Martin Bauman
@martinbauman.com
Writer. Author of HELL OF A RIDE (Pottersfield Press, '24). Words in Globe & Mail, Capital Daily, The Coast, DARBY, and elsewhere.
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· 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.
It's officially the #CanPL offseason, which means it's time for over-the-top prognosticating. (Tiago to MLS in '26?)
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins the Wanderer Grounds podcast to chat bold predictions for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social and the league in 2026.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins the Wanderer Grounds podcast to chat bold predictions for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social and the league in 2026.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It's officially the #CanPL offseason, which means it's time for over-the-top prognosticating. (Tiago to MLS in '26?)
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins the Wanderer Grounds podcast to chat bold predictions for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social and the league in 2026.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins the Wanderer Grounds podcast to chat bold predictions for @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social and the league in 2026.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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Really proud of his one for CanPL.ca:
The last dance of ‘El Toro’ graces the CPL Final. Alberto Zapater is retiring.
The last dance of ‘El Toro’ graces the CPL Final. Alberto Zapater is retiring.
The last dance of ‘El Toro’ graces CPL Final
Atlético Ottawa's Alberto Zapater will bring his storied 20-year career to a close on Sunday.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Really proud of his one for CanPL.ca:
The last dance of ‘El Toro’ graces the CPL Final. Alberto Zapater is retiring.
The last dance of ‘El Toro’ graces the CPL Final. Alberto Zapater is retiring.
Book news! Thrilled to share that Hell of a Ride is shortlisted for the 2025 Edna Staebler Award, and in tremendous company with Aaron Williams' The Last Logging Show. (Highly recommend the read.)
That's TWO Halifax authors in the running for this Canadian award. #canlit
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That's TWO Halifax authors in the running for this Canadian award. #canlit
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Laurier announces finalists for 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Wilfrid Laurier University has named two finalists for the 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, a $10,000 prize that recognizes Canadian writers for a first or second work of creative no...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Book news! Thrilled to share that Hell of a Ride is shortlisted for the 2025 Edna Staebler Award, and in tremendous company with Aaron Williams' The Last Logging Show. (Highly recommend the read.)
That's TWO Halifax authors in the running for this Canadian award. #canlit
wlu.ca/news/news-re...
That's TWO Halifax authors in the running for this Canadian award. #canlit
wlu.ca/news/news-re...
NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social part ways with head coach Patrice Gheisar, how should his time in Halifax be remembered? What brought about the change, and where does the #CanPL club go from here?
@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
October 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
NEW: As @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social part ways with head coach Patrice Gheisar, how should his time in Halifax be remembered? What brought about the change, and where does the #CanPL club go from here?
@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
NEW: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social got the home playoff game they were after. Now what will it take to beat York—and beyond that, if they manage a Wednesday victory, earn a first-ever road result in Calgary?
@fromawayshfx.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@fromawayshfx.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
Playoffs, Here We Come: What Will It Take to Beat York? - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast
This week, Martin and special guest Gary Griffiths (From Aways HFX) discuss the Halifax Wanderers' 2025 season after a 0-1 loss to Atlético Ottawa. Plus: Who needs to come up clutch for Halifax to bea...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
NEW: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social got the home playoff game they were after. Now what will it take to beat York—and beyond that, if they manage a Wednesday victory, earn a first-ever road result in Calgary?
@fromawayshfx.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@fromawayshfx.bsky.social and I discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
NEW: Will @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social clinch a home playoff game in 2025? How healthy is Tiago Coimbra? Plus, how should Wanderers fans look back on Sam Salter's time in Halifax?
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins The Wanderer Grounds podcast to discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins The Wanderer Grounds podcast to discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
Will the Wanderers Clinch a Home Playoff Game? Plus, Revisiting Sam Salter's Legacy - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast
Can the Halifax Wanderers lift their fortunes in time to earn a home playoff match? How healthy is Tiago Coimbra? And how should Sam Salter's time in Halifax be remembered?
HFX Football Post's Josh H...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEW: Will @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social clinch a home playoff game in 2025? How healthy is Tiago Coimbra? Plus, how should Wanderers fans look back on Sam Salter's time in Halifax?
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins The Wanderer Grounds podcast to discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins The Wanderer Grounds podcast to discuss.
Listen 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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...
@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...
pod.co
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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...
@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...
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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
"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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August 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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
"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
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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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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August 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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.
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
She's officially in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, ready to start her 23,000-kilometre trek.
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
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
August 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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
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...
Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
August 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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...
Listen to the podcast 🎧: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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...
@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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July 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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...
@landofsticks.bsky.social and I discuss on the latest Wanderer Grounds podcast: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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Sources: @vanfootballclub.bsky.social and head coach Afshin Ghotbi have mutually parted ways. More information tomorrow. #CanPL
July 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sources: @vanfootballclub.bsky.social and head coach Afshin Ghotbi have mutually parted ways. More information tomorrow. #CanPL
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...
@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...
pod.co
July 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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...
@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...
Day after day, I am further convinced the Venn diagram of pick-up truck drivers and tailgaters in Nova Scotia is a circle.
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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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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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July 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Some of the new street art around Halifax
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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.
Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.
July 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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.
Every time I ride my brain is ecstatic. I get a workout, but don’t need to shower when I get to work.
I'm on Galiano Island for a wedding, and holy moly, does the Pacific Northwest ever tug at your heartstrings.
July 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm on Galiano Island for a wedding, and holy moly, does the Pacific Northwest ever tug at your heartstrings.
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...
🇨🇦 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...
pod.co
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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...
🇨🇦 Pearlman talks training with #CanMNT
✍️ Has Patrice earned an extension?
📝 Is Coimbra-Telfer working?
Listen: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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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.
www.saltwire.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A good read for Nova Scotians given our increasing tick population 🥴 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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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.
open.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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)
open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
open.substack.com/pub/lloydalt...
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Granville Park in downtown Halifax is nearing completion in time for summer 😎 (Cogswell photo thread)
June 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Granville Park in downtown Halifax is nearing completion in time for summer 😎 (Cogswell photo thread)
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.
www.thecoast.ca
June 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I wrote this story back in March, and let me tell you, I was *not* prepared for the turn that its sequel took.
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
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...
I break down the match on the latest Wanderer Grounds episode: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
June 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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...
I break down the match on the latest Wanderer Grounds episode: pod.co/wanderer-gro...
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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
June 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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