Matt Baume

Hello there! I’m trying something new: A Patron-exclusive Discord server, and you’re invited to join! You can think of Discord like a forum - a community gathering-place where you can talk about stuff that interests you like movies, tv shows, books, and music, and the topics I cover in my videos, po

Hi Patrons! I’m super excited to share a new upcoming project with you: A podcast about the groundbreaking and still-beloved 1994 TV show My So-Called Life. The podcast is called Matt’s So-Cast Pod, and I’ll be diving into the TV show with some fantastic guests. We’ll tackle it all: the music & fash

Look what you've done! No, wait, I mean that in a good way. As 2022 comes to a close, I just wanted to thank you for making so many videos, podcast episodes, livestreams, and newsletter issues possible. Literally none of it could have happened without you -- yes, you personally!!! Every bit of your

Hello there! Well, we're wrapping up Pride month, or at least, the first Pride month of the year. Now it's time to get ready for Second Pride, which is July; and then Third Pride Month in August, Fourth Pride Month in September, etc etc etc. I've got a bunch of fun stuff cooking for you in the next

Hi hello! Welp, here we are, just one day away from Pride month, and you know what that means: Only 30 shopping days left until Wrath month. (Related: It's also time to start taking stock of which corporations switch their logos to rainbows just days after firing their entire queer social media team

Hello there! I was drifting off to sleep last night, thinking about how March is said to "come in like a lion and out like a lamb," and as a result I slept deeply and dreamed of lions removing what turned out to be lion-themed onesie pajamas, revealing that they'd been sheep all along. I hope your s

Hello darlings, A wise philosopher named Steve Urkel once asked, "did I do that?" and I have to wonder if we are personally responsible for the recent surge in interest regarding The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. I'm at a loss to explain why, but the 45-year-old special seemed to hit the zeitgeist p

Hello folks! For literally years, I've joked around about "haha wouldn't it be funny if I did a video that was a tribute to Hollywood Montrose from the Mannequin movies," and then just recently I started looking into the character and you know what? HE'S FASCINATING. So here we are. My salute to Hol

Hello Patreon folks! I hope you're having a thrilling summer -- keeping safe, having fun, and spreading plenty of queer power in your wake. As always, I want to extend a tremendous thanks to you for being a part of this Patreon and making it possible for me to keep releasing videos and podcasts and

Hello Patreon friends! I hope your Pride month was lovely! And that your Wrath month will be even more productive. For inspiration, please consult the above video in which Alice Cooper sings "School's Out for Summer" with the Muppets, which I include here for reasons that will become shortly become

Hello Patreon friends! I feel like I say this every month, but: Well, here we are. We've somehow muddled through and made it to another Pride month -- one where we might actually be able to see our friends in person!!! Groundbreaking. Anyway, I hope you're celebrating with as much pluck and aplomb a

Hello Patreon friends! Look out, there's less than a month left to gird your loins for Pride month -- whatever that's going to look like this year. In my wanderings through old newspaper archives (you know, where I spend approximately 97 percent of my time) I came across an old op-ed by Armistead Ma

Hello friends! Well here we are in almost-spring, when everyone's hearts turn to fancy. That's a nice way of saying that it's the season when even under normal conditions we're climbing the walls in frustration, eager to charge out into the world and throw off our winter-things and go a bit zany. Bu

Hello friends! Welcome to whatever 2021 is going to be. Let's seize this year by the scruff of its beard and make it a good one. Somehow, impossibly, against all odds, I find myself unable to resist a curious impulse this month: Making plans. I know, I know, I should have learned by now that plans b

Hello friends! I hope you're having a nice holiday time and are formulating wonderful/devious plans for the New Year. I've been working on a new video for you, and as a backer you get a little sneak peek at what's coming: A tour of one of the most exciting times in history to be openly queer, as tol

Hello, my holiday hamburgers. I hope you're having a cold dark December, and I mean that in a good way because it's when things are cold and dark that we can discover the coziest brightest warmth. I wish you all the tea, candles, mushroom soup, savory little pies, flannel and scarves and fondue of t

Hello Patreon pals! Hugest of huge thanks to you all for your support here on Patreon! Since you're a backer, you get a little sneak peek at the stuff I'm working on, and this month I'm chugging away on a new video about the odd connection between The Bob Newhart Show and the American Psychological

Hello friends! Oh gosh. Oh jeez. Oh my stars and garters. What a whirlwind few days. Did Four Seasons Total Landscaping happen five minutes ago or three weeks ago? I feel like my hat's just flown right off of my head. I hope you've been celebrating in whatever way feels right (I can't help but notic

Hello Patreon members! Thanks thanks thanks for all your lovely support here on Patreon -- as a backer, you get a little sneak peek at the stuff I'm working on in patron-exclusive videos, and I'm so excited to show you what's coming in the next Culture Cruise. (And if you can't see the above video,

Hello friends! There's a brisk snap in the air, a cool autumn breeze and the howl of a wolf signaling the start of what will surely be an extremely bizarre Halloween season. How are you planning to enjoy this strange spooky season? I've been taking a fresh look at one of my favorite films, The Addam

Hello Patreon backers! I'm bringing you a new thing this month -- Patron-exclusive video messages to update you on some of the fun weird wild stuff I'm working on. (If you can't see the video embedded above, you can also view it here: (https://youtu.be/sOF0esDjUFQ) Right now I'm gathering research f

Hello friends! Well here we are, wrapping up (what will hopefully be) the weirdest summer of our lives -- I hope you're safe, secure, and comfortable, wherever you are. A quick reminder that this month the rewards for new Patrons have changed. If you joined before September 1, your level will remain

Hello friends! Thank you so much for all your support on Patreon. Before we talk about what's going on this month, I wanted to give you a heads-up about a small change to Patreon. Starting this month, Patreon is required to collect sales tax on some items. Most backers won't be affected by this, dep

Hi friends, Like all of you, I've been paying close attention to the protests happening all over the U.S., and looking wherever I can for opportunities to contribute to positive change. In these monthly update messages, I usually go into detail about what you can expect from me in any given month. B

Hello friends! So, that was April, a month that was both 5 minutes and 84 years long. How are you? I don't think I'd say that we're all settling into a comfortable routine just yet, what with all the upheaval and uncertainty and whatnot. But even with life still kind of hard to predict, I do see fol

Hello friends! Whewwww, what a long decade the last few weeks have felt like. I hope you're all healthy and well and keeping safe -- between the coronavirus and endless election angst it's an absolutely bonkers time we seem to be living through right now. But (and it's a big but) we have each other

Hello friends! Well well well, looks like 2020 is actually happening. TBQH I wasn't sure we were actually going to go ahead with this whole "new year" thing, but it looks like we're committed to it so let's see what happens! Here's what you can look forward to getting from me this month: Livestreams

Hello friends! Well here we are in holiday season, a.k.a. the most RELAXING and STRESS-FREE time of the year. I hope you're able to find some comfort and joy however you celebrate -- personally, I like to mark December by huddling under as many blankets as I can possibly acquire and watching the Pee

Hello friends! Okay, BRRRRR, how is it this cold already? We're solidly into indoor-weather these days, which means a lot more time for me to hunker down and write, record, and edit stuff for you -- and also to send you backer-rewards! I'm attaching a pic of me at the post office sending out the lat

Hello friends! Welcome to the month named after the true hero of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga. I hope you're having a fruitful spring, and that you've sufficiently aired out your cutoffs for the warm weather ahead. Here's what your support will make possible in April: April 6-Livestream: Co