Spencer Parks

The Dictionary

Education EN ↓ 2217 episodes

I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving project so the letter ”A” had lower quality, plus less commenting and jokes.

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Spencer Parks

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#D205 (distillation to distinguish) 21.02.2023 23:38

I read from distillation to distinguish. If you're gonna do distillation, do it legally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation The word of the episode is "distillery". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Di...

#D204 (distemper to distillate) 20.02.2023 28:32

I read from distemper to distillate. Canine distemper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_distemper Feline distemper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore_protoparvovirus_1 Distemper Painting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distemper_(paint) A couple links about distilling rum and one of the ingredients is molasses! https://www.montanyarum.com/blog/2019/5/17/the-rum-distillation-proce...

#D203 (distal convoluted tubule to distelfink) 19.02.2023 25:35

I read from distal convoluted tubule to distelfink. The distal convoluted tubule "is partly responsible for the regulation of potassium , sodium , calcium , and pH ." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distal_convoluted_tubule The word of the episode is "distelfink". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distelfink Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising!...

#D202 (dissolve to distal) 18.02.2023 30:10

I read from dissolve to distal. The Spaceballs clip is from here: https://youtu.be/NVFDAhPHDa4 The word of the episode is "distaff". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distaff Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary -...

#D201 (dissipated to dissolution) 17.02.2023 25:44

I read from dissipated to dissolution. The word of the episode is "dissociative identity disorder". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Lette...

#D200 (dissepiment to dissipate) 16.02.2023 27:26

I read from dissepiment to dissipate. With "dissimilation" with losing sounds left and right! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissimilation The word of the episode is "dissimilitude". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Di...

#D199 (dissect to dissentious) 15.02.2023 35:02

I read from dissect to dissentious. Andreas Vesalius is the one I was trying to think of but I think there are other similar people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vesalius I had to look it up so I guess there have been a couple "dissector" characters in pop culture https://near-pure-evil.fandom.com/wiki/Johness https://www.deviantart.com/whiterabbitver2/art/Xandrad-the-dissector-G...

#D198 (disquietude to disseat) 14.02.2023 30:50

I read from disquietude to disseat. The word of the episode is "disquisition". The Spanish Inquisition clip by Monty Python is from here: https://youtu.be/Cj8n4MfhjUc Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C...

#D197 (disprize to disquiet) 13.02.2023 24:49

I read from disprize to disquiet. The Scientific Method is: -Observation/Question -Research Topic Area -Hypothesis -Test with Experiment -Analyze Data -Report Conclusions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method The word of the episode is "disprove". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The...

#D196 (dispose to dispread) 12.02.2023 28:50

I read from dispose to dispread. The word of the episode is "disposition". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Po...

#D195 (displant to disposal) 11.02.2023 26:33

I read from displant to disposal. The word of the episode is "disposable". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dict...

#D194 (dispersal to displacement) 10.02.2023 31:53

I read from dispersal to displacement. More info on "dispersant" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersant The word of the episode is "displacement". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube ...

#D193 (dispart to dispeople) 09.02.2023 35:40

I read from dispart to dispeople. The word of the episode is "dispenser". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(given_name) Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary -...

#D192 (disobey to disparate) 08.02.2023 33:13

I read from disobey to disparate. The word of the episode is "disorganized". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary...

#D191 (dismast to disobedient) 07.02.2023 38:37

I read from dismast to disobedient. The word of the episode is "Disneyesque". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 D...

#D190 (diskette to dismantle) 06.02.2023 26:53

I read from diskette to dismantle. The word of the episode is "dismal". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podca...

#D189 (disjoint to disk drive) 05.02.2023 32:13

I read from disjoint to disk drive. The word of the episode is "disk". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictiona...

#D188 (disinterest to disjoin) 04.02.2023 21:12

I read from disinterest to disjoin. The word of the episode is "disinterested". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10 Dictiona...

#D187 (disincline to disinter) 03.02.2023 29:12

I read from disincline to disinter. The word of the episode is "disinformation". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary -...

#D186 (dishonest to disinclination) 02.02.2023 32:40

I read from dishonest to disinclination. Palmolive commercial about dishpan hands is from here: https://youtu.be/2dFlJikh0PY There's a whole series of them! It looks like the first dishwasher with an electric motor was invented in 1929. The dishwashwe as we know it (kind of) is almost 100 years old! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher The word of the episode is "dishonest". ...

Request for Jokes 01.02.2023 1:16

I have a request for you! Look ahead at ALL the words in the English language starting at the letter E (or maybe the very end of the letter D), and send me a joke based on the word, definition, example, etymology, whatever! Please email it to me at dictionarypod@gmail.com and when I get to that word I will read it in the episode. Let me know if you want me to read your name or not. Merchand...

#D185 (disgustful to disheveled) 01.02.2023 27:56

I read from disgustful to disheveled. The word of the episode is "dishabille". Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube Featured in a Top 10...

#D184 (disgorge to disgust) 31.01.2023 29:33

I read from disgorge to disgust. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech was about December 7, 1941, the day of the Pearl Harbor attack. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/winter/crafting-day-of-infamy-speech.html The word of the episode is "disguise". Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spe...

#D183 (disencumber to disfurnish) 30.01.2023 26:11

I read from disencumber to disfurnish. The word of the episode is "disestablishmentarian". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disestablishmentarianism Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/ Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube...

#D182 (discuss to disenchanted) ft. Chris Michaud 29.01.2023 1:03:21

I read from discuss to disenchanted with Chris Michaud. His links: Mall Night Long: A Virtual Game Show Experience on Zoom Watch a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjiz0b_bDKQ Get in touch on Facebook: http://facebook.com/MallNightLong Hire Chris to perform for you: PlayMallNightLong@gmail.com Chris Michaud on Twitter & Instagram: @tableflipsyou Flip the Table Podcast: ht...