String and Tell with Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio

This week's theme: Toxic Relationships 💔This week's nonprofit: Dream.Org100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction benefit Dream.Org.🎭 THE GAMES03:30 – Sex and the City as Minions07:10 – Bella and Edward's meeting scene from Twilight as Jennifer Coolidge and Siri11:06 – South Park as a Shakespeare production15:10 – "You jump, I jump!" from Titanic with Staten Island accents18:20 – A scene from The Notebook as Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes22:10 – The Godfather as an episode of Cocomelon💬 THE TALK26:26 – The TalkINSIDE THE EPISODE• The polls have spoken: Tawny and Kristen are dressed as pirates!• Tawny was personally invited to audition for the reality show "Let's Marry Harry," and she thinks it was to fill the "Weird Girl" storyline role for good TV• How reality TV really gets made and cast, and why knowing the behind-the-scenes secrets ruins the fun• Tawny shares a story about creeps in the industry• Kristen reveals that only authentic guitar players have a capo!📿 GET THE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETSTawny's Strawberry Lemonade Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/MUyhAKKristen's Purple Chocolate Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/lN6xqmABOUT STRING AND TELLEvery Thursday, voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances. After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while making friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers, with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week.Get in touch and learn more: https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/

This week’s nonprofit is the Convoy of HopeGet Tawny’s and Kristen’s Friendship Bracelets Here:Kristen’s Bubbly, Light Blue Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/QzBFAMTawny’s Bro Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/koXqQSThe Games:-Pennywise as Jennifer Coolidge (00:30)- Monologue from Taken as Mary Poppins (06:20)-The Conjuring as Dore the Explorer (09:30)- Obsession as a RomCom (14:13) - Scream but it’s Siri and Christopher Walken (17:55)- Turn American Horror Story into a Children’s Bedtime Story (21:20)The Talk: (24:53)Inside the Episode:- As a result of the polls, Tawny is dressed as Adam Sandler! - Kristen and Tawny want to talk about the lesbian accent and get very scientific about its origin. - They discuss when and why people change their voice, depending on who they’re speaking to and what they want to achieve. - How does the tone and emphasis change the meaning of “he ate my ass?” - Have you heard of the “YouTube Voice”? Do you remember the “Commercial Voice”? - Health Hack! Talk to your doctor with the voice of a doctor - we are collaborating on health! - Tawny and Kristen discuss why voice acting is not seen with the same amount of respect or admiration as on-camera acting. - Why does Tawny use her hands and gesticulate so much? - “SAG-After-Thought?” Tawny and Kristen share their thoughts on the union and how it could work better for voice actors. 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the Convoy of HopeGet in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week.

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This week’s nonprofit is the Animal Welfare InstituteGet Tawny and Kristen’s Friendship Bracelets Here:Kristen’s Talky-Talky The Pig And His Food Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/4DRSxDTawny’s Moo Brothers Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/1ZgwXE The Games:-Ever After with Wall-E and GLADOS (00:11)-10 Things I Hate About You as Russian Gangsters (02:37)-Final Destination Insurance (05:26)-Theater Etiquette PSA for the Amazing Digital Circus (08:34)-Movie Quote HotSeat with Kristen as the actor (11:05)-Movie Quote HotSeat with Tawny as the actor (17:09)-Supernatural But Yuri With Bluetooth Voices (20:40)The Talk: (25:29)Inside the Episode:- Tawny and Kristen discuss their vocal stims! Kristen’s include a remix of the “Dawson’s Creek” theme song and a “Jaws” reference within “Treasure Planet”. And Tawny’s include quotes and noises from “The Phantom Menace” and “Mad Max Fury Road”.- Kristen reminisces about Kid Pix, a drawing program on the old Microsoft computers, and the audio noises that accompanied the undo button!- Tawny and Kristen reflect on stand-out character voices, how specific and unusual character voices have generally become more “vanilla” in modern shows, and that character appearances and stereotypes can easily reveal what kind of voice they will have. - Kristen was destined to be a narrator! She was always an over-enunciator and “talks in 4K!” - Tawny’s actor traits shined as a child with her repetition. She repeated everything she heard, especially radio station jingles and San Diego rock channels. 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the Animal Welfare InstituteGet in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week.

