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Martin Bauman

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Writer. Author of HELL OF A RIDE (Pottersfield Press, '24). Words in Globe & Mail, Capital Daily, The Coast, DARBY, and elsewhere. 📚: https://www.indiebookstores.ca/book/9781990770470/

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Mar 31

I'm thrilled (and honoured) to share that Hell of a Ride has been shortlisted for a Nova Scotia Book Award and Dartmouth Book Award this year. Thanks to @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social and @writersfedofns.bsky.social for the support.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 19d

With five matches to go and @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social in 5th, where will the club finish by the end of the year?

@landofsticks.bsky.social and I dive into the answer in the latest Wanderer Grounds ep, along with a bunch of other burning questions. #CanPL

Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Fill in the Blank: Where Will Halifax Finish in 2025? - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast

This week, Matt and Martin take stock of the Halifax Wanderers' 2025 season and answer some important questions: Where will the club finish by the end of the year? Who's the most important Wanderer do...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 29

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 29

@kingsbookstore.bsky.social @lunenburgbound.bsky.social if this ends up on your shelves, let me know!

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Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · Aug 23

New: Missy Searl decided to ask @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social striker Tiago Coimbra for a few goals ahead of Friday's match.

"Tiago, give me two!" she said.

The 21-year old responded by saying he'd score three, which he completed in the 77th minute. My story on Coimbra's historic night. #CanPL

Wanderers earn a crucial win over Valour thanks to Tiago Coimbra's historic hat-trick

Wanderers striker Tiago Coimbra and his teammates were stretching before their last pre-match drill when Missy "Mama" Searl, a stalwart of section 104 and of Halifax's footballing community, decided t...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 23

In one of my last ever stories for @thecoast.ca, I wrote about Halifax's Ashleigh Myles and her goal to set a record as the fastest woman to cycle the Pan-American Highway.

She's officially in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, ready to start her 23,000-kilometre trek.

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Halifax cyclist eyes record-setting ride from Alaska to Argentina

Meet Ashleigh Myles, who plans to become the fastest woman to complete the 23,000 km trek, solo and self-supported.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 23

With tonight's hat trick against Valour, Tiago Coimbra is inching ever closer to catching Akeem Garcia as @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's second all-time leading goal scorer. #CanPL

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 15

I am fairly confident you would still hear @landofsticks.bsky.social, with or without the podcast. 😂 (But I am glad it exists!)

Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Aug 5

NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social mark their fourth straight loss (and sixth in their past nine matches), what needs to change for the #CanPL club?

Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 28

It was an uploading error. I fixed it ~1 min after the ep. first went live, but Spotify must not have updated the RSS feed file yet. Glad you found the full episode in the end!

Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 27

NEW 🎧: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's fifth loss in their last eight matches, what changes does the #CanPL need to make to turn their fortunes around?

@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss on the latest Wanderer Grounds podcast: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Fifth Is the New First: What's Happening to the Wanderers? - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast

This week, Matt and Martin break down the Halifax Wanderers' 2-1 home loss to Forge FC and dissect what's ailing the club at the halfway part of their season. And is it time for Aiden Rushenas to get ...

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Josh Healey @joshrjhealey.bsky.social · Jul 22

Sources: @vanfootballclub.bsky.social and head coach Afshin Ghotbi have mutually parted ways. More information tomorrow. #CanPL

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 15

NEW POD: What factors played into @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's loss in Langford?

@landofsticks.bsky.social and I break it all down—plus, Anika Toth shines for @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social, and how likely is a permanent stadium at the Wanderers Grounds?

Listen here 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Who Is Yann Toualy?! Wanderers Fall to PFC - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast

This week, Matt and Martin break down the Halifax Wanderers' 3-2 road loss to Pacific FC, the emergence of Anika Toth for the Halifax Tides, and what Halifax's financial picture means for the likeliho...

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 14

Day after day, I am further convinced the Venn diagram of pick-up truck drivers and tailgaters in Nova Scotia is a circle.

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · Jul 13

Some of the new street art around Halifax

From the halifax community on Reddit: Halifax Mural Festival 2025

Explore this post and more from the halifax community

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · Jul 12

I think people have yet to wake up to just how amazing e-bikes are. I commute about 20 miles a day, using about 10 cents of electricity. (Mostly on safe trails.)
Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 5

I'm on Galiano Island for a wedding, and holy moly, does the Pacific Northwest ever tug at your heartstrings.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jul 1

NEW: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social saved their magic until the match's dying minutes, but found enough to secure a 3-1 Canada Day win over Valour FC. In this episode:

🇨🇦 Pearlman talks training with #CanMNT
✍️ Has Patrice earned an extension?
📝 Is Coimbra-Telfer working?

Listen: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Viva Brasil! Late Coimbra, Dias Heroics Lift Wanderers Past Valour - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast

This week, Martin breaks down the Halifax Wanderers' nervy 3-1 win over Valour FC on Canada Day at the Wanderers Grounds and chats with fullback Adam Pearlman about his experience training with the #C...

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Nicole Munro @nicolemunro.bsky.social · Jun 27

A good read for Nova Scotians given our increasing tick population 🥴 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

JOHN DeMONT: What is it like to have Lyme disease? Some say it makes life hell

Ticks are everywhere in Nova Scotia and with that brings the concerns of being bit by a tick and getting Lyme disease.

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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · Jun 26

On Bloor Street in Toronto, a recent count during rush hour showed over 50% of the traffic was bikes and other mobility devices that weren't cars. (Via @theoverheadwire.com)

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Threatened Toronto bike lane gets more rush hour traffic than the car lane

Bike lanes are under threat in many cities, even when they work.

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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social · Jun 21

Granville Park in downtown Halifax is nearing completion in time for summer 😎 (Cogswell photo thread)

Bird's eye view of an urban park in downtown Halifax. It appears to be mostly complete aside from a few patches of exposed dirt and gravel. There is a large green lawn with a covered performance area at one end, numerous angular planters with small trees and shrubs, and wide concrete pedestrian ways leading to the Granville Mall. There are several people on bikes, two of them using a new bike lane next to the park.

Two pedestrians walking on the new sidewalk that runs next to Granville Park. It is surrounded by green, newly planted trees.

A covered performance area in Granville Park, facing a large green lawn. The underside of the canopy structure is clad in wood.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jun 18

I wrote this story back in March, and let me tell you, I was *not* prepared for the turn that its sequel took.

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The future of AI news is here in Halifax, it seems—and god, it sucks

How an Instagram DM led to a rabbit-hole chase of fake journalists, fake addresses and fake endorsements, and what it means for us all.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jun 15

NEW: After @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social's draw at home to Cavalry FC, the #CanPL squad is winless in three matches. What's changed after their hot start? And what will it take to rediscover their early-season form?

I break down the match on the latest Wanderer Grounds episode: pod.co/wanderer-gro...

Wanderers winger Yohan Baï jumps for a ball alongside Cavalry FC forward Nicholas Wähling.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · Jun 10

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jun 7

Earlier this week, I was honoured to accept the Margaret & John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) for Hell of a Ride, a story about a long bike trip, but also about men's mental health. And community, loss, fear, adventure, and the things that bind us all.

I hope you'll read it. 4/4 #CanLit

Martin Bauman in St. John's, NL, in 2016, after pedalling 7,000 kilometres from Vancouver, BC.

The book Hell of a Ride, framed against an asphalt road with yellow and white painted divider markings.

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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · Jun 7

Those three months and 7,000-odd kilometres on a bicycle—and the people I met in between those long hours on the saddle—changed my life.

I ended up writing a book about it. It went through a lot of publishers' hands until one believed in its potential. (Thanks, @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social!) 3/4

A solitary bicycle, loaded with panniers and camping supplies, rested on a mountain highway shoulder in the interior of British Columbia.

The front cover of the book Hell of a Ride: Chasing Home and Survival on a Bicycle Voyage Across Canada, published by Pottersfield Press in 2024.

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