Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Woods

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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!

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 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 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 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 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 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 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!

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 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 kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, his final story leading us into our next segment as we discuss who actually ever won the Cola Wars? And we spin the Topic Wheel and have some fun to wrap up today's show. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some more thoughts on Mason Miller potentially becoming a starting pitcher in 2026, and what the reliever market looks like in Major League Baseball. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys switch gears and talk a little football and how it just wasn't a great week in the NFL. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about the excitement in the air as we're just a couple of weeks away from The 7th Annual Ben & Woods Christmas and Holiday Extravaganza! Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys get back to some baseball talk and discuss the expected lockout after the 2026 MLB season, and how rough things could potentially get. Listen here

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the morning, including a story from a concerned father-to-be whose delivery order went viral over the weekend. Then Woodsy asks the guys if they are aware of what "scromiting" is before we wrap up the show with some final thoughts and hear why Ben was cruising around a North County little league field yesterday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on the Lane Kiffin / Ole Miss / LSU drama, and what needs to change in college football. Then we play today's game of "Take On Woods" before our buddy Craig Elsten joins the show for our weekly chat, and we get his thoughts on San Diego FC's magical season unfortunately coming to an end over the weekend. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking about some baseball news from the weekend as former Padres pitcher Dylan Cease got himself a nice little payday when he signed a 7 year $210 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, but was it an overpay? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys get into the college football DRAMA with Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss to become the new coach at LSU. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the day, one of which sparks a fairly intense debate between Ben and Woodsy regarding the movie Mrs. Doubtfire? Then the guys give a little more details on our 2026 trip to Chicago before we wrap up the show by giving some thanks and talking about our weekend plans which include going to check out WWE Survivor Series on Saturday evening at Petco Park! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by welcoming SDFC Sporting Director and General Manager Tyler Heaps back to the show ahead of Saturday night's Western Conference Final matchup with Vancouver! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys head out to Knoxville, TN where our pal Darren Smith join the show a couple days early before we head off into the Thanksgiving Weekend! Listen here!

Ben & Woods begin the 8am hour by discussing a couple of stories that Ben discussed last night while anchoring the news for channel 10, and how it has now become a nightly tradition for Woods and his two boys to watch the news at home and aircheck Benny. Then we play our last game of "Take On Woods" for the month before the guys give some additional thoughts on this week's hiring of Steven Souza as the Padres hitting coach. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including Awful Announcing's NFL broadcaster rankings for 2025. Then the guys randomly start talking about musicals after Ben lets Woodsy know during a commercial break that "he doesn't have the voice of an angel", and the guys spin the Topic Wheel with Ryan Cohen in studio during this holiday week! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by asking Paulie about his rollercoaster of a day yesterday with he and his wife looking to rescue a new dog. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys react to a surprising trade in Major League Baseball with the Red Sox acquiring veteran pitcher Sonny Gray from the Cardinals? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the Padres coaching hires after it was reported last night that the Padres are adding bench coach Randy Knorr and hitting coach Steven Souza Jr. to Craig Stammen's coaching staff. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss some comments made by Hal Steinbrenner that almost make it sound like he said the New York Yankees DON'T turn a profit every year? Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top headlines from the weekend, including some NFL coaches looking for new gigs and whether or not “finders keepers” actually works? Then at the bottom of the hour we get ready for a MASSIVE sports night tonight with San Diego State basketball taking on #7 Michigan in Las Vegas and SDFC looking to keep their magical season alive in tonight's Western Conference Semfinals! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 8am hour with Woodsy taking us through a wild sequence of events on Friday evening during a game of youth flag football and involving parents, referees, and you can see where this is going. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys talk about San Diego State football winning another game, capping off an undefeated regular season at home, but could head coach Sean Lewis get scooped up by UCLA or Cal to lead their programs next year? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little college hoops as San Diego State basketball has a MASSIVE game tonight against #7 Michigan in the Player's Era Tournament in Las Vegas! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our buddy Craig Elsten makes his weekly visit to the show to talk about SDFC's playoff game tonight, moves from the Padres, and MUCH more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by laughing at a satirical social media post Woods saw on Instagram titled "The Five Best Randy Newman Songs To (Make Love) To". Then we play one final game of Take On Woods for the week before the guys discuss some deadlines coming up for the Padres, and what decisions need to be made on the roster. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about an insane college basketball game last night involving Troy, who beat San Diego State on Tuesday night in double-overtime, as Troy fell to USC in TRIPLE overtime yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by longtime radio host Darren Smith for his weekly appearance on the show, and we get his thoughts on SDFC's upcoming match and of course the passing of Randy Jones. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a Throwback Thursday clip from 2022 involving our boy Ben Higgins, and we talk about the Padres coaching staff and when we will learn who the hitting coach and bench coach will be. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys get to an impromptu interview with The Athletic's Andrew Marchand who calls in to shed some light on ESPN and MLB's new broadcast agreement and what that all means here in San Diego. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting to some delayed Spiritual Mouthwash as we throw open the phone lines and encourage listeners to call in and share something positive happening in their life to bring us all some positive vibes during a rough offseason. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys talk more about MLB's revenue sharing issues and what they would like to see happen in the future. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including maybe the worst put-together NIL endorsement deal any college athlete has ever taken part of. Then we bring you this week's NFL Threesome before Woodsy asks Ben if he has ever had to go to an out of town convention for work. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about some moves made around Major League Baseball, but they are interrupted and react on the spot to the news from the Padres that former Cy Young winner Randy Jones passed away yesterday at the age of 75. The guys cry and share some of the many stories involving Randy, and we try to navigate through a tough morning for Padres fans everywhere. Listen here

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting back to the sad and unexpected top story of the morning that Padres legend Randy Jones passed away yesterday, and the guys share some more stories and reflect on his life. Then we get to a game of Take On Woods before the guys revisit last night's double overtime loss to Troy, and what implications that loss will have on the Aztecs season. Listen here

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories, including Giants rookie Cam Skattebo taking some criticism for participating in a WWE show on Monday night while he's recovering from season-ending ankle surgery. Then we discuss some updates coming to how Major League Baseball will operate in 2026 for streaming, and our boss Adam comes in and thinks he can eat a turkey & stuffing flavored Oreo with no issues... Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben asking Woodsy how often he should call his son, who just recently moved up to Washington state with some friends, and we learn about his son's new favorite band "Boris"! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys get back to some Padres talk, and discuss what the infield will look like in 2026 here in San Diego, and whether or not the team should look to bring back Luis Arraez, as they have been reportedly interested in resigning him? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including one story at the end that leads us to one our favorite moments on the show in months! Then we discuss a little SDFC news before the guys react to some audio of a dodgers broadcaster talking about Shohei Ohtani and his feelings towards the San Diego Padres? Listen here!