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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've run roughly 10,000 kilometers in Berlin over 7 years! Here's how it's changed me... youtu.be/u8rN3U-dJ3s?...

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I Ran 10,000km in Berlin — Here’s How It Changed My Life

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I've got two big elections coming up this here, one in Berlin and one in the United States. Here's how I'm voting. youtu.be/-9RJ5Dck8vs?...

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I’m a Dual American-German Citizen. Here’s How I’m Voting.

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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City Dweller Podcast @dwellerpodcast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I spoke with Joe Baur (@baurjoe.bsky.social) about his journey from growing up in a car-dependent suburb of Cleveland to living car-free in Berlin, Germany. Along the way, he lived in Chicago, Costa Rica, and Cleveland. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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Joe Baur: The Journey from Growing up in Suburban Cleveland to Living Car-Free in Berlin

Podcast Episode · City Dweller · August 28 · 30m

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Allow for more mystery in life and less "ask ChatGPT."

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Crawling ever-so-closely to 70,000 words in the novel. 100,000 seems reasonably attainable for what I've got planned, which makes me cautiously optimistic that this thing might actually be decently paced and not overly bloated. In other words... huzzah!

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Sometimes folks ask me if I'd still move to Europe today with everything I've learned over the past 10 years. Well... Here ya go! youtu.be/gfRLCaRDrDE?...

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Would I Still Move to Europe Today?

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I make YouTube videos comparing life in the US vs Europe and beyond. I'll be in Oslo Monday evening and would love to meet any Americans who live there to talk about how they prefer life in Norway vs the US. If that sounds like you, reach out!

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Did Dr. Robotnik turn the animals to robots in Sonic?" *Research for novel writing, I swear.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wildly excited to be heading to Norway on the sleeper train on Sunday night! Been a year since my last sleeper train (Helsinki to the north). Such a fun way to travel.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Did some filming out in Grünewald for an upcoming YouTube video on what I’ve learned about Berlin and cities in general through my thousands of kilometers running around here.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sunday long run in the bag.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Who's got 60,000+ words in the bank for their meta-fantasy sci-fi novel with a touch of LitRPG inspired by games like Zelda and Final Fantasy? This guy!

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

10 years ago, I left my life in the United States to begin a new life in Europe. But was it the right call? youtu.be/tKb15T_QdEY

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I Left America for Europe. 10 Years Later, Was It the Right Call?

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Occasionally I'll compile my Scrivener draft just to see how far along I am—and HOLY HELL I'm already 135 pages into my novel.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Doomscrolling. It gets the best of us. I imagine most of you reading this have had to pull yourself out of a doomscroll, your brain eating up the strangely addictive flavor of the latest bit of social media drama, climate disaster, or international clusterf*ck.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

42,000 words into my meta-fantasy sci-fi novel, "Press Start." Still a long ways to go, based purley on my outline of the story. Are there rough word counts agents/publishers look for within a specific genre? Rough advice I've seen is to keep your first book at about 100,000 words.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It appears I've crossed 40,000 words in my novel, "Press Start." As they say... Please clap.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Doomscrolling. It gets the best of us. I imagine most of you watching have had to pull yourself out of a doomscroll, your brain eating up the strangely addictive flavor of the latest bit of social media drama, climate disaster, or international clusterf*ck.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Closing my novel draft because I have to "make money" in order to "live."

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

6,711 fresh words in the bank. Calling it for the day. We’ve just defeated the Hydra—after making it a couple of heads lighter—and left the swamplands, freeing the trolls of Jotunheimen. Now our heroes are on the road to Goshen. (It’ll make sense if you read Press Start one day!)

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I never appreciated just how much random research goes into writing a novel. Here are some of the tabs I have open, with no context. "What are a wizard's robes made of?" "long, skinny sword that curves" "abominable snowman looney toons"

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It’s novel writing day! Another 2,899 words in the bank, bringing “Press Start” (a meta-sci-fi fantasy adventure) up to 27,869. Slowly but surely, chipping away.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Writing 1,500 words for a personal essay = Going for a walk Writing 1,500 words for a sci-fi fantasy novel = Intense strength training followed by a HITT class

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Em dashes are my emotional support punctuation—and I won't be stopping anytime soon.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sometimes when I end a piece of writing with a joke, my brain then goes: And live from New York, it's Saturday night!

