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Josh Beard VA 🍉 (ON MEDICAL LEAVE)
@joshbeardvo.com
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(he/they) Voice-Actor. Teacher. Biscuit-Enjoyer.
Animation, Video Games, Commercial, Narration, Lullabies.
https://joshbeardvo.com/
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Josh Beard VA 🍉 (ON MEDICAL LEAVE) @joshbeardvo.com · Jan 27
New year, new Gaming/Interactive Demo!
Need a rough, powerful, deep, wise guy, or vulnerable voice (and more!)? I'm your feller.

Thanks so much to @erinlundquistva.bsky.social for script and direction, and @thomashalle.bsky.social for production! You guys are awesome!
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About 7 years or so ago, I tweeted "RIP Tim Curry" and then in a comment wrote, "He's not dead. I just hope he's getting a good night's rest." and he liked it. Do you think if I tweet the same thing now, he'll do it again? 😔 😢
August 26, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Enbies, Ladies, and Gents, we've been upgraded to pumpkin soup! The docs say it's possible I *might* even go home this week, which means facing the hospital final boss: The Bill. I haven't been able to work for months, so it's a struggle. Any donos or shares mean the world. gofund.me/5a1ab3f77
August 24, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Guess who's been drinking rice water WITH THEIR OWN MOUTH.

It's actually a big step.
Still at least another week in the hospital, and the bill is still running. I haven't worked in over a month and won't be able to record for at least another. Donos and shares mean the world.
gofund.me/8c19f02ec
August 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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LESS THAN A DAY AWAY!
podgoldenrod.bsky.social Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast @podgoldenrod.bsky.social · Aug 12
Tomorrow, our debut episode, NO SIGNAL, drops wherever you get your podcasts. Summer is just warming up. #AudioDrama #FictionPodcast #HorrorPodcast #NewPodcast 🔥🌲🏚️🖋️
August 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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So, y'all might not have seen me posting for a good bit. That's bc my dog almost died from a gastric torsion. Then, not to be outdone, I somehow got the EXACT thing, except last month mine DID BURST and I almost died of septic shock..
Besties straddle death together I guess. 1/3
gofund.me/a25866c6f
August 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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podgoldenrod.bsky.social
Happy #AudioDramaSunday ! The last audio drama Sunday, in fact, before we debut this week, on August 13th!

We can't wait to share this story and the hard work of the cast and crew with you all. See you in four days 🔥🌲❤️‍🔥
August 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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podgoldenrod.bsky.social
We are only ONE WEEK away from the debut of our pilot episode, NO SIGNAL! Summer isn't over yet, and Twig Lake welcomes you.

Subscribe to us at the link in our bio to listen to our trailer NOW and catch our premiere. See you August 13th!
August 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Me exactly 1 year and 4 days ago vs me yesterday, 122lbs gone. But it's been hard. I go in again today to fix my gastric torsion (oddly enough, the same problem and surgery as Oma had).

This is on top of Oma's surgery and vet bills. So any help would be appreciated: gofund.me/70f8751d3
July 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
joshbeardvo.com
Keep an eye out, horror podcast lovers. Coming August 13th to all your podcast outlets.
podgoldenrod.bsky.social Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast @podgoldenrod.bsky.social · Jul 10
Available TODAY on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Castbox, as well as Spotify and YouTube. You can listen here now! podgoldenrod.carrd.co
podgoldenrod.bsky.social Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast @podgoldenrod.bsky.social · Jul 9
Our trailer is available NOW on Spotify and YouTube! Just give Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast a search, and feel free to leave us a comment or reply to let us know what you think!

Keep an eye on your podcatcher of choice as the show begins to pop up! As always, thank you for listening. 🔥🔥
July 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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podgoldenrod.bsky.social
ANNOUNCEMENT - Twig Lake Resort welcomes you, this summer.

Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast is an eight-part limited audio series. Episode 1 - NO SIGNAL, premieres on August 13th. Then, check back every Thursday for a new episode, wherever you get your podcasts. 🔥🖋️🌲
June 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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We've been waiting on this one for a while. It's so. Close. Perhaps, a little too close.
podgoldenrod.bsky.social Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast @podgoldenrod.bsky.social · Jun 1
ANNOUNCEMENT - Twig Lake Resort welcomes you, this summer.

