Spencer Parks

The Dictionary

Education EN ↓ 2172 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

Episodes

#A198 (anoxic to answer) 25.08.2019 6:31

I read from anoxic to answer. The word of the episode is "answer". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A197 (anonym to anoxia) 24.08.2019 13:22

I read from anonym to anoxia. Shout out to "The Girl Who Can't Smell Show" which is about "anosmia", a word that appears in this episode. The word of the episode is "anorexia". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A196 (anodize to anon) 23.08.2019 7:35

I read from anodize to anon. The word of the episode is "anomaly". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A195 (annual report to anode) 22.08.2019 10:02

I read from annual report to anode. The words of the episode are "annus horribilis" and "annus mirabilis". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A194 (announce to annualize) 21.08.2019 8:00

I read from announce to annualize. The word of the episode is "annoy". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A193 (annelid to annotation) 20.08.2019 11:06

I read from annelid to annotation. More info on anno hegirae. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijri_year The word of the episode is "Annie Oakley". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A192 (ankle to anneal) 19.08.2019 7:31

I read from ankle to anneal. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A191 (animosity to ankh) 18.08.2019 11:07

I read from animosity to ankh. Here is some interesting info about binocular vision and it's opposite, monocular vision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binocular_vision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocular_vision The word of the episode is "anisogamous". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-...

#A190 (animate to animism) 17.08.2019 12:23

I read from animate to animism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio-Animatronics The word of the episode is "animation" (and other related words like "animate"). dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A189 (animal to animal starch) 16.08.2019 14:58

I read from animal to animal starch. Creature Comforts is a great animated short by Aardman Animations in Bristol, United Kingdom. And it looks like they have a whole YouTube channel for their Creature Comforts series which was made many years after the original short. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOWE0EiCyo https://www.youtube.com/user/creaturecomforts/videos The word of the episode is "ani...

#A188 (anhinga to animadvert) 15.08.2019 8:44

I read from anhinga to animadvert. The word of the episode is "animadversion". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A187 (angora to anhedonia) 14.08.2019 10:55

I read from angora to anhedonia. The word of the episode is "angstrom". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angstrom dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A186 (Anglo-American to Anglosphere) 13.08.2019 5:46

I read from Anglo-American to Anglosphere. The words of the episode are "anglophile" and "anglophobe". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A185 (angle bracket to anglo-) 12.08.2019 9:16

I read from angle bracket to anglo-. The word of the episode is "angleworm". Looks like the "angle" part of the word is in relation to fishing. Now I know. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/angleworm Galena actually gets it's name from the mineral "galena"! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena,_Illinois dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionar...

#A184 (angioma to Angle) 11.08.2019 7:08

I read from angioma to Angle. The word of the episode is "angle". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A183 (angelica to angiography) 10.08.2019 12:23

I read from angelica to angiography. The word of the episode is "angelica tree". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralia_spinosa dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A182 (aneurism to angel-hair pasta) 09.08.2019 7:59

I read from aneurism to angel-hair pasta. The word(s) of the episode is "anfractuous" (and "anfractuosity"). dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A181 (anecdotic to aneuploid) 08.08.2019 12:01

I read from anecdotic to aneuploid. The word of the episode is "anesthisiology". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A180 (Andromachy to anecdote) 07.08.2019 8:04

I read from Andromachy to anecdote. The word of the episode is "anecdote". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A179 (andantino to andrology) 06.08.2019 10:57

I read from andantino to andrology. The word of the episode is "androgynous". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A178 (ancient to andante) 05.08.2019 8:04

I read from ancient to andante. The "word of the episode" is and. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A177 (anchor to ancient) 04.08.2019 9:46

I read from anchor to ancient. Wow, I had trouble with the word "anchovy". dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A176 (-ance to anchor) 03.08.2019 8:31

I read from -ance to anchor. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A175 (anastomosis to ANC) 02.08.2019 12:13

I read from anastomosis to ANC. The "word of the episode" is anathema. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonal_crystal_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolia dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A174 (anarch to anastomose) 01.08.2019 7:27

I read from anarch to anastomose. The "word of the episode" is anastigmatic and here's some info on anastigmatic lenses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastigmat . So I forgot that Ron Swanson is a self-described Libertarian (in Parks and Rec) and so of course he's not an anarchist (listen to the episode). But at least one person argues that he's an anarcho-capitalist. Here are two links discuss...