Media Appearances & Interviews
Mr. Beat has been featured in interviews, podcasts, radio broadcasts, livestreams, and more discussing topics ranging from history, civic reform, government, and his experience as an educator.
Featured In:
The University Daily Kansan • C-SPAN2 • KCUR Up To Date • The Hill • In Good Faith with Phillip DeFranco
The University Daily Kansan • C-SPAN2 • KCUR Up To Date • The Hill • In Good Faith with Phillip DeFranco
Mr. Beat's News and Appearances
2026
KSHB 41 | 10/4/2026
'We're going to win this': Tonganoxie vows to defeat proposed Project Bluestem's hyperscale data center
ACLU | 9/23/2026
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Fox 35 Orlando | 5/6/2026
Time to make Congress bigger? Mr. Beat thinks so
KQ2 | 4/16/2026
Democratic candidates hold town hall at East Hills Library
Washburn Review | 2/20/2026
Mr. Beat highlights Kansas' role in American history
University Daily Kansan | 2/10/2026
Lawrence creator Mr. Beat seeks to expand U.S House with silence from Rep. Mann
FOX 5 Washington DC | 1/2/2026
YouTube's Mr. Beat on Trump's DC takeover & reshaping the presidency
'We're going to win this': Tonganoxie vows to defeat proposed Project Bluestem's hyperscale data center
ACLU | 9/23/2026
Meet the Hosts: ACLU Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Fox 35 Orlando | 5/6/2026
Time to make Congress bigger? Mr. Beat thinks so
KQ2 | 4/16/2026
Democratic candidates hold town hall at East Hills Library
Washburn Review | 2/20/2026
Mr. Beat highlights Kansas' role in American history
University Daily Kansan | 2/10/2026
Lawrence creator Mr. Beat seeks to expand U.S House with silence from Rep. Mann
FOX 5 Washington DC | 1/2/2026
YouTube's Mr. Beat on Trump's DC takeover & reshaping the presidency
2025
FREE PRESS NEWSMAGAZINE | 12/16/2025
Local YouTube history teacher Matt Beat engages students nationally and internationally
The Mirror US | 10/21/2025
'Trump bulldozing he White House is a slap in the face to Americans rocked by the shutdown'
Columbia Missourian | 9/4/2025
'It was a massacre': Inside the bloody roots of the Mizzou-Kansas rivalry
KCUR Up To Date | 7/4/2025
We asked Kansas Citians what patriotism means to them in 2025. Here's what they said
The Forum 90.1 KKFI | 5/6/2025
KPR Presents | 3/9/2025
Exactly How Much Power Does an American President Have?
KU News | 1/14/2025
Program Series: Exactly How Much Power Does am American President Have?
Local YouTube history teacher Matt Beat engages students nationally and internationally
The Mirror US | 10/21/2025
'Trump bulldozing he White House is a slap in the face to Americans rocked by the shutdown'
Columbia Missourian | 9/4/2025
'It was a massacre': Inside the bloody roots of the Mizzou-Kansas rivalry
KCUR Up To Date | 7/4/2025
We asked Kansas Citians what patriotism means to them in 2025. Here's what they said
The Forum 90.1 KKFI | 5/6/2025
KPR Presents | 3/9/2025
Exactly How Much Power Does an American President Have?
KU News | 1/14/2025
Program Series: Exactly How Much Power Does am American President Have?
