Kyle McCarley
@kylemccarley.com
Voice actor. NieR Automata, The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, Fire Emblem, Infinity Train, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Monkie Kid, Mob Psycho 100, Granblue Fantasy. Host of @bnbtable.top. He/Him
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"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
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Unions (and the people who fought on behalf of them) are the reason you enjoy the vast majority of the enshrined rights that prevent your working environment from being even WORSE.
December 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Unions (and the people who fought on behalf of them) are the reason you enjoy the vast majority of the enshrined rights that prevent your working environment from being even WORSE.
A proper, warts-and-all explanation of the path from first SAG-AFTRA job to SAG-AFTRA "must-pay" status, complete with examples and visual aids. Thank you, @bendiskin.bsky.social!
Here's how the joining process works behind the scenes at the union.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A proper, warts-and-all explanation of the path from first SAG-AFTRA job to SAG-AFTRA "must-pay" status, complete with examples and visual aids. Thank you, @bendiskin.bsky.social!
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Here's how the joining process works behind the scenes at the union.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
December 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Here's how the joining process works behind the scenes at the union.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
In case you're wondering, "Ben.... Where did you get this information? I've heard other things before...," my source is the Executive Director of Customer Experience at SAG-AFTRA.
Let's play some more Veil of the Witch! twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Let's play some more Veil of the Witch! twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
And Cast Clearance is only checked on the first day on the job. I understand the concern, and I understand that on paper the process may sound like it's a roadblock to certain people in certain conditions. I can assure you that in practice, that roadblock doesn't actually exist.
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
And Cast Clearance is only checked on the first day on the job. I understand the concern, and I understand that on paper the process may sound like it's a roadblock to certain people in certain conditions. I can assure you that in practice, that roadblock doesn't actually exist.
Any cast members who have not already made this decision have a plan to do so when the time comes.
Not to mention that there are potential on-ramps for situations like an ongoing non-union project flipping union. Production waivers can be offered on any contract clause for extenuating circumstances
Not to mention that there are potential on-ramps for situations like an ongoing non-union project flipping union. Production waivers can be offered on any contract clause for extenuating circumstances
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Any cast members who have not already made this decision have a plan to do so when the time comes.
Not to mention that there are potential on-ramps for situations like an ongoing non-union project flipping union. Production waivers can be offered on any contract clause for extenuating circumstances
Not to mention that there are potential on-ramps for situations like an ongoing non-union project flipping union. Production waivers can be offered on any contract clause for extenuating circumstances
I understand the argument. It might even make sense in a different landscape. But in actuality, the only American actor who isn't prepared to one day make the choice between union or FiCore is a hobbyist. A game with this kind of market share isn't casting hobbyists, they are casting professionals.
December 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I understand the argument. It might even make sense in a different landscape. But in actuality, the only American actor who isn't prepared to one day make the choice between union or FiCore is a hobbyist. A game with this kind of market share isn't casting hobbyists, they are casting professionals.
So yes, "joining the union is bad" is an extremely uncommon opinion among active participants in the entertainment industry. Whether you support SAG-AFTRA or not, recognize its merits as well as its flaws or not, everyone knows that paying the initiation fee is a necessary step in your career.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
So yes, "joining the union is bad" is an extremely uncommon opinion among active participants in the entertainment industry. Whether you support SAG-AFTRA or not, recognize its merits as well as its flaws or not, everyone knows that paying the initiation fee is a necessary step in your career.
It is also a process that has existed since the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. Every American actor with aspirations of making it their career knows that union membership is a decision they will face at one point. SAG-AFTRA-covered jobs are the most highly coveted in the profession.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It is also a process that has existed since the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947. Every American actor with aspirations of making it their career knows that union membership is a decision they will face at one point. SAG-AFTRA-covered jobs are the most highly coveted in the profession.
Unions are expensive to operate. This procedure allows every actor to earn their union eligibility and enough money to cover their initiation fee before they have to pay it, while also ensuring the union's resources aren't depleted by non-union actors benefiting from its contracts.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Unions are expensive to operate. This procedure allows every actor to earn their union eligibility and enough money to cover their initiation fee before they have to pay it, while also ensuring the union's resources aren't depleted by non-union actors benefiting from its contracts.
Must-pay means the actor cannot be hired for further SAG-AFTRA-covered work until they pay their initiation fee. Once they do that, they have the option to join the union or declare Financial-Core, either of which makes them eligible to be hired on union jobs again.
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Must-pay means the actor cannot be hired for further SAG-AFTRA-covered work until they pay their initiation fee. Once they do that, they have the option to join the union or declare Financial-Core, either of which makes them eligible to be hired on union jobs again.
When an actor books their first union job, they become eligible to join the union. For the next thirty days, they are cleared to work union jobs. Upon request, they can get up to two more "OK-30" periods. After this period, they become a "must-pay."
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
When an actor books their first union job, they become eligible to join the union. For the next thirty days, they are cleared to work union jobs. Upon request, they can get up to two more "OK-30" periods. After this period, they become a "must-pay."
It's hard to cover all the ways in which this characterization is off-base, so I'll focus on the main one: "must-join" is an incorrect term. "must-pay" is the actual term SAG-AFTRA uses for performers in the position most use "must-join" to refer to. (1/?)
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
It's hard to cover all the ways in which this characterization is off-base, so I'll focus on the main one: "must-join" is an incorrect term. "must-pay" is the actual term SAG-AFTRA uses for performers in the position most use "must-join" to refer to. (1/?)
The time is NOW!
Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again!
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
December 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The time is NOW!
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Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again!
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again!
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again!
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Remember when I used to stream games I'd worked on? Let's do that again!
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch with the voice of Male Ashe, tomorrow at 2pm PT.
Ocean Drive gave me some Steam keys to do a giveaway, too, so don't miss it!
twitch.tv/KyleMcCarley
If I never get the chance again, while I will miss Alm, Soren, and the Gatekeeper greatly, my memories playing in the Fire Emblem sandbox are happy. The fans have always been wonderful and Nintendo was always good to me. I look forward to the day that a SAG-AFTRA contract meets their needs ♥️
December 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If I never get the chance again, while I will miss Alm, Soren, and the Gatekeeper greatly, my memories playing in the Fire Emblem sandbox are happy. The fans have always been wonderful and Nintendo was always good to me. I look forward to the day that a SAG-AFTRA contract meets their needs ♥️
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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Come by the Peacock terrace and get a leaflet, or digitally spread them around online!
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Come by the Peacock terrace and get a leaflet, or digitally spread them around online!
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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The incredible creative crew who stood up for all of us at Stanford at this mornings hearing! We thank you!!
@navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social
#CAAB412 #March2Testify
@navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social
#CAAB412 #March2Testify
December 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The incredible creative crew who stood up for all of us at Stanford at this mornings hearing! We thank you!!
@navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social
#CAAB412 #March2Testify
@navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social
#CAAB412 #March2Testify