Blood Type: Texan

Ashley Claster, Carter BloodCare
  • 5.0 (1)
  • Medicine
  • Monthly Series

Blood Type: Texan is a Carter BloodCare podcast that pulls back the curtain on how donated blood moves through Texas. Hosted by CBC Spokesperson Ashley Claster, this series takes you behind the scenes of a network that supports trauma responses, emergency flights, surgeries, and everyday patient care across North, Central, and East Texas. Through real conversations with the people who make it all happen, we explore what it actually takes to turn a single donation into lifesaving care across a state this big, this fast-moving, and this unpredictable. Because in Texas, the blood supply doesn’t come from somewhere else. It comes from us.

Season 1

  1. Introducing Carter BloodCare

    Episode 1

    Introducing Carter BloodCare

    Welcome to the first episode of Carter BloodCare’s Blood Type: Texan, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the systems, people and emergencies that keep lifesaving blood moving across Texas. In this episode, host Ashley Claster is joined by Andrea Sign, Carter BloodCare’s Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations, for a conversation about what Carter BloodCare does, who depends on the blood supply and why volunteer blood donors are essential to patient care across North, Central and East Texas. Ashley and Andrea discuss what would happen if the blood supply disappeared, why blood cannot be manufactured or stored long term, how Carter BloodCare helps hospitals stay prepared, and why regular blood donations are needed before emergencies happen. New episodes of Blood Type: Texan are released the first Friday of every month. To learn more about donating blood or to make an appointment, visit CarterBloodCare.org. Ready to donate?Make an appointment or learn more about eligibility at www.CarterBloodCare.org. Blood Type: Texan is presented by Carter BloodCare, your local nonprofit community blood center serving hospitals and patients across North, Central and East Texas.

    29 min
  • 1 Episode

About

Blood Type: Texan is a Carter BloodCare podcast that pulls back the curtain on how donated blood moves through Texas. Hosted by CBC Spokesperson Ashley Claster, this series takes you behind the scenes of a network that supports trauma responses, emergency flights, surgeries, and everyday patient care across North, Central, and East Texas. Through real conversations with the people who make it all happen, we explore what it actually takes to turn a single donation into lifesaving care across a state this big, this fast-moving, and this unpredictable. Because in Texas, the blood supply doesn’t come from somewhere else. It comes from us.

Information

  • Creator
    Ashley Claster, Carter BloodCare
  • Episodes
    1
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Carter BloodCare
  • Show Website
    Blood Type: Texan