v48.1 - 2nd Annual Punsort

About this episode

The episode features a second annual sorting of puns with guest Aaron Patterson as they discuss the latest pun rankings.

During the end-of-year podcasting doldrums, I'm pleased to bring you this Feature Release , in which I eschew my tradition of eschewing traditions and present a second annual sorting of the puns. As 2025 (a.k.a. Season 2) of Breaking Change comes to a close, Aaron Patterson once again joins the show to execute our latest iteration of the punsort algorithm. Following along at home? Here's a spoiler-free link to the original Season 2 rankings . Ready to be spoiled? Visit /puns for the final pun rankings of 2025 . If you agree, disagree, or are indifferent about where things landed, feel free to get it off your chest at podcast@searls.co .

People in this episode

Host: Justin Searls

Guest: Aaron Patterson

Topics covered

• puns
• podcasting
• end-of-year
• humor
• algorithm
• ranking

Keywords

• punsort
• pun rankings
• podcast
• humor
• season 2
• algorithm

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