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Mr. Beat

Mr. Beat

By: Matt Beat
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Matt Beat is a teacher, video producer, podcast host, and musician who specializes in making history and geography more engaging. Beat’s specialty is American history, but he also has a big passion for geography and economics. His YouTube channel, Mr. Beat, features the series Presidential Elections in American History, Supreme Court Briefs, and Compared.Matt Beat
Episodes
  • Was Abraham Lincoln Really The Greatest President? #mrbeat
    Jul 1 2026

    Mr. Beat and @thedailybellringer explore the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, the president many historians consider the greatest in American history.


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    Credits

    Produced by Matt Beat.

    Edited by Matt Beat and Hudson Louie.

    Filmed by Matt Beat, Shannon Beat, L. Beat, R. Beat, @tom_tries_it, and @HistorywithWaffles.


    Additional images were used under fair use guidelines or are in the public domain.


    Music

    Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Patrick Patrikios, GIO GIO, E's Jammy Jams, Otis McDonald, and Silent Partner.


    Creative Commons Credits

    Rene Sturgell

    FloNight

    Jonathunder

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    53 mins
  • America's Longest War (The War in Afghanistan) #mrbeat
    Jun 16 2026

    Mr. Beat tells the story of the longest war in American history: the War in Afghanistan.

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    Credits

    Produced by Matt Beat
    Edited by Matt Beat & Hudson Louie
    Filmed by Matt Beat

    Music by Electric Needle Room, Adam MacDougall, Cooper Cannell, Cxdy, Dyalla, MK2, Otis McDonald, RAGE, Silent Partner, The Grand Affair, and Veli Ogulkan.

    Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain.

    Script

    Full Script

    Selected Sources
    • The American War in Afghanistan by Carter Malkasian
    • The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
    • No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopal
    • Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
    • The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock
    • How to Lose a War
    • The Longest War by Peter Bergen
    • Britannica
    • Associated Press
    • Al Jazeera
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    The Vietnam War Explained
    The Gulf War Explained

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    40 mins
  • The Most "Average" State in America #mrbeat
    May 23 2026

    Mr. Beat and Paris Raite explain how all 50 states govern differently. At the end of the video, Mr. Beat reveals the most “average” state in the country. It’s a federalism video.

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    Produced by Matt Beat.
    Edited by Matt Beat.
    Filmed by Matt Beat, Shannon Beat, and Paris Raite.

    Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain.

    Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat’s band), The Mini Vandals, Bad Snacks, Geographer, Alge, Adam MacDougall, and Coyote Hearing.

    Creative Commons credits:
    James Brooks and Quintin Soloviev

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    31 mins
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