I tried selling my plasma to investigate the blood industry

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Go to https://ground.news/brew to see how different sources and their biases are covering (or ignoring) the news affecting your health, wealth and more. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. 20 million Americans sell their plasma each year, but should that be legal? And why does blood donation work completely differently than plasma selling? I overcame my fear of needles to uncover just how big the American blood industry really is – and where it’s going next. Out There is produced by Meag Cherry. Intro music by Cal Freundlich. Chapters: Intro 0:00 Macy sells her plasma 2:10 Macy learns about plasma another way 3:59 Why do people decide to sell plasma? 7:03 Could artificial blood fix things? 9:31 Cost of fake blood vs real blood 11:37 Logistics of non-profit blood banks 12:57 Macy faces her fears (round 2) 15:33 Guests: Kathleen McLaughlin https://kemc.substack.com Dr. Allan Doctor https://kalocyte.com/ https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cboth/ Aly Barraza https://www.redcrossblood.org/ Follow Macy for more YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@macyagilliam Instagram https://www.instagram.com/macyagilliam/ Learn more about the blood and plasma industries: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/02/10/the-long-quest-for-artificial-blood https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Blood-Money/Kathleen-McLaughlin/9781982171971 https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/03/06/plasma-donations-financial-lifesaver-and-ethical-dilemma https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/improving-the-fragile-us-supply-of-blood https://www.reddit.com/r/plassing/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Sign up for free today: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/subscribe?utm_campaign=mb_yt&utm_medium=multimedia&utm_source=youtube Follow The Brew! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrew Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew