Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

Tuesday July 22nd, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Kolek Gets The Ball Tonight + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by taking a look at tonight's pitching matchup in Miami as Stephen Kolek gets the ball, and we go over some of yesterday's MLB scores. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including some fresh audio from Jerry Jones ripping his own players right before training camp starts! Listen here!

8am Hour - Ben's Food Test + Jesse Agler Calls In!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Woodsy sharing some more of his adventures in Manchester, and Ben samples some uniquely flavored English crisps! Then we play a game of Take On Woods before we head out to Miami to chat with Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler who joins the show as he does each and every Tuesday morning! Listen here!

Jesse Agler On Padres Win vs Miami, Trade Deadline, And More!

Padres broadcaster Jesse Agler calls in from Miami for his weekly Tuesday visit to the program! Listen here as Jesse talks about last night's close 2-1 win over the Marlins, the upcoming MLB trade deadline, we give him this weeks "incorporator" word, and more!

7am Hour - Offense Still Needs Help + The Chargers Are In Town Today? Why?

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking more Padres baseball, and what kind of help the offense needs before next week's MLB trade deadline. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss the fact that the Los Angeles chargers are practicing here in San Diego for the next couple of days? Why?? And why is Ben covering it for television? Listen here

6am Hour - Woodsy Returns From Manchester + Padres Beat The Marlins!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are back together and here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and welcome Woodsy back to the studio after his trip to Manchester, and he brought plenty of gifts and stories to share! Then we set the menu for today's show and get to some Padres talk as we bring you our Padres Wrap-Up and discuss yesterday's 2-1 win over the Marlins! Listen here!

Monday July 21st, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Parity In MLB + The Reindl Report

Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour talking about all of the parity in Major League Baseball this season with no team really running away from the pack, and how everything is right there for the taking. Then we look ahead to tonight's game in Miami between the Padres and Marlins before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top stories from the weekend. Listen here!

8am Hour - Is The NL West Within Reach? + Dennis Lin Calls In!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour talking about the Padres being 3.5 games behind the dodgers in the National League West, and whether or not you are starting to let yourself dream about winning the division? Then we get to a game of Take On John with our pal John Flint from KSON before the guys are joined by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for his weekly segment! Listen here!

Dennis Lin On Series Win In DC, Xander Bogaerts, Trade Deadline, & More!

Benny and Paul are joined on Monday by Dennis Lin from The Athletic for his weekly segment! Listen here as Dennis talks about the series win in Washington D.C., this week's series in Miami, Xander Bogaerts' hot month, the upcoming trade deadline, and more!

7am Hour - Darvish's Outing, DDT, + Craig Elsten Joins The Show!

Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour talking more about the Padres weekend which included a win on Friday and a loss on Saturday, and the guys discuss how Yu Darvish looked in his outing against the Nationals. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before Craig Elsten makes his weekly visit to the show to talk about SDFC's 1-1 draw on Saturday night and the state of the Padres as we creep closer to the MLB trade deadline. Listen here!

6am Hour - Padres Win Weekend Series Over The Nationals!

Ben & Paul are here for you on a Victory Monday! We start the show with a little foreplay and recap how the weekends went, and an update on Woodsy who is en route back to San Diego! Then we set the menu for today's show and get right to some Padres talk and bring you our Padres Wrap-Up as the Padres hit a couple of grand slams over the weekend and took 2 out of 3 from the Washington Nationals! Listen here!

Friday July 18th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - The Reindl Report, Padres vs Nationals, + In-Season Sammy

Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour with an early edition of The Reindl Report and discuss a potential Fleetwood Mac reunion?? Then we take a look at tonight's Padres vs Nationals matchup as the 2nd half of the season gets underway, and at the bottom of the hour the guys wrap up the show by catching up with Padres pre and postgame show host Sam Levitt! Listen here!

8am Hour - Shoe Drops, Real or Fake, + Chris Kemp Joins The Show!

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour with Ben asking Paulie about why he almost skipped out on work this morning? Then we play a game of "Real or Fake" with Woodsy not here today before the guys are joined by Padres VP of Amateur & International Scouting Chris Kemp who calls in on a Friar Friday to recap how the Padres did in this week's MLB Draft! Listen here!

Friar Friday with Chris Kemp!

Ben & Paul are joined on a Friar Friday by Padres VP of Amateur and International Scouting Chris Kemp who calls in to discuss how he thinks the Padres did in the 2025 MLB draft earlier this week! Listen here!

