Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with a heartfelt message on a somber day here at 97.3 The Fan. Then we get to a little more Padres talk before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the day. Listen here

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by hearing about what the Woods family has planned as they get ready for a road trip to Las Vegas tomorrow morning! Then we play a game of "Real or Fake" on a Throwback Thursday before we head out to Peoria and catch up with Spring Training Sammy who tells us about his chat with the newest Padres player, Jose Iglesias…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with Benny giving us his thoughts on the Aztecs' best path to making the NCAA tournament, and it all starts with a win on Saturday night. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys have some fun with a couple of Throwback Thursday clips that Paulie dug up from the archives. Plus, the Padres made their …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show unfortunately once again on a bit of a somber note due to some overnight vet trips, and Ben tries to figure out who's been eating crackers near his microphone. Then we set the menu for today's show before we get into some Padres talk for today and wonder if AJ Preller is…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by discussing some "spicy" results from some online tests that Woodsy had the guys all fill out yesterday... Then we hear some comments from Padres manager Mike Shildt who spoke in Peoria about the reported Jose Iglesias signing before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the mor…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by reacting to some breaking Padres news that the team has reportedly signed infielder Jose Iglesias to a minor league contract after a pretty solid season for the New York Mets! Then we get to "Take On Woods" before the guys are joined by Spring Training Sammy who is out at the Padres Spring Training complex and give…

Ben & Woods give their immediate reactions to the breaking news on Wednesday morning that the Padres have reportedly signed infielder Jose Iglesias to a minor league contract? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about Tirso Ornelas and how he actually has the 6th highest odds currently to win NL Rookie of the Year?? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about ESPN's final offseason grade for all 30 MLB teams, and whether or not they graded the Padres too harshly? Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with Woodsy expressing his gratitude for the Ben & Woods community after he had quite an emotional Tuesday. Then we set the menu for today's show and get into some college hoops as San Diego State lost a big game to UNLV last night and continues to remain "on the bubble…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with Ben presenting a couple of, um, interesting lists that a colleague emailed him this morning? Then we look ahead to tonight's contest between San Diego State and UNLV before we wrap up the show at the bottom of the hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories, including The Florida Man Games 2025? Liste…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by tracking down the TV commercial that Woodsy recorded a couple of weeks ago for QC Kinetix and we break it all down. Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we're joined by Spring Training Sammy and get the latest from Padres Spring Training in Peoria! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods head out to Peoria for our daily check-in with Sam Levitt who tells us about what he learned from Mike Shildt's press conference this morning, his takeaways from the conversations he had with players inside the clubhouse, and more!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by discussing the statement made by San Diego FC yesterday regarding the chant that was heard on Saturday night, and we blow off "Don't Do This" as listeners call in to share their perspective. Then at the bottom of the hour we get to some more baseball and talk about which potential National League wildcard teams …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with some heavy emotions in the studio due to some news that Woodsy received RIGHT before the show started. Then we set the menu for today's show before getting to some Padres talk with some audio from Manny Machado who told MLB Network that the Padres have some "unfinish…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with some special audio that Paul has put together involving some strange noises that Woodsy made earlier in the show, before the guys give some more thoughts on SDFC's first home match on Saturday evening. Then at the bottom of the hour we get to The Reindl Report where we learn that apparently Chet Hanks is now b…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some thoughts on the Oscars last night and discuss some of the big winners. Then we play our daily game of "Take On Woods" before we head out to Peoria and catch up with Spring Training Sammy and get his takeaways from the Padres weekend! Listen here!

Ben & Woods head out to Peoria to catch up with Spring Training Sammy as the Padres have an off-day at the complex today, but Sammy gives us his biggest takeaways from the weekend, including Tirso Ornelas making quite an impression so far in Cactus League action. Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking some Padres baseball after another weekend of Spring Training, and the guys discuss whether or not the team will use a 6 man rotation. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we talk some college hoops as March is officially here, and the weekend saw some big wins from both SDSU and UCSD! Listen here…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we get settled back into the studio from our Spring Training trip, and we hear about a secret safe that Ben and his family discovered that was left behind by his late grandfather... Then we set the menu for today's show and kick things off with Sa…

Ben and Woods get a surprise visit from Padres manager Mike Shildt before a very QUICK Reindl Report and the guys get a call from SDFC GM Tyler Heaps

