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The Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast is an absolute joy to listen to. This show has some of the best chemistry between hosts that I have ever encountered, and their ability to make me laugh out loud is unparalleled. Whether they're discussing the latest sports news or sharing personal anecdotes, Ben, Woods, and Paul always keep me engaged and entertained. I look forward to tuning in every morning to not only stay informed about the sports scene back home in San Diego, but also to enjoy the obvious camaraderie and banter these guys have in spades. Here's hoping for many more years of listening pleasure!
One of the best aspects of The Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast is the perfect balance between analysis and laughter that Ben and Woods bring to every episode. They provide insightful commentary on sports topics while also infusing humor into their discussions. This dynamic keeps me informed and entertained, making it a great way to start my day.
Unfortunately, there is one issue that detracts from the overall enjoyment of this podcast - the lack of "foreplay" segments. As mentioned by another reviewer, these segments seem to be missing from recent episodes, which can leave listeners feeling shortchanged. The "foreplay" segments were a highlight for many listeners, as they provided a fun and light-hearted introduction to each episode. It would be greatly appreciated if these segments could be reinstated.
In conclusion, The Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast is a fantastic show that offers a perfect blend of sports analysis and entertainment value. The chemistry between hosts Ben, Woods, and Paul is undeniable and adds immense enjoyment to each episode. While there may be some room for improvement regarding segment formats, overall this podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking for a fun and informative sports show. Keep up the great work!
Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10102 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:07:09 +0000 uZOinutSeHUQtfUQ8RWDvihYGqa9vAnh baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=ht
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by turning our attention to today's series finale between the Padres and the Orioles, and we're simply asking that the Padres DON'T get swept today. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines, including some news for San Diego State basketball fans. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Woodsy's new best friend, Aussie Tony, to the studio! Listen here as the guys talk about how Woods and Tony met in Manchester back in July at the Oasis concert, why Tony is visiting Southern California from Australia this week, and HOW he missed his flight over here even though he was at the airport the entire time??
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's loss to the Orioles, and if Mike Shildt needs to make any changes to the lineup? Then we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "sphygmomanometer" into last night's broadcast before we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" and also go over a few stories that stood out to us from yesterday in Major League Baseball. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little bit of foreplay which quickly turns to Padres talk, as the guys discuss whether or not it is time to panic over the San Diego Padres who dropped their 3rd straight series last night. Then we set the menu for today's show and bring you our Padres Crap-Up with the lowlights from last night's 6-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Listen here
Tuesday September 2nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10068 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:05:56 +0000 ju2jc0V42sFqAHnCdrTJLYa7ql10vgJv baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday September 2nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=http
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Woodsy talking about his pal Aussie Tony landing in San Diego yesterday before the guys discuss some of the college football that had us entertained over the holiday weekend. Then we turn our attention over to tonight's game between the Padres and Orioles as Yu Darvish looks to get the team back on track, and we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from the weekend. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben asking Woodsy if he's a complete psychopath after his wife, Hannah, revealed something that Woods does when cooking with eggs? Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys chat with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls into the show each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here!
Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler joined Ben & Woods for his regular Tuesday chat! Listen here as Jesse gives his thoughts on the Padres dropping 6 of their last 8 games, the small-ball strategy the Padres are using, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on yesterday's loss to the Orioles, and why Jackson Merrill was brought in to pinch run in the 9th inning, but not to hit? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who we missed yesterday while off for Labor Day, and we get his thoughts on a disappointing stint for the Padres and another huge road win for SDFC! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss how we all spent the holiday weekend, and we send our best wishes to Padres all-star Jason Adam who was carted off during yesterday's game with what is expected to be a season-ending knee injury. Then we set the menu for today's show and get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we get to yesterday's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, and discuss how things feel today as a Padres fan with the offense struggling, players getting hurt over the weekend, and more. Listen here
Friday August 29th, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9990 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:04:34 +0000 iz7DBuraQMsnDNA90FGt7aHdkgwYMYSK baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday August 29th, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking some Padres vs Twins coming up this weekend, and everyone's favorite topic lately: lineup construction! Then we bring you the return of "Ben's Super Sexy Saturday (Stinkfist) Schedule" of the best way to watch some college football this weekend before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us all about what it will be like for him this weekend as travel ball season has officially arrived for 7 year old Beau. Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Friday morning before our pal and SDFC broadcaster Darren Smith joins the show for his weekly Friday appearance! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by going around Major League Baseball and discussing some of last night's scores which includes a FOUR home run game from Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Padres Assistant General Manager Josh Stein who calls in to chat with the guys on a Friar Friday! Listen here!