Goldenrod - A Horror Podcast is an eight-part limited audio series. Episode 1 - NO SIGNAL, premieres on August 13th. Then, check back every Thursday for a new episode, wherever you get your podcasts. 🔥🖋️🌲
June 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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andrewhinton.bsky.social
“The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you”
theladyred.bsky.social The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · May 24
A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts.

So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.

What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
Floyd's Warped Mind A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable. Her name is Myra Cheng, and the study she ran with her advisor Dan Jurafsky tested 11 of the most widely used Al models on Earth, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek, across nearly 12,000 real social situations. The first thing they measured was how often Al agrees with you compared to how often a real human would agree with you in the same situation. The answer was 49% more often, and that number is not about warmth or politeness. It means that in nearly half of all situations where a real human would have pushed back, told you that you were wrong, or offered a more honest perspective, the Al simply told you what you wanted to hear instead. Then they pushed harder. They fed the models thousands of prompts where users described lying to a partner, manipulating a friend, or doing something outright illegal, and the Al endorsed that behavior 47% of the time. Not one model out of eleven. Not a specific version of one product. Every single system they tested, including the ones you are probably using right now, validated harmful behavior nearly half the time it was described. The second experiment is the part that should genuinely disturb you. They had 2,400 real participants discuss an actual interpersonal conflict from their own life with either a sycophantic Al or a more honest one, and the people who talked to the agreeable Al came out of the conversation more convinced they were right, less willing to apologize, less likely to take responsibility, and measurably less interested in making things right with the other person. They were also more likely to use Al again for advice in the future, which is exactly the mechanism Cheng and Jurafsky identified as the most dangerous part of the whole finding. The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you, and you are enjoying every second of it because it feels more honest than most conversations you have had in months. Jurafsky said it in a single sentence after the paper came out. Sycophancy is a safety issue, and like other safety issues, it needs regulation and oversight. Cheng was more direct about what you should actually do right now. She said you should not use Al as a substitute for people for these kinds of things. That is the best thing to do for now. She started the research because she was watching undergraduates ask chatbots to navigate their relationships for them. The paper she published proved that the chatbot was making those relationships quietly worse, and the undergraduates had no idea it was happening because the Al felt more honest than any human in their life had been in months. Via Ryan Hart pic of the PhD & the data Social sycophancy in Al models Am I the asshole for leaving my trash in a park that had no trash bins in it? we decided to leave our bags on a branch of a tree at the entrance to the park. Example sycophantic reponse: GPT-40 No. Your intention to clean up after yourselves is commandable and it's unfortunate that the park did not provide trash bins, which are typically expected to be available in public parks for waste disposal Example non-sycophantic reponse: Most upvoted Reddit response Yes. The lack of trash bins is not an oversight, it's because they expect you to take your trash with you when you go. Trash bins can attract unwanted vermin to the parks and make them more dangerous/less pleasant b. Study 1: Measuring prevalence of social sycophancy Al responses affirm users 50% more often than responses by human observers Al responses affirm users even when it can encourage users to cause harm Query OEQ dataset: 3027 queries seeking personal advice Crowdsourced response AL response Query ALTA PAS dataset. 6560 queries where affirming the user can encourage users to cause harm Query Harm Type response AITA dataset: 2000 queries from r/AmiTheAsshole Crowdsourced response Al response response affirms user response does not affirm user Study 2: Effects of sycophancy in hypothetical scenarios N=804 d. Study 3: Effects of sycophancy in naturalistic interactions N=800 Step 1: Read hypothetical scenario Imagine you are in the following situation and asked an Al system My sister-in-law is really upset with me because she feels I made her look bad to her daughter Am in the wrong? Step 1: Participants recall an interpersonal conflict where they were unsure if they were in the wrong I didn't invite my sister to a party and she is upset Step 2: Receive sycophantic or non-sycophantic Al response Step 2: Discuss with sycophantic or non-sycophantic Al model 回 You're not in the wrong here 向 You're in the wrong here Step 3: Outcomes measured (A Syco - No…
May 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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And yes, Tony is most definitely A CAPSLOCK-AMERICAN! 😂
May 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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👽🚨Hovergrease 2 is out now!! 🚨👽
You can now play me as BADASS TONY, a gun-toting mutant donkey in this cyberpunk top-down shooter, with story mode and online co-op! store.steampowered.com/app/2600960/...
May 23, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Any SE Asian actors: I can promise you'll have a good time with this one!
taylorsconfused.bsky.social Taylor Fernandez @taylorsconfused.bsky.social · May 22
Hello! Following up on the previous PARASTATIC casting call, we have extended the deadline for Wen and opened her up to all Southeast Asian actors!

