Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

Tuesday June 24th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - The Reindl Report + Passan's Potential Targets

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with an early edition of The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories, including Florida Man making his way back into the news! Then at the bottom of the hour the guys chat with Jaclyn Lash from the Padres who has some very exciting news regarding concerts and events coming to Petco Park soon, and we discuss Jeff Passan's top 50 players who could be moved at the trade deadline next month. Listen here!

8am Hour - Ben Bensplains Bowling? + Jesse Agler Calls In!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about summer plans, and the conversation turns to bowling where we find out a young Steven Woods was actually on a bowling team (??) and Ben apparently knows how to keep score in bowling? Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler for our regular Tuesday conversation! Listen here!

Jesse Agler Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods chat with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler, who joins the show each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here as Jesse gives the guys some advice before their trip to Philadelphia this weekend, his thoughts on last night's loss and a look back at last week's series against the dodgers, and we give him this week's "incorporator" word!

7am Hour - When To Make A Move + Fernando Tatis Jr's Lawsuit

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about both the Padres long-term and short-term future, and when (or if) AJ Preller needs to make some moves. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss yesterday's surprising news that Fernando Tatis Jr is suing Big League Advance, who he struck a deal with as a teenager and now is facing a hefty bill to pay? Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres Drop Ugly Game To The Nationals

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and talk about how our Mondays went, and what really qualifies as "the best night of your life"? Then we set the menu for today's show and dive right into our Padres Crap-Up and react to the lowlights from last night's 10-6 loss to the Nationals in Game 1 of this week's 3 game series. Listen here

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Monday June 23rd, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Nationals Come To Town, NBA Finals, + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking about the Washington Nationals coming to town starting tonight, and of course we revisit the infamous 2022 Juan Soto trade between the two teams. Then the guys give a couple of thoughts on the conclusion of the NBA Finals last night before we wrap up the show on a Monday with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories, including David Ortiz's ongoing beef with Rafael Devers? Listen here!

8am Hour - Weekend Recaps, Take On Woods, + Dennis Lin!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about how we spent our weekends, which included a golf tournament and assembling a new desk. Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we're joined by our Ben & Woods LINsider as Dennis Lin from The Athletic checks in as he does each Monday morning and gives us all of his takeaways from the Padres weekend! Listen here!

Dennis Lin Joins The Show Following Series Win Over The Royals!

Ben & Woods catch up with Dennis Lin from The Athletic as we do each and every Monday! Listen here as Dennis talks about Xander Bogaerts' surprisingly hot week, taking 2 of 3 from the Royals, his thoughts on this week's series with the Nationals, and more!

7am Hour - Suspensions, RIP Scott Miller, + Craig Elsten Joins The Show

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some thoughts on the suspensions that were handed down on Friday afternoon for Mike Shildt, Dave Roberts, and Robert Suarez, and we get to a very sad Shoutout To His Family for a friend in the local media. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we are joined by Craig Elsten who joins us each and every Monday morning! Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres Win Important Series vs Royals

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Victory Monday! We start the show with a little foreplay in the most unsexy way, as we hear about Woodsy having to check himself into urgent care at midnight on Saturday night?? Then we set the menu for today's show and get to our Padres Wrap-Up as we discuss yesterday's 3-2 walk-off win over the Royals as the Padres took the weekend series against Kansas City! Listen here!

Friday June 20th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Eno Sarris, Throwbacks, + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by chatting with Eno Sarris from The Athletic who we missed while off yesterday! Then we bring you some Throwback Thursday clips on a Friday that give us all a good laugh before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines as we cruise into the weekend! Listen here!

8am Hour - Erik Greupner Calls In + Woodsy Still Sick??

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by chatting with Padres CEO Erik Greupner who returns to the show on a Friar Friday! Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before we take a time out and catch our breath by asking each other how the day off was yesterday, and we find out that Woodsy is STILL having issues with a stomach virus? Plus, Manny Machado did NOT hold back with some of his postgame comments last night! Listen here!