7am Hour - Flashback Friday, Don't Do This, + Darren Smith

Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour with a little Flashback Friday after forgetting to get to our Throwback Thursday clip yesterday, and we dig DEEP in the archives for one of our earliest clips when Woodsy made Ben uncomfortable when broadcasting at Opening Day at Del Mar back in 2018! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our pal Darren Smith joins the show for his weekly Friday chat to talk SDFC and some Padres! Listen here

6am Hour - Padres Kick Off The 2nd Half Tonight!

Ben and Paul are here for you on a Friar Friday with Woodsy still in Manchester for his 50th birthday tomorrow! We start with a little foreplay and talk about Ben's experience at a Korean BBQ spot last night for dinner with a friend, and he's got some thoughts. Then we set the menu for a fun Friday show before we get to some Padres talk as the Friars get set to start the 2nd half of the season tonight on the road against the Washington Nationals! Listen here!

7.17.25 Padres Roundtable Midseason Review

The Fan crew evaluates the Padres' first half, their expectations for the second half and the best way for the team to approach the trade deadline.

Thursday July 17th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - Who Steps Up In 2nd Half + The Reindl Report

Ben, Paul, and Matt Ginella kick off the 9am hour by discussing which Padres player will step up the most in the 2nd half as the Padres continue their push towards the postseason. Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a few of Paul's top headlines of the day before we head over to the weekly Padres Roundtable! Listen here!

8am Hour - Life On Reality TV + Bring Higgy Home??

Ben, Paul, and Matt Ginella start the 8am hour by talking with Matt about what life has been like for him on reality TV with his wife, Katie, being on the last couple of seasons of "Real Housewives of Orange County" and how the behind-the-scenes drama of reality TV has impacted the Ginella family. Then we play a game of Real or Fake before Ben asks the guys if you could bring back one of last year's key pieces (Higashioka, Profar, Kim, or Solano) at the trade deadline, who would you pick? Listen...

7am Hour - Will John Seidler Let Preller Cook At The Deadline?

Ben, Paul, and Matt kick off the 7am hour talking about a tough night for San Diego FC as they lost 1-0 to Toronto FC, and the guys discuss the upcoming MLB trade deadline and how the next two weeks will tell Padres fans a LOT about John Seidler, and if he give's AJ Preller permission to do whatever he needs to improve the Padres. Listen here!

6am Hour - Guest Co-Host Matt Ginella + What To Do w Campusano

Ben and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning, and we kick off the show by welcoming our special guest co-host Matt Ginella who's with us this morning as Woodsy continues his travels into Manchester! Then at the bottom of the hour the guys talk some Padres baseball, and in particular focus on the reports of the Padres' rotation this weekend in D.C. and what the team should do with Luis Campusano who was once again sent down to AAA. Listen here!

Wednesday July 16th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

9am Hour - One Last Surprise For Woodsy + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some continued thoughts on Scottie Scheffler's comments that we played to end the 8am hour, and the conversation gets pretty deep as we discuss what star athletes are looking for in life. Then Ben and Paul have one final birthday surprise for Woodsy with the help of some special guests before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the morning. Listen here!

8am Hour - Special Birthday Gifts For Woodsy

Ben & Woods kick start the 8am hour with Ben and Paulie giving Woods some birthday gifts with today being his final show before turning 50 in Manchester this weekend! Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before the guys talk about the long list of former Padres that have made the All-Star rosters over the last few years, and we react to a pretty powerful piece of audio from the world's #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler. Listen here!

7am Hour - Should MLB Implement The Swing-Off?

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on last night's All-Star Game, specifically how it ended with the home run Swing-Off, and how exciting it was to end the game that way! But...should Major League Baseball ACTUALLY consider implementing a swing off to decide games that are tied? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" and discuss San Diego FC terminating their loan with Forward Milan Iloski. Listen here!

6am Hour - Woodsy's Early Birthday + All-Star Game Was AWESOME!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we wish Woodsy an early Happy 50th Birthday, with today being his last show for a few days as he heads to Manchester tonight to see Oasis on Saturday! Then we set the menu for today's show and discuss last night's MLB All-Star game which ended in DRAMATIC fashion after the American League erased a 6 run deficit to force a Swing Off! Listen here

Tuesday July 15th, 2025 - FULL SHOW