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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!
The Epic Padres Roundtable examined Casey Mize's recent struggles, whether or not he would start in a short playoff series, Joe Musgrove's latest setback and the biggest problem plaguing the Padres right now.
Thursday September 3rd, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 7686 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:03:27 +0000 8eUwC076CESlVQNc6O86U8BnGPwiiCgu baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday September 3rd, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https
Ben & Woods start the shortened 8am hour by digging into the archives for our Throwback Thursday segment where we revisit a couple of fun clips from the show's earlier days! Then we play a game of Real or Fake before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment before we head over to this week's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking more about yesterday's loss to the Reds and how much leash the Padres can afford to give Casey Mize moving forward with him continuing to struggle since being acquired at the trade deadline. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss a story from ESPN where they asked a handful of MLB players to anonymously discuss the looming lockout, and things don't sound great regarding next year. Listen here
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys continue with our daily meditation and we open the phone lines for the first time in a while and let the calls rip as long as nobody asks any questions about baseball. Then at the bottom of the hour we discuss the latest on Joe Musgrove after a concerning report from Kevin Acee came out last night, and we get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we discuss yesterday's 7-3 loss to the Reds as the Padres finished up their road trip with a 1-5 record. Listen here
Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 6883 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:50:38 +0000 rHVFymZjbLFfe01XG63wVaO3CaPVh5xv baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=http
Ben & Woods start the shortened 8am hour with Woodsy telling us how 5 year old Taylor Woods has recently discovered what “The Clapper” is, after they hooked his lava lamp up to one in his bedroom. Then we play a quick game of Take On Woods before the guys sign off and hand things over to Sammy Levitt for the Padres pregame show!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by discussing the very surprising news in baseball yesterday that Stan Kroneke is set to purchase the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by former MLB all-star Bret Boone who joins the show each and every Wednesday! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and go down memory lane as the guys talk about whether or not they enjoyed going to Homecoming when they were in high school. Then we bring you the Padres lineup for this morning's series finale in Cincinnati as Ethan Salas is set to make his MLB debut, and at the bottom of the hour we get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we get into last night's tough 4-3 loss to the Reds. Listen here!
Tuesday September 1st, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10102 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:02:00 +0000 FSMAJYTyiAbgkSzBtfsjzm7plBKTNxBg baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday September 1st, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a discussion on “pheromone-maxxing” that leaves us all scratching out heads. Then we talk a little Padres vs Reds as San Diego looks to win a series in Cincinnati before we wrap up the show with some final thoughts on the morning before we head out of here on a Tuesday! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing today's official start to Audacy's partnership with Sirius XM where you can now hear all of 97.3 The Fan's programming if you would like! Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before we go over yesterday's action in Major League Baseball and take a look at the National League wildcard race in our MLB Reacharound! Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some more thoughts on last night's 5-0 win over the Reds, and the one thing that absolutely infuriated all 3 of us, even in a victory. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys head out to Cincinnati where Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler calls in an hour earlier than usual for his weekly visit to the show and we get his thoughts on Ethan Salas being called up, we give him this week's incorporator word, and more! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show by skipping foreplay as the guys give some initial thoughts on the reports from late last night that the Padres are planning to call up #1 prospect Ethan Salas with the extra roster spot coming into play for the month of September. Then we talk about the Ketel Marte situation in Arizona for a few minutes before we set the menu for today's show and get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we go over last night's much needed 5-0 win over the Reds! Listen here!
Monday August 31st, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10120 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:03:36 +0000 F0iSw9XbsMod7hCtVBDCrwNErxYr0w1g baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday August 31st, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, including a story of a Taiwanese man using his robot vacuum for some home surveillance? Then we bring you today's MLB Reacharound before we turn the page and wrap up the show by looking ahead to this week's important series for the Padres who visit the Cincinnati Reds. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about Woodsy's well-documented struggles when it comes to finding a deal while traveling, as he and Paulie get ready to head back out to Chicago next week. Then we play our first game of Take On Woods for the week before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin, Padres insider for The Athletic, who gives us his thoughts on the Padres after being swept by Tampa Bay this weekend. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on yesterday's extra-innings loss, and the poor execution by the Padres in those extra innings. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our buddy Craig Elsten who joins the show each Monday to talk about the weekend that was for the Padres as well as San Diego FC! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay that begins with Woodsy getting pretty heated at the Padres being swept by the Rays before we discuss the viral story of fake NFL player Daejon Love from over the weekend. Then we quickly set the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's excruciating 5-4 loss in extra innings as the Padres fell to half a game behind Arizona in the wildcard race. Listen here!
