San Diego Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com

San Diego Political Podcast BowlersDesk.com 4-15-14: Tijuana Tuesday | Political Podcast with Vicente Calderon from TijuanaPress.com Tijuana is the elephant in the room for San Diego news. Tijuana is an ignored city in San Diego news circles. Only stories that are sensational make even the back pages here in the states. And they almost always seem to be about violence. I don’t think it because of a systemic racism. No it’s just about the dollars. The rating companies don’t give San Diego media the viewer numbers for their news product in Tijuana. So there is no way to monetize covering news just across the boarder. If the Nielsen rating company would give Tijuana number with San Diego numbers I’m sure we’d cover the city and people of Tijuana a lot more in San Diego. However what that has done is opened the door to smaller news producers like the one i talked to for this BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. Journalist Vicente Calderon and I have known each other for years. He was an anchor in Los Angeles and left that to start a Tijuana based news website TijuanaPress.com He and his team follow all the top stories in Tijuana. He is also the go-to-guy for Tijuana news. He often field produces for American and other international media when they need someone. He’s covered all of what we think about as stereotypical Tijuana stories … prison riots, drug murders and cartel battles. However he and his team cover the stories that don’t get coverage in American media like political debates and even the odd art opening. We talk about media freedom and making a living as a journalist in Tijuana. In the middle of the interview small drone started flying over our heads, file that under weird. But it shows how similar our two countries approaches to gathering news are. I know the TV station I work is defiantly looking at using a drone to gather news, not using it yet but I’m sure its coming. I think this is a fascinating podcast and I hope you enjoy it. And as always if you want to jump on your soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours just call 619-663-4531 Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with Matt Bowler and Ric Epps: Crybaby Commission and the Ukraine vs Crimea For this BowlersDesk.com Political Ric Epps and I chatted about some interesting local politics. There is a San Diego commission that is behaving like a child and trying to take there ball and go home. Then we talked about the Ukraine and Crimea. Ric had made some prediction that came true and we look into his crystal ball for some more. And as always … If you want to hop on your political soapbox do that by hopping on ours just call (619) 663-4531 Listen, post, repost and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. Enjoy SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # San Diego, News, Political Podcast, Politics, News, Media, Ukraine, Crimea, War, Revolution, Journalism, Reading, Understanding, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Voter, Vote, Politicians, #SanDiego #News #Political #Podcast #Politics #News #Media #Ukraine #Crimea #War #Revolution #Journalism #Reading #Understanding #NBC #ABC #CBS #FOX #Voter #Vote #Politicians,

For this BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast We have the special guest Dan Carlin, podcaster, journalist, and provocateur. Hopefully you already listen to Dan’s podcast’s Hard Core History and Common Sense. They are some of the best out there. We talked about media, news, and how that is impacting our political possess. Dan had some great insights. I have to admit I got us of to a rocky start. My normal partner in crime Ric Epps was sick and completely lost his voice. But Dan cut me some slack and we moved or forged on. And as always … If you want to hop on your political soapbox do that by hopping on ours just call (619) 663-4531 Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with Brad Kierkegaard, religious studies professor from San Diego State University. And no he’s not a relation of the famous 19th century philosopher. We talked about the Pope. The Pope is making waves inside and outside the church. His views on what the Catholic Church should be focused on. The poor over birth control. His criticisms of global capitalism. He’s even come out in favor of breastfeeding, though we don’t talk about that. I waited as long as I did after Pope Francis came into power because I wanted him to have to time to do stuff before I started to judge him. Brad has some great points about this new Pope. I particularly like his comparison to Pope Emeritus Benedict. We sat in the little chapel behind the alter at Saint Joseph’s, San Diego’s Cathedral. Brad has this great way of couching his criticisms in positivity. It’s a fascinating and interesting chat. And as always … If you want to hop on your political soapbox do that by hopping on ours just call (619) 663-4531 Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com

