Ben and Woods go through the Italian Paul Report before discussing Ben's issues with traffic this morning and then take a look at the craziness that is the College Football Playoff picture

Ben and Woods talk about Woods (kinda) getting a Sprinter van over the weekend before getting back to baseball by taking a look at the best players to never win an MVP award and discuss where Juan Soto will land with offers coming in for him starting this week

Ben and Woods open up the hour by talking about the craziness that was this week in College Football before moving onto Don't (And Do) Do This and recap the craziness that was Week 12 in the NFL season

Woodsy opens up this Thanksgiving week with his weekend at the Wishbone Brawl up at Goat Hill Golf Course in Oceanside before Ben sets up today's show and the guys talk about the latest breaking news in MLB Free Agency

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top stories of the day, including a new format for the NBA All Star Game that the guys all found interesting. Then we get Ben’s Super Sexy Saturday Football Schedule before we get an awesome Crossover segment with Annie Heilbrunn who wanted to share a story she remembered when …

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with our pal Mark Neville, Executive Director of the Holiday Bowl, calling in to share his powerful story after he heard us in our 7am hour talking about being organ donors. Then the guys discuss the fact that Jackson Merrill actually finished with more MVP votes than Paul Skenes, despite losing the Rookie of the Year…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on the mere idea of the Padres acquiring longtime dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler before we get to a Friday edition of Take On Woods. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about a report from Ken Rosenthal who believes the Cubs may be looking to trade Cody Bellinger. Co…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday-Friday! We start the show with a little foreplay and we purchased some clip on earrings for Ben after asking him earlier in the week if he'd ever get a piercing. Well, Woods decided to give himself a nose ring and it got stuck and we needed an engineer to come in and PRY it off! Then at the bottom o…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9an hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning. Then we get to our weekly NFL Threesome segment before the guys react to some fairly cringey audio from last night's CMA awards show... Listen here!

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with some thoughts on our upcoming "6th Annual Ben & Woods Christmas And Holiday Extravaganza" and the realization that we have NO idea what gifts to get each other. Then Contrarian-Ben shows his ugly face when he says he doesn't believe momentum exists in sports, and at the bottom of the hour we talk about a list of …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some thoughts on the 2025 Coachella lineup that was announced on Wednesday before we get to a Throwback Thursday game of Real or Fake. Then we get to possibly our favorite "Don't (And DO) Do This" in show history before we talk about LeBron James announcing he will be taking a break from social media, and if t…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay which includes Woodsy and how he dealt with an accident at school for one of his boys. Then we set the menu for today's show before we discuss yesterday's AL and NL Cy Young award winners, the latest on Roki Sasaki, and whether or not the dodgers h…

Ben and Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie’s top headlines of the day, including Jersey Mike’s being sold for a reported $8 billion, and it leads the guys down a long road of sandwich talk which generates some phone calls as the guys all discuss their favorite sandwiches in town. Then we wrap up the show with some quick t…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben telling us why and WHERE he fell asleep at work last night. Then we discuss some minor moves made by the Padres yesterday regarding their 40 man roster before we dive into a length, complicated story from Evan Drellich in The Athletic yesterday, and what the future may look like for MLB broadcasts in the next…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about yesterday's College Football Playoff rankings that came out, and how surprised we were to see that Boise State is actually in position for a top 4 seed and a first round bye?? Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we get back to some baseball talk and get to the latest on the Juan Soto Sweeps…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay which consists of reminiscing on things from our youth like Woodsy wearing a red "Thriller" jacket to school, frosted tips, and more! Then we set the menu for today's show before we discuss yesterday's Manager of the Year awards in baseball as Mik…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including Juan Soto reportedly set to meet with the Los Angeles dodgers at some point today. Then the show takes a turn when Ben remembers that the show he and Paul were a part of before Ben & Woods was ACTUALLY called "The Big Effing Deal Morning Show…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by getting Woodsy's thoughts on a couple of big topics from the weekend that he didn't get to discuss while he was out sick yesterday, including the Jake Paul / Mike Tyson fight as well as the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame that was announced yesterday! Then at the bottom of the hour the guys talk about today's Manager of the …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on the Rookie of the Year award, and whether or not MLB Network trolled ALL of us when they had Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. there to present the award, someone you would assume Jackson Merrill idolized as a kid, and he announces that Skenes was the winner?? Then we get to "Don't …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are back together for you on a Tuesday morning! We start the show by welcoming Woodsy back to the studio after he was home sick yesterday. Then Ben sets the menu for today's show before we give some thoughts on Paul Skenes winning the National League Rookie of the Year award over Jackson Merrill yesterday, and whether or not Me…

Ben & Paul kick off the 9am hour with some news on former Padres pitcher Nick Martinez and the money he will be making next season before we get to The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories from the weekend. Then the guys discuss the announcement that Netflix will carry an NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day, and their concerns after the Netflix ser…