Ben and Woods reflect on the past few days at Padres Spring Training before playing a quick game of Take On Woods and then the guys from MadFriars stop by for a chat

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some SDSU updates as Miles Byrd announced he will NOT enter the transfer portal, and the football team adding someone from Notre Dame's staff to be the Aztecs' GM? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we bring you our conversation that we recorded after yesterday's show with new Padres starting pitch…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday morning for the final show from Padres Spring Training this week! We start the show with a little foreplay as the guys set the scene from the Peoria Sports Complex and why today is a slightly different show. Then at the bottom of the hour the guys discuss yesterday's Spring Training game and talk a …

Ben and Woods close out the show by chatting with Jesse Agler and get a surprise visit from Dylan Cease

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about our housing accommodations for our Spring Training trip this year, and if we're ready to switch back to a hotel or not. Then we've got some MLB veterans stopping by the show as we meet Jason Heyward for the first time, and also have our annual Spring Training trip with the captain Manny Machado! Listen h…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with a Shoutout To His Family after the news this morning that Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home yesterday. Then we get back to some great player interviews as Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill and starting pitcher Michael King join the program! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are live from the Peoria Sports Complex for Day 2 of Padres Spring Training! The guys start the show by setting the scene and talking about how the rest of yesterday went, including a fun battle on the backfields between Nick Pivetta and Fernando Tatis Jr.! Then at the bototm of the hour, the guys are joined by San Diego's own …

Ben and Woods catch up with Tony Gwynn Jr. before talking with Padres GM, AJ Preller and which number is the most popular number in San Diego sports right now?

Ben & Woods attempt to get back on clock in the 8am hour, and we kick things off with pitching coach Ruben Niebla joining the show! Then Woodsy gets star-struck as one of the best hitters on the planet, Luis Arraez, makes his first appearance on the show! Listen here

Ben & Woods kick off a jam-packed 7am hour by meeting one of the newest members of the Padres, Kyle Hart! Then Tyler Wade makes his first appearance on the show from Spring Training before the guys discuss San Diego State's big win over New Mexico last night, and we wrap up the hour with the skipper Mike Shildt! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are LIVE from the Peoria Sports Complex for our first show from Padres Spring Training! Listen here as the guys talk about their interesting trip out to AZ, plus Jake Cronenworth kicks off our list of player guests, and Joe Musgrove joins the show and talks about his rehabbing from Tommy John surgery!…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by welcoming our boss, Adam, into the studio as he has some budgetary concerns regarding this week's Spring Training trip... Then we play our daily game of Take On Woods before Spring Training Sammy makes his daily visit to the show, and we get ready to head east towards Peoria, AZ! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about tonight's BIG game for San Diego State as they host New Mexico, and the team had a fairly positive injury update last night on Magoon Gwath. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get to an early edition of The Reindl Report and some of Paulie's top stories! Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and dive into the short clip from our show that somehow made it onto yesterday's episode of The Howard Stern Show?? Then we set the menu for today's show which is a little different as we get ready to head out to Peoria for a couple of days at Pad…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by trying to figure out if in fact a clip from our show actually made it onto the Howard Stern Show this morning?? Then at the bottom of the hour we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories from over the weekend, including some hilarious audio from an NHL broadcast this weekend! Listen here!…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by reacting to some fun audio from a clip that has circulated the internet for years, and has to do with "old school trash talk"! Then we play our daily game of music trivia before we head out to Peoria and check in with Spring Training Sammy to get his biggest takeaways from the Padres first weekend of Cactus League …

Ben & Woods head out to Peoria for our daily check-in with Spring Training Sammy Levitt and get Sam's biggest takeaways from the Padres' first weekend of Spring Training games! Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little hoops as San Diego State lost to Utah State on Saturday evening, but the bigger story is did they lose Magoon Gwath for the rest of the season to a knee injury?? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we continue to talk about a special night last night for San Diego FC, and we talk about s…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we talk about how nice of a weekend it was for everyone before we set the menu for today's show and give some initial thoughts on San Diego FC winning their first ever match last night! Then at the bottom of the hour we talk some Padres baseball a…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour talking some Padres baseball, and what Mike Shildt's expectations for the team should be early in the season. Then we catch up with Spring Training Sammy out in Peoria for a few minutes before we wrap up the show with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning! Listen here!…