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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Come along to the open day!! (Also spruiking my voice work as it’s me saying the words) youtu.be/dQRGeOsFzmQ?...

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Kiwi Game Zone 2026 TV Commercial

YouTube video by New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA)

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SkillsHub.Life @skillshuba.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Flying into the fairy tale is Ess Jay! @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social is voicing the Turkey Student in Once Upon A Duck, and we're really glad to have her as part of this story. 🦆 🎬 Live Episode Premieres (Noon PT) July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18...

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Official cast announcement. I’m playing the Turkey student. Register for first listen streaming sessions, you get to hear it the first time with the cast. Www.onceuponaduck.com

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Once Upon a Duck | SkillsHub

A six-part audio drama adaptation that carries the Ugly Duckling through six Hans Christian Andersen story worlds.

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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'll say it again for the 100th time. Poverty begets crime. You cannot be "tough on crime" whilst increasing poverty faster than we've ever seen before.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

FYI: I’m on last 2 weeks of my Masters thesis before I submit it. I’m having a lazy weekend as it’s in final polish, & I’m not entirely sure what to do with myself… I’m considering PhD, by publication as topic is new & everchanging. Monograph is a slog I don’t want to repeat: 40k words was not fun.

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SkillsHub.Life @skillshuba.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🦆 The Ugly Duckling is leaving the nest - and he's taking a very unexpected detour. Once Upon A Duck is a 6-part audio drama launching July 14. Our feathered hero doesn't just live his own story...

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I made kimchi today. Unsure if I can wait the 2-4 days required for it to mature…

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Other things I’ve done this year include kicking off my Masters thesis. ~10,000 word lit review can go jump.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I’ve not posted here in ages; work, school, & life just took over… Things are good: I’ve had 5 months of solid voice work in addition to day job, including one featuring the Black Ferns which you can see here. video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6...

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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Jett Barker @jettbarker.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

If you're feeling like auditions are sparse right now: It's the start of the year… In the middle of a critical-priority strike… Coming out of a lengthy period where very little prelay animation was being greenlit… With an absurd volume of layoffs in both gamedev and animation. So…no, it's not you.

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Florence Wilder ✒️ @florencewilder.com · 08/01/2025

For people in LA with pets: Animal Evacuation Shelters - Los Angeles Equestrian Center: 480 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506 - Pierce College Equestrian Center: 7100 El Rancho Drive, Woodland Hills - Agoura Animal Care Center: 29525 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

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Ethan Jacobs 🇺🇦 @ejacobslaw.com · 08/01/2025

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Jam making today: Apricot & rose. Rose petals from a local spray free garden (jar heading back in return), with local apricots & Lebanese rose water. House smells amazing.

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miomancer @miomancer.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

“i’m learning blender” that’s great! i’ve been practicing microwave for a while and i think i’ve gotten pretty good at it. might tackle toaster next

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

#TrifleClub What’s the vibes n the pavlova trifle (especially the one using the Pav as receptacle. In particular @foxylustygrover.bsky.social

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The neighbourhood is quiet, & I have 3 options: 1: record auditions 2: walk down to coffee roastery on the wharf & by more magic beans, or 3: nap I’m inclining towards beans, then auditions.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Heard a great reminder yesterday: Discouragement is a response to not getting what you wanted. I’m still mulling it, & solutionising as ADHD. H/t to Hugh Klitzke for the words.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Destructo-kitty popped in to say hello…

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I’d like to go to bed, but…

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Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Live info on the Port Hills fire and evacuation centres can be found here. Please follow all FENZ instructions and if in doubt, get out! Prepare a grab bag in case you need to leave quickly, with some cash, medicines, a change of clothes, phone charger, baby needs, snacks, cat or dog food etc. …

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

If you’re a #VoiceActor or #VoiceOver artist who works from home, this episode of GVNT will resonate. Even those in studio peeps will feel it. www.buzzsprout.com/2137796?clie...

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Podcast Episode

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Rick Havoc @rickhavoc.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

A little intellectual dad humor. Very little.

The fact that some people can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bugs me in ways I can't put into words.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

#Sewing question: if using a fabric you can’t really press ie scuba suiting, how could you press it, or is it smarter to top stitch facings where it makes sense like necklines. (I thought I’d grabbed Ponté but scuba has been lovely to cut & sew.)