This week’s nonprofit is the ARC - Anti-Recidivism Coalition Get Tawny’s and Kristen’s Friendship Bracelets Here:Kristen’s Piggy Bunny Bounce That Thang Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/rQmb4y Tawny’s Breakfast-Inspired Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/rdIC7A The Games:-When Harry Met Sally as Yzma and Kronk (00:10)-Off Campus as Toad and Mario (02:57)-The Pitt but make it flirty (05:03)-How It's Made but make it romantic (08:07)-Clueless with a tens machine (12:30)-Bridgerton with a tens machine (15:54)-Viewer Request: Aegon the Usurper in different voices (18:17)The Talk: (20:47)Inside the Episode:-This week, Kristen is approaching making a bracelet like meal prepping! -Kristen is actually not from a cooking household, but is using her free time to learn new skills like cooking and beginning with the art of salads. -Fun Fact: Tawny would k!ll a man for a Klondike Bar! -Tawny and Kristen compare what sound effects they’ve perfected over the years. Kristen is very good at mimicking the snores of her cat and making pig noises! Whereas Tawny has the special ability of imitating Star Wars laser guns and motorcycle noises.-There is a misconception that voice actors also need to be able to do accents, you don’t! But it is a little different when you’re primarily an audiobook narrator and need to essentially perform a one-woman-show. -Kristen and Tawny share which accents they feel pretty solid at duplicating and then dive into the subject of, “What accent is sexiest”? -Besides accents, Tawny finds competency and organization to be sexy, even if that person’s mess is contained in the hall closet. Kristen thinks that’s a form of lying!-Lastly, the Bluetooth Ladies share their experiences of visiting haunted houses and Tawny reveals why she is banned from several! 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the ARC - Anti-Recidivism CoalitionGet in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week.

Subscribe to our channel to view exclusive videos, behind the scenes content, exclusive reaction memes, vote on upcoming topics, and more! https://www.youtube.com/@StringandTell/membershipThis week’s nonprofit is Feeding America.Get Tawny and Kristen’s friendship bracelets here:Kristen’s Juice Bar Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/nQrWfw Tawny’s Gay Bar Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/oytbAC The Games:-Pretty Woman with Edna Mode and Johnny Bravo (00:08)-The Titanic Staten Island Ferry (04:52)-American Psycho Business Card Commercial (09:41)-Jet Blue Holiday to Paradise Falls (Up) (11:58)-GRWM Bringing the One Ring to Mordor (14:46)-What’s In My Bag…gins With Frodo Baggins (17:40)-Happy Tree Friends as a Prestigious Drama (20:58)The Talk: (25:00)Inside the Episode:-Tawny and Kristen talk about voice acting secrets, tips and tricks, like eating apples and using dental wax -They discuss warm-ups, cool-downs, tongue stretches and more, that they both use to prepare and prevent injuries, but with the Hoovers and Roombas in their “Inside Out” Memory Storage, they both struggle with actually retaining all of the vocal warm-ups they’ve learned. -Tawny and Kristen are both hypermobile and freak out the producers! -Kristen shares which roles she is often cast as with her naturally lower speaking voice: a sorceress, evil witch, sarcastic teen, or a general warm tone. -The Bluetooth Ladies dive into practicing their ASMR skills and question if ASMR is technically voice acting.-Tawny explains the lore behind “the purple cow”.-How would you pronounce grocery and does a “warm” or “bright” read work better for the slogan “Try Bisexuality”? -Fun Facts: Kristen is the voice behind the noises of female characters being hit in WWE games after 2025 and Tawny could be the voice you hear of characters being hit, grunting, or gasping in anime dubbing! 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit Feeding America.Get in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week.

Subscribe to our channel to view exclusive videos, behind the scenes content, exclusive reaction memes, vote on upcoming topics, and more! https://www.youtube.com/@StringandTell/membershipVoice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! And this week, they perform while eating the world's most sour candy!After the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week. This week’s nonprofit is the Okra Project.Get Tawny and Kristen’s friendship bracelets here:Kristen’s Lisa Frank Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/SjxfjJ Tawny’s Super Gay Ghosts Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/AlEtmI The Games:Euphoria Mickey and MinnieOops All RozSour Scene: Cate BlanchettSour Scene: Grey's AnatomyRapid Fire Directed by TawnyRapid Fire Directed by KristenViewer Request TwilightThe Talk:Inside the Episode:- Tawny and Kristin relate about the life of an actor being dictated around scheduling and once you take a vacation, that’s when the jobs roll in. - They also discuss the many misconceptions around voice acting including how and when the actors are paid, working in your pajamas, and how rarely people actually record together.- Most voice actors are not exclusively working on video games and animation. The Bluetooth Ladies would know! The majority of voice actors are also doing commercials, tech, corporate, etc. - Tawny shares how most voice actors she knows have a pseudonym, whether it’s for “spicy” work, or just to differentiate between genres like YA or Action. But Kristen has actually never used a pseudonym! - Tawny has seen A LOT of movies. According to her beloved Letterboxd account, over 1,000 movies! - Due to Kristen’s “moviephobia” and lack of interest in sitting THAT long for a movie, she has a more limited catalogue of films, mostly viewed during her childhood. - Kristen reviews one of the last movies she actually watched, “The Last Unicorn” and answers Tawny’s RAPID FIRE Questions of which movies she has seen.- Tawny expresses where her love of movies comes from - the visual art, the story, the color theory - and answers Kristen’s question - What movie would you want to eat? 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the Okra ProjectGet in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/

