A weekly podcast about the popular Niantic Spatial game, Ingress hosted by Agent PkmnTrainerJ. Ingress Insights aims to give players the latest Ingress news, updates and rumours as well as interviews with Ingress Agents.
We cover the latest Anomaly news, Ingress updates, Recon and other AR related news relevant to Ingress.
You can contact us over at ingressinsights@gmail.com or check out any of our social media channels.
Join PkmnTrainerJ in the latest Cygnus, Ingress, Recon & Niantic Spatial news for the Cygnus Season. How will Ingress end 2026?
This is the 173rd episode of Ingress Insights, as well as Season 4 - Episode 38, and was recorded on 10th October 2026 and released on 11th October 2026.
Show Notes
Join the Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/IngressInsights)
Cygnus "Anomaly" Season details (https://ingress.com/en/news/2026-cygnus)
Cygnus Global Battles (https://ingress.com/news/2026-cygnus-globalbattles)
Cygnus Shard Storms (https://ingress.com/news/2026-cygnus-shardstorm)
Cygnus Interim Top 100 (https://ingress.com/news/2026-cygnus-globalbattles-top100)
The Keepers Were First (https://ingress.com/news/2026-thekeeperswerefirst)
Second Sunday changes (again (https://ingress.com/news/2026-i2supdate))
2026 Q4 Mission Days (https://ingress.com/news/2026-q4-md)
Does a Park need a sign to be a Portal? (https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/parks-outdoor-recreation/12466)
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Social Media
Ingress Insights Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IngressInsights)
Purchase classic episodes on Kofi (https://ko-fi.com/s/99c3826ffa)
Ingress Insights TeePublic (https://www.teepublic.com/user/ingress-insights)
Ingress Insights RedBubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/inginsightspod/shop)
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4 Oct 2026
Episode 172 - How many Battles would a Battle Beacon Battle if a Battle Beacon could Beacon Battles?
Join PkmnTrainerJ in the latest Cygnus, Ingress, Recon & Niantic Spatial news for the Cygnus Season. How will Ingress end 2026?
This is the 172nd episode of Ingress Insights, as well as Season 4 - Episode 37, and was recorded on 3rd October 2026 and released on 4th October 2026.
Show Notes
Join the Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/IngressInsights)
Operation Luna is ending soon (https://t.me/NianticOfficial/1232)
Cygnus "Anomaly" Season details (https://ingress.com/en/news/2026-cygnus)
Cygnus Global Battles (https://ingress.com/news/2026-cygnus-globalbattles)
Cygnus Shard Storms (https://ingress.com/news/2026-cygnus-shardstorm)
Upcoming events - Blank Shell, Cempasúchil & Noise Floor (https://t.me/IUENG_Extra/757)
What does Recon say about Picnic Tables? (https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/picnic-areas/12468)
Welcoming Dave Citron to Niantic Spatial (https://www.nianticspatial.com/blog/dave-citron)
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Social Media
Ingress Insights Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IngressInsights)
Purchase classic episodes on Kofi (https://ko-fi.com/s/99c3826ffa)
Ingress Insights TeePublic (https://www.teepublic.com/user/ingress-insights)
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30 Sept 2026
Redux Episode 7 - Countdown to Chronos
This is a Redux episode. One of the "classic" episodes from the first season of Ingress Insights, released with updated audio, intro and outros.
The seventh episode of Ingress Insights! This is an Ingress podcast hosted by PkmnTrainerJ, recorded on November 30th 2023. Additional audio recorded on 2nd December 2023.
You can listen for updates on Q1 2024, what Chronos might be and what happened during Year 4.
Show Links
Ingress Q1 events - https://ingress.com/news/2024-q1-events/ (https://ingress.com/news/2024-q1-events/)
A thesis about Ingress - https://t.me/NianticOfficial/568 (https://t.me/NianticOfficial/568) (https://t.me/NianticOfficial/565)
Chronos - https://ingress.com/news/2023-chronos-doc/ (https://ingress.com/news/2023-chronos-doc/)
Ingress in 2024 (https://web.archive.org/web/20240328233721/https://community.ingress.com/en/discussion/22166/ingress-in-2024/)
Discoverie Phase 4 Mid-point Update - https://t.me/NianticOfficial/570 (https://t.me/NianticOfficial/570)
Ingress World Wide Competition ends - https://t.me/+xgejChBxuZZhYmVk (https://t.me/+xgejChBxuZZhYmVk)
🎅 Hackvent Calendar - https://advent.missionday.info/ (https://advent.missionday.info/)
🤶 Japanese Community Calendars- https://adventar.org/calendars/8871 (https://adventar.org/calendars/8871) & https://adventar.org/calendars/9027 (https://adventar.org/calendars/9027)
XM Honey with Sasaken - https://note.com/sasaken7796/n/nf930e377dbdf (https://note.com/sasaken7796/n/nf930e377dbdf)
Google+ lookback with Kanako - https://note.com/kanasumi/n/nd6863cda04b2 (https://note.com/kanasumi/n/nd6863cda04b2)
Echo & Ueda with rei0000 - https://reirei0000.github.io/AdventCalendar/2023.html (https://reirei0000.github.io/AdventCalendar/2023.html)
Wayfarer AMA Delay (link no longer active as of 2025) - https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/241903/#Comment_241903 (https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/241903/#Comment_241903)
Wayfarer AI tweaked - https://t.me/UKWayfarer/247 (https://t.me/UKWayfarer/247)
Ingress Year 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW6eS3DwpEE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW6eS3DwpEE)
Features Covered
Overclock - https://ingress.com/news/2023-overclock/ (https://ingress.com/news/2023-overclock/)
Agent Ops - https://ingress.com/news/2023-mzfpk/ (https://ingress.com/news/2023-mzfpk/)
Social Media
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If there is something you'd like to hear us chat about or cover, or news you think we missed, let us know.
Fair Use Music
All music and tunes used in the show are royalty free, provided by Spotify. This episode features a Christmas/Festive jingle from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/christmas-music/33 (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/christmas-music/33) so please do browse their music.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
4,410
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
762 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
99
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
95
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