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 25/12/2023

Food from yesterday (all vegan) & how we’re feeling today.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Tis warm at the estuary tonight, 17°C real feel. Does anyone know where I put the hotties so I can fill them with cold water?

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

#Gardening peeps in Aotearoa. I’m trying to track down a cutting or seedling of this fuchsia. There’s a personal story behind it, which I’m not sharing to interweb. fuchsiafinder.com/fuchsia/john...

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John Maynard Scales - FuchsiaFinder

Fuchsia John Maynard Scales - single upright -- FuchsiaFinder is a searchable fuchsia flower database. The database has more than 16.000 cultivars .

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Melanie D. @melulater.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

If you don't know what happened, here's some education. www.nzgeo.com/stories/pari...

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Kat 👩‍🌾 @kats-garden.nz · 03/11/2023

A KIWI WANDERED IN FRONT OF OUR TRAIL CAM! Here is a terrible screenshot. The whole 2 seconds of video is on my Insta though. www.instagram.com/p/CzLIkyCrgwZ/

A very blurry kiwi-type shape. Watch the video to hear it walking.

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pöst-scött @buzzandhum.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Parliament must sit by 21 December. Those MPs must vote support for a new PM to lead a cabinet. If that vote fails, and keeps failing, it falls to the caretaker Prime Minister (Hipkins) to advise the Governor General a government can't be formed. And, then, new writs for election are issued.

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 31/10/2023

Bird of the Year/Christmas pins have ARRIVED, along with restocks of all of the native bird pins that sold out! Celebrate your favourite flora/fauna of Aotearoa, and snag some gifts (or gift cards!) for the Pepper Raccoon fans in your life @ pepperraccoon.com. Ships worldwide <3 #NZ #Aotearoa

An array of five enamel pins, a Kiwi on Ferns, a Kakapo saying BOOM!, a gold and red Pohutakawa, a Tui and Kowhai, and a Fantail

A spread of Pepper Raccoon's new and popular offering of Flora and Fauna of Aotearoa enamel pins.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Oooh, we’ve got Welly level wind here now & some hail. 🤞🏽 we don’t get another tornado inland.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

Apparently, her Gingerness decided I’d spent enough time working on that laptop & needed to pay attention to a furry laptop.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

I “think” I’ve finished my commercial reel. Finally… May be a couple of minor tweaks to fix some annoyances, but it’s pretty much done. I liked designing how the spots sound. That was a lot of fun. Now to work on my narration and other fun reels, and get on with my radio imaging work.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

Someone has no inclination to get out of bed.

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Apparently we never ever feed her so she’s forced to eat the couchie…

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

If you’re watching the Aussie Taskmaster & think the house looks familiar… you’re right. It’s the same house in Tamaki Makaurau used in the kiwi Taskmaster.

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Sarah Pallett @sarah4ilam.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Your vote makes a difference. Vote Labour ❤️❤️ (No credit for cartoon as unknown, apologies)

A cartoon with a small group of people with ‘I voted’ tee shirts on. Next to them, the much larger group who have not voted have a voice bubble “we didn’t vote because it won’t make a difference”

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 11/10/2023

If you’re into spooky art, here’s some of my 2021 set that I still have open edition prints of in my shop x pepperraccoon.com

An ink drawing of an eyelash viper in front of poisonous mushrooms.

An ink drawing of a Death’s Hawk moth on poisonous mushrooms.

An ink drawing of a Katipo Spider on Sulphur Tuft mushrooms

An ink drawing of a Spanish Fly on Fly Agarics

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 07/10/2023

I've talked before about the particularly Black American tension btwn a) wanting to use genealogy tools to figure out where you (were ripped, torn, stolen) come from & b) knowing exactly what those systems can be made to do, a knowledge gained via 400 yrs of history stemming from those same origins…

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

CALL FOR VOICE ACTORS [1F, PAID OPPORTUNITY]! We are searching for voice actors who can narrate as a middle-aged woman for an upcoming story. Native Indonesian speakers are strongly encouraged to audition! Submission deadline is Oct 8th. DETAILS: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

No videos yet. Dang. I wanted to share Chewy having a hiccough, because it’s cute. So here’s one of him cosplaying a gargoyle in his favourite walking harness.

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Grumpy Goblin Dawg @loosewheelnz.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Hey fellow Pōneke Wellington peeps. Who is this racist guy?

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Ess Jay @essjaydoesvoices.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Yup, that’s our little Chewbacca…

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