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mattbaume

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Writer, YouTuber, unexpected item in bagging area. I tell neat stories about pop culture history. He/him.
/ Videos: youtube.com/mattbaume
/ Bonus videos: patreon.com/mattbaume
/ Book: gaysitcoms.com

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Haha thank you! Not sure when we'll hit a second printing, but hopefully soon. And if I can get out to Chicago, I'll gladly come sign them!

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Rayanne makes some extremely specific CHOICES regarding hats in episode 14 of My So-Called Life, and we'll be watching highlights from the episode tomorrow night. Join us for weekly MSCL watch-alongs every Thurs night on my Discord server -- it's open to members of my Patreon: patreon.com/mattbaume

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We gave the book a little makeover (so we could brag about the awards, thank you)

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New Sewers of Paris episode is up! I'm chatting with the delightful @aduralde.bsky.social about digging though Hollywood history to find the good queer stuff www.mattbaume.com/sewers-shown...

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New Patreon bonus video! I'm sharing some of the neat stuff I found up on my latest archive hunt: Weird historical gay costumes, a cleverly disguised BSDM magazine from the 1940s, and lots more: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

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Bye LA, see you soon Seattle

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Happy two-year anniversary to the time I got an MRI and it detected more about me than expected

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Just in time for Pride:

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Back in the archives

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Oh hey! @mattbaume.bsky.social kindly included me in his Best of Sewers of Paris line-up! I hardly deserve such lofty company. 💜💜💜

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For the entire month of June, I devoted Sewers of Paris episodes to rounding up some of my favorite conversations from the past 9 years -- check 'em out at sewersofparis.com

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At the American Library Association’s Stonewall awards in San Diego today, look at this amazing company to be in!

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New episode of the So-Cast Pod! This week we're discussing saucy VHS bedroom tutorials -- listen & subscribe wherever you get podcasts and at socastpod.com

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Bye Seattle! See you soon San Diego and LA!

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Going live now to compare a bunch of different versions of Little Shop of Horrors! (This will be spoiler-light in case you haven't seen it -- just watching the beginnings & ads for versions from the 60s, 80s, and today) twitch.tv/mattbaume

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New episode of Matt's So-Cast Pod is up! I'm chatting with the delightful Scottish comedian Sam Pirie about Angela & Jordan in the boiler room, secret makeout sessions, and joining Drama Club -- listen wherever you get podcasts:

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I also wanna plug @mattbaume.bsky.social for doing similar research & analysis in the realm of TV/Movies/Actors more broadly. The work of these two folks helped me understand how pervasively hostile to queerness the media landscape I grew up in really was.

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Just hosted a lovely queer pride history chat for some great folks! I'm available for talks like this at your school/job/bookstore/club/etc ... reach out if you'd like to bring me in!

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I went to this. It was a really fun and informative talk. It's worth the watch

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Stumbled across this amazing photo of Lucille Ball backstage at Little Shop of Horrors -- and also evidence that she was working on a musical with Howard Ashman at one point!!! I've got the details in this week's newsletter -- read & subscribe here: us9.campaign-archive.com?u=d1b89eca0a...

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My favorite scene from this week's House of the Dragon:

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Woke from a dream that I was a guest on The Love Boat and hastily scribbled down my dream-dialogue that was 1. How my fellow guest, Orson Welles, introduced me; 2. The declaration with which I made my entrance; and 3. How Captain Stubing bid me farewell at the end of the episode

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Quite the luxurious queer spread at the Barnes & Noble at the Grove in LA!

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If you missed my talk about The Golden Girls this week, I'm going to share a few highlights on today's livestream! Come watch my favorite of The Golden Girls' golden gay jokes -- going live at noon pacific today! twitch.tv/mattbaume

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Thrilled to announce that Seattle's local alt-weekly has named me both "cheap & easy" and "the best bang for your buck," so I expect you all to form an orderly queue tonight

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Tonight! Seattle! Come to my talk about The Golden Girls best/gayest jokes!

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Seattle! Tomorrow night! I've rounded up the best/funniest/gayest scenes from the Golden Girls for my talk at Elliott Bay Books!

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Felt like I was being watched while gardening and then sure enough

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I dug up a TON of artifacts from the original run of Little Shop of Horrors on my research trip & I'm sharing my favorites on my Discord server! Flyers, private letters, making-of photos, etc. Discord access is open to all paying members of the Patreon: patreon.com/mattbaume

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New bonus video is up! I dug up a bunch of neat artifacts from the original run of Little Shop of Horrors, and I'm sharing some of my favorites over on Patreon! patreon.com/mattbaume

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Absolutely loved how unsettling and ... well, GROSS Eddie Redmayne's Emcee performance was last night. (And to understand WHY a show about Berlin in the 1920s would lean toward the grotesque, watch my new video on Cabaret: youtu.be/cPpwXUZNbNs )

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Just came across an fascinating blurb from 1996 about how The Jim Henson company was working on an adaptation of Into the Woods?!?!?! Probably not with The Muppets, but can you IMAGINE????

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Look at this lovely embroidery a reader gave me at my book event last week!!! So gorgeous!!!

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Thanks to everyone who suggested their favorite sitcom coming-out scenes! I've rounded up some of the best (and a few of the worst) and we're going to watch 'em together on Twitch -- going live at noon pacific! twitch.tv/mattbaume

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OMG hahaha yes!!! What a journey. Glad both copies found their way to a good home!

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Seattle People! You should go to this. I saw Matt give a talk this week, and he's great. It's informative and fun

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Ahahahaha I'm so glad someone was able to make that connection!

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Seattle! I'm doing a talk about the queer joy of The Golden Girls in one week at Elliott Bay Books! Based on my book Hi Honey I'm Homo, it's the story of how these ladies became queer icons -- on screen and behind the scenes. Friday June 21 at 7pm! FREE!!!!

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Oh lord these smart hotel TV things are so deeply unpleasant. I was in the middle of recording an audio interview when one woke up and started shouting at me that it was so happy I was there.

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We need to return to sitcoms having 22 episode seasons because that’s how you get episodes with plots like “The girls discover Rose has been addicted to opioids for 30 years. Also, Dorothy and Sophia star in an ad for a pizza restaurant.”

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Awww yay! Fun fact, my laptop kept overheating & making loud fan noises while I was recording it so the entire back half of the audiobook is recorded with the computer balanced on a pile of icepacks

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