{"id":12389,"date":"2026-09-16T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=12389"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:56:23","slug":"an-evening-with-matpat","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/an-evening-with-matpat\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening with MatPat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tOctober 8\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $10 \u2013 $30 <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for a moderated Q&amp;A with Matthew Patrick (AKA MatPat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MatPat is the founder and former host of &#8220;Theory&#8221; channels on YouTube, one of digital video&#8217;s best-known and successful brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 45 million subscribers and 9 billion total views, MatPat\u2019s channels are best described as modern-day Mythbusters, educating viewers on science, math, and critical thought through the lens of pop culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Off of YouTube, he&#8217;s hosted the reality competition show &#8220;The Runner&#8221; (executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck), voiced a Transformer, and made a surprise cameo appearance in Blumhouse&#8217;s &#8220;Five Nights at Freddy&#8217;s&#8221; movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ticket Prices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Winona State students: $10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General public: $30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wsucampusevents.vivenushop.com\/event\/a-conversation-w-matpat-s196xi\" class=\"wsu-link cta-button cta-button--external cta-button--lime cta-button-- cta-button--light\" data-animation=\"fade-in-up\" data-animate=\"true\" >\n    <span>Get Tickets to This Event<\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<div class=\"tribe-events-event-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/Mat-Pat-feature.jpg\" 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Auditorium<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<address class=\"tribe-block__venue__address\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">175 West Mark Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">Winona<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Minnesota\">MN<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">55987<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=175+West+Mark+Street+Winona+MN+55987+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__venue__website\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/winona-campus\/somsen-hall\/#auditorium\" 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