Podcast appearances and mentions of Ben Woods

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with our boss, Adam, calling in to confirm some exciting weekend plans for 97.3 with some playoff watch parties, special weekend shows, and more! Then we play a game of "Real or Fake" on a Throwback Thursday before the guys are joined by Eno Sarris from The Athletic for our weekly "Smart Baseball" segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top headlines of the morning! Then we get to our MLB Playoff Reacharound as we discuss the other 3 Wild Card round games from yesterday and preview the only game for this evening before we wrap up the show by discussing what our FAVORITE moment from the 2 game series against the Cubs was. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by chatting with Postseason Sammy Levitt who joins the show to discuss last night's locker room celebration before he gets on a flight to head out to Milwaukee for the NLDS! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by our beloved Major Garrett from CBS News who returns to the show to discuss his excitement for this 2026 Padres team! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking more about just how insanely cool it was to see Joe Musgrove return to the mound last night and come out of the bullpen in the 9th inning at sold out Petco Park, and we hear from an emotional Musgrove with his postgame comments. 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 on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by beginning to to turn our sights to Game 2 later this evening, and how the only goal for the Padres is to go 1 and 0 tonight. Then we get to today's game of "Take On Woods" before we go over some of the rest of yesterday's postseason results with our MLB Reacharound! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including a lawsuit between an MLB outfielder and an opposing team? Then we briefly discuss Clayton Kershaw's contributions to last night's Peacock broadcast before we open up the phone lines to hear from some listeners, and we preview tonight's Game 2 in the Wild Card round! Listen here!

We talk about the narrated musical work "Lovers of Liberty" that will be performed as part of the dedication of the newly refurbished Ceremonial Courtroom in the Kenosha County Courthouse this weekend. We speak with Julia Nowicki, who had primary responsible for putting the work together, Ben Woods, who is serving as its narrator, and Jesse Gomez and Heather Kamikawa, who are two of the string musicians participating in these performances. Sunday afternoon at 1:30 is the public's primary opportunity to experience this work.

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some birthday shoutouts, as well as a Shoutout To His Family for Dennis Askins, the actor known for Mr. Belding in "Saved By The Bell" who passed away at the age of 75. Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before we are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who checks in as he does every Tuesday during the season, and we get his thoughts on tonight's playoff matchup between the Padres and Cubs! Listen here!

Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods on Tuesday morning ahead of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card! Listen here as AJ discusses the big news of adding Miguel Andujar and JOE MUSGROVE onto the postseason roster, his impressions of Craig Stammen's season, Ethan Salas' performance, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by heading out to Chicago where our pal and Audacy brother Judson Richards joins the show to give us the Chicago side of the equation as we preview tonight's game between the Padres and Cubs! Then at the bottom of the hour we react to the Padres postseason roster and the BIG news that Joe Musgrove is back and on the roster for this week, and we break it all down with Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller who calls in to wrap up the show! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by taking some more guesses at what the Padres postseason roster will look like when it comes out later this morning, and the guys discuss the legitimate POSSIBILITY that Joe Musgrove could return and appear on the roster. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to an early edition of The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning, including some funny press conference audio. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by discussing the Padres playoff roster, which doesn't need to be submitted until tomorrow afternoon, and who we think will make the roster. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten for our weekly Monday chat and we get his thoughts on how the Padres match up with the Chicago Cubs! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and we discuss some of the emotional farewells throughout Major League Baseball this weekend. Then we talk about how we plan to fill our Karma Cups before tomorrow night's playoff game, and we get to a quick MLB Reacharound before we give some final thoughts to wrap up what has been a fun morning! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about this week's television broadcasts for the Wild Card round, and where / how you can watch the Padres take on the Cubs at Petco Park! Then we get to our first game of Take On Woods for the week before the guys are joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin from The Athletic to get his thoughts on the WC matchup! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Hall of Famer and Padres legend Dave Winfield to the show as Dave joins the guys in-studio and we talk some ball and discuss his brand new book "Touching All The Bases"! Then we get to a quick Football Threesome for this week before we wrap up the hour with a quick edition of The Reindl Report and get ready for our next in-studio guest! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's win, the celebration, and we discuss where things stand in the NL Wildcard race with our MLB Reacharound! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our pal Darren Smith who joins us each and every Friday to help us wrap up the week! Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with Padres manager Craig Stammen who calls in at the end of the show for The Manager's Report! Listen here as the guys congratulate Craig on leading the Padres to a 3rd straight playoff appearance, what the strategy might look like for this weekend's series against the Diamondbacks, and more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Padres broadcaster Mark Mudcat Grant stopping by the studio to join the guys and discuss being right in the middle of last night's locker-room celebration up in Los Angeles! Then we look ahead to this weekend's matchup as the Padres still have 3 important games remaining against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Padres skipper Craig Stammen calls in to wrap up the show with our Management Report! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 3rd (and final) hour this morning with a little follow-up to a story from last week as Woodsy updates us on his mail, and the guys discuss the polarizing comments made recently by Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before guys are joined by Eno Sarris for our weekly “Smart Baseball” segment to wrap up the show before the Epic Wings Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with our MLB Reacharound as we go over all of yesterday's results in the National League which sees the Padres sitting atop the NL Wildcard standings today! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we head up north where In-Season Sammy Levitt calls in and we discuss the possibility of the Padres popping some champagne later tonight? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about some potential tough roster decisions that could be coming for the Padres, should they clinch a wildcard spot here in these final 5 games, AND we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated both "yegg" and "zenzizenzizenzic" into last night's broadcast? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Audacy MLB insider Bret Boone who checks in for his final appearance of the regular season! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about how they handle watching high-intensity sporting events, and if we deal with the anxiety by stress-eating. Then we play a game of Take On Woods today before we talk about the college athletics landscape for a few minutes before wrapping up the hour with our MLB Reacharound! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the morning including a potentially season-ending injury in the NFL, and the guys discuss “food divorce”. Then we welcome our friends from Epic Wings into the studio for the rest of the hour as Ben takes on their Atomic Challenge! Listen here!

Ben & Woods begin the 7am hour talking about the Padres 2nd half turnaround this season, and we go over some of Jeff Passan's "quirky regular season awards" and which award he gave to the Padres. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk a little football and go over yesterday's Monday Night Football game and the alarming number of quarterback injuries through the first two weeks of the NFL season. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories of the day, including the Detroit Tigers changing the name of their stadium next season. Then we continue to look ahead to tonight's game up in Los Angeles as the Padres could clinch a playoff spot with a win AND a Diamondbacks loss tonight. And at the bottom of the hour we discuss Michael King getting the start tonight against a bullpen game for the dodgers before we spin the topic wheel and head outta here on a Tuesday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by discussing everyone's favorite topic as Benny is getting ready to get one of his infamous haircuts here later this week. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who stops by for his final appearance of the regular season! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from over the weekend, including a look at a little bit of a shakeup in the Top 25. Then we get to today's MLB Reacharound before we wrap up the show with some thoughts on the NFL weekend and a couple of spins of the old Topic Wheel! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour with some more thoughts on a very successful weekend, including Saturday's walk-off from Ethan Salas, and we discuss what needs to happen this week for the Padres to stay in contention for hosting next week's wildcard round. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the fellas are joined by our pal Craig Elsten who joins the show each Monday to talk some Padres as well as San Diego FC! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about Woodsy's blood test from last week after he got his results this morning during the show. Then we play our first game of Take On Woods for the week before we're joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show every Monday to wrap up the Padres weekend and we get his thoughts on their sweep of Miami as the Padres look to clinch a playoff spot this week! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top stories of the day, including some of the newest words that were officially added to the dictionary recently. Then we get to our first Football Threesome of the season before we look ahead to this weekend's pitching matchups between the Padres and the visiting Miami Marlins, and we bring back Part 2 of Ben's Alphabet Song from earlier in the show to wrap up the week! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking about Xander Bogaerts' performance in yesterday's win, and we get an updated look at the NL Wildcard race with today's MLB Reacharound. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the fellas are joined by our pal Darren Smith who joins the show each Friday to talk some SDFC and Padres baseball! Listen here!

