Thanks for visiting!
My name is Cole and I'm a writer, performer and television news producer. Exciting things happen and I tell stories about them. I live in Los Angeles, produce for ABC News, and perform storytelling all over the city including The Moth, where I am a proud two-time GrandSlam champion.
As a news producer, I often deal with real life natural disasters - like tornados or Charlie Sheen. As a writer and performer, I deal with my own natural disasters - like my real life amnesia or the year I spent working on a documentary about the porn industry.
I'd love to hear from you! Drop me a line on the contact page.
I'm also now (reluctantly) on Twitter as @runyonwisdom.
NEWS & SHOWS
New storytelling shows in June plus ... My GrandSlam winning story on The Moth Radio Hour!
June 13, 2013 - Tattle Tales @ Sheddy's, 8 PM
May 18, 2013 - 9 PM on ABC - Profile of the legendary Cher I produced as part of 20/20's Rock 'n' Royalty: Billboard's All-Stars with Barbara Walters
May 11, 2013 - True Tales of Love & Lust @ The Mint ... tix avail here
Hear my tale of motorcycle adventures gone terribly right ... here in my guest spot on the Story Worthy podcast.
MODERN LOVE! My piece in The New York Times, Jan 6, 2013 - Chubby, Skinny, Accepting
The Cole Kazdin Amnesia Project Goes South! ... in a good way! Western Kentucky University Forensic Society is performing The Cole Kazdin Amnesia Project. With accents.
Podcast of an interview following the presentation I gave at Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, “How News is Made.”
Photo by Amy Nieporent