Spencer Parks

The Dictionary

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.

Author

Spencer Parks

Category

Education

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#A147 (ambassador to ambiguity) 05.07.2019

I read from ambassador to ambiguity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A146 (Amati to ambage) 04.07.2019

I read from Amati to ambage.  Happy Birthday America, My grandpa, and I forgot to mention my cat, Bailey!  She's 11 today (give or take, the beginning of July, I don't know the exact day, give me a break, she was a farm cat) dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A145 (amanitin to amateur) 03.07.2019

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

#A144 (Alzheimer's disease to amanita) 02.07.2019

I read from Alzheimer's disease to amanita. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A143 (aluminosilicate to alyssum) 01.07.2019

I read from aluminosilicate to alyssum. Take the Enneagram test: http://9types.com/rheti/index.php Now read about what your type means: https://theenneagramatwork.com/type-9-mediator dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A142 (altogether to aluminize) 30.06.2019

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

#A141 (alternation of generations to altocumulus) ft. David 29.06.2019

David reads from alternation of generations to altocumulus and I assist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxhorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altocumulus_cloud   dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A140 (altercate to alternation) ft. David 28.06.2019

David reads from altercate to alternation and I assist. David and Emma are on an extended hiatus but here's the link to their podcast Total Brunch Face. http://www.totalbrunchface.org/ Here's the picture of alternate angles. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternate%20angle dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.p...

#A139 (ALS to alteration) 27.06.2019

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

#A138 (alpha test to alright) 26.06.2019

I read from alpha test to alright. There's some more etymology info on the Alps here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A137 (alphabetization to alpha-receptor) 25.06.2019

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

#A136 (aloof to alphabetic) 24.06.2019

I read from aloof to alphabetic. Looks like Aymara is a language.  I'm learning! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymara_language Here's some info on the alphabet although I'm not sure they actually say why alpha and beta are used to create the word. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet Big Bird's alphabet song  This is the one from the 80s that I say but it goes back in further than that! https://...

#A135 (aloft to alongside of) 23.06.2019

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

#A134 (almighty to aloe vera) 22.06.2019

I read from almighty to aloe vera. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupe dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A133 (alluvial to almandite) 21.06.2019

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

#A132 (all right to allusion) 20.06.2019

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

#A131 (allow to all-purpose) 19.06.2019

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

#A130 (allosaur to all over) 18.06.2019

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

#A129 (allocution to all-or-nothing) 17.06.2019

I read from allocution to all-or-nothing. dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

Let's Talk About Language 16.06.2019

Basically the point is that I feel I (and many people) have lost the appreciation for words and language and their history and I hope that by even just reading the dictionary, we can all get some of that appreciation back.  dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A128 (alligator clip to allocate) 16.06.2019

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

#A127 (alley to alligator) 15.06.2019

I read from alley to alligator. This is skittles and I want to learn it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(sport) dictionarypod@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/ https://twitter.com/dictionarypod https://www.patreon.com/spejampar 917-727-5757

#A126 (allelopathy to alleviate) 14.06.2019

I read from allelopathy to alleviate. Some info about the history of the Allen wrench (aka: hex key). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_key I went down a bit of a rabbit hole with the etymology for the word "allergy".  It comes from the two Greek word "allos" and "ergon" but I found 4 or 5 sources (including this dictionary) that disagree with how to translate "ergon". It's so interesting!  I stil...

#A125 (allege to allelomorph) 13.06.2019

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

#A124 (Allah to allegation) 12.06.2019

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

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