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  • The Most Surprising Presidential Firsts
    Feb 14 2026

    Mr. Beat goes through notable presidential firsts in American history.Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. Filmed by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band) and Josef Suk. Creative commons credits: Rene Sturgell and Geraldshields11.

    Watch on YouTube

    Sources/further reading:https://potus.com/presidential-firsts/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_firsts #americanpresidents #presidentsday #uspresidentialhistory

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    22 min
  • Interviewing My New Favorite Congressman, U.S. Representative Sean Casten #mrbeat
    Feb 9 2026

    Mr. Beat interviews U.S. Representative Sean Casten, who has recently sponsored HR 4125, aka the Equal Voices Act, to add members to the U.S. House of Representatives.https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr4125


    Watch on YouTube:

    https://youtube.com/live/EQ9Zhu-zCCwHere's the Vox video I referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQGHY44XPM&t

    https://www.iammrbeat.com/

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    48 min
  • Today is the Day to Contact My Representative #projectnocap #mrbeat
    Feb 3 2026

    On Monday, February 2, 2026, if you care about representation reform in the United States, please send an email to my Congressman, Tracey Mann, asking that he support Uncapping the House of Representatives. Don't live in Kansas? Find your representative below. https://mann.house.gov/contact

    Need to find your Representative? For more information about Uncapping the House:https://nocapfund.org/Related videos:
    Why are there only 435 members in the U.S. House of Representatives?
    Will you join me in bugging my Representative?

    Don't Let Congress Ignore You

    Day 6 of emailing my Congressman everyday

    I'm emailing my Congressman everyday about this one issue

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    50 min
  • The 2020s are the 1890s #mrbeat
    Jan 31 2026

    History doesn't repeat, but the 2020s are sure a lot like the 1890s. Mr. Beat gives 12 reasons why. Thanks to @spectacles-dm for collaborating with me for this video. Please check out their video. My video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bD44V3gvFEs. More related videos and the script to this video: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/the-2020s-are-the-1890s

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    31 min
  • We're already living in every dystopian novel #mrbeat
    Jan 24 2026

    Mr. Beat explains how some of those dystopian novels we were forced to read growing up in school have already (partially) come true.

    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OwZT8_lARa4Disclaimer: Mr. Beat offers opinions in this videoUh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. Filmed by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Kwon, MK2, Otis McDonald, Patrick Patrikios, and Underbelly & Ty Mayer.Related videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkJ-USwA3khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E318lWoGOYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfmEll6-sBYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE_XeLjq0oIScript:https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/were-living-in-every-dystopian-novel-that-warned-us-about-the-future#socialstudies #dystopian #1984

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    23 min
  • The USA is about to be 250 years old, for real #mrbeat
    Jan 21 2026

    Streamed on January 20, 2026. Mr. Beat leads a discussion with the always magnificent Sharon McMahon about the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America. https://sharonmcmahon.com/ Watch on YouTube?

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    1 h et 18 min
  • Yes, We're in the Seventh Party System #mrbeat
    Jan 10 2026

    Mr. Beat explains the seven eras of American political history, and yep, we're currently in the Seventh Party System.

    Script and related videos: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/yes-were-in-the-seventh-party-system


    Watch this on YouTube?: https://youtu.be/g6NyGQbM2w0Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. Filmed by Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Otis McDonald, Bad Snacks, Mishegas, Slenderbeats, The Grey Room and Density & Time, Dyalla, and True Cuckoo. Creative commons credits: Jonathunder, David Shankbone, Ragesoss, Fibonacci Blue, and Alec Perkins.

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    22 min
  • Are We in the Second Gilded Age? #mrbeat
    Jan 9 2026

    Philip and Harry from ‪@spectacles-dm‬ join Mr. Beat to discuss whether or not we are currently living in the Second Gilded Age. Watch on YouTube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcxqMX3fte4

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    58 min