Friday August 28th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10147 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:02:50 +0000 EyjdLDoFgsa4AQA0ssguHucdw9EGBi0w baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday August 28th, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including “Oreogate” that has the internet split after a parent's group chat recently went viral. Then we take our final look ahead to this weekend's pitching matchups between the Padres and Rays before we wrap up the week by throwing it back to some “flubs of the week”! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by taking a listen to some Angine de Poitrine after our pal Eno Sarris told us yesterday that he saw them in concert recently. Then we play a game of Take On Woods to wrap up the week before the guys are joined by Padres skipper Craig Stammen who calls in from Tampa for The Manager's Report! Listen here!
Padres skipper Craig Stammen joined Ben & Woods from Tampa on Friar Friday for The Manager's Report! Listen here as Craig discusses moving from facing 3 talented Pittsburgh pitchers to facing 3 more good pitchers from the Rays, we get updates on Manny Machado, Joe Musgrove, and Nick Pivetta, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with our MLB Reacharound as we go through some of yesterday's results in the National League wildcard race before we get to "Don't Do This". Then at the bottom of the hour we're joined by the great Darren Smith who joins the show each and every week to talk a little SDFC and preview this weekend's series between the Padres and Rays! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as Woodsy makes a last-minute change and we bring back our classic Friday show open, and the guys discuss how their Thursdays went. Then we set the menu for today's show and discuss Joe Musgrove's successful rehab assignment last night before we begin to look ahead to this weekend's series in Tampa against the Rays! Listen here!
Former Major Leaguer Bret Boone joined this week's Epic Padres Roundtable to discuss the panel's level of concern about the team's recent offensive struggles, whether or not Manny Machado should rest until he's healthier and whether or not it makes sense for the Padres to bring in Eugenio Suarez.
Thursday August 27th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 7811 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:13:10 +0000 9wU5g2i3v5QEALlRXr9ooKB4Ayt4t56w baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday August 27th, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by rolling right along following our interview with Jeff Passan and the guys react to what Passan had to say. Then we paly a game of Real or Fake before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment before we head over to this week's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by chatting with Padres pre and postgame show host Sam Levitt who joins us each Thursday morning! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we welcome ESPN's Jeff Passan back to the show and have an extended conversation with him about his reporting on everything going on with Mark Walter and the dodgers, why teams should be more like the San Diego Padres, and MUCH more! Listen here!
ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan joined Ben & Woods on Thursday morning! Listen here as Jeff discusses the latest with his reporting on dodgers owner Mark Walter and the allegations against him, why more teams should be like the PADRES more than anyone else, and MUCH more!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and talk about dying your hair after Woodsy pointed out that he's got a little more "salt and pepper" going than he's used to. Then we set the menu for today's shortened show as we head towards today's Epic Padres Roundtable! And at the bottom of the hour we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as Chef Yuki and the Padres salvaged their series with the Pirates by winning 3-0 yesterday to end the homestand! Listen here!
