Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by reacting to what they heard from Craig Stammen to wrap up our 8am hour and give some more thoughts on the new Padres manager. Then we quickly talk about some of the MLB awards being handed out this week before we get to the bottom of the hour and wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paulie's top stories of the day, including Florida Man back in the news! Listen here!

Wednesday November 12th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about the hiring of Craig Stammen and the questions they hope to ask him when he joins the show later this hour. Then the guys play a game of Take On Woods and at the bottom of the hour get their chance to speak with new Padres manager Craig Stammen for the first time when he calls in! Listen here!

New Padres manager Craig Stammen made his Ben & Woods debut on Wednesday morning! Listen here as Craig talks more about how he went from interviewer to interviewee, how he plans to embrace advanced analytics, what changes he can make to the team’s offensive philosophy, and MUCH more!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss how the guys spent the rare Tuesday morning off from work, and you will not believe how expensive the shirt that Ben tried on at the mall cost! Then we set the menu for today's show and give some thoughts on what we heard after our show on Monday from Craig Stammen's introductory press conference and the first impressions we got of the new Padres manager. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour talking about a report from Robert Murray who says the Padres are interested in potentially bringing Luis Arraez back, but where would he play and where does he go in the lineup? And is that how the team should spend money this winter? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys take a look at some of the top trade candidates that could be available this offseason, and if ANY of them could be fits for the Padres. Listen here!

Monday November 10th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

Ben & Woods open up the 9am hour with phase 1 of their planned handoff as Ben leaves to head down to Petco Park while Woodsy and Paul do The Reindl Report. Then the guys reconnect with Ben once he gets set up and Benny handles the rest of the show solo while the other two make their way to Petco Park and we bring you Craig Stammen's introductory press conference! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and the guys discuss their weekends which for Woodsy consisted of a lot of children's sports games and birthday parties. Then we set the menu for today's show as we count you down to Craig Stammen's introductory press conference at 10am, and the guys discuss the ELECTRIC atmosphere at San Diego FC's big win over Portland last night! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the good and the really bad for San Diego State this weekend as the basketball team improved to 2-0 with a win over Idaho State yesterday, but the football team had their hands full in Hawaii on Saturday night, losing 38-6. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten for his weekly conversation and we get his thoughts on SDFC's big win at Snapdragon Stadium last night! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 8am hour by talking about today's introductory press conference for Craig Stammen down at Petco Park, and Woodsy angers some listeners by saying he has never been able to watch The Wire. Then we get to today's game of Take On Woods before the guys bring you another Padres Smorgasbord and we also discuss the Cleveland Guardians pitchers that are in some BIG trouble for being heavily involved with sports betting. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie’s top headlines of the day, including the tallest player in college basketball history making his debut last night. Then we get to this week’s NFL Threesome before we wrap up the week, discuss any weekend plans, and talk about what Monday’s show will look like and why. Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by talking about something happening in our 97.3 The Fan studios, and who is listening to us at all times apparently? Then we play a game of Take On Woods on a Friday before we continue to give some thoughts on the Padres managerial hiring of Craig Stammen, and the guys debate whether or not they should open up the phone lines. Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by congratulating Manny Machado on his Silver Slugger award, and the guys discuss the Padres extending qualifying offers yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by our buddy Darren Smith who makes his weekly appearance and gives us his thoughts on SDFC's big Game 3 matchup with Portland on Sunday, the Padres hiring of Craig Stammen as manager, and more! Listen here!

Ben, Woods, and Paul are all here for you on a Friday morning! We start today's show with a little foreplay and hear all about Woodsy's trip to Disneyland yesterday for Taylor's 5th birthday before we get Woodsy's thoughts on all of the big Padres news from yesterday! Then at the bottom of the hour, we set the menu for today's show and are joined by Matt Jones, host of KY Sports Radio in Kentucky who was the very first person to break the Craig Stammen news yesterday! Listen here!

Matt Jones, host of KY Sports Radio in Kentucky and apparent Padres insider, joined Ben & Woods on Friday morning! Listen here as the guys welcome Matt to the show and hear how exactly he was the first and only person to break the news yesterday morning that Craig Stammen - who Matt did not even know existed - was going to be announced as the new Padres manager!

Thursday November 6th, 2025 - FULL SHOW

Ben and Paul start the 8am hour by welcoming our pal Sam Levitt to the studio as he fills in for the rest of the morning while Woodsy is at Disneyland for Taylor's birthday! Then we play a game of Real or Fake on a Throwback Thursday before the guys discuss some very random reports from an unlikely source that Craig Stammen will be the next Padres manager? Listen here!

Ben, Paul, and Sam open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report...for about 30 seconds before the guys are interrupted by official news that the San Diego Padres are hiring Craig Stammen to be the next manager of the team!? Listen here for a full instant reaction to today's big news, PLUS Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller calls into the show at the bottom of the hour to discuss it all!

Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller calls into Ben & Woods on Thursday morning just minutes after the news came out that he has hired Craig Stammen to be the next manager of the San Diego Padres! Listen here as AJ discusses how this all came together, what makes Stammen the right fit for the Padres, and MUCH, much more!