For this Bowler’s Desk political podcast I met up with Matt Awbrey. Matt is mayoral candidate Kevin Faulconer’s Communications Director. He’s a nice guy. Everyone likes Matt. We talked a bit about where this young gun came from. Matt just turned 30 and he’s already running mayoral campaigns. We talked about: Who this Matt Awbrey guy is and where he’s from. How he knows Faulconer. San Diego republicanism and how he (Matt) fits into that. And a lot more. As always if you want to hop on your political soap box do that by hopping our ours just call (619) 663-4531. Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

I asked myself what San Diego political issue is both under talked about and very important to the mayor’s race? The answer for me is Barrio Logan zoning regulations. Now before you yawn think about this … While at first blush zoning regulation don’t seem that exciting, these rules determine what you can do with your land, what business are allowed in a community, even how many people are allowed to live in a neighborhood. So zoning has a direct and very important impact on your life. Barrio Logan is a community created when the 5 freeway was built, bisecting Logan Heights. Under much protest and cries the freeway went through. Then the Coronado Bridge was built and sparking loud protests witch eventually lead to the creation of Chicano Park. Now the community there wants to create some industrial free zones. There is a lot of industry in Barrio Logan, lots of heavy industry. The most notable is the maritime industries. They pay a lot in tax, employ lots of people, and are very important to the city outside of the barrio. This issue is making its way into mayoral election politics is some very interesting ways. The issue has a racial component that could be part of the reason the next mayor wins or why his opponent loses. Barrio Logan was born fighting. And the people from there don’t back down, they are used to long fights. This time on the Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast I sat down with Georgette Gomez from the Environmental Health Coalition. She’s a Barrio Logan native. She has a lot of interesting things to say about her almost decade long fight to make changes to the Barrio Logan zoning rules. Agree or not you’ve got to respect her zeal and commitment. If you want to hop on your political soapbox do that by hopping on ours just call (619) 663-4531 Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with me Matthew Bowler and San Diego’s Political Professor Ric Epps This time we are on board the official Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. The original was blown up by the French equivalent to the CIA. So Greenpeace just built another one. This time it has a very interesting and avant garde design. The ship has a traditional engine, an electric engine, and two sails. However the sails don’t fly from a traditional mast. Green Pease is hopping the new design they’re using will work as a proof of concept showing cargo ship builders that using sails are viable for cargo vessels. It’s a very cool and interesting design defiantly worth a serious look. [youtube=http://youtu.be/33a9Ht5EzE4] We talked to her Captain Capitan Joel Stewart [youtube=http://youtu.be/t9IQYyFh43M] And Green Pease Oceans Campaigner Casson Trenor. It was a fascinating hour. We talked about the Greenpeace ship that was seized by the Russian military and the 30 activists that were arrested. We talked about one ironic aspect to global warming and Arctic oil drilling. We talked about Bumble Bee Tuna and read parts of a letter from the San Diego Bumble Bee CEO. Of course I know you’ve got an opinion and your dyeing to share it. Jump on your soapbox by jumping on ours call (619) 663-4531 and leaving use a message … ask a question … make your point and maybe we’ll use it in our next BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast And now the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with special guests from Greenpeace. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/ podcast/san-diego-political-podcast/id644813767?mt=2 YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Special Guest Greenpeace Cap. Joel Stewar & @CassonTrenor … #SanDiego #politics #rainbowwarrior San Diego, Political Podcast, Political, Podcast, Greenpeace, Environmental, Environmentalist, Shell, Bumble Bee Tuna, Tuna, Russia, Democrat, Republican, #SanDiego #PoliticalPodcast #Political #Podcast #Greenpeace #Environmental #Environmentalist #Shell #BumbleBeeTuna #Tuna #Russia #Democrat #Republican

