Hi, I'm Matt. I’m a Seattle-based writer specializing in fun, true stories about the history of pop culture.
Videos
YouTube videos
I make videos about pop culture history from a queer perspective, exploring behind-the-scenes stories about movies and TV shows that changed the world, and the fascinating people who made them. Check out the video series that the New York Times called “thoughtful and thorough … informative and funny.”
Bonus videos on Patreon
If you like my YouTube videos, I think you’ll love the exclusive bonus videos that I post every week on Patreon. Once you sign up, you’ll get all the in-depth stories that I didn’t have room for in my main videos, plus sneak peaks at what I’m working on next.
Books
Hi Honey, I’m Homo!
A new book about how subversive queer comedy transformed the American sitcom, from its inception through today, and how our favorite sitcoms transformed, and continue to transform, America.
Defining Marriage
A book about people who fought for marriage over the last forty years is available in paperback, audiobook, and ebook. And there's also a companion podcast on which my partner and I have a fun weekly chat about the week's LGBT news and our own silly lives.
Podcasts
The Sewers of Paris
A podcast of revealing personal stories about how entertainment has changed the lives of queer people. Each week, a guest plucks a piece of entertainment from their past -- book, movies, music, shows, and more -- and answers the question: how did it change your life?
Merch
Various protest slogans, TV references, and ephemera connected to my videos and writing, presented on t-shirts (and tank tops, and coffee mugs, and phone cases…)
Past Projects
Queens of Adventure: A podcast starring drag queens playing Dungeons & Dragons! Join us for legendary journeys that combine flash and fantasy, death drops and death saves, and queer friends saving the world in the shade of great queens and old gods!
Dungeons & Drag Queens: A live comedy show beyond your wildest fantasies! Four intrepid queens get up on stage for a super-queer adventure, roleplaying an original D&D campaign.
Playing with Pride: A video project featuring personal stories with queer gamers around the country, showing how lives change when queer culture and game culture collide.
Weekly Debrief: A weekly YouTube series, rounding of the top LGBT stories of the last seven days, how they affect you, and actions that you can take.
Let’s Read: A relaxing livestream of the literature you've always meant to read. Every Monday and Friday, I read a selection of great short stories live on camera, and then lead a fun lively book-circle chat with viewers.
Video Planet: A monthly film screening at Verne & Wells in Kirkland, with a bonus pre-show featuring strange & amazing & weird & fascinating video clips.