Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

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Ben and Woods bring a unique sound to the San Diego airwaves with an entertaining and informative show. As a couple of true baseball junkies, Ben and Woods could not be happier to be on the home of the Padres. Listen here for big moments from the show, weekdays, 6AM - 10AM PT on 97.3 The Fan.

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3493 episodes

9am Hour - Any Padres TV Updates? + The Reindl Report

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by discussing when we may have any updates on where / how Padres fans can watch games this season, with Opening Day just over 24 hours away.  Then we get to The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the day before we give some final thoughts and let everyone know where to find us tomorrow as we celebrate Opening Day! Listen here!

39m
Mar 27
8am Hour - Reflecting On 6 years + Bret Boone Joins The Show

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour reflecting on what a fun and unexpected ride the last 6 years have been as a show! And at the bottom of the hour we're joined by MLB all-star and Audacy insider Bret Boone who gives us his thoughts on the magic that is Opening Day! Listen here!

40m
Mar 27
Bret Boone On The Magic Of Opening Day!

Ben & Woods are joined by former MLB all-star and Audacy insider Bret Boone on Wednesday morning! Listen here as Bret talks about the magic behind Opening Day, his first experience of Opening Day as a big leaguer, and MUCH more!

14m
Mar 27
7am Hour - Montgomery To The DBacks + Things Ben Likes: Part 3!

Ben & Woods start the 7am hour talking about the big news in baseball from late yesterday as Jordan Montgomery has FINALLY signed a contract, and is joining the NL West with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Then we get to "Don't Do This" before Paulie gives us all a little gift on our 6th anniversary as a show with the latest installment of "Things Ben Likes" before we discuss some of the new food options at Petco Park that we're all most excited to try! Listen here!

41m
Mar 27
6am Hour - Our 6th Anniversary + Opening Day Eve

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday! We start the show with a little foreplay as the show celebrates SIX years together! Then Ben sets the menu and tells the listeners about a pretty great prize we're giving out on today's show before we discuss yesterday's Padres Spring Training finale as we can fully set our sights on OPENING DAY TOMORROW! Listen here!

41m
Mar 27
9am Hour - The Reindl Report + Padres Roster Concerns

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report, and Paul’s top stories of the day, including some notable Hollywood memorabilia that was recently sold at auction. Then the guys talk about some concerns they still have with the Padres roster, in particular the lack of depth. Then we discuss Mike Shildt’s pitching rotation that was announced yesterday before we get out of here on a Tuesday morning! Listen here!

40m
Mar 26
8am Hour - More On Ohtani + Callers Weigh In

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some continued thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani / Ippei Mizuhara story, and try to figure out HOW this even happens. Then we open up the phone lines and let some Tier 1 listeners call in to give their opinions on the Ohtani story as we sit and wait for Opening Day to arrive on Thursday! Listen here!

41m
Mar 26
7am Hour - What To Make Of Shohei Ohtani's Comments?

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about some breaking news in the NFL regarding a significant rule change to kickoffs this upcoming season. Then we get to "Don't Do This" before we react to some of the comments made yesterday afternoon by Shohei Ohtani via his new interpreter, and we continue to try to sort out what to make of this entire story. Listen here!

42m
Mar 26
6am Hour - Padres Exhibition Game + Ohtani Speaks

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show on a bit of a somber note, talking about the horrific scene in Baltimore overnight as the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show as we give some initial thoughts on what Shohei Ohtani had to say yesterday and discuss the Padres exhibition game at a nearly sold out Petco Park last night. Listen here!

41m
Mar 26
9am Hour - The Reindl Report + AJ Preller's Name-Drop

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report, and Paul’s top stories of the day, including some interesting comments made on a podcast by Deion Sanders. Then we discuss AJ Preller name-dropping Roki Sasaki during his speech on Saturday morning at Peter Seidler’s Celebration of Life? And we wrap up the show with some thoughts on the Padres roster as we count down towards Opening Day on Thursday! Listen here!

39m
Mar 25
8am Hour - The Aztecs Are Now A Blue Blood + Who Starts In Left?

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour hearing about Woodsy's experience at the San Diego Seals game on Saturday night where he got to introduce Bret Michaels on stage for his postgame concert. Then we get back to some college hoops as the guys talk about the fact that with another trip to the Sweet 16 for the Aztecs, it's clear that San Diego State is now one of those "blue bloods" that we hear about every year during the NCAA Tournament. Plus, are the Padres going to sign Tommy Pham to play left, or not? Listen here!

