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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!
Friday May 15th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10030 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:06:00 +0000 TRfyiIkKbRwb1E4FbE8MuGf5gk3lgWAK baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday May 15th, 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%2
Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, including some thoughts on the NFL Schedule Release from last night. Then the guys get a quick update on the PGA Championship and we preview this weekend's series in Seattle against the Mariners, and the guys have a laugh at what we are deeming the horniest Vons ad of all time before we spin the topic wheel and wrap up the week! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller back to the show as he joins us for The Management Report and gives us his thoughts on the Padres' offensive struggles, some upcoming roster moves, and MUCH more! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we get to an MLB Reacharound to wrap up the hour. Listen here!
Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday for The Management Report! Listen here as AJ gives his thoughts on the Padres offensive struggles as of late, upcoming roster moves, health updates on guys like Musgrove and Pivetta, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about how the only logical path forward is for the team to DFA Matt Waldron today, despite Craig Stammen saying after yesterday's game that the plan was to move Waldron to the bullpen. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by the great Darren Smith for our weekly conversation talking a little SDFC and some Padres! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay which is all over the place as the guys balance talking about how they spent their Thursday, and whether or not a chip would get used after yesterday's loss to the Brewers. Then we set the menu for today's show before we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up and dive into yesterday's 7-1 loss as Griffin Canning STRUGGLED in his 3rd start for the Padres, and the team dropped their series in Milwaukee. Listen here
Thursday May 14th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 9323 Thu, 14 May 2026 16:40:45 +0000 BJCRNebBBxIvHayz3m2X8RUHXBWEdyzK baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday May 14th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A
Ben & Woods begin a shortened 9am hour by welcoming In-Season Sammy Levitt into the studio to talk some ball as we do each and every Thursday morning! Then the guys take a quick look ahead to today's series finale between the Padres and Brewers before we sign off and get to the EcoWater SoCal Padres Pregame Show! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Benny telling us about a scenario with his other job in the next few weeks where he may have to do sports, anchor the news, AND report the weather all in the same night for 10 News? Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by the great Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by switching gears and talking a little soccer as SDFC took down Austin FC last night at Snapdragon Stadium by a score of 5-0, snapping a 2+ month long drought between victories! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to a fun Throwback Thursday clip from 4 years ago, and we get an early edition of The Reindl Report from Paulie! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and Woodsy is having one of those days where he needs to vent for a few minutes. Then we set the menu for today's show before we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as the Padres got dominated by Jacob Misiorowski for most of the game, yet found a way to win after Gavin Sheets hit a 3 run home run in the top of the 9th inning! Listen here!
Wednesday May 13th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 9995 Wed, 13 May 2026 17:10:23 +0000 F8NpfZlJQxcE1BntxhnMaVEIXORdGTRE baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday May 13th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3
Ben & Woods begin the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top stories of the day, including yet another international signing for the San Diego State Aztecs, as well as a new documentary that just hit Netflix this week. Then we preview tonight's game between the Padres and Brewers as Michael King and Jacob Misiorowski face off, and we spin the topic wheel a couple of times before we get outta here! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by wishing everyone a happy National Crouton Day to all who celebrate, and the guys talk about what makes a crouton good! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys give an update on Padres top prospect Ethan Salas who hit ANOTHER home run yesterday, and the guys debate whether or not there's any chance the Padres could call him up this season, what the pros and cons of that move would be, and more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by paying off The Incorporator, and hearing how Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler worked the word "gytrash" into last night's game! 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 morning and he gives us his thoughts on the Padres! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and sure enough, Woodsy isn't thrilled with yet another subpar gift that he received from Ben... Then we set the menu for today's show before we get to our Padres Crap-Up and discuss last night's 6-4 loss to the Brewers, and what Matt Waldron's future with the Padres may look like after he had another rough outing. Listen here
Tuesday May 12th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10017 Tue, 12 May 2026 17:02:04 +0000 UyJRRW7zTJ2okmFO6YS1PPmLIvfluBQY baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday May 12th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and 3 of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a trade in Major League Baseball between two NL West opponents. Then we look ahead to tonight's game between the Padres and Brewers, and the guys talk about their desire to visit Milwaukee in the future when the Padres are there before we give some final thoughts for the morning and spin the topic wheel before we get outta here on a Tuesday! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Benny wondering how yesterday's show while he was returning home from Bandon Dunes, and the guys bring back yesterday's clip where Woodsy talks about picking up a couple of bobbleheads from a listener at a nearby parking lot. Then we play today's game of "Take On Woods" before the guys head out to Milwaukee where Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler calls in for his weekly segment! Listen here!