Erik Greupner: “We don’t like it, and it can’t continue”

Padres CEO Erik Greupner joined Ben & Woods on Friar Friday! Listen here as Erik comments on everything that happened on Thursday night between the Padres and dodgers, how much room the team has to add players at the trade deadline (or sooner), Manny Machado approaching 2,000 career hits, and MUCH more!

7am Hour - Shildt / Roberts Postgame Comments + DSmith Stops By!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with more thoughts on everything that went down last night between the Padres and dodgers as we hear a little from both Mike Shildt and Dave Roberts with their postgame comments. Then at the bottom of the hour, Darren Smith makes his weekly visit to the show and with no SDFC match this weekend to discuss, we get all of Darren's thoughts on the weeklong series full of drama between the Padres and dodgers. Listen here!

6am Hour - Benches Clear Between Padres And dodgers

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday! We start the show by skipping the foreplay and getting right to the action as we discuss the drama that unfolded on Thursday night as Mike Shildt and Dave Roberts got into it following Fernando Tatis Jr being hit by ANOTHER pitch. Plus, the Padres won the game following a 4-4 night at the dish from Xander Bogaerts and we get into all of it with our Padres Wrap-Up! Listen here!

Wednesday June 18th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Tough Luis Arrez Convo, Castellanos Benched, + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with a bit of a tough conversation regarding Luis Arraez, who we all love as a person, but we need more production from him SOON. Then the guys talk about the bizarre story involving Nick Castellanos and Phillies manager Rob Thompson, after Thompson benched Castellanos on Tuesday for "an inappropriate comment"? Then we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the day! LIsten here!

8am Hour - Monotonous Show Feeling + Padres Fans Speak Their Mind

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about a text exchange the 3 of us had last night, and we try to help Woodsy out with his feeling the show is too monotonous lately... Then we get to our daily game of Take On Woods before we open up the phone lines for the first time in a while, and let Padres fans weigh in with how they're feeling about the team right now, what moves they would like to see made soon, and more! Listen here!

7am Hour - HBP Drama Last Night + Mark Grant Joins The Show

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some continued thoughts on last night's game and all of the drama that unfolded after both Fernando Tatis Jr and Shohei Ohtani were hit by pitches, warnings were issued, and Dave Roberts melted down after being ejected. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys are joined by Padres broadcaster Mark Grant who calls into the show on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here!

Mark Grant Joins The Show On Big League Wednesday!

Ben & Woods are joined by Padres broadcaster Mark Grant on a Big League Wednesday! Listen here as Mud talks about doing a little radio this week with Jesse Agler, his thoughts on the Padres and dodgers series and some of the drama we saw last night, and MUCH more!

6am Hour - Padres Drop Another One In LA, Bogaerts Needs To Figure It Out

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little bit of foreplay as Woodsy shares the parenting dilemma he is in with Beau and his summer baseball camp. Then we dive right into the Padres talk with yet another conversation about Xander Bogaerts continuing to not live up to expectations before we bring you the lowlights from last night's 8-6 loss in Los Angeles. Listen here

Tuesday June 17th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - SDvsLAD Round 2, Adam's Vacation, + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour looking ahead to Round 2 tonight between the Padres and dodgers with Randy Vasquez getting the ball for San Diego against what we all expect will be another bullpen game for the dodgers. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories of the morning! Listen here!

8am Hour - Packing For A Trip + Jesse Agler Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about our Philadelphia trip coming up in less than 2 weeks, and whether or not it's okay to check a suitcase for the 3 day trip. Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Jesse Agler up in Los Angeles who gives us his reaction to last night's game! Listen here!

Jesse Agler Talks Padres vs dodgers

Ben & Woods chat with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who joins the show each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here as Jesse talks Padres / dodgers and gives us his thoughts on the Padres loss last night, we give him this week's "incorporator" word, and MUCH more!

7am Hour - Could The Padres Possibly Become Sellers?

Ben & Woods start the 7am hour with some more thoughts about last night's loss to the dodgers, and whether or not the Padres could actually become SELLERS at the 2025 trade deadline, rather than buyers, if things don't turn around soon? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss the latest update in MLB All-Star voting and also talk about MLB's social media content last night with Shohei Ohtani pitching one whole inning! Listen here!