41m
Mar 25
7am Hour - Take On Woods, Don't Do This, + David Shapiro

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with one more emotional clip from Saturday's Celebration of Life service for Peter Seidler, before we get to a game of Take On Woods. Then it's time for "Don't Do This" before we're joined by criminal defense lawyer David Shapiro, who wanted to weigh in on the strange Shohei Ohtani / Ippei Mizuhara gambling story that has captivated the sports world the last week. Listen here!

42m
Mar 25
Criminal Defense Lawyer David Shapiro On Shohei Ohtani Case

David Shapiro, criminal defense attorney and Tier 1 listener, joined Ben & Woods on Monday morning! Listen here as he brings his perspective on all that we've heard regarding this bizarre story on Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and all of the illegal gambling... 

10m
Mar 25
6am Hour - Aztecs To The Sweet 16 + Peter Seidler's Celebration Of Life

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we recap our weekends before Ben sets the menu for today's show, and we discuss the San Diego State Aztecs advancing to another Sweet 16! Then at the bottom of the hour we play some of our favorite moments from an emotional Saturday morning down at Petco Park for Peter Seidler's Celebration of Life. Listen here

41m
Mar 25
9am Hour - The Reindl Report + Things Ben Likes!

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paul's top stories of the day, including some Olympics coverage we are all excited for this summer. Then we take a look at today's NCAA Tournament slate with the Aztecs tipping off shortly before we wrap up the week with some "Things Ben Likes"! Listen here!

39m
Mar 22
8am Hour - Crowning Our Tournament of Drops Champion

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about how difficult they think it would be to film a love scene if they were actors. Then we visit some clips from the archive that we did not have time to get to yesterday for Throwback Thursday before we finally crown a champion in our 5th Annual Tournament of Drops! Listen here!

41m
Mar 22
7am Hour - Take On Woods + Bret Michaels Joins The Show

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with more thoughts on the Shohei Ohtani story before we get back to our regularly scheduled game of Take On Woods. Then it's time for "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we play our conversation that we recorded yesterday with the legendary Bret Michaels of Poison who is in town this weekend performing after tomorrow's San Diego Seals game! Listen here!

43m
Mar 22
Poison's Bret Michaels Joins The Show!

Ben & Woods chat with the legendary musician Bret Michaels, who will be in town this weekend playing a postgame concert following tomorrow's San Diego Seals game! Listen here!

9m
Mar 22
6am Hour - March Madness Is Here + Craig Calcaterra On Ohtani Story

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay as we get ready for a little rest this weekend after a LONG week. Then we talk about some of the chaos we watched in the NCAA tournament yesterday before MLB writer Craig Calcaterra joins the show to give us a great breakdown of this Shohei Ohtani story that continues to get more and more strange. Listen here!

42m
Mar 22
9am Hour - STRANGE Ohtani Story + Padres Wrap Up

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some continued thoughts on the very strange gambling-related story that came out last night regarding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter. Then at the bottom of the hour we get to our first VICTORY Padres Wrap-Up and give some final thoughts on the Seoul Series before we get out of here on a Thursday! Listen here!

39m
Mar 21
8am Hour - Padres Beat The dodgers 15-11 + Major Garrett Calls In

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you at an odd hour as the guys hit the air at 8am following the Padres postgame show! Listen here as the guys give their thoughts on the Padres 15-11 WIN over the dodgers over in Seoul, and at the bottom of the hour the legendary Major Garrett joins the show! Listen here!

40m
Mar 21
Major Garrett: "It's so obvious he (Jackson Merrill) is ready"

Major Garrett joined Ben & Woods on Thursday morning! Listen here as Major gives us his thoughts on the Padres splitting their 2 game series with the dodgers, how impressed he is with Jackson Merrill, and we get his opinion on the strange Shohei Ohtani news that came out on Wednesday evening. Listen here!

14m
Mar 21
9am Hour - The Reindl Report, Tournament of Drops, + MLB Predictions

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top headlines of the day before we continue with our Tournament of Drops, as we’ve now made it to the Final Four! Then we wrap things up with our full predictions for the 2024 MLB season before we say good bye from Seven Mile Casino! Listen here! 

39m
Mar 20
8am Hour - Analyzing The Padres Roster + Padres Wrap-Up

Ben & Woods continue with their analysis of the Padres season-opening loss to the dodgers over in Seoul, and we also bring you some of the calls from Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr with our first Padres Wrap-Up of the year, and we hear from the skipper Mike Shildt! Listen here!

40m
Mar 20