Padres Assistant General Manager Josh Stein joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday! Listen here as Josh reflects back on July's trade deadline and how the new players have fit in here in San Diego, how he and AJ Preller and their team plan to replenish the farm system, and MUCH more!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy hilariously tells us about what his little 4 year old thief Taylor has been up to in the middle night? Then we set the menu for today's show before Ben tells us about an encounter his buddy had with perhaps the most angry Padres fan to ever exist, and the guys give some thoughts on San Diego State Football blowing out Stony Brook 42-0 last night in their season opener. Listen here!
The Fan staff discusses their thoughts on the series that just concluded against the Mariners, what the best way to use Dylan Cease is moving forward, if the Padres should go all out to try and win the division and their first experience being on the air in their radio careers.
Thursday August 28th, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9840 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:05:37 +0000 lz6iqW1aPPmkM7R7PGQzd4EGsNrxeKqK baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday August 28th, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by reacting to something Eno Sarris talked about in our last segment, and the guys discuss whether or not Mike Shildt will embrace a little chaos with how he manages the team down the stretch as we inch closer to the postseason? Then we play a clip from 7 years ago today for our Throwback Thursday segment before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy talking about our pal "Aussie Tony" who will be in San Diego next week, and we bring back "Ben's Alphabet" that made us laugh so hard at the start of today's show! Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!
Ben & Woods are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for his weekly "Smart Baseball" weekly segment!
Ben & Wood kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk some Padres baseball, and just how important it is for the Padres to continue to play good baseball down the stretch because of how critical it is for them to have homefield advantage for whichever playoff series they may be in. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Padres pre and postgame Sam Levitt who gives us his thoughts on the Padres dropping 2 of 3 against Seattle this week. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and we revisit a story we briefly mentioned on Tuesday morning and bring some new audio to the table that gives us all a much-needed laugh this morning! Then we set the menu for today's show before we bring you our Padres Crap-Up and discuss yesterday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners as the Padres dropped a tough series in Seattle. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are back for this month's episode of "Off The Air with Ben & Woods", and they brought a friend! Longtime friend of the show, and Padres super fan Major Garrett sits down with the boys for an in-depth conversation about how he got to where he is now as the CBS Chief White House Correspondent, how being grilled by President Obama is slightly different from being grilled by Mike Shildt, how media is consumed and produced now vs how it used to be, and MUCH more!
Wednesday August 27th, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9862 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:22:52 +0000 YDTo7EgAhcvVq74Z5KSZSPd16vsfh46b baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday August 27th, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=http
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with an early edition of The Reindl Report and a few of Paul's top headlines, including some bad news for Benny. Then at the bottom of the hour, back by popular demand, the guys welcome our new Promotions Assistant Nathan back to the studio as he blesses us all with his INCREDIBLE voice. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by finally getting to the biggest news in the world from yesterday, in pop culture at least, as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement to the world. Then we get to today's game of "Take On Woods" before the guys hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "winklepicker" into last night's broadcast, and we preview this afternoon's series finale in Seattle as Yu Darvish gets the start for the Padres! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour continuing to talk about last night's game, and we focus in on what the Padres should maybe consider doing when it comes to Dylan Cease, as we're less than 30 games away from the end of the regular season. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we take a look at the 2026 Padres schedule that was announced yesterday! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and Woodsy talks about how badly he wants (and needs!) a garage refrigerator but he is not allowed to get one. Then we set the menu for today's show and get right to some Padres talk as we discuss last night's up-and-down game as the Padres beat Seattle 7-6 to tie the series as they look to go for another series win later this afternoon! Listen here!
