Matt Beat is a YouTuber, video producer, podcast host, and musician based out of Kansas. He has taught various subjects in the classroom from grades 7-12. His YouTube channels, Mr. Beat and The Beat Goes On have accumulated more than 750,000 subscribers and over 150 million views, helping expand his "classroom" to around the world. Beat's specialty is American history, but he also has a big passion for geography, economics, and politics. His band Electric Needle Room is most known for original indie-pop songs about all of the American Presidents. Finally, he is a coffee snob who unironically wears khaki shorts.
In the news
The Oregon Trail
American History Hit | 10/24/2022
Elvis, Kansas History, and full-time YouTube, History...
Talk With History | 10/17/2022
Educating the Children (feat. Mr. Beat) E
Children's Programming | 11/22/2021
Feeling the Beat of Washington's Presidency
Friends & Fellow Citizens | 4/21/2021
Hot for Teacher with Mr. Beat E
Dumb Gay Politics | 9/29/2020
How to Create an Engaging YouTube Series w/ Mr. Beat
The Alex Berman Podcast | 3/2018
- 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
- The Mirror | 7/25/2019
- KCTV5 | 7/31/2019
- Fox4 | 2/16/2016
- Appearances & Interviews
The Oregon Trail
American History Hit | 10/24/2022
Elvis, Kansas History, and full-time YouTube, History...
Talk With History | 10/17/2022
Educating the Children (feat. Mr. Beat) E
Children's Programming | 11/22/2021
Feeling the Beat of Washington's Presidency
Friends & Fellow Citizens | 4/21/2021
Hot for Teacher with Mr. Beat E
Dumb Gay Politics | 9/29/2020
How to Create an Engaging YouTube Series w/ Mr. Beat
The Alex Berman Podcast | 3/2018
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Education
Master of Arts in History
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Education
Master of Arts in History