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Comment: as User:John George III's mentor, I cannot review this page without being somewhat of a biased reviewer. Instead, I did make some modifications to the page as the topic itself may be passable. The changes include: removing unnecessary wikilinks (the reader knows what "Music" is), removing the list of links at the bottom in favour of inline citations, adding an infobox, removing YouTube/Yahoo Videos citations, editing for clarity, removing information which hasn't been covered in independent sources, adding a bit more history, fixing casing in the page title, and adding new sources. Review the diff here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Mr._Beat_(YouTuber)&diff=1320967739&oldid=1320689131. Scaledish! Talkish? Statish.21:03, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
Matt Beat | |
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| Born | Matt Beat 1981 (age 43–44) |
| Spouse | Shannon Beat |
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| Page | |
| Years active | 2021-today |
| Genres | American & World History |
| Followers | 35.4 thousand |
| Twitch information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2025-today |
| Genre | Reacting to other videos |
| Followers | 3.8 thousand |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2009-Today |
| Genres | American & World History |
| Subscribers | 1.3 million |
| Last updated: November 16, 2025 | |
| Website | www |
Matt Beat (born 1981), commonly known by his online alias, Mr. Beat, is an American YouTuber, podcaster, and Musician. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, and currently makes YouTube videos about American history and world history. Formerly, he worked in the television and broadcasting industry and as a middle school history teacher.[1] He held this position for 12 years, until he left to start making his educational history videos full time.[2]
Online career
[edit]Beat began making videos in 2009, and began publishing them in 2011.[2][3] Although he admits he has voted in all US presidential elections since 2000 he tries to make sure his videos are from the most neutral point of view as possible."[4]
One of Beat's most well known series' is "Presidential elections in American History," which covers all the American presidential elections from the election of George Washington to the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.[5] In 2020, he published a book on this topic.[3] He also runs a series on Supreme Court Cases, a subject on which he also wrote a book.[6][7][8] He had done numerous collaborations, including with channel Vlogging Through History.[9] Mr. Beat also has another successful series called "Songs about the Presidents". Notable entries in this series include the "Andrew Jackson Song" and the "Joe Biden Song". Recently, Mr. Beat has done several interviews about the 2025 American Federal Government shutdown.[10]
With the success of the Mr. Beat YouTube Channel Mr. Beat decided to expand to other platforms. Currently other than YouTube he is on Twitter (X), Twitch, Instagram and TikTok. Mr. Beat's twitch presence is very recent. On Twitch he reacts to other peoples' content. TikTok and Instagram have become another outlet for Mr. Beat where he reposts his YouTube Shorts. On Twitter he talks about current events.
Music & podcasts
[edit]Beat runs a band called Electric Needle Room, which makes history songs and parodies which are posted on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.[11] Electric Needle Room helps produce the Songs in the "Songs about he the President's series".Mr. Beat has two podcasts, Mr. Beat and Story Time with Mr. Beat. The podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Music and his website.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tonganoxie High teacher named one of top teachers to follow on Instagram". Tonganoxie Mirror. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "This area teacher has quit his job as his new career as a YouTube celebrity takes off; speaking at Watkins tonight". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Spacek, Nick (August 10, 2020). "YouTuber Mr. Beat's guide to the history of presidential elections is a charmer". The Pitch. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Tyler (July 25, 2023). "Lawrence YouTuber, Mr. Beat, releases a new book on the history of the Supreme Court". The Pitch. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ Roe, Sam (July 30, 2024). "Sam Roe talks 2024 election with YouTuber historian Mr. Beat". KQ2. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Popular YouTuber Mr. Beat to discuss U.S. Supreme Court at Raven Book Store even". Lawrence Times.
- ^ "Kansas-based YouTuber Mr. Beat explores how the Supreme Court shaped democracy". KCUR (NPR).
- ^ "Lawrence YouTuber, Mr. Beat, releases a new book on the history of the Supreme Court". July 25, 2023.
- ^ "Popular YouTubers visit D-Day Conneaut". Gazette News. August 24, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "'Trump bulldozing the White House is a slap in the face of Americans rocked by the shutdown'". The Mirror.
- ^ "KC's got the Beat, thanks to Tonganoxie High teacher". Tonganoxie Mirror. Retrieved November 7, 2025.