Sources from the Sofa Podcast
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Join Rome, Aaron and Jaeson weekly as they delve into the world of sports with insightful unbiased commentary and provide valuable sports betting tips
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Rome jumps out of the gate with a quick overall recap of the Singapore Grand Prix before Jaeson provides a further in-depth breakdown of some of the bigger storylines that unfolded this past weekend. From Williams DQ's in qualifying to Lando Norris' rare aggressive start that ruffled McLaren teammate and Drivers' points leader Oscar Piastri and his fans online, it looks like the drama is about to pick up for the final six races for the 2025 season.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Jaeson Zinke, Aaron Toller
Rome and the guys kick off recapping Week 5 in the NFL with instant reactions from the Jaguars upset win over Mahomes and the Chiefs on Thursday Night Football while also a quick check-in on the results on the rare consensus picks from the week. They then talk most impressive wins (09:26) including the dominant performance from the Colts and their probable contender status in the AFC, bad losses and contender for one of the worst melt-downs in NFL history with the Cardinals loss to the lowly Titans (26:06), and Penn State (35:06). Rome then releases his power rankings for Week 6 (50:45) and other final thoughts to wrap things up.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Rome and the guys present to you lines, picks, and predictions for week 5 in the NFL. With the Thursday Night Football game between the 49ers and Rams playing out in the background, they start the Sunday morning slate of games which kicks off with Vikings and Browns in London (04:12). They then follow with the afternoon games (25:12), Sunday night game with Patriots versus Bills (37:41), before wrapping up with the Monday night matchup between Chiefs and Jaguars (40:36). Unfortunately for Rome, he reveals his updated "Power 8" rankings which features the Rams who happened to just suffer a big defeat at home to the resilient 49ers (47:07). Full video available on Youtube. Rome's power rankings available to view on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
The guys kick off the pod with a quick recap of week 5 in college football which featured Aaron's Florida State Seminoles going down in a trap game against Virginia, and big wins from Ole'Miss and Alabama. They then transition into games for week 6 with picks and predictions for Aaron's "Games of the Week" (34:52). If you need some quick hits, you can catch his "Locks of the Week" and some additional bonus games to keep an eye on (52:57).
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
The guys welcome special guest Sniper Wes to the pod for this weeks iteration of NFL lines, picks, and predictions for week four. A seasoned veteran handi-capper out of Las Vegas, Sniper Wes brings his Vegas insight and provides some additional sides as the guys break down this weekends slate of games. First, they recap the TNF game between the Seahawks and the Cardinals before getting to the Sunday morning games which has an early start time with Vikings and Steelers kicking off at 6:30a in Dublin, Ireland (10:36). They then tackle the Sunday and Monday night games (01:08:51) which features a pair of uglys Monday night.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Guest: Sniper Wes
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Thursday Night Football Recap(00:10:36) - Sunday Morning Games(01:08:51) - Sunday & Monday Night Games
Rome and Aaron first recap week four in college football which featured some tough wins like Michigan in Lincoln, Nebraska; and unsuspecting whippings such as Indiana versus Illinois. They then get into Aaron's Games of the Week/Games to Watch for week five (21:55) which features another quick rant on UCLA football (48:47) before resuming with the rest of Aaron's picks and predictions (52:15) for the jam packed Saturday. If you need a quick pick me up, catch the guys' LOCKS OF THE WEEK (53:53) before they wrap up with final thoughts and a bonus pick!
Hosts: Rome Valdez, Aaron Toller
The guys recap the Azerbaijan GP which saw Drivers Championship leader Oscar Piastri crash out in the first lap and Max Verstappen claim his second win in the past two races and 3rd top two finish in the last three. They unpack all the drama unfolding in F1. You can catch the full video segment available on Youtube.
They then recap Week 3 in the NFL (30:00) which starts with nominies for "Beat Down of the Week" (36:27), "Close Calls" (51:57), and "Biggest Wins" (01:13:27) which includes Rome reminding the guys of their "Lions are done" claim.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
The guys kick-off with a recap of Aaron's stellar record in college football picks to-date before they go over his Week 4 "Games of the Week". They then begin covering the NFL (27:49) and tackle every game and lines for Week 3, first with the Sunday games (36:55), then onto the night games which features the "0-2" Bowl Sunday night (01:15:14). Rome and Aaron wrap up the pod with an update on their "Against the Spread" contest (01:22:34), latest power rankings and bottom five in the NFL.
Host: Rome Valdez
Co-Host: Aaron Toller
Rome kicks off the pod with a quick recap of the MNF games (0:55) before joining Aaron and Jaeson to recap the rest of the week 2 games (05:05); first with the SNF game of Falcons & Vikings (07:32), then they break it up by covering the close games (15:39) before blowouts (42:25) which includes the first "Beat Down of the Week" with the Lions and Bears (53:23). The guys kick-off college football coverage with the firings out of Virginia Tech and UCLA (01:12:47), then it's on to the rest of the games for week 3 (01:23:45) before they end with a recap of the epic fight between Canelo & Crawford Saturday night (01:54:13).
Host: Roman Valdez
Co-Hosts: Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Rome and Aaron kick off the first half of the pod with a recap of TNF before getting into Aarons "College Football Games of the Week" for Week 3 (17:53). Jaeson joins the pod midway to talk about the Clippers' Kawhi scandal, while the guys give props to Pablo Torre and his "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast who has been uncovering dirt like no other (33:34). The whole second hour is dedicated to covering lines for week 2 in the NFL (55:46), which you can watch on video exclusively available on Youtube.
