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Madison, WI — October 8, 2025
AIpocalypse? — A Bold New Podcast Exploring Creativity After AI
AIpocalypse? is a new podcast series hosted by technologist and creative strategist Matt Boatright-Simon, joined by visionary artists, futurists, and AI experts to explore the radical disruption—and unexpected possibility—artificial intelligence brings to the creative world.
Will humanity be rendered obsolete? Will AI unlock superpowers beyond imagination? Or are we entering entirely uncharted terrain?
From provocative discussions to unfiltered interviews, AIpocalypse? dives into the cultural, economic, and existential stakes of Artificial General Intelligence.
A companion short-form series, SPEAK DAILY, delivers daily insights, news, and quick-fire takes on AI, creativity, and culture across Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn.
“We’re not asking if AI will replace us — we’re asking how we’ll evolve alongside it,” says Boatright-Simon.
“Creativity has always been humanity’s frontier. AIpocalypse? is where we confront its next one.”
About the Host
Matt Boatright-Simon is CEO and founder of SPEAK.STUDIO, a frontier AI creative lab and media company.
A developer, UX / UI designer, award-winning filmmaker & podcaster, and entrepreneurl he’s spoken for Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, UCLA, Forward Fest Madison, Blacks in Tech (LA), and others, exploring the intersection of technology, creativity, and business.
About the Show
Season One guests include:
ChatGPT — the world’s most advanced conversational AI, in a self-reflective exchange on consciousness, creativity, and the limits of machine agency.
Audrey Korte — journalist and former Wisconsin State Journal reporter whose firing sparked public debate about newsroom integrity, local journalism, and media accountability in the algorithmic age.
Scott Ross — founder of Digital Domain and former Industrial Light & Magic executive, who helped revolutionize modern VFX, exploring how AI now reshapes storytelling and production pipelines.
Lyndon Barrios — artist and cultural critic examining the ethics and aesthetics of machine-made creativity, and how culture metabolizes disruption.
Each episode blends cultural analysis, storytelling, and speculative realism—probing the edges of what happens when creativity meets code.
The show challenges listeners to consider:
What does authorship mean in the age of AI?
Can algorithms feel wonder—or simply simulate it?
Is artificial intelligence our tool, our mirror, or our next creative partner?
Episodes of AIpocalypse? are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and speak.studio, with companion shorts on SPEAK DAILY.
Episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and speak.studio, with video versions and daily shorts on SPEAKSTUDIO1.
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SPEAK.STUDIO UNVEILS “IRS CI” — A HIGH-OCTANE TRUE CRIME PODCAST HOSTED BY AWARD-WINNING MATT BOATRIGHT-SIMON
Los Angeles — April 9, 2025 — Election interference. Al Qaeda. Drug cartels. Mafia hits. Cyber warfare. Human trafficking. These aren’t just headlines — they’re massive, well-funded criminal empires. And there’s one agency quietly dismantling them from the inside out: IRS Criminal Investigation.
On April 15, National Tax Day, SPEAK.STUDIO premieres IRS CI The Podcast, the newest SPEAK.STUDIO Original. The boundary-pushing series takes listeners on a wild, adrenaline-laced journey into the true crime stories no one saw coming — hosted and produced by award-winning storyteller Matt Boatright-Simon.
Forget what you thought you knew about the IRS. These aren’t desk jockeys with calculators. They’re elite agents working deep undercover, executing international stings, and taking down the financial empires behind the world’s most dangerous operations.
Every episode of IRS CI follows the money — and exposes the greed, power, and chaos it fuels. From dark web cybercriminals and cartel accountants to global corruption rings, this series peels back the curtain on the real-life financial warfare being waged behind the scenes.
“The stories you’re about to hear are real — and they’re wilder than fiction,” says host Matt Boatright-Simon. “IRS CI agents are operating in the shadows of global crime, and this podcast brings you inside their world, where one wire transfer can topple an empire.”
Featuring firsthand accounts from the agents themselves, never-before-heard case files, and a cinematic storytelling style, IRS CI is true crime like you’ve never heard it before.
Premiering May 2025, exclusively from SPEAK.STUDIO, and available on all major podcast platforms.
About SPEAK.STUDIO
SPEAK.STUDIO is a Madison-based creative production house elevating bold, subversive storytelling across podcasts, film, and branded content. Focused on truth, voice, and vision, SPEAK.STUDIO develops original work that disrupts, empowers, and entertains.
About Matt Boatright-Simon
Matt Boatright-Simon is an award-winning producer and host known for his gripping narrative style and investigative edge. His work has been celebrated for its cinematic depth, emotional resonance, and ability to uncover powerful untold stories.
MEDIA CONTACT
For interviews, early screeners, or a press kit:
📩 press@speak.studio
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SPEAK.STUDIO Announces Farewell to Black Oxygen Podcast
[Madison, WI, 2.2.25] – SPEAK.STUDIO extends its heartfelt gratitude to Angela Russell and the Black Oxygen podcast as we part ways. It has been an honor to support Black Oxygen, a podcast that has fostered vital conversations about race, identity, and belonging in Wisconsin and beyond.
Since its inception, Black Oxygen has served as a platform for meaningful dialogue, amplifying diverse voices and perspectives that inspire and challenge us all. Angela Russell’s dedication to creating space for these important conversations has left a lasting impact, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have been part of this journey.
As Black Oxygen moves forward in its next chapter, we wish Angela and the podcast continued success in cultivating powerful discussions that matter. SPEAK.STUDIO remains committed to uplifting creators and fostering spaces for authentic storytelling.
About SPEAK.STUDIO
SPEAK.STUDIO is dedicated to empowering independent voices through podcasting. Our platform provides creators with the tools and support needed to share their stories, spark conversations, and build engaged communities.
Media Contact:
J. Lu
Media Outreach/SPEAK.STUDIO
press@speak.studio
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