For this Bowler’s Desk political podcast I met up with Rory Pendergast. Rory is campaigning hard for the underdog in San Diego’s mayoral special election. We sat in the back of David Alvarez's tiny Encanto campaign office ... Lots of kids, community members, and part activist excited to hit the streets and campaign for the dark horse candidate. No one thought his campaign would gain the momentum it has. Last UT San Diego poll has him neck and neck with Nathan Fletcher. Who is going to show up at the polls? Who can rally their people? Will the traditional San Diego Democrat get votes in San Diego? Who is going to show up? How did Alvarez gain so much ground in such a short time? It’s interesting to me because Alvarez was such an underdog and now he’s a contender. If you want to hop on your political soapbox do that by hopping our ours just call (619) 663-4531 Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Hello and welcome to another San Diego Political Podcast. I’m Matthew Bowler from BowlersDesk.com. This time Ric Epps and I sat down with the President of the San Diego Police Officers Association, Brian Marvel. We spent about an hour chatting about San Diego Police Department and there roll in our community. Their mayoral endorsement and why they endorsed whom they did. And how the POA see’s itself when compared to other labor organizations, like the Service Employee International Union (SEIU). Also we spent a fair amount of time on pensions. I have to apologize for a technical issue. My mic died on me just as started recording … I did lots to fix it and I think its OK. Brian and Ric both sound perfect. However I have a bit of an echo. I think its totally listenable but I just wanted to let you know so you wont think there’s something wrong with you. Brian was great. He’s super friendly and like almost all the cops I’ve met, a great conversationalist. So San Diego’s POA You be the judge. Remember if you want to jump on your political soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours, call the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Soapbox and leave a message … 619-663-4531 Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Welcome to another Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com. We have a different sort of show for you today. This time we talk about our country and how it keeps secrets. I sat down with Chase Madar civil rights lawyer, Slate.com blogger, Blogger for the Nation and now author of “The Passion of Bradley Manning”. Chase is an advocate for whistle blowers. He wants everyone to know how our country creates secrets and what it means to be a whistleblower. Chase thinks Manning and Snowden a leaked info they believed important for the country to know. Chase points out that while what Manning leaked amounted to the largest leak of classified documents ever, it still is only 1% of one year of data. Chase isn’t advocating total transparency in my opinion, he does what a change in the way our system of secret works. It was a very interesting hour and well worth the beer and tortas I bribed him with. Agree or not Chase makes some very interesting points. You be the judge. Remember if you want to jump on your political soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours, call the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Soapbox and leave a message … 619-663-4531 Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # Bradly Manning and the nature of American secret keeping with Chase Madar on this BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. San Diego, News, Political, Podcast, Bradly Manning, Manning, Secrets, Leaks, Snowden, Whistleblower, Government, Obama, #SanDiego #News #Political #Podcast #BradlyManning #Manning #Secrets #Leaks #Snowden #Whistleblower #Government #Obama,

Welcome to another Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com. Ric Epps and I went met up with Kevin Faulconer at his campaign headquarters. While Kevin is the official Republican candidate for mayor he wants to be seen as a moderate Republican that can work with San Diego Democratic City Council. We were able to touch on lots of things in our half an hour with him. How are you going to help San Diego’s middle class? What does it take to get our economy back on track? How is his record helping or hurting him? And more. You be the judge. Remember if you want to jump on your political soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours, call the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Soapbox and leave a message … 619-663-4531 Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # @kevin_faulconer mayoral candidate on BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast San Diego, News, Political, Podcast, Mayor, Election, Kevin Faulconer, Faulconer, Campaign #SanDiego #News #Political #Podcast #Mayor #Election #KevinFaulconer # Faulconer #Campaign

Welcome to another Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com. This time Ric Epps and I sat down with Mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher. This is Nathan’s second bite at the mayoral apple. We talked about everything from the economy, to the federal shutdown, and beer. To me his campaign doesn’t seem to be that different substantively this time around, with the exception of his staff. Reaching across the aisle and working with other is a main theme. His campaign wants voters to see him as the boss you like. Firm but fair. You be the judge. Remember if you want to jump on your political soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours, call the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Soapbox and leave a message … 619-663-4531 Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # Nathan Fletcher tells us why he wants your vote (again) … BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast San Diego, News, Political, Podcast, Mayor, Election, Nathan Fletcher, Fletcher, Campaign #SanDiego #News #Political #Podcast #Mayor #Election #NathanFletcher #Fletcher #Campaign Nathan Fletcher wants to be San Diego’s Designated Driver … find out more BowlersDesk.com #SDBEER

