of love for thrombosis an...	37m 31s