Matt Beat is a teacher, video producer, podcaster, 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 620,000 subscribers and over 100 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 and economics. He has a band called Electric Needle Room, which is most known for original indie-pop songs about all of the American Presidents. Matt co-hosts an iHeartMedia podcast called Jobsolete. Finally, he is a coffee snob who unironically wears khaki shorts.

In the news
- 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
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