Hello and welcome to this special BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. This week Ric Epps and I tackled the tough issue of gun control. No matter what side of the gun debate you fall on everyone needs to be at the table on this. Both fervent pro gun activists and anti gun activists. We went out to a pro-second amendment rally in east San Diego County. The Lemon Grove Rod and Gun Club hosted the rally. They let anyone that wanted to come out and shoot guns, under the supervision of a club member of course. We sat down with California Stage Assemblyman Brian Jones. Brian is a Republican from the 51st assembly district, that’s east San Diego County from Santee out to the Imperial County line. One of the platforms in his campaign was gun ownership. He is a fervent supporter of it. He opposes any gun registration laws and thinks Americans should be able to buy any kind of gun they want. Sam Paredes the Executive Director of Gun Owners of California also joined us. Sam is as fervently pro-gun as the Assemblyman. Now for the sake of full disclosure you need to know I am not what could be called pro-gun. I do not believe that you should be able to buy a 50-caliber car mounted machine gun. However I think there are responsible gun owners’ out there. And like most Americans I fall in the grey space between this issue. Ric and I hope that this is the beginning of a dialog about the issue. Everyone needs to be at the table in a genuine and sincere way on this issue. We just started with the pro-gun people and hope to bring you a Political Podcast with anti-gun activists soon. This is a hot topic and I’m sure you’ll want to hop on your soapbox over it. So do that by hopping on ours. Call 619-663-4531 leave a message, ask a question, and take part in the discussion. Everyone needs to be at the table. And now gun control on the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. Enjoy … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

This time around we sat down with one the latest mayoral candidates, David Alvarez. David is the city councilman for District 8. He is the son of a farm worker and grew up in one of San Diego’s toughest neighborhoods, Barrio Logan. He met us at his campaign headquarters witch is also his garage. The soft-spoken Alvarez is confidante he’s going to win this and is trying to cast himself as the “new normal” or “new typical” face of San Diego. It was enlightening and interesting. He promises to fight hard and loud. But you be the judge. Please listen, share, and re-tweet! SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Welcome to another outstanding Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com. This week Ric Epps and me (Matthew Bowler) talked about whose going to run for San Diego’s, now open, mayor’s seat. What does Nathan Fletcher have to offer? Will Fletcher lock in Democratic support or will Mike Agurrie? Carl DeMiao has had a rough week … Is he going to continue his run for congress or go for the Mayor’s office? Who else is going to jump into the frey? Then on the National stage Syria is on the tips of everyone tongues. Will be bomb Syria? Why does Syria matter more than Darfur? What will the Russians do if we lob a missile at Assad? All that and more … As always if your want to jump on your soap box over something we’ve said you can do that by jumping on ours. Just call 619-663-4531. Who knows we may put it in the podcast. If you would like to use part of the interview in your broadcasts please credit www.BowlersDesk.com Sorry only KSWB Fox5 is allowed to use any of this content in any form in the San Diego media market. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you will be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Welcome to the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. This time I sat down with Rachel Laing for just about 40 minutes. We met up at Balboa Park on a picnic table in between the science museum and the Cultural Centro de la Raza off of Park Ave. Many of you will remember Rachel from her days as a Deputy Press Secretary for Mayor Jerry Sanders. Since leaving her job with Sanders she has started her own firm Laing Strategic Communications. Most recently she was the spokeswoman for the recall Bob Filner movement. We talked about her work on the recall campaign. Who she thinks is going to run for the Mayor Filner's seat now that he's resigned. And even the candidate she's going to work for and why she thinks you should vote for him. As always if you want to jump on you soapbox you can do that by jumping on ours just call 619-663-4531. Now the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with special guest Rachel Laing. Enjoy. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Welcome to this special edition of the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. I talked to Michelle Burton President of Run Women Run a non-partisan group that encourages woman to run for public office. Michelle and I talked about what else Bob Filner, his anticipated resignation, and who she would like to see become San Diego’s next Mayor. Enjoy. Interesting and fun. As always if you want to hop on your soapbox … you can by hopping on ours … call us at 619-663-4531 … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Welcome to another edition of the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. This time Ric Epps and myself recorded the podcast in front of San Diego’s City Hall. We were there just before a Resign/Recall Bob Filner Rally/March. We talked to two of the organizers. 1: Republican Kathryn Vaughn: Member of USO San Diego Board of Directors and Partner with Vaughn & Vaughn Attorneys at Law. She was named California’s Volunteer of the Year in 2010 and is a workshop leader on sexual harassment in the workplace. 2:Democrat Karen Cebreros: Founding Partner of Track the Impact and Member of the Rotary Club of San Diego. She is also a founder and former director of the International Women's Coffee Alliance and a strong advocate for sustainable and ethical farming practices around the world. This event describes itself as a “grassroots group [that] began with both political affiliations sitting around a dining room table, united together to call for Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation in the face of what is now known to be a long-standing pattern of overwhelming inappropriate and harassing behavior towards women. We also talked to the self described Public Relations “flak” David Oates from Stalwart Communications … he’s the guy that helped to organize the organizers. He shared his insight about the kind of people that came out for the resign/recall rally. Interesting and fun. As always if you want to hop on your soapbox … you can by hopping on ours … call us at 619-663-4531 Now the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with me Matt Bowler and the Political Professor Ric Epps. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. • iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB • YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL • FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP • TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc • BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com ###