Wednesday August 26th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10117 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:04:42 +0000 7V1OmnQuWfi5AKQFQ2xKHKjaZi9kyLXj baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday August 26th, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with a brief discussion on “Nair” before we get to The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the day, including one heck of a laugh-attack that happened recently to a meteorologist on the east coast! Then we talk about some Padres news becoming official as Joey and Jesse Buss joining the new Padres ownership team before we wrap up the show by previewing today's series finale as the Padres hope to avoid being swept by Pittsburgh! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy self-diagnosing his sore neck, and while he's not a doctor, he explains to us that he is suffering from "Baseball Card Neck". Then the guys continue to praise Dolly Parton who passed away yesterday at the age of 80, before we play today's game of Take On Woods! And at the bottom of the hour, we bring you up to speed on the National League wildcard race with our MLB Reacharound! Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with an update on Nick Pivetta who pitched in Lake Elsinore yesterday, and we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "ullagone" into last night's broadcast! Then we get to "Don't Do This" before we are joined by our pal Bret Boone who joins us on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about an interesting exchange between the 3 of us, and a top MLB insider who may or may not be joining us this morning. Then we give a "Shoutout To Her Family" for the LEGENDARY Dolly Parton who passed away at the age of 80 before we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss last night's 1-0 loss to the Pirates as Padres closer Mason Miller gave up his only HR of the season. Listen here
Tuesday August 25th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10063 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:02:30 +0000 d3H9jZ23XvANtbgUxu8TOKKA3AY038c5 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday August 25th, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A
Ben & Woods open 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including a story just for Woodsy as we discuss Jelly Roll filling in on national TV for Jimmy Kimmel this week! Then we look at some of today's matchups around Major League Baseball and Benny lets us know who we should be rooting for in the wildcard races, and we give some final thoughts on the morning as well as yesterday's Padres ownership press conference. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us about a fun documentary that he and his children watched last night, and it leads us into a conversation about the most traumatizing movie was that we saw as kids. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before we are joined by The Incorporator Jesse Agler who calls in to the show to discuss last night's loss, Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones being introduced as new team owners, and more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's loss and how important that makes tonight's game, plus we bring you a quick MLB Reacharound! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined in-studio by our friend John Conniff from Madfriars who covers the Padres minor league system and lets us know how Ethan Salas is doing, what kind of talent the Padres traded away at the deadline, and more! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay which quickly turns into Padres talk as we discuss yesterday's press conference at Petco Park to usher in the new era as Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano were officially introduced as the new owners of the San Diego Padres! Then we set the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss last night's tough 3-2 extra innings loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Listen here
Monday August 24th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 9964 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:03:30 +0000 UncJd2KmYZCEEcDG69fxuRuCt2c2m5w9 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday August 24th, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods open 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, which today includes some breaking news in the NFL as 49ers owner Jed York was reportedly arrested in Ohio for engaging in prostitution? Then we get to today's MLB Reacharound before we turn our attention to this week's series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about what we should all expect from this afternoon's press conference at Petco Park to introduce Jose E Feliciano and Kwanza Jones as the new owners of the team. Then we play our first game of Take On Woods for the week before we are joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who joins the show each week to discuss the weekend that was for our San Diego Padres! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking some more Padres baseball from the weekend sweep, and we focus on Saturday's 7-5 comeback victory and how important that was! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who joins the show each and every Monday to talk about the Padres' weekend, and we talk a little SDFC and Wave soccer as well! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on another Victory Monday! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss how everyone's weekend went, and Woodsy asks what's the longest you've ever had to wait for a fast-food order? Then Benny tells us about Billy Ray Smith's memorial service on Saturday before we set the menu for today's show and bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as we discuss yesterday's 8-1 win over the Twins as the Padres swept the weekend series! Listen here!
Friday August 21st, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10167 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:02:13 +0000 HEqaS4DpKZlZdKUDGvB5Prw2CO4KBhmL baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday August 21st, 2026 - 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 https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods begin the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a new show coming to Paramount+ next month about youth baseball, and we're not sure if Woodsy should watch it or not. Then we catch up with San Diego Seals head coach Patrick Merrill who joins the show to discuss this morning's announcement that the team will be moving up to Frontwave Arena in Oceanside for their games before we wrap up the show by talking about our biggest phobias and setting up the weekend series at Petco Park between the Padres and Minnesota Twins! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about what they believe to be the strangest dinner order of all time that Ben's buddy told him about this week. Then we get to our final game of "Take On Woods" for the week before the guys are joined by San Diego Padres Assistant GM Josh Stein who calls in for The Management Report as the Padres return home to host the Twins tonight! Listen here!
Padres Assistant General Manager Josh Stein joined Ben & Woods on Friday morning for The Management Report! Listen here as Josh discusses the Padres turning their season around over the last couple of months, what factors they consider when discussing promoting a top prospect, updates on Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on the legal issues that dodgers owner Mark Walter is reportedly facing, and whether or not he will need to sell the team? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by our pal Darren Smith who joins the show every Friday morning to discuss the latest on SDFC and the San Diego Padres! Listen here!
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