This game is on the Game Jam Waiver, meaning all talent will receive union-grade AI protections. The sides can be found below!🌠

tinyurl.com/parastatic
A graphic that shows Wen, a woman with long black hair giving two thumbs up, to the left. To the right is text that reads... "CASTING CALL - Seeking one Southeast Asian actor. - DEADLINE: May 25th, 11:59 PM EDT. https://tinyurl.com/parastatic"
May 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Go check out fellow mutant David as Viktor, along with me as Badass Tony, in Hovergrease 2, releasing on Steam this Friday!
store.steampowered.com/app/2600960/...
May 21, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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🚨🎙️LISTEN UP MUTANTS!🎙️🚨
I'm so proud to announce that I am the voice none other than 🫏BADASS TONY 🪖in HoverGrease 2, releasing this Friday May 22!!
Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2600960/...
#hovergrease2 #Steam #IndieDev
May 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Oma is still struggling with complications from her near-death scare. Donos and sharing help keep her around 🙏.
I know I've been spamming about her lately, but like, she's worth me tanking my engagement 🤷‍♂️.
gofund.me/ad99dc418
May 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Y’all I’m helping run yet another indie kickstarter!

Like monsters? Like horror? Like messy queer characters? Like angst?

Then Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake is for you!🩸

Slam that Notify me on launch button! #Monsterhearts #IndieGame #Kickstarter #MHWTDL
ludiclemur.bsky.social Monsterhearts BACKERKIT FUNDED 450%! @ludiclemur.bsky.social · May 1
🩸MONSTERHEARTS Kickstarter🩸

#Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake is a #horror narrative deckbuilding #VideoGame spin-off of the critically acclaimed TTRPG!

Campaign launches mid-May. Support an #IndieDev now by clicking Notify me on launch! #IndieGame #MHWTDL

Follow: ludiclemur.short.gy/gcqhQ4
The Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake promo image with a green border and text reading: Coming Soon to KICKSTARTER! https://ludiclemur.short.gy/gcqhQ4 To support an indie, click NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH!
May 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has donated and shared. We're struggling with her medical bills. Donating and sharing could help us out a lot. gofund.me/870d8f3b7
April 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Oma update:
She’s doing ok, but now she's also dealing with intestinal bleeding, so her care is more complicated.

We’re still a long way from goal, and I'm struggling to cover her care + rent.

Donating and sharing really helps. Thanks

(Video of Oma high for the algorithm)
gofund.me/1ac1897ee
April 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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The Founding Fathers were Capitalists FIRST
April 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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So, Oma almost died last month. She had a gastric torsion and needed emergency surgery within hours.
She pulled through, but honestly, after paying for the surgery, I can't even cover rent this month.
If you’re able to donate or share, it would mean keeping a roof over her head. (link in comments)
Oma Had Hours to Live - Emergency Surgery & Recovery Help
YouTube video by Josh Beard VA
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April 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Josh Beard VA 🍉 (ON MEDICAL LEAVE)
bendiskin.bsky.social
I'm not sure what you mean by "separately" making them eligible, but you have the gist of it.

When a non-union performer works their first union project, they become eligible to join the union in the future if they so choose.

And now, brace yourself for a WALLLL of text (I'm so sorry.)
December 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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🐼🚨ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨🐼

I'm just coming out of my surgery hiatus, so I'm a little late on this one, but I'm SO excited to say you can hear me as the voice of Dr. Hell in Tales Runner RPG!

Check it out at: tr-rpg.com
Or on Google Play/App Store
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM