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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!
Tuesday December 16th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10005 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:13:39 +0000 p0TdU0rbU4R8iXuFFRbFOwsighKJN7TA baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday December 16th 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 with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including a classy move from a college football coach. Then we discuss Yu Darvish's comments from yesterday a little more and what the future holds for one of our favorite pitchers, and at the bottom of the hour, Ben (of course) brings up the NBA Cup and the guys get into a bit of a debate regarding the World Baseball Classic. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by wishing a very happy birthday to the great Don Orsillo! Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys spin the Topic Wheel a little earlier than normal, and the guys are asked about the weirdest dreams they've ever had. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with another Shoutout To His Family in Hollywood from a couple of days ago as the guys pay their respects to actor Peter Green who passed away at the age of 60. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined at the bottom of the hour by ESPN MLB insider Jesse Rogers who checks in to give us his thoughts on the Padres offseason. Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about Christmas movies, what defines a Christmas movie, and we also discuss our upcoming year-in-review show. Then we set the menu for today's show, and Ben talks about being at Ronald McDonald House yesterday with other media members as Yu Darvish and the Padres were visiting children, and Yu Darvish gave some comments regarding his future. Listen here!
Monday December 15th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 9880 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:06:16 +0000 06a1ZxEPxte4bRyIyu8x80iXTUFmX36z baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday December 15th 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 with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from the weekend, including some incredible play-by-play audio that the guys hadn't heard yet. Then we discuss a couple of signings in Major League Baseball from over the weekend, a tough loss for the San Diego Seals yesterday, and more to wrap up today's show! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about what things are looking like for the next few weeks as 2025 winds down, and whether or not the guys are big on New Year's Resolutions? Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who checks in each and every Monday! Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking a little more Padres baseball, and how the team will have to replace whatever production they got in 2025 from Dylan Cease, Michael King, Yu Darvish, Ryan Bergert, Stephen Kolek, etc. and it doesn't look super great right now. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss a tragic story out of Hollywood last night as Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered in their LA home. Listen here
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on the final Monday show for us in 2025! We start the show with a little foreplay and talk about how the weekend went for everyone, and the guys discuss "tattling" when we were all kids. Then we set the menu for today's show and give some thoughts on watching 44 year old Philip Rivers return to the NFL yesterday, and the continuing discussions that were reported over the weekend between the Padres and the New York Mets. Listen here!
Friday December 12th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10139 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:06:03 +0000 3ffaqDVG5Wayqeq8A1QtbUaWdhanrD0g baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday December 12th 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 with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including an “actress” who found herself behind bars while “working” in Bali.. Then we get an update from our friend John Flint from KSON and the incredible work they are doing this week with their St. Jude radiothon before the guys discuss some details on something that happened in San Diego State's most recent game. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by wishing everyone a Happy National Ding-A-Ling Day! Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys react to a clip of Stephen A Smith having absolutely NO IDEA what he is talking about when it comes to baseball and Pete Alonso, and we are all introduced to Steven A Woods. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by reacting to a short clip from "Gwynn and Chris: Overtime" where Tony had a lump in his throat that COMPLETELY changed his voice? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by the great Darren Smith who checks in for his weekly segment! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you all on a Friday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys dissect yesterday's show and try to figure out why it left a sour taste in their mouths. Then we set the menu for today's show and the guys talk a little baseball and whether or not the MLB Winter Meetings were a little more muted than years past? Plus, Mets fans are continuing to emotionally react to a clip from our show that went viral this week. Listen here!
Thursday December 11th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10161 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:04:19 +0000 iRjui5wnxRxCTBNSWLhtPjWEvfE1O9K5 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday December 11th 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 The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the day, including how we can all maximize our PTO in 2026. Then we get to our NFL Threesome segment this week before we wrap up the show by checking in with Derek Togerson who on Sunday will take over as PA announcer for the San Diego Seals! And at the very end of the show, the guys react to the breaking news that former Padres closer Robert Suarez has signed with the Atlanta Braves. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by attempting to sift through the little information we have about some travel issues for our midday show as Frank and Braden both got on the same plane on their way to Baltimore for the Army-Navy game, but only Frank made it to Maryland? Then we play this week's game of Real Or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys actually connect with Frank in Baltimore and he gives us SOME clarity on what happened. Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking about San Diego State's 89-71 win over Lamar last night as the Aztecs returned to action at Viejas Arena. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we have some fun with this week's Throwback Thursday clip from 5 years ago way back at the Corona Cave where Ben sang some jazz? Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday! We start things off with a bang this morning as the guys discuss the 2025 Year In Review statistics and trends from, well, a very popular adult website (talking about Corntub, of course!). Then we set the menu for today's show before the guys talk about the latest in Major League Baseball, including a lot of rumors continuing to swirl around, and Mets fans are really going through it this week. Listen here!
Wednesday December 10th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10036 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:09:05 +0000 Dm3l2hZ5GLo7ZZo9LAgLyHqwY7I65pA9 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday December 10th 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=htt
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the day, including some hilarious audio about true friendship. Then the guys briefly talk about Philip Rivers officially coming out of retirement and signing with the Colts, and possibly even starting on Sunday in Seattle?? And at the bottom of the hour the guys find out that an NFL player is a Tier 1 listener to the show, and we give some final thoughts on the MLB Winter Meetings. Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by thanking our extremely loyal audience, and how the Tier 1 Mafia has already sold out our 2026 trip to Chicago that we've been promoting! Then we play today's game of "Take On Woods" before the guys get stood up by The Athletic's Eno Sarris, and we finally track Eno down and find out he was just "tired" and waking up in Orlando... Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by welcoming Scott Boras' intern Ben Borass back to the show for his annual Winter Meetings press conference! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we *actually* head out to Orlando where Padres pre and postgame show host Sam Levitt joins the show one more time this week to let us know what he is hearing out at the MLB Winter Meetings! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and get into a lengthy discussion about a place most men have probably been in the past at some point: The Friend-Zone. Then we set the menu for today's show and get to some Padres talk with the latest from the MLB Winter Meetings and a little nugget that Woodsy heard yesterday that makes him think AJ Preller might be working on something pretty wild this offseason... Listen here!
Tuesday December 9th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10013 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:18:17 +0000 CzIOwvOpvBfZ5pIC51T20JFQtCuClPuW baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Tuesday December 9th 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 with one more segment with our pal John Conniff from Madfriars who's in town for a couple of days and joins the guys in-studio. Then we get back to some of the news to come out of the MLB Winter Meetings before we wrap up the show by getting to a late edition of The Reindl Report! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by hearing all about Ben's Navy luncheon yesterday that he was a guest at, and we react to the news of both Kyle Schwarber returning to the Phillies and closer Edwin Diaz signing with the dodgers. Then we get to a quick game of Take On Woods before the guys welcome John Conniff from Madfriars back to the studio and get some of his thoughts on the Padres offseason, their minor league system, and more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some more Padres talk as they discuss the team announcing yesterday that they signed pitcher Daison Acosta to a 1 year contract, and the reports that Craig Stammen's coaching staff is being finalized. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys head out to Orlando to once again check in with Sam Levitt who is out there covering the MLB Winter Meetings! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and Woodsy says he's just not getting into the holiday spirit, but Santa Higgins finds a solution. Then we set the menu for today's show and discuss the latest from the MLB Winter Meetings and give some thoughts on Kevin Acee's reporting that AJ Preller may be working on some pretty big moves currently. Listen here!
Monday December 8th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10125 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:10:18 +0000 QHMs6RSkWv7k35Xb7SWgNpHsdQgcoq59 baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Monday December 8th 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 open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day, including some Golden Globes nominations that came out early this morning. Then we discuss the latest from the MLB Winter Meetings before we talk a little more college football and spin the topic wheel before we get outta here on a Monday! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woods learning all about HSA's and how they work after Ben reluctantly Bensplains yet another part of "adulting" to Woodsy. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys check in with our pal Craig Elsten who joins the show for his weekly Monday appearance! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by continuing their discussion from the end of the 6am hour about Notre Dame missing the College Football Playoffs, and all of the repercussions that are sure to follow from that decision. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head out to Orlando where Sammy Levitt is standing by and joins the show live from the MLB Winter Meetings! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys talk about their busy weekends, and we set the menu for today's show. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys discuss some reporting from Dennis Lin in The Athletic that the Padres are entertaining offers for last season's ace, Nick Pivetta? Plus, how does Woodsy feel after Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoffs, while 3-loss Alabama got in? Listen here!
Friday December 5th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10040 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:04:24 +0000 KQKDLseEVsfHaruCwHDThRMSisHCXWhA baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Friday December 5th 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 open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including the most mispronounced words of 2025. Then the guys briefly discuss this morning's World Cup Draw before we wrap up the show and look ahead to this weekend's big College Football matchups as we head into the weekend! Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking more about Ben's gait, which has been a big topic of discussion lately, as well as the benefits of leaving home for college. Then we play our final game of Take On Woods for the week before the guys discuss some spicy comments made by Richard Sherman about George Pickens following Thursday Night Football last night. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by catching up with former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron who returns to the show to talk about Lane Kiffin taking the LSU job, the College Football Playoffs, and more! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our buddy Darren Smith joins the show for his weekly conversation and we get his final thoughts on a fun inaugural season for SDFC. Listen here!
Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron returned to the show on Friday morning! Listen here as the former national champion talks about Lane Kiffin taking the LSU job this week, his thoughts on the College Football Playoffs, what the holidays look like for him, and MUCH more!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay and get an update on Ben's walk, and Woods gets some new copy for a new commercial to read, and the client wants him to make it sexy... And at the bottom of the hour we set the menu for today's show and talk a little Padres baseball with the news of the team signing relief pitcher Ty Adcock to a 1 year contract yesterday. Listen here!
Thursday December 4th 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10136 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:06:17 +0000 qODh6GDh96LDwECq6AKNyC49kdmPH9cq baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Thursday December 4th 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 open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day, including some drama surrounding NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo the last few days. Then we get to this week's NFL Threesome segment before the guys get back to some baseball talk, and discuss a pretty radical new rule that could be coming to Major League Baseball in the next few seasons? Listen here
Ben & Woods open the 8am hour with some more thoughts on Ben's awkward gait that we discussed in our 6am hour earlier today. Then we play a game of Real or Fake before we get to this week's Throwback Thursday clip, which is one of our favorite moments in show history, and the 4 year old clip is oddly relevant still today. Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking a little MLB offseason, and the reports of the Blue Jays possibly being interested in trading pitcher Jose Berrios, and whether or not the Padres would be interested in him? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by dear friend of the program Katie Woo, who unfortunately announced yesterday that she is leaving St. Louis to cover the Los Angeles dodgers for The Athletic... 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 discuss streaming music in 2025, and what some of the best practices are nowadays for supporting artists. Then before we set the menu for today's show, Ben asks "The Question" that Woods and Paul have been hoping he would never bring up in the past 8 years we've all worked together... Listen here!
Wednesday December 3rd 2025 - FULL SHOW full 10092 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:08:24 +0000 7fNJHFVuwBepvFlwJBvs9kPucmnq43rA baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast baseball,mlb,san diego padres,sports Wednesday December 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=http
Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day, including a racoon who broke into a liquor store and had a little too much to drink? Then the guys react to some news in Major League Baseball that our beloved Katie Woo of The Athletic is leaving her job as beat writer for the Cardinals so that she can cover.... the Los Angeles dodgers. And at the bottom of the hour, Ben asks if anyone actually cares about National Signing Day, which is today? Listen here!
Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with one of our favorite times of the year as the guys go through their Spotify Wrapped which came out this morning! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Padres starter Joe Musgrove who checks in for a fun off-season conversation and gives us his thoughts on his new manager, the pitching staff, ownership concerns, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods catch up with Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove for a fun offseason conversation! Listen here as Joe tells us how he's feeling physically, how close he was to pitching in the postseason this year, his thoughts on Craig Stammen as the new manager, and MUCH more! Listen here!
Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little college hoops as UCSD took their 1st loss of the season last night at Nevada, and San Diego State gets back to business tonight against Utah Valley. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about some interesting front office moves made by the Colorado Rockies, and we spin the Topic Wheel a little earlier than usual this morning! Listen here!
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