2024
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics | 12/15/24
Encouraging Civic Involvement Through Pizza: A Semester Recap of Pizza & Politics
KCUR Up To Date | 11/14/2024
Kansas-based YouTuber Mr. Beat explores how the Supreme Court shaped democracy
KQ2 | 7/30/2024
KQ2's Sam Roe Discusses 2024 with Matt Beat
The Lawrence Times | 6/12/2024
Popular YouTuber Mr. Beat to discuss U.S. Supreme Court at Raven Book Store event
Encouraging Civic Involvement Through Pizza: A Semester Recap of Pizza & Politics
KCUR Up To Date | 11/14/2024
Kansas-based YouTuber Mr. Beat explores how the Supreme Court shaped democracy
KQ2 | 7/30/2024
KQ2's Sam Roe Discusses 2024 with Matt Beat
The Lawrence Times | 6/12/2024
Popular YouTuber Mr. Beat to discuss U.S. Supreme Court at Raven Book Store event
2023
The Pitch | 7/25/2023
Lawrence YouTuber, Mr. Beat, releases a new book on the history of the Supreme Court
Lawrence YouTuber, Mr. Beat, releases a new book on the history of the Supreme Court
2015-2021
LJWorld | 7/30/2021
News at Wesleyan | 4/5/2021
Twin Cities Geek | 2/15/2021
Inside Radio | 1/22/2021
We Edit Podcasts | 2021
The Pitch | 8/10/2020
KCTV5 | 7/31/2019
The Mirror | 7/25/2019
The Mirror | 6/22/2017
Fox4 | 2/16/2016
Fox4 | 2/15/2015
News at Wesleyan | 4/5/2021
Twin Cities Geek | 2/15/2021
Inside Radio | 1/22/2021
We Edit Podcasts | 2021
The Pitch | 8/10/2020
KCTV5 | 7/31/2019
The Mirror | 7/25/2019
The Mirror | 6/22/2017
Fox4 | 2/16/2016
Fox4 | 2/15/2015
Other Projects
Boclips Classroom
Armchair History TV
History Fix
History or Die History Makers
I'm a Subject Matter Expert at Chegg! Check out the Microeconomics playlist at youtube.com/@chegg
Boclips Classroom
Armchair History TV
History Fix
History or Die History Makers
I'm a Subject Matter Expert at Chegg! Check out the Microeconomics playlist at youtube.com/@chegg
Mr. Beat's Live Events & Speaking Engagements
2026
Rally @ The VFW
Tonganoxie, KS 10/4/2026
Supporting the fight against Project Bluestem
No Data Center in Tonganoxie
Tonganoxie, KS 10/4/2026
Supporting the fight against Project Bluestem
No Data Center in Tonganoxie
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 9/29/2026
Why the Electoral College Is Terrible
www.lectures.iastate.edu/event/america-250-presents-why-electoral-college-terrible
Ames, IA 9/29/2026
Why the Electoral College Is Terrible
www.lectures.iastate.edu/event/america-250-presents-why-electoral-college-terrible
Kansas Book Festival
Topeka, Kansas, 9/26/2026
From Cynicism to Citizenship: Lindsey Cormack (How to Raise a Citizen) and Matt Beat aka YouTuber “Mr. Beat” (The Power of Our Supreme Court) sit down with Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen to share wisdom and hopes for the next generation of civic leaders.
kansasbookfestival.com
Topeka, Kansas, 9/26/2026
From Cynicism to Citizenship: Lindsey Cormack (How to Raise a Citizen) and Matt Beat aka YouTuber “Mr. Beat” (The Power of Our Supreme Court) sit down with Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen to share wisdom and hopes for the next generation of civic leaders.
kansasbookfestival.com
2025
Bishop Seabury Academy
Lawrence, Kansas, 11/20/2025
Convocation 2025 speaker
Lawrence, Kansas, 11/20/2025
Convocation 2025 speaker
Kansas City Oasis
Kansas City, Missouri, 4/27/2025
4/27 Matt Beat "How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy."
Dole Institute of Politics
Lawrence, Kansas
Matt Beat, Spring 2025 Dole Fellow: Exactly How Much Power Does an American Present Have?
The American Presidency: An Introduction | 2/19/2025
The President and Congress | 2/26/2025
The President and the Judiciary | 3/12/2025
Federalism in Action: The President and the States | 3/26/2025
The Consent of the Governed | 4/9/2025
Kansas City, Missouri, 4/27/2025
4/27 Matt Beat "How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy."
Dole Institute of Politics
Lawrence, Kansas
Matt Beat, Spring 2025 Dole Fellow: Exactly How Much Power Does an American Present Have?
The American Presidency: An Introduction | 2/19/2025
The President and Congress | 2/26/2025
The President and the Judiciary | 3/12/2025
Federalism in Action: The President and the States | 3/26/2025
The Consent of the Governed | 4/9/2025
2024
Free State Brewery
Lawrence, Kansas, 12/5/2024
A John Brown History Lesson w/ Mr. Beat
Lawrence, Kansas, 12/5/2024
A John Brown History Lesson w/ Mr. Beat
Kansas City Public Library's Signature Events
Kansas City, Missouri, 11/14/2024
The Power of our Supreme Court: How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy
Kansas City, Missouri, 11/14/2024
The Power of our Supreme Court: How Supreme Court Cases Shape Democracy