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I swear I've outlined an inordinate amount of my novel while running. It can just be a 30-minute run and I'll have to send myself like 6 different notes with ideas.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Pleasantly surprised by the amount of people wanting to test read the first act of "Press Start." Feeling a little verklempt over here! If you're similarly a fan of the likes of Zelda, Final Fantasy... Get in touch! Happy to share.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I'm looking for beta readers to test out the first 15,000 words of a novel I'm working on — a meta-fantasy sci-fid with bits of humor thrown into a world built off video game references and logic. Think Dungeon Crawler Carl, Ready Player One. If that sounds interesting, I'd love to hear from you!

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Growing up in the U.S., I assumed that America is the best country on Earth. After 10 years or living in Europe and traveling around the world, I’m not so sure about that. youtu.be/ZQDGV9rdXEU

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Europe Ruined America For Me (After 10 Years Abroad)

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Linksliltri4ce @linksliltri4ce.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

My latest ZD article is LIVE! Finding breath-taking locations in nature feels like discovering parts of Hyrule in the real world. Come with me as I dive into @baurjoe.bsky.social’s video essay with fellow ZD Teammates @katshaff.bsky.social, Sofia, and Julie!

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Zelda Dungeon @zeldadungeon.net · 19/02/2026

Our friend @baurjoe.bsky.social just posted his latest travel & exploration video, this time focused on Zelda! Thanks for shouting out our team and our website, Joe, and for interviewing our team members: Katie, Julie, & Sophia!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zn2...

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American Suburbs Took My Freedom — Zelda Gave It Back

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is what shocks me most every time I visit the U.S. after 10 years of living in and traveling around Europe... If you watch American movies or television shows—this is what the country usually looks like: Gorgeous, untouched mountains, quaint towns, and vibrant, big city life.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The far right is growing in the U.S., fueling an increased interest in moving abroad. But is moving to Europe the answer to escaping far right politics?

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

When you are the villain of a Bruce Springsteen song, it's long past time to reconsider your choices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

What's so special about Portugal's Algarve? 🇵🇹 Is it the rocky coastal views, the food, the historic, human-sized towns, or perhaps, the people — from the trail-side chef to the olive oil farmer?

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Thinking of making a video about what it’s like to be a US citizen abroad right now.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

When is the last time you traveled? I’m not just talking about leaving your home, eating nice food, and snapping some selfies in front of TripAdvisor’s “top things to do” list for wherever in the world.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

“I could never run an ultramarathon.” I hear it almost every time I talk about running with someone who hasn’t run an ultramarathon.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Christmas… It’s practically here. The Grinch, much like Scrooge, has become a synonym for anyone who isn’t bowled over with excitement and farting jingle bells in the lead up to the Christmas holiday.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Question for fellow writers… If a publication publishes something you wrote for them but spells your name wrong on social media, do you ask them to re-post or just take the “sorry” and move on?

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

A month or so ago, I was listening to @jonnywhitlam.bsky.social's History Flakes podcast about the Battle of Berlin. In it, he mentioned a hunting retreat built by a member of the Nazi elite — someone who would later be convicted as a war criminal.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

One of the main surprises about living in Germany is how much safer I feel here than in the US... But not for the reason you're probably thinking. I talk all about it in my new video: youtu.be/M4SPh1VbveI

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No One Tells You This About Living in Germany

YouTube video by Joe Baur

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Lighting the menorah in Berlin.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

“If Germany and the USA went to war, which country would you fight for?” This comment came up recently on a video I made a year ago about getting German citizenship.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Apropos the US plan to scrutinize foreign tourists' social media history... Donald Trump is a petulant man baby who wouldn't recognize an actual threat to American lives if it were staring at him in the mirror every morning in his gaudy gold mansion.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Roughly 95% of responses to my op-ed against the proposed dual citizenship ban in the US have agreed with me that this bill is silly and a pandering distraction.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

My Senator is a feckless schmuck who wants to take away my US passport, so I wrote an op-ed about it for USA Today. More specifically, I wrote about Ohio Senator, Bernie Moreno’s asinine plan to eliminate dual citizenship in the United States.

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I'm excited to be heading to Uzbekistan for a story in about a month's time. Would love to read up on the culture / history beforehand. Any recommendations?

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Joe Baur @baurjoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Scotland. Few places pluck my heart strings quite like this dazzling land of misty munros, technical trails, and rumbling rivers that cut through the land like an ancient script, telling a timeless tale you can only understand by tracing its path.

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