Ben & Woods begin the 7am hour with today's MLB Reacharound as we go over some of the top headlines from around Major League Baseball yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about some reporting from Kevin Acee that Lucas Giolito is expected to join the Padres this weekend and make his first start of the season up in Seattle. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are all back together and here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Benny tells us all about his bucket-list trip to Bandon Dunes, and he brought some gifts for the guys! Then we set the menu for today's show before the guys preview this week's series between the Padres and Brewers, and we go over some scores in Major League Baseball from last night. Listen here!
Monday May 11th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 9736 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:03:32 +0000 OPPUSHzSBsKtZf7ZRrdsX05ssbQlAAwd baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday May 11th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2
Woodsy and Paul kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories from over the weekend, including a musical documentary on the way that Woodsy will DEFINITELY be watching when it comes out! Then the guys preview this week's series in Milwaukee against the Brewers as the Padres enjoy their off day today at the Pfister hotel, and we get to our MLB Reacharound! Listen here!
Woods and Paul start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us all that he's committing to getting back on track and how after cutting loose for a week, it's time to dial in the diet and exercise. Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" without Benny here to host before the guys get to our weekly Monday conversation with our Padres LINsider as Dennis Lin makes his regular visit to the show to discuss the Padres weekend! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul begin the 7am hour by talking about Saturday's win behind Randy Vasquez's strong outing, as well as Friday night's ugly 1-hit loss, and the guys discuss Fernando Tatis Jr's error on Friday night that led to some incredible wisdom from 8 year old Beau Woods. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten who checks in each Monday morning to talk some SDFC and Padres! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about their weekends, and how Benny is doing up in Oregon for his final day at Bandon Dunes before returning to the show tomorrow morning! Then we set the menu for today's show and get to our Padres Wrap-Up as Nick Castellanos came off the bench yesterday and delivered the swing of the season so far, as the Padres rallied to win 3-2 in 10 innings yesterday and split their 4 game series with the Cardinals. Listen here!
Friday May 8th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 9959 Fri, 08 May 2026 17:03:53 +0000 tOIEmFva41elDHQfkjYvPWpMzMEZkEPA baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday May 8th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F
Woodsy and Paul kick off the 7am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including the one story in football that just will not go away… Then the guys are joined by our pal Clark Fahrenthold who covers the Padres minor league system for Madfriars and MLB.com and we get his thoughts on some of the organization's top prospects, who may be up next to make their Padres debut, and MUCH more as we head into the weekend! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul start the 8am hour with their obligatory conversation about baseball cards now that Ben isn't here to make fun of them. Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Friday morning before Padres skipper Craig Stammen calls in for The Manager's Report as he does every other Friday during the season! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul kick off the 7am hour with Woods telling us all about a coaching webinar that he was participating in yesterday afternoon, and we give some more thoughts on last night's loss to the Cardinals. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by the great Darren Smith for our weekly conversation talking a little SDFC and some Padres! Listen here!
Woodsy and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as Benny actually calls in from Bandon, Oregon where he is getting ready for a full day of golf at the beautiful Bandon Dunes, and he gives us a little recap of how his first day went yesterday! Then we set the menu for a fun Friday show before we get to our Padres Crap-Up and get into last night's 2-1 loss as the Padres returned home to host the St. Louis Cardinals. Listen here!
The Fan staff is joined by CBS8's Jake Garegnani as they discuss Xander Bogaerts' resurgent season and what to make of Fernando Tatis Jr's continued struggles.
Thursday May 7th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 7607 Thu, 07 May 2026 17:05:30 +0000 x8jgyyXO873xaJROUovcima66EPOVb5v baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday May 7th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%
Ben & Woods start the 3rd and final hour this morning with the guys talking about our new sister-station up in Los Angeles as 97.1 The Fan is set to become LA's first FM all-sports station next Monday . Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by our pal Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly Smart Baseball segment before we sign off this morning and head over to our Soundspace for today's Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with our MLB Reacharound as we go around Major League Baseball at some of the other news and scores from yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by In-Season Sammy Levitt for our weekly conversation as the Padres pre and postgame show host gives us his thoughts on the Padres winning their series this week up in San Francisco! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Benny joins the show from his hotel in Eugene, OR where he is getting ready for the best weekend of his life golfing up at Bandon Dunes the next few days! Then we set the menu for a shortened show as we get ready for today's Epic Padres Roundtable, and we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as the Padres beat the Giants 5-1 yesterday to win their series in San Francisco! Listen here!
