Wayspotters - A Niantic Wayfarer Podcast
Join hosts Jamal Harvey and Chris Bell for a weekly podcast dedicated to the Wide World of Niantic Wayfarer! Niantic Wayfarer provides the Points of Interests (POIs) that make these games run: Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter & More! Find us! On X (Formally Twitter) @wayspotters At our Website -> www.wayspotters.com On Instagram @wayspotterspodcast On TikTok @imakewayspots On YouTube @wayspotterspodcast Also available on pokemonprofessor.com
Episodes
October 5, 2025 • 73 mins
On this week's episode, the boys talk dig into the two biggest pieces of new that have dropped in the last few months. Recognition email and the 202-2026 road map that includes a MAP! Eeek! We're excited.
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ Wayfarer Recognition Emails
✅Roadmap
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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September 28, 2025 • 70 mins
On this week's episode, the boys talk about the economy behind Wayfarer. Do people really get mad when Niantic/Scopely make money? They also talk about accessibility and if it's the responsibility of Pokémon Go or Wayfarer.
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ The Economics of Wayspots
✅Wayfarer and Accessibility
✅ One's Gotta Go - Nominations
✅Wayspots/Coal of the W...
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September 21, 2025 • 63 mins
On this week's episode, the boys talk about our friend and your friend and friend of the show... eMiLy, lots and lots about eMiLy. All this and more!
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ Did we take eMiLy for granted?
✅Ways to avoid an eMiLy rejection
✅ Tales from Canada??
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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September 14, 2025 • 80 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about discuss Reviewing Psychology, why one reviewer may see something completely different than another reviewer. Also thy dip their toes into the dark side of S2 cells. All this and more! Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
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✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅The Psychology of Reviewing
✅ The Dark Side ...
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September 7, 2025 • 66 mins
On this week's episode, the boys talk about the reasons for removing POI's from the map. Good? Bad? Problematic? Confusing? Also, there was a post on social media about an Explorer getting banned for ten years. Chris digs in to the details. All this and more!
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ If not remove, why remove button?
✅TEN years?
✅ Tales from Canada??
✅Wa...
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August 31, 2025 • 78 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about discuss Niantic/Scopely's decision to repurpose powerspots in India and Indonesia into Pokestops and Gyms. Will this throw off the blanace of power on the map? We are joined my Agent X and he weighs in as an expert on all things rural.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Did Niantic just repurpose?
✅ The Rural Divide in Wayfarer
✅...
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August 24, 2025 • 70 mins
On this week's episode, Chris hands some friendly tips to the new group of PoGo players that have found the forum recently. Also the boys talk about Power Spots and "gasp" S2 Cells! All this and more!
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes! And the world premier of the new coal of the week song.
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ Tips for the new PoGO crowd
✅Power Spots and Niantic Review Duplication
✅ ...
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August 17, 2025 • 80 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about discuss how to get help with your nominations and if that's cheating. Also, how many people do you need to be social? We debut the Agent X production, A banger of a sone. "What a few meters between friends"
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Getting Help with Your Nominations
✅ Topic #2 - Crowd Control
✅ Ones Gotta go -...
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August 10, 2025 • 76 mins
On this week's episode, Chris reminds the class that multi-accounting is bad. He also lists out a "wish-list" for Scopely plus he makes the case of a new map!
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes! And the world premier of the song "It's not that far, get out of your car".
✅ Spatial/Scopely News
✅ A Wish List For Scopely
✅ Tales from Canada
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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August 3, 2025 • 75 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about talk about the level cap dropping, on going Scopely education and the need for a PoGO POI map.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Educate me
✅ Topic #2 - I can't see without a map
✅ Ones Gotta go - Convenient Stores
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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July 27, 2025 • 64 mins
On this week's episode, Chris gets passionate about indoor nominations and gives a few tips and tricks about how to get them approved. Chris also goes on a mini rant. It's good.
Make sure to stick around for the Tales from Canada and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Tips for Nominating Indoors
✅ Tales from Canada
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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July 20, 2025 • 70 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about Wayfinders using ChatGPT for Title, Descriptions and Supporting information. Do you think this is a good idea? Have you done it? Will you do it in the future? Also, we talk for the last time about neighborhood signs.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Real or Nah?
✅ Topic #2 - Listener Email
✅ Ones Gotta go - Sub Sandwiches
...
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July 13, 2025 • 63 mins
On this week's episode, the boys ask the question, are they influencers? Chris has another epic rant and he might be right. Some strong takes on this episode. You may want to listen twice to make sure you didn't miss anything.
Make sure to stick around for the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - I saw the sign✅ Topic # 2 Chris rants!
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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July 6, 2025 • 78 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about suggestions to improve Wayfarer. Chris goes off on a mini rant and Jamal tries to give suggestions for writing supporting information.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - I Have Suggestions!
✅ Topic #2 - Supporting Statement Cheat Sheet
✅ Ones Gotta go - 90's Cartoons
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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June 29, 2025 • 72 mins
On this week's episode, the boys speculate on who is behind the removal of POI's from USMC bases across the country. Chris also gets excited over an NHL trade that was just made.
Make sure to stick around for Tales from Canada the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Is the US Government Paranoid?✅ Tales from Canada
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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June 22, 2025 • 69 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys talk about the changing culture of Wayfarer. Does Jamal think changing some of the criteria is a good thing? Does Chris want more of the same as it is now?
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - We live in a meme world
✅ Topic #2 - Listener email
✅ Ones Gotta go - Scarry movies
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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June 15, 2025 • 85 mins
On this week's episode, the boys go through a lot of news! More than normal.
Jamal recaps his time in Jersey City at GoFest. The boys want to make sure you let Niantic help you. There is also some talk about signs. Neighborhood Signs - Wanna hear the boys disagree on something? This is your episode.
Make sure to stick around for the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Mixed Bag
✅ Topic #2 - Let’s Talk About Signs
✅Waysp...
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June 8, 2025 • 71 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys get back to basics with a pallet cleanser of an episode where they talk what Wayfarer is and the best ways to use it.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - How does this this work?
✅ Topic #2 - Hope Springs Eternal
✅ Ones Gotta go - Hair Bands
✅Wayspots/Coal of the Week
✅ Dad Jokes...
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June 1, 2025 • 79 mins
On this episode of the Wayspotters Podcast, the boys talk about What we do now that we have two companies to submit in. What's to come and where we go from here!
Sit back and enjoy!
✅ Scopley/Spatial Wayfarer News!
✅ Topic #1 - So, what now?
✅ Tales From Canada
✅ Wayspots of the week
✅ Coal this Week
✅Dad Jokes!
Your Hosts - Chris Bell and Jamal Harvey
Season 4 Episode 20
Episode 176 Writer - Chris Bell
Episode 176 Producer -...
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May 25, 2025 • 102 mins
On this weeks episode, the boys welcome a special guest, Lane Johnson from the Good Morning Johto podcast.They have a conversation about what does Wayfarer looks like through the eyes of a Community Ambassador.
Reckless Speculation about the recent action between Spatial and Scopley.
Make sure to stick around for One's Gotta Go and the Dad Jokes!
✅ Spatial/Scopley News
✅ Topic #1 - Lane the Main
✅ Topic #2 - Speculation
✅ Ones Got...
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