Hi, I'm Matt. I make fun, thinky pop-culture criticism.
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Video
Matt Baume’s Culture Cruise
A deep dive on LGBTQ+ episodes of classic TV and film! Check out the video series the New York Times called “thoughtful and thorough … informative and funny.”
Twitch Streams
I stream relaxing cozy games every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2pm pacific.
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?
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!
Historical Homo Shirts
I come across a lot of great real-life queer protest signs when I’m researching my videos, so I’ve turned some of my favorites into t-shirts:
Honk if You ♥ Sodomy
Inspired by a real-life protest slogan unfurled by LGBTQ+ activists after the Supreme Court ruled in Bowers v. Hardwick in 1986! Protestors revealed a giant banner with a hand-written slogan to protest state laws that infringed on the rights of queer people. Though the 1986 ruling upheld those laws, the court would later rule in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) that the Bowers decision was wrong when it was written and wrong today.
Thank God I’m Queer
Inspired by a famous protest sign that appeared at numerous LGBTQ+ liberation events in San Francisco. "Thank God I'm Gay" was printed in big block letters and often held next to religious protestors at Pride, at rallies for nondiscrimination bills, and at the front door of City Hall. Wording has been updated to be inclusive of more genders and orientations, but the spirit is the same: It's a blessing.
Book
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.
Past Projects
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.