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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 known as 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

  1. 13/04/2014

    Political Podcast Tijuana Journalism

    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 # # #

    34 min
  2. 11/12/2013

    BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast Barrio Logan Zoned Out

    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 # # #

    16 sec
  3. 26/11/2013

    Political Podcast Greenpeace 11.25.13

    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

    1h 3m

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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 known as 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

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