Tuesday August 26th, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9832 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:03:37 +0000 aVamM48qjmBfhbGLLYDzjluEO8Ccpydo baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday August 26th, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour continuing with Major Garrett in-studio today, and we look ahead to tonight's game up in Seattle as we hope for a strong performance out of starting pitcher Dylan Cease against the talented Mariners lineup. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the morning with The Reindl Report and one of the funnier voicemails we've heard in a long time! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming our dear friend Major Garrett, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent and major Padres fan, into the studio as he hangs out for the rest of the morning! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we're all joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls in from the road up in Seattle! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's loss to the Seattle Mariners, and JP Sears' outing in particular, and what our level of concern is when it comes to starting pitching depth as it's now a 30 game season. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys go around Major League Baseball and go over some of yesterday's results around the league. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with some foreplay and Woodsy tells us a pretty awkward / embarrassing moment that happened to him at the gym yesterday. Oh, and it all went down right in front of Trevor Hoffman!? Then we set the menu for today's show and get right to our Padres Wrap-Up as we bring you the lowlights and discuss last night's ugly 9-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Listen here
Monday August 25th, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9980 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:08:27 +0000 jewmvmQnOlRU51da6sCvxcZQ0WeWYk2h baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday August 25th, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about the Padres strength of schedule over the final 31 games that are remaining and how important it is to keep winning series. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories from over the weekend! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us about his weekend exploring the new world of baseball cards, after he posted on X about going to a card store for the first time with his kids, and his post got over 1,000,000 views?? Then we play a quick game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who calls in each Monday during the season to recap the Padres weekend! Listen here!
Dennis Lin (The Athletic) makes his weekly appearance with Ben & Woods and gives his thoughts on the weekend that was for the Padres, who took 2 of 3 from the dodgers this weekend and are now tied for 1st with Los Angeles at the top of the NL West standings! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking more about the Padres weekend vs the dodgers, and whether or not the Padres can win a World Series with their small-ball style vs winning with home runs? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by a fired up Craig Elsten who joins the show each Monday, and gives us his thoughts on the Padres / dodgers series as well as San Diego FC clinching a playoff berth over the weekend! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Ben and Paul welcome Woodsy back to the studio after he was broadcasting from Texas while caring for his dad all last week. Then we set the menu for the rest of today's show before we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up and go over yesterday's 8-2 loss to the dodgers, and Friday / Saturday's wins that got the Padres a much-needed series win as they now sit tied with LA atop the NL West standings! Listen here!
Friday August 22nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10121 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:06:29 +0000 GBSE2IvvKF4EKsMUYPldXaL78eKzYGbM baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday August 22nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Padres skipper Mike Shildt joining the program for The Manager's Report and he talks about this weekend's series against the dodgers, Luis Arraez hitting in the 2-hole, and MUCH more! Then the guys say goodbye to Woodsy who gets an early start on trying to beat Dallas traffic as he flies home to San Diego, and we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's headlines this morning. LIsten here!
Padres manager Mike Shildt joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday for The Manager's Report! Listen here as Mike talks about his team's ability to bounce back after a skid, what he has been seeing from Luis Arraez batting 2nd in the lineup, facing the dodgers for a second straight weekend, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by turning the page to this weekend's series with the Los Angeles dodgers coming to town for a 2nd consecutive weekend showdown with big implications for the NL West race at stake. Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we go around Major League Baseball and take an updated look at the playoff standings. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by giving some more thoughts on the Padres TV rights reportedly being sold by Major League Baseball to ESPN, and what this may mean for Padres fans when it comes to watching the games. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our pal Darren Smith joins the show for his weekly segment to talk about SDFC on the brink of a playoff berth, and the big weekend showdown between the Padres and dodgers. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we talk about how this has been a pretty tough week for us with things that are more important than baseball needing to be the top priority all week long. Then, we set the menu for today's show and bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as we break down yesterday's 8-4 win over the Giants with the Padres winning the series and heading into the weekend on a 3 game winning streak. Listen here!
The Fan crew dives deep into the discourse over the Padres' lineup, proposals for realignment in baseball as well as their favorite 7/11 snacks!
Thursday August 21st, 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10207 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:09:15 +0000 wSlZPJU4RwI3UvsKHEgOLKXtb36T254j baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday August 21st, 2025 - FULL SHOW Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by giving some instant reaction to breaking news as Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports this morning that ESPN is set to acquire broadcast rights for 5 MLB teams, including the San Diego Padres? What could that mean for Padres fans when it comes to watching games in the future? Plus we have a Reindl Report, we play another round of "What's In Ben's Box", and Sam Levitt checks in from Petco Park ahead of today's series finale between the Padres and Giants! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben bragging about his world's best grilled cheese sandwich that he made yesterday, and the guys discuss the best technique when making one. Then we get to a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic who just yesterday wrote a story about Fernando Tatis Jr and his lack of home run power this season. Listen here!
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