Matt Burlingame

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Matt Burlingame is an award-winning journalist and playwright, living in Northern California. After 20 years of working for for various LGBT newspapers, websites, and even cohosting a late-night radio show, he has retired from his aspirations of being the gay Murphy Brown to pursue his love of fiction writing.His first book, the self-published dark comedy Sorry Charley, was released in 2012.

He has written and cowritten over ten critically acclaimed plays including Recovery Mode, Poughkeepsie Porn Co., Countess Dracula, and the controversial Paperclip Messiah. His plays have been produced nationally, most notably in New York, and St. Louis.

He has been a well known LGBTQ podcaster for over 10 years and produced and cohosted shows focusing on comedy writing, world events, comedy, theater, gay sex education and positive body image. With the support and encouragement of his gay cat, and lifelong friend Nephi, he has now immersed himself into the wonderful world of M/M romance.

Matt has hosted, cohosted and produced a number of podcasts including his personal journal podcast Spankingbeaarthur, the gay sex education podcast Big Gay Sex Show, and the cultural commentary podcast Pocket Talk. He now cohosts the Chubs Gone Wild podcast with Tom Swanner.

To learn more about Matt’s books: JustKissTheGuy.com