The Fear We Share
Austin wrote, executive-produced & starred in this short film, now available to stream on Amazon Prime, Hyvio, Indistry, and Sofy.tv (directed by Miles Crawford & starring Brittany Ishibashi)
Zoo's On First
Austin's first children's book is now available on Amazon, BookBaby and Barnes & Noble! Written with his brother Jeremy & illustrated by Dave Maulbeck, it's inspired by his nephew, Sawyer. A story about believing in something, and a boy who loves baseball and the zoo.
iHeartRadio
Austin plays Benji in the "Family Feud" episode of Season One of the true-crime-inspired podcast "SOLVE" (available on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts)
Variety
Danielle Turchiano scoops Austin's reunion with Liz Tigelaar & fellow "Life Unexpected" alumni Britt Robertson, Kris Polaha, Reggie Austin & Jaime Ray Newman on "Little Fires Everywhere", a new series airing on Hulu in 2020 (Oct. 2019)
Fanbase Press
Read Austin's interview with Barbra Dillon about the inspiration & collaboration that yielded "The KINETIX" comic book series (Aug 2019)
San Diego Comic Con
Austin appeared on the Nerd Strong panel at Comic Con this year, discussing chronic/invisible illness & managing to thrive within the entertainment industry (July 2019)
You're Just My Type
Laura Pavlakovich included Austin in her photo collection of Type 1 Diabetics- sharing their stories to break down stigmas, spread awareness, & put a face to this invisible disease, hoping to connect people all sharing the same highs, lows, victories & struggles- no matter what side of the world they may live on. (May 2019)
Diabetes Empowerment Summit
Daniele Hargenrader interviewed Austin as part of a 5-day online conference for people with diabetes, caregivers & healthcare practitioners (May 2019)
Los Angeles Public Library
Austin has been presenting & giving away free copies of "The KINETIX" at local L.A. library branches- including Woodland Hills, Northridge & Hyde Park- with more events to come... (2019)
HerArts in Action
Austin took part in his 3rd annual "Celebrity Art Auction" to raise money for water access, plumbing & toilets in Burkina Faso, Africa for World Water Day (March/April 2019)
JDRF Young Adult Conference
Austin, Nicole Johnson, Jim Turner, Chris Ruden & others were featured on Patch.com after participating in the first JDRF Young Adult Conference in Dallas, TX (March 2019)
Netflix Life
Brittany Frederick of Fansided talks to Austin about going from being a hero on TV to creating superheroes in "The KINETIX" comic book series (Feb 2019)
The D-Cap Show
Austin & Dave Maulbeck talked with Thomas McDonough on his podcast about comics, representation, inclusion & how "The KINETIX" came to be (interview starts 14 minutes into Show 33, aired Jan 2019)
Beyond Type 1
Austin announced the release of "The KINETIX" comic book series to the Type One community & to the world (Dec 2018)
Beyond Type 1
Austin participated in the #LiveBeyond campaign in March of 2018, encouraging fellow Type 1 Diabetics to "live beyond" their diagnosis with T1D
Vitals Thrills
Jenna Busch of "Legion of Leia" interviews Austin about the successful Kickstarter campaign for "The KINETIX" & what the team is doing to get the comic books out there (Dec 2018)
Chronic Love Club
Austin contributed his story to be included in the Chronic Love Club's movement to create a community dedicated to those with chronic illness & disability- by showing love and kindness to one another. (March 2018)
Fansided
Brittany Frederick talks to Austin about how he & his writing partners are redefining heroes with their comic book "The KINETIX" centered on superheroes with disabilities & chronic illnesses (April 2018)
Beyond Type 1
Austin launches a successful Kickstarter campaign for "The KINETIX" comic book series with his writing partners, Dave Maulbeck & Josh Taub (Feb 2018)
1.21 Geekawatts
Brad Barton chats with Austin in Episode 26 of his podcast (March 2018)- discussing his career, "The KINETIX", 9/11 & a number of other topics (interview starts 7 minutes into show)
The Ad Council / AICPA
Watch creators of the "Feed the Pig" campaign talk about casting Austin as Benjamin Bankes in their series of PSA's urging people to save money (starts at 6:05 min. into this behind-the-scenes featurette)
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