Welcome to another edition of the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. This time Ric Epps and myself recorded the podcast at Union Station or Santa Fe Station in downtown San Diego. We were out by the fountain. So you could hear some water falling, train horns, traffic, and even some people. We did our normal thing and touched on local, national, and international political events. However this time we spent some time focusing on the Snowden controversy. Jack Anderson a software developer joined us and shared his expertise with us. Jack gave us his technical insight into the kinds of things that Snowden may have exposed. Interesting and fun. As always if you want to hop on your soapbox … you can by hopping on ours … call us at 619-663-4531 Now from the Union Station in downtown San Diego… The BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with me Matt Bowler and the Political Professor Ric Epps. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. • iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB • YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL • FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP • TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc • BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com ###

Welcome to another edition of the BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast. This time Ric Epps and myself recorded the podcast at Old Trolley Barn Park in University Heights. We were joined by San Diego City Councilman Kevin Faulconer. Kevin talked with me early Sunday morning over the phone before the podcast’s recording. Of course San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s sexual harassment scandal is top of things he wanted to talk about. However, I did get him to touch on a few things that are being overshadowed by the scandal. Along with the Filner fiascos we talked about the Tourism Marketing District, the prevailing wage vote, and a bit of party politics. But he is pushing, in a very polite way, for Filner to resign, along with nearly everyone on the council, Republican or Democrat. As always if you want to hop on your soapbox … you can by hopping on ours … call us at 619-663-4531 No from the Old Trolley Barn Park in University Heights … The BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with me Matt Bowler and the Political Professor Ric Epps. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. • iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB • YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL • FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP • TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc • BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com ###

This time around Ric Epps and I (Matthew Bowler) talked all about the Bob Filner fiascoe. Filner a former Congressman, City Councilman, and current San Diego Mayor is embroiled in the mother of all sex scandals. At the time I wrote this seven women came forward and levied sexual harassment allegations against the powerful Democrat. These woman says Filner grabbed them, groped them, and in some cases aggressively kissed them. One accuser described Filner slobbering all over the side of her face. This scandal has gripped the nation. No the Mayor is entering a two week intensive behavior therapy, sort of a rehab. We talked to Francine Busby the Chairperson of the San Diego County Democratic Party. She gave Ric and I an inside look at the Democratic party. When they knew what they knew. What they say they did when they say they knew. It was a fascinating chat. If you would like to use part of the interview in your broadcasts please credit www.BowlersDesk.com Sorry only KSWB Fox5 is allowed to use any of this content in any form in the San Diego media market. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # The BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with Ric Epps and Matthew Bowler. Chairwoman of the San Diego County Democratic Party reacts to Mayor Bob Filner and the Sexual Harassment Allegations Made Against Him.