Wednesday May 6th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10132 Wed, 06 May 2026 17:04:04 +0000 X1FkpvjLtpKeHB7r8ZFZxOptzGEAgYC2 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday May 6th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the day, and we get interrupted with an update from the Padres who announced Bradgley Rodriguez will be starting this afternoon's game, not Matt Waldron as originally scheduled. Then after Paulie's story about the top guitar solos, Woodsy breaks out a guitar he found in the studio and we continue to look forward to this afternoon's game in San Francisco as the Padres look to win a series! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy telling us how he took a page out of Ben's playbook when parenting his two children last night. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys make some guesses on what this afternoon's lineup may look like for the Padres, and we get to today's MLB Reacharound. Listen here!
Ben & Woods begin the 7am hour by hearing how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "fistuliform" into last night's broadcast, and we give some more thoughts on the win over Logan Webb and the Giants. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone who joins the show each Wednesday, and this week he tells some AMAZING stories of his playing days and how it relates to sign-stealing like we saw in the Tigers / Red Sox game last night. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as Benny is ready for his golf pilgrimage to Bandon Dunes as he flies up to Oregon tonight! Then we set the menu for today's show before we address the roster moves made by the Padres yesterday, including calling up Sung-Mun Song while surprisingly placing Jake Cronenworth on the 7 Day IL for concussion protocol. Plus, we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as the Padres offense was rolling in San Francisco during their 10-5 win over the Giants! Listen here!
Tuesday May 5th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10070 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:03:11 +0000 z6ws3CqkdY8Tgi8lxhKab0Gz5piBHHv6 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday May 5th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2
Ben & Woods begin the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day, including SDSU's new transfer from Italy, and an app designed to help wedding crashers? Then we preview tonight's second game of the series between the Padres and the Giants and whether or not the Padres offense can get back on track, although they will be going up against Logan Webb. And we spin the topic wheel and give some final thoughts before wrapping things up on a Tuesday! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by wishing everyone a Happy Cinco de Mayo, and we talk about some our favorite underrated taco shop menu items. Then we play a game of Take On Woods this morning before the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who calls in each and every Tuesday morning and gives us some thoughts on last night's loss up in San Francisco. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on the Padres offensive woes as of late, and we talk about the big news from yesterday in baseball that Tarik Skubal will be out for a few months due to surgery. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to our NBA and MLB Reacharounds! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show by skipping foreplay and getting right to business as Woodsy cracks the mic and cashes in one of his 10 chips for the season as he is NOT happy with this Padres offense. Then we set the menu for today's show and bring you our Padres Crap-Up as the guys break down yesterday's 3-2 loss to the Giants as Trevor McDonald pitched 7 dominant innings against the Padres. Listen here
Monday May 4th, 2026 - FULL SHOW full 10056 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:01:47 +0000 WoVE0EGNK5AhVUomdJMpdNvwZZOOS1wV baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday May 4th, 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 False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top headlines from over the weekend, including the end of Spirit Airlines. Then we get to a Monday edition of our MLB Reacharound before the guys preview this week's series between the Padres and the San Francisco Giants up in the Bay Area! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing Ben's absolute meltdown on social media after he snapped and decided to respond to some online criticism of Fernando Tatis Jr. Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Monday morning before the guys are joined by The Athletic's Dennis Lin who joins us to talk about the Padres dropping 2 of 3 to the White Sox, the updates to Padres ownership from over the weekend, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods begin the 7am hour with some updates to everything going on with Padres ownership as the team announced over the weekend that they have entered a definitive agreement with Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones to purchase the team! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten to talk about the Padres subpar weekend, and SDFC's heartbreaking draw on Saturday night. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you all on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about their weekends which were all solid, minus the sports-watching. Then we set the menu for today's show and get to a little breaking news this morning with a Shoutout To His Family for a friend of the program before we get to our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's 4-3 win over the White Sox as the Padres were able to salvage their series with Chicago. Listen here!
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