Voice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! And this week, they’re inspired by screams, growls, and demon voicesAfter the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they make friendship bracelets based on what they just performed. The bracelets are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to a nonprofit of the week. This week’s nonprofit is the Human Rights Watch.Get Tawny and Kristen’s friendship bracelets here:Tawny’s Sugar Rush Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/OwxKqM Kristen’s Cute Little Guys In The Sky Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/zquWtb The Games:-Turn SAW into a Family Escape Room Commercial 00:33-Turn Cast Away Into a Cell Phone Commercial 03:28-Jennifer’s Body set in Downtown Abbey 07:48-Read a scene from Dune while eating very sour candy 12:44-Read the monologue from Barbie while eating very sour candy 17:30-Turn D.W. Read into an Investigative Documentary 20:35The Talk: 26:42Inside the Episode:-Kristen and Tawny compare their approaches to life and work, like knowing when to pivot and adapt versus sticking to a plan-They share about boring jobs in voiceover, like voicing educational programs where the information they’re reading is just in one ear and out the other. -Tawny believes that the enjoyment of the job is more based on the people you’re working with! But there are kooks in every industry and Tawny shares a tale of a tech bro who thought he was a tortured artist.-Tawny explains how her voice is recorded and used for AI generated programs (it’s her voice and just the sentences are generated)-Kristen tells a story about doing an in-person audition to play a Talking Butt, who has a cold and needs to blow her butt nose-There can be embarrassing auditions and roles, but you have to be comfortable with making a fool of yourself-Tawny and Kristen relate about going over-the-top for “bright” department store ads and how to lay down an accent for an audiobook. -They compare and contrast their different audiobook experiences and what tones they typically use for various genres.-The Bluetooth Ladies each attempted different styles to their friendship bracelets this week, with Kristen being more “organized” and Tawny trying to be more “chaotic”100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the Human Rights WatchGet in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/

Subscribe to our channel to view exclusive videos, behind the scenes content, exclusive reaction memes, vote on upcoming topics, and more! https://www.youtube.com/@StringandTell/membershipVoice actors Tawny Platis and Kristen DiMercurio challenge each other to voice act in deliberately miscast performances every Thursday! And this week, they’re inspired by movie and tv mean girlsAfter the games, they chat about voice acting, art, and entertainment while they making friendship bracelets that are then auctioned to viewers with 100% of sales going to their chosen nonprofit of the week. This week’s nonprofit is the Transgender Law Center.Get Tawny and Kristen’s friendship bracelets here:Kristen's Mint, Alien & Gay Lil Strawberry Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/dOW0wiTawny's Freaky Little Guys Bracelet: https://ebay.io/m/8nqweUThe Games:- Mean Girls as an old Hollywood movie 00:39- The Lion King as an estate planning commercial 03:04- Announce Homelander from The Boys as the winner for the award: Most Demented Character In TV History 04:16- The Lord of the Rings as a home security commercial 05:19- The show Severance as an evening news piece 06:34- The White Lotus as morning news 07:45The Talk: 10:26Inside The Episode:- Kristen and Tawny reflect on their original passions of being theatre girlies, but unfortunately theatre doesn’t pay the bills.- What the difference is between a Morning Star and a Mace- Talking about how in the age of AI and content creation, an artist has to know when to pivot- Theories about child prodigies versus someone who has worked hard and practiced their skill over decades- Acknowledging that talented people are everywhere but capitalism makes it all so competitive- Tawny talks about her past in retail and how her mental health is much better now as an actor and content creator- Kristen shares about her experience working in food service during college and how it led to anxious apologies in her sleep!- They use their goofy mood to create friendship bracelets of freaky little guys and gay little strawberries, despite Kristen swinging her bracelet around haphazardly 100% of the proceeds from today's bracelet auction will benefit the Transgender Law Center Get in touch and learn more by visiting https://platisproductions.com/stringtell/

Actor, director, and voiceover artist Ben Giroux joins Tawny Platis to make friendship bracelets while talking about Henry Danger, voice acting, directing, AI, creativity, and why there’s no place for “cool” in theater. Ben looks back at how his career evolved from on-camera acting into animation and voiceover, becoming recognizable to generations of fans through roles on Nickelodeon, including Henry Danger, Big Nate, and Bunsen Is a Beast. He also reflects on directing, producing, and why keeping multiple creative projects going has helped him stay working in an unpredictable industry. From being mistaken for a real Christmas elf at a shopping mall to becoming known around the world as an evil baby gangster, Ben recounts some of the most unforgettable moments that have shaped his career. He also talks about letting go of the need to be “cool,” embracing the cringe, and why fully committing to a character can make all the difference.In this episode, Ben Giroux talks about: His transition from on-camera acting to animation and voiceover Henry Danger, Big Nate, Bunsen Is a Beast, and his other memorable roles The importance of staying versatile and keeping multiple creative projects going Why in-person collaboration still matters in an increasingly remote industry Preparing for voiceover auditions and making room for improvisation Embracing cringe, authenticity, and fully committing to the bit The hilarious story of being mistaken for a real Christmas elf Becoming more comfortable in his own skin and letting go of the need to be “cool” Plus, Ben and Tawny make friendship bracelets, with 100% of bracelet sales donated to the First Aid Society. Follow Ben Giroux: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bengiroux/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@BenGiroux YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenGiroux  Follow Tawny: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tawnyplatis/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tawnyplatis Web: https://tawnyvoice.com/