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Just like many teams in the first week of action in the NFL, the pod came out stumbling with some technical difficulties with Rome's internet going out and a full 30 minutes of recording gone! So it's all Rome to kick things off with a recap of the Monday Night thriller at Soldier Field with McCarthy and the Vikings coming from behind to stun Jaeson's Bears, then onto another stunner Sunday night with Ravens & Bills (06:05) and the rest of Sunday's games after. Then Aaron and Jaeson join Rome for Week 1 over-reactions (27:35) before recapping a blow-out Week 2 in college football (51:41) and ending with a two man recap of F1 Italian GP when Rome disappears once again into the darkness (01:03:15).
Host: Roman Valdez
It's officially official, the NFL season is underway which means the guys will be covering NFL lines every week for the rest of the regular season! As they are watching the Eagles and Cowboys game live with the weather delay, they start with Friday nights game in Brazil (08:43) before covering the rest of the slate of games on Sunday (11:09), Sunday afternoon (35:03), Sunday night (52:33), and Monday nights Vikings v Bears (55:20). Rome then reveals his first power rankings of the year (01:03:12) before the guys wrap up their preseason predictions from last weeks pod with their Super Bowl picks (01:05:13).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Rome, Aaron and Jaeson start the pod with a check-in on Jaeson's fantasy baseball team, who was in the running for a top 5 finish and in the money in Aaron's pricey old-mans league, before talking fantasy football which includes Rome being left out of his fantasy football draft. They then recap Week 1 in college football (23:22) with blowouts and highlighting some of the big games and big names that fell including Notre Dame v Miami (38:30), Texas v Ohio State (48:34), and Clemson v LSU (58:04). Aaron then reveals his College Games to Watch for Week along with a few upset picks (01:06:31).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
In case you missed it, check out Part I in our two part NFL pod which first covers the AFC. For Part II, its all NFC. First is the NFC East (00:56), then NFC North (24:56), NFC South (49:19), and NFC West (01:07:12). They then wrap up with their final NFC conference predictions for playoff seeding, wild-card and some long-shot picks (01:21:02).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
The guys continue their kickoff for year two of the pod with the first of a two-part series to preview the 2025 NFL season. They start with the AFC East (02:31), then progress onto the AFC North (22:58), AFC South (43:23), and AFC West (58:24). Catch Rome, Aaron, and Jaesons final AFC conference predictions for playoff seeding, wild-card and some long-shot picks (01:17:29).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
The guys bring you a special edition pod: a full episode dedicated to Formula One with special guest Andrew Rodriguez, a friend of the pod and a die-hard Lewis Hamilton. With a break in the season, the guys talk about the battle of Norris and Piastri with McLaren and their varying race strategies (03:44), Lewis Hamilton and the struggles at Ferrari (27:06), Rookie of the Year candidates (42:12), Cadillac's newly announced drivers (50:26), and rumors on future drivers and potential rule changes for the 2026 season (01:03:11).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Guest: Andrew Rodriguez
Welcome to Season 2 of Sources from the Sofa!
Rome, Aaron, and Jaeson kick off year 2 of SFTS with a college football preview for the 2025 season. The guys give an overview and make their predictions as to who will ultimately rain supreme at the end of the year for the four major conferences (Big Ten (12:22), Big 12 (28:47), ACC (37:01) and SEC (51:08)), and who is most likely to make it into the college football playoffs. They then bring you one of their favorite segments from last year, "Aaron's College Football Games to Watch" which may or may not be every single game for Week 1 (01:12:22). So grab your notepad and pen to lock in some winners and get your upsets alerts all season-long from Sources from the Sofa!
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Kicking off the College Football Season(00:12:12) - Big Ten(00:28:47) - Big 12(00:37:01) - ACC(00:51:08) - SEC(01:02:09) - Group of 5(01:11:00) - Final College Football Playoff Predictions(01:12:22) - Aaron's College Football Games to Watch for Week 1
Rome, Aaron, and the Jaeson jump into the new mega-deals and the varied approach TKO took with UFC finding one lucrative home with Paramount+, and WWE finding a new home for their live events with ESPN while also still having other entities on Peacock, etc. They then talk old school jerseys from the 99 & 2000's (25:44) before wrapping things up with a little MLB update on who's hot and who's not since the all-star break (40:51).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
Rome, Aaron, and the Jaeson kick-off with a full recap of the Hungarian Grand Prix including possible trouble brewing within F1's McLaren and Ferrari teams (02:33) before they ramble on about news coming out of the NFL including contract disputes and emerging TV deals (19:34), and looking back at the MLB trade deadline (31:35). Jaeson then delivers a riveting recap of Summer Slam night by night: Saturday featuring Gunther and CM Punk (43:53), with Cena and Brock Lesner headlining Sunday (56:51). Things end with Rome not digging the amount of streaming services (01:09:00) and Jaeson dishing out some recs on the same services Rome currently does not have.
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
It's another random pod for the guys, as they talk a little about everything and eagerly wait for the football season to start. First, they kick things off with the recent passing of Ozzy, the Hulkster, and Chicago legend Sandberg (04:14). They then recap F1s Belgium GP (30:23), and Luka's feature in Mens Health (55:21). The guys then help Jaeson get a kick start on Da' Bears with drama unfolding in camp (01:08:40), more gambling in baseball (01:16:45), and Jaeson's fantasy baseball teams' impending doom (01:22:33).
Hosts: Roman Valdez, Aaron Toller, Jaeson Zinke
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