Political Podcast Comic Con Special (7-15-13) This is the Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast Comic Con special This time around Ric Epps and I (Matt Bowler) spent some time chatting with Jamie Newbold at his comic book shop Southern California Comics. This place is great. If you want comics, graphic novels, collectable toys, this is the place to go. We chatted about politics in comics and the politics of Comic Con. Jamie clearly loves comics. He’s knows comics. And can talk endlessly about them. He also shed lots of light on how political Comic Con has become. What he thinks about the Con’s organizers and where he thinks it’s going. I selected a few interesting moments form the chat for youtube. But listen to the whole thing. Download it. Subscribe to our iTunes feed. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com #SDCC

Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast with Matt Bowler and Ric Epps. This week we met over in Balboa Park off of 6th ave. In-between the Bridge Club (I thought it was the Chess Club) and the 6th ave playground. It was a great day. We found a nice shady spot at a picnic table and hung out and chatted about what we love to talk about what we love to talk about …. politics. This time around we shot video of our chat too. You can still get the podcast off of iTunes and listen there but now it’s been segmented and posted to youtube.com. So you can watch it now if you want … on your phone, computer, (if you have Apple TV) on your tv. We talked about Mayor Filner and the Feds looking into a possible violation, prop 8’s continuing saga, Obama, Cairo, and much much more. If you want to share any of your idea thought … hop on the soapbox and call (619) 663-4531 Listen, watch, and share Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com With Matthew Bowler and Ric Epps. This time around Ric Epps and I met up in front of San Diego’s County administration building at 1600 Pacific Coast Highway right across form the Star of India … it was a crazy week for San Diego politics … Mayor Filner was all over the news … some of his top aids quit … he brought Sunroad back … remember them they are a major developer here in town … just one thing after another for the Mayor … And we dug into Prop 8, DOMA, and the Supreme Court I criticized the main stream media for not talking enough about the voting rights act enough … we talked about what the voting rights act means and how the Supreme Court’s will affect how our votes are counted … Then we talked about Syria, Turkey And came full circle with Mayor Filner’s trip to Paris to help with the Iranian democratic movement It was a super political week … super busy! You’ve got an opinion and you should share it. If you want to hop on your soapbox you can do that by hopping on ours by calling (619) 663-4531 and leaving use a message … asking a question … and now … political podcast … BowlersDesk.com … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/san-diego-political-podcast/id644813767?mt=2 YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # #

This Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast is in honor of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Often torture is ignored and oversimplified in main stream media It’s hard to talk about torture and sell ads It’s hard to talk about torture without diminishing to topic It’s hard to talk about torture But we’re going to try and do the hard thing … According to Cornell Law School’s web site torture is defined as http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2340 (1) “torture” means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control; (2) “severe mental pain or suffering” means the prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from— (3) “United States” means the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States. I sat down with two experts in the field of torture. First Arturo Jimenez Bicardi a PhD candidate at University of California at Irvine and he’s doing his dissertation on US torture and targeted killings programs since World War II. Also joining me was Suzanne Bacon the Community Relations Manager for Survivors of Torture, International. They are a San Diego based group that helps people that have survived torture heal. Did you know that there are over 11,000 survivors of politically motivated torture living in San Diego? That’s whom Survivors of Torture, International helps. They also give twice monthly tours of their facility, showing anyone interested the good work they do. Go to the web site www.notorture.org. Give money. Give time. Take the tour. Listen Share Thank you.

Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast June 26th is the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. I’ll be putting up a special Political Podcast. But this is a sample of what you can expect. We talk about surviving torture and how governments (the USA included) use torture. www.un.org/en/events/torturevictimsday/ www.notorture.org

This time to record Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast Ric Epps and I met up over at Roucco Park. It’s a nice park with some very cool modernist/minimalist flair. My only criticism is that the park doesn’t have any shade. While the park was named for a local Architect Lloyd Ruocco. The park is designed to honor Ruocco’s minimalist and modernist style. However it is in desperate need of shade. There are benches that no one sits in unless they want to fry in San Diego’s famous sunshine. Let’s be honest so many parks around San Diego don’t have any shade. That’s bad and seems to be something that many out of town designers forget. While the sun is great we need shade. OK now that’s off my chest. For the podcast Ric and I talked about: How Mayor Filner faced his third veto override in a row. The Tourism Marketing District. Here’s that picture for my idea for the new San Diego ad campaign. Why being aware of local politics is super important. Syria Turkey The G8 And as always if you want to hope on your soapbox call us and leave a message at 619-663-4531 and we’ll include you and your ideas.

