Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

8am Hour - Woods Takes On Mental Health + Jesse Agler

Ben and Woods discuss Woods' men's mental health meeting over the weekend before Take On Woods and Jesse Agler joins the show!

7am Hour - Soccer Brawls + A Padre Weekend in Georgia

Ben and Woods go over San Diego FC's stunning win over the LA Galaxy before today's Don't (and Do) Do This and they guys look back at the Padres series in Atlanta against the Bravos

6am Hour - Back After A Long Memorial Day Weekend

Ben and Woods return after a long Memorial Day Weekend and catch up before looking back at yesterday's Padres win against Miami

Friday May 23rd 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Padres vs. Braves + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour on Friday morning by taking a look at the Padres weekend series in Atlanta against the Braves, who are activating Ronald Acuna Jr off the IL for the first time this season. Then the guys talk about whether or not SDSU standout Miles Byrd will return to the Aztecs or continue forward with the NBA draft before we wrap up the week with The Reindl Report and a few of Paul's top stories of the morning! Listen here!

8am Hour - AJ Preller Joins The Show, Holy Sheets + Take On Woods

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming AJ Preller back to the show on a Friar Friday and we get ALL of his thoughts on his team's current 6 game losing streak. Then we give a full reaction to all that AJ had to say before we give Gavin Sheets some praise after a great game yesterday, and we get to a delayed edition of Take On Woods! Listen here!

AJ Preller Talks Padres Six Game Losing Streak

Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods for Friar Friday! Listen here as AJ gives us his thoughts on the Padres 6 game losing streak, what kind of help may be on the way, the team's production in LF, and MUCH, much more!

7 am Hour - Tirso In LF Again? + Darren Smith Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking some more Padres baseball, and whether or not we think the team should bring Tirso Orenlas back up for another shot in left field? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by SDFC broadcaster and longtime radio host Darren Smith who joins the show each and every Friday morning! Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres Swept By Blue Jays, Now On Six Game Losing Streak

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay and talk about the holiday weekend coming up, as well as Ben anchoring plane crash coverage for 10 News last night. Then we set the menu for today's show and get to our Padres Crap-Up and discuss yesterday's extra-innings loss as the Padres were swept by the Blue Jays, and now find themselves on a 6 game losing streak as they head to Atlanta for a weekend series with the Braves. Listen here!

Thursday May 22nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW

8am Hour - Please Score A Run Today, Padres!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting ready for this morning's series finale in Toronto by simply just asking that the Padres score A RUN today. Then we chat with our beloved In-Season Sammy for a few minutes before Real or Fake, and the guys are joined by The Athletic's Eno Sarris for some "Smart Baseball"! Listen here!

7am Hour - Knicks / Pacers, DDT, + SDFC Head Coach Mikey Varas!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the INSANE ending to the Knicks / Pacers game last night before we do a Shoutout To His Family for Colts owner Jim Irsay who unexpectedly passed away yesterday at the age of 65. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by SDFC head coach Mikey Varas who joins the show to preview their match against the LA Galaxy this weekend, and he has us all ready to run through a wall! Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres Are HISTORICALLY Bad Right Now

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss some of Woodsy's insecurities at the gym, and also talk about the scary plane crash here in town that occurred overnight less than a mile away from our radio station. Then at the bottom of the hour we get into the lowlights of yesterday's 14-0 loss to the Blue Jays, and how this 5 game losing streak is one of the worst stretches in Padres history. Listen here

Wednesday May 21st, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Time For A Lineup Change? + Doug Glanville Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by talking about Game 2 between the Padres and Blue Jays later on in Toronto, and if NOW is the time for Mike Shildt to tinker with the lineup at all during this 4 game losing streak. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys are joined by former MLB outfielder Doug Glanville on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!

8am Hour - Woodsy's DoorDash Audit + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking a little food-delivery, and we sift through Woodsy's DoorDash order history to see how much money he has spent just in the last week. Then we play a game of "Take On Woods" before we get to an early edition of The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the morning, including where Leodalis De Vries landed on ESPN's updated Top 50 Prospects in Baseball list! Listen here!

