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Radiolab

Blood

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.644.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2013

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

From medicine to the movies, the horrifying to the holy, and history to the present day -- we're kinda obsessed with blood. This hour, we consider the power and magic of the red liquid that runs through our veins.

Transcript

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You're listening to Radio Lab.

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Radio Lab.

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From W. N. Y.

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C.

0:14.8

See?

0:15.1

Yeah.

0:16.3

And NPR.

0:19.1

So this is a blood that's made in Europe that I really enjoy. This is Christian Tinsley. He's a bloodsmith. It's, like a fine wine. It is like a fine wine. I found this blood, and I used it on the film Passion of the Christ. And I loved the color of it and the consistency of it.

0:39.5

What's it called, by the way?

0:40.4

Well, this one is called Bloody Real Blood.

0:45.3

Bloody Real Blood.

0:45.9

That is not the most imaginative title.

0:47.6

They don't get creative.

0:48.5

Bloody Real Blood.

0:49.8

We have another one together.

0:51.5

Christian pulled out a few more.

0:52.8

For example, you got a couple bottles right here. By the way, we visited him in his special effects warehouse. Right here in Hollywood. What is, yeah, what are these right here? This one right here is called Dried Blood Dark. Pretty self-explanatory. And then we have one that's called Drying Blood Fresh. And this is made by a completely different company. They all sort of have their advantages.

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