This time on San Diego Political Podcast I sat down and talked to Josh Board at Polite Provisions and we spend the better part of an hour talking about movie and politics. Josh ate a massive pork sandwich and was a pleasure to hang out with. He doesn’t think movies play an important role politically while I think they do. Oh and about 3 minutes in we talked about the Equal Time for more info on that go HERE. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Time Listen Share Talk San Diego Political Podcast Movie edition.

San Diego Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com This week Ric Epps and I (Matthew Bowler) met up at Kensington Park next to the library. We talked about Republican Carl DeMaio announcing his run for Congress against Democrat Scott Peters. Even though Peters has only been in office 5 months. What kind of affect could an openly gay Congressman from San Diego have on the Republican Party? Nationally? The European Union approved shipping arms to the Syrian opposition. Russia and China are arming and supporting the Assad regime. Is Syria a proxy war for the United States and Europe vs China and Russia? What do the protest in Turkey tell us? Listen Download Share Tweet Re-Tweet San Diego Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com

San Diego’s Political podcast number 5 ! This time we recorded at Polite Provision … this place is very cool … it have a European vibe … I half expect James Joyce of Ernest Hemingway to come stumbling in … they make their own soda and fancy craft cocktails … I got say I was worried they would be very expensive but no … decent prices … 5 – 9 for a cocktail type of prices … I had a fancy soda that they make themselves … 2 bucks … Lots of light … cool tables… I this place is going to last. I hope at lest. I met up with Dan Gilleon … he’s a San Diego lawyer … mostly he does civil litigation.. that means he sues people for stuff … we talked about the twerking debacle .. I wanted to talk about what kind of liability the San Diego Unified School District is potentially facing if the parents of the suspended students start to sue all at the same time … 32 students now have to say they were suspended for “Sexual Harassment” .. The ACLU is involved … think about how much this is going to cost to defend? Where’s that money come from? Of course we talked about other stuff too … he had some fun stories … Polite Provisions 30th and Adams … classy joint and cool people … lots of mustaches, vests, and cocktails And as always if you have an opinion you want to share on the Political Podcast call me … leave a message … we may play it and respond 619-663-4531 Call leave a message … ask a question … From Polite Provision on the South-West corner of 30th and Adams The Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com Enjoy!!! http://www.mglawyers.com/ http://politeprovisions.com/ http://www.sandi.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

This time on the Political Podcast from BowlersDesk.com Ric Epps and I (Matthew Bowler) met on the 6th Ave side of Balboa Park near Upas st. It was a great day with a cool breeze and lots of shade under the pine trees. We hit on all of the hot topics from this past week. First we talked about Benghazi, then the I.R.S. scandal, the Associated Press scandal, and even brought up a little Iran Contra. (going old school on you) We even talked about the media’s responsibility in a democratic society. Then Ric gives us his thought on how all of this is going to work out in the mid-term elections. Give it a listen … download it and share with your friends on facebook, twitter, blogs etc… http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6th+%26+upas+st+san+diego+ca&ll=32.738465,-117.15786&spn=0.017598,0.020342&hnear=6th+Ave+%26+Upas+St,+San+Diego,+California+92103&gl=us&t=m&z=16 http://www.politico.com/p/pages/benghazi http://www.politico.com/p/pages/irs http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2013/05/mcconnell-on-the-dojs-ap-action-i-support-investigating-164323.html

