This week, Jamal and Chris get into what happens when enforcement gets it wrong, and they have a special guest to help them out. Lemyrrio joins the show to tell the wild story of getting a new phone, suddenly finding their Pokémon GO account permanently banned, and then having everything mysteriously return to normal just a few hours later. What happened, who helped, and what does “permanently banned” even mean when it can disappear that quickly?
Then, since they just happen to have a doctor of ecology on the show, Jamal and Chris take full advantage and ask a bigger Wayfarer question: Are we undervaluing nature? Why can the sign pointing toward an incredible natural feature sometimes make a better Wayspot than the feature itself? And how do we encourage exploration without damaging the very places we're trying to explore?
Plus, a nature-themed One's Gotta Go, two Wayspots of the Week, Coal of the Week, a listener voicemail celebrating a brand-new PokéStop, and plenty of the usual nonsense along the way.
Educate. Entertain. Excite.
Show Credits Hosts: Jamal Harvey & Chris Bell
Writer: Chris Bell
Producer: Jamal Harvey
Executive Producer: Kate Konz
Show Historian: Matty G
Recorded: 17 September 2026
Published: 20 September 2026
Season 5, Episode 34
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Music CreditsIntro: “Game Over” – Danijel ZamboBreak: Heavy Trap Drum Loops – LoopmastersOutro: “Itty Bitty 8 Bit” – Kevin MacLeodAdditional: Spanish Hard Trap – Steve Oxen
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