Ben & Woods catch up with Padres Assistant General Manager Josh Stein who returns to the show for The Management Report! Listen here as Josh talks with the guys less than 2 weeks before the start of the playoffs, the decision to call up Ethan Salas this month, and MUCH more!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming Padres Assistant GM Josh Stein back to the show as he joins us for The Management Report! Then we get to our last game of "Take On Woods" for the week before we bring you the latest from Paulie Productions as we all enjoy the 2nd installment of "Ben's Alphabet Song"! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with our MLB Reacharound as we get an updated look at the National League wildcard standings with just a week and a half to go! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we're joined by Padres pre and postgame show host Sammy Levitt who joins the show for his weekly segment! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing to talk about this heated National League Wildcard race as the Padres are not just fighting for a playoff spot, but are now in contention to possibly host some playoff games depending on how the next week and a half goes! Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys catch up with Eno Sarris from The Athletic and head off to the Epic Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on yesterday's loss to the Rockies, and we hear how Jesse Agler incorporated the word "Xanthodont" into last night's broadcast! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined former MLB all-star and Audacy insider Bret Boone who joins the show each and every Wednesday during the season! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy deciding to double down on his avocado stance that avocado is disgusting, but guacamole is delicious, and Ben and Paul just don't get it. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys discuss the 2027 Stagecoach lineup that was recently announced, and we get to today's MLB Reacharound! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's stories for today which include a story about a raunchy Halloween decoration known as Jabberin' Jack. Then we look at the remaining schedule for the Padres who have just 11 games to go in the regular season before we preview tonight's game against the Rockies as Robbie Ray looks to put the Padres back in the win column! Listen here!

Here's a fun beer! Brewed in collab with our sister station 97.3 The Fan's morning show Ben & Woods, Tyson and Christ from San Diego Brewing have brought thier Beat LA Lager. Perfect timing with a homestand hosting LA in SD next week, we talk about how this beer came to be and why you should be drinking it at San Diego Brew Co when if you're not going to the ball park next week!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories of the day, including another awkward exchange from a college football coach to a reporter, and we discuss the big winners from The Emmys last night. Then we preview a fun week next week before we get to our MLB Reacharound, and at the bottom of the hour we look ahead to tonight's game in Colorado against the Rockies before we sign off on a Tuesday! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting into a discussion on Waymo cars, and if any of us are comfortable yet getting into a driverless vehicle? Then we play today's game of Take On Woods before the guys head out to Denver where we are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler calls in for his weekly segment and we talk about the team's 8 straight victories, give him his incorporator word for tonight, and MUCH more! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by discussing the Padres bullpen which has been so strong all season long, and whether or not the pen is starting to crack with under 2 weeks to go in the regular season? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys continue their conversation on press conferences, and we talk a little Monday Night Football after the Chiefs beat the Broncos last night in KC. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about the final 2 weeks of the regular season in Major League Baseball, and some help possibly on the way for the Padres? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the fellas are joined by our friend Craig Elsten who joins the show each and every Monday, and we discuss a great weekend for the Padres, and a not-so-great night for San Diego FC. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the weekend, including the Rams placing the reigning DPOY Myles Garrett on Injured Reserve. Then we get to our MLB Reacharound and get an updated look at the Wildcard standings before we set our sights on this week's 4 game series in Denver between the Padres and Rockies! Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with a little birthday talk as Paulie turns 36 today, and Woodsy capped off a fantastic weekend by welcoming a new furry family member to the Woods household! Then we play a quick game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who checks in following the Padres' SWEEP of the San Francisco Giants! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking about the playoff race with the Diamondbacks and then we focus on how Jesse Agler fits in Tuesday's Incorporator word. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by Bret Boone. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about if woods is ready for his trip to Chicago. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we get to our MLB Reacharound. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with our weekly Manager Report with Craig Stammen. Then we get a quick dose of previewing the Nationals vs Padres Game 3. Listen Here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about the importance of team culture, and we discuss Manny Machado debuting a new hair style yesterday! Then we play a game of Take On Woods to start the short week before Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler makes his weekly Tuesday visit to the show! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from the holiday weekend, including a couple of WILD stories from the weekend in college football. Then we get a quick dose of our morning zen before we are joined by our Padres LINsider Dennis Lin who we chat with a day later than normal due to being off the air for Labor Day yesterday. Listen here!