This week on The Political Podacst with Matt Bowler and Ric Epos was super fun. We were at PETCO Park's Park at the Park. We talked about San Diego's Mayor Bob Filner and his 2024 Summer Olympic bid, cutting the City Attorneys’ budget (political pay back?), Tijuana, Syria, Iranian elections. If you have any feedback please jump on the SOAPBOX and call 619-663-4531. Leave a message, tell us what you think, and we may include it in the podcast. To subscribe to us on iTunes simply search "San Diego Political" then click on the Bowler Hat icon. Please listen and share on Facebook and Twitter

San Diego’s Political Pod cast with Matt Bowler from BowlersDesk.com and Ric Epps the Political Professor. San Diego international politics and how that hits home for you in San Diego. Big picture but down to earth. This week we talk about Nathan Fletcher becoming a Democrat, Syria, Russia, and Twerking. Listen download share. Tell us what you think. Ric Epps is the San Diego Political Professor. He holds a pHd in Political Science and is a former field intelligence agent. Epps an expert inInternational relations, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East politics and international security, nuclear weapons, WMD proliferation policies and issues and terrorism, presidential politics. He's also a former linebacker for UCLA Football. Matthew Bowler is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist in San Diego California. Bowler (as he is known in the newsroom) comes from a long line of journalists, but he does not have traditional broadcast beginnings. In college he studied art with a specialty in painting and printmaking. In 1997 Bowler married and a year later he moved to the South of France. While there he participated in art exhibitions and was written about in the “La Marseillaise” weekly newspaper in which they called his work “les oeuvres impossible” or “the impossible works”. After his year in Provence, Bowler returned to San Diego and began to work as a freelance photographer. At that time most of his work was editorial photojournalism for newspapers and magazines. Some years later he transitioned into television news. Beginning as a video editor Bowler quickly began working as a videographer. This is when he discovered his passion for telling television news stories. When Tribune Company bought the Fox affiliate (KSWB) in San Diego and he was offered a job as an Assignment Editor. At KSWB Bowler has done more than his job title describes. He has been given the opportunity to produce shows, produce segments, write, shoot, edit, and voice his own stories. 2011 is a highlight in Bowler’s professional life. He received two Emmys; one for Investigative reporting and the other Political reporting. Matthew Bowler will continue to create compelling television news wherever his career may take him. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email him at lmbowler [at] gmail dot com. Together they love to talk politics and news. Hopefully its fun, funny, and thought provoking. www.BowlersDesk.com

Bowler's Desk San Diego News and Politics Podcast is all about politics in San Diego and beyond. We chat analyze and give our take on local, national, and international politics. Ric Epps is the San Diego Political Professor. He holds a pHd in Political Science and is a former field intelligence agent. Epps an expert inInternational relations, U.S. foreign policy, Middle East politics and international security, nuclear weapons, WMD proliferation policies and issues and terrorism, presidential politics. He's also a former linebacker for UCLA Football. Matthew Bowler is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist in San Diego California. Bowler (as he is known in the newsroom) comes from a long line of journalists, but he does not have traditional broadcast beginnings. In college he studied art with a specialty in painting and printmaking. In 1997 Bowler married and a year later he moved to the South of France. While there he participated in art exhibitions and was written about in the “La Marseillaise” weekly newspaper in which they called his work “les oeuvres impossible” or “the impossible works”. After his year in Provence, Bowler returned to San Diego and began to work as a freelance photographer. At that time most of his work was editorial photojournalism for newspapers and magazines. Some years later he transitioned into television news. Beginning as a video editor Bowler quickly began working as a videographer. This is when he discovered his passion for telling television news stories. When Tribune Company bought the Fox affiliate (KSWB) in San Diego and he was offered a job as an Assignment Editor. At KSWB Bowler has done more than his job title describes. He has been given the opportunity to produce shows, produce segments, write, shoot, edit, and voice his own stories. 2011 is a highlight in Bowler’s professional life. He received two Emmys; one for Investigative reporting and the other Political reporting. Matthew Bowler will continue to create compelling television news wherever his career may take him. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email him at lmbowler [at] gmail dot com. Together they love to talk politics and news. Hopefully its fun, funny, and thought provoking. www.BowlersDesk.com