7am Hour - Shoutout To His Family + Padres Offensive Struggles

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a Shoutout To His Family for Cheers star George Wendt who passed away yesterday at the age of 76, and we talk about the new Netflix documentary "The Fall of Favre". Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get back to some Padres baseball and try to dissect what is wrong with the offense amid this 4 game losing streak. Listen here

6am Hour - Padres Lose To Blue Jays, Drop 4th Straight Game

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we try to AVOID talking about the Padres for as long as we can, after they lost 3-0 last night to the Toronto Blue Jays and are now on a 4 game losing streak with the offense looking as bad as it has all year... Listen here!

Tuesday May 20th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Padres vs Blue Jays Today + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking some Padres vs Blue Jays before the 3 game series gets underway later this afternoon in Toronto! Then we briefly discuss the potential of the big Notre Dame / USC football rivalry possibly coming to an end after the upcoming season? And we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines that we missed before we get out of here on a Tuesday! Listen here!

8am Hour - Woodsy Announces "The Work" + Jesse Agler Joins The Show

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by revisiting a conversation that we had on the show last week, and Woodsy is happy to announce "The Work" and what this new venture will be! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we head back out to Toronto to catch up with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler for his weekly appearance on the show! Listen here!

Jesse Agler Checks In From Toronto!

Ben & Woods are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who joins the show every Tuesday morning, and this week he calls in from north of the border as the Padres and Blue Jays face off in Toronto tonight! Listen here as Jesse talks about where Toronto ranks on his list of cities to visit, any concerns he has about the Padres offense, and MUCH more!

7am Hour - NL West, DDT. + Tony Gwynn Jr Surprise Call-In

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the NL West results from yesterday, and the dodgers once again getting sneaky and trying to get some sort of competitive edge? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys begin to discuss all of the discourse around Juan Soto and his short time with the New York Mets, and we knew Tony Gwynn Jr had some thoughts as a former player and we get him on the phone from Toronto to discuss it all! Listen here!

6am Hour - Philadelphia Trip + Padres Release Oscar Gonzalez

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start Tuesday's show with some foreplay and while we didn't make any plans for today's 4 hour show with no Padres game to discuss, Ben DID make sure that every minute of the guys' upcoming trip to Philadelphia next month is accounted for. Then at the bottom of the hour we continue our conversation from yesterday about the Padres' issues in left field, and how the group of outfielders in the organization got a little smaller yesterday...

Monday May 19th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Why Not Croney In LF + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about our ongoing concerns with the Padres production in left field, and we once again ask why not give Jake Cronenworth a shot in LF? Then we talk about our new YouTube show coming soon before we hand things over to Paulie at the bottom of the hour for The Reindl Report and some of the stories we missed from the weekend! Listen here!

8am Hour - Padres Can't Beat AL Teams + Dennis Lin Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the Padres complete inability to beat American League teams for some confounding reason? Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before we are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who joins the show each and every Monday morning to recap the Padres' weekend. Listen here!

Dennis Lin On Padres Being Swept By Seattle

Ben & Woods are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic who appears on the show each and every Monday morning! Listen here as Dennis talks about the Padres being swept by the Mariners this past weekend, if he thinks Luis Campusano will make another appearance in the lineup, what to do in left field, and MUCH more!

7am Hour - SDFC Draw, DDT, + Darvish Back Soon?

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about SDFC's draw with Sporting KC on Saturday night, and some of the other local scores from the weekend. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss Friday and Saturday night's losses for the Padres, and some help on the way soon perhaps with Yu Darvish traveling with the team to Toronto. Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres SWEPT By The Mariners This Weekend

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and talk about the rain altering some of our weekend plans, and Woodsy believes he has FINALLY perfected making steak at home. Then we set the menu for today's show and bring you the lowlights in our Padres Crap-Up as the Padres go 0-21 all weekend with RISP, and get swept by the Mariners down at Petco Park. Listen here