Mathew Klickstein has written a personal essay called “Geeking Out on Geek Culture” which answers the question: why is pop culture history so important to our culture today?
Mathew Klickstein
About Mathew Klickstein
Mathew Klickstein is one of today’s most prominent pop culture historians, having penned such books as: SLIMED! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age; Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons (w/ original series writer Mike Reiss); and Selling Nostalgia: A Neurotic Novel. Also a longtime journalist, documentary filmmaker, television producer, playwright, podcaster, and novelist, Klickstein recently dipped his toe in the comic book creation realm with his series You Are Obsolete. His six-part audio documentary Comic-Con Begins, in partnership with SiriusXM/Stitcher, is available on all audio platforms and now expanded in a visually-explosive book form as See You At San Diego (2022). He lives in Dayton, OH. (www.MathewKlickstein.com)