Ben & Paul start the 8am hour by once again wishing Woodsy well as he deals with his now annual bout with strep throat but hopes to return tomorrow morning. Then the guys continue to look ahead to tonight's big basketball matchup between San Diego State and Gonzaga, and how SDSU basketball and SDSU football are on completely different planets as fa…

Ben & Paul kick off the 7am hour with a little preview of tonight's big basketball game as San Diego State welcomes #4 Gonzaga to the Mesa! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about the MLB Rookie of the Year awards which will be announced this afternoon and whether or not Jackson Merrill can bring home the National League …

Ben & Paul are here for you on a Monday morning, and we start the show by wishing our buddy Woods a speedy recovery as he is out sick dealing with a case of strep throat. Then Benny sets the menu for today's show before the guys give some thoughts on Friday's "Fight Night" on Netflix as Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson in the main event, but it was the un…

From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): Lance Brozdowski - the Player Development Analyst for the Marquee Network - is back on the podcast, this time offering next-level analysis of one of this offseason's most intriguing players, pitcher Roki Sasaki. Brozdowski, who first introduced us to the good and bad of last year's free agent pitchers …

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top headlines of the day, including the New York Yankees announcing who will be replacing John Sterling as their radio play-by-play voice! Then we give some San Diego State basketball updates as we look ahead to Monday night's tilt against #4 Gonzaga before Ben gives us his "Supe…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour by hearing how things went for Ben yesterday who was interviewed after the show by a student at San Diego State who is interested in getting into the world of sports media. Then we talk about the Juan Soto Sweepstakes after it was reported that Soto met with the Boston Red Sox for over THREE hours yesterday! And at th…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little football as the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders last night on Thursday Night Football. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we discuss tonight's boxing match live on Netflix between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, whether we will watch it, and the INCREDIBLE answer Mike Tyson gave a young…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Friday morning! We start today's show with a fed-up Steven Woods who is done with strangers asking him to do things. Then Ben tells us about his lunch with Adam yesterday that we just learned about before we talk a little baseball with the All-MLB Awards Show happening last night, and several players winni…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by reacting to some details that the Padres sent out this morning regarding new renovations coming to the Western Metal Supply Building at Petco Park. Then we get to The Reindl Report and our weekly NFL Threesome segment before Woodsy puts on his therapist hat and tries to dig into Ben's concerns about his listenin…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with our boss, Adam, coming into the studio to defend himself after this morning's 6am segment where Woodsy was NOT happy with him regarding the phone call between Adam and Paul yesterday. Then at the bottom of the hour our friend John Ashworth from Goat Hill Park in Oceanside joins the show to tell us about one of ou…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour with some more thoughts on MLB free agency, and what the markets for Jurickson Profaro and Ha-seong Kim could look like. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys revisit one of the most forgettable Throwback Thursday clips in show history that happened this week in 2019. Listen here!…

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay, and Woodsy is NOT too pleased with our boss Adam after a phone call between Adam and Paulie yesterday. Then the guys reflect on the passing of Peter Seidler from a year ago today before we dive into some MLB discussions about the pursuit of Roki S…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories of the morning, including People Magazine's interesting choice for 2024 Sexiest Man Alive. Then the guys talk about Friday night's boxing match on Netflix between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul before Woodsy makes us suffer through a couple minutes of the "Talk Tuah" podcas…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour continuing their discussion on what the Padres will and should commit financially this offseason. Then the guys talk a little college football as we're really starting to see the impact that NIL money is having on the sport before we get back to some MLB offseason talk, and discuss whether or not the Padres can legiti…

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by congratulating Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill, and Jurickson Profar on their Silver Slugger awards that were named yesterday! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys discuss the Padres offseason spending plans, and why the team MUST stay committed to paying for a competitive roster after feeling …

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and discuss how yesterday went for us before we set the menu for a fun show this morning! Then at the bottom of the hour we talk a little Aztecs hoops as San Diego State absolutely DOMINATED Division 3 Occidental last night, winning 100-49 at Viej…

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and Paulie's top stories from the long weekend, including quite possibly the worst game show contestant in the history of game shows? Then at the bottom of the hour, the guys have a fairly taboo conversation regarding an upcoming holiday that may not be suitable for young ears, but Woodsy's 6…

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour with Ben singing a song that Woodsy had ChatGPT create for a particular James Bond film. Then the guys discuss the start of the Juan Soto Sweepstakes which are fully underway before we react to a tweet that was sent from someone who Ben knows, who claims they spoke with Blake Snell earlier and Snell expressed serious …

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the finalists that were named last night for all of the MLB Awards, and how the Padres look for a Manager of the Year and/or Rookie of the Year award announced next week. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by JJ Cooper from Baseball America who has been scouting R?ki Sa…