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.

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#D81 (dendrochronology to denier) 20.10.2022

I read from dendrochronology to denier.     Learn all about your textile measurements here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_textile_measurement     The word of the episode is "dendrochronology".     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"...

#D80 (den to dendritic cell) 19.10.2022

I read from den to dendritic cell.     The Key and Peele College Football sketches are classic. https://youtu.be/gRhB2Oiy0Nc     I sure wish I had some denarius coins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius     The word of the episode is "denazify".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" o...

#D79 (demos to demythologize) 18.10.2022

I read from demos to demythologize.     The word of the episode is "demote".     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 Dictio...

#D78 (demonetize to demoralize) 17.10.2022

I read from demonetize to demoralize.     The word of the episode is "demonstration".     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 Dictio...

#D77 (democratize to demon) 16.10.2022

I read from democratize to demon.     It turns out that de Moivre's Theorem "connects complex numbers and trigonometry". Still doesn't help me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Moivre%27s_formula     The word of the episode is "demolition derby".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Lette...

#D76 (demiurge to Democratic-Republican) ft. Lindsay Hicks 15.10.2022

I read from demiurge to Democratic-Republican to Lindsay Hicks.     What's a demiurge? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demiurge https://gods-and-demons.fandom.com/wiki/Demiurge     Lindsay mentioned The Good Liars which you can find here (and probably other places): https://www.goodliars.com/ https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars https://www.instagram.com/tglnyc/     The Electoral College is a process, n...

#D75 (demilitarize to demitasse) 14.10.2022

I read from demilitarize to demitasse.     The word of the episode is "demimonde". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demimonde     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...

#D74 (demean to demijohn) 13.10.2022

I read from demean to demijohn.     Dementia Praecox is definitely "disused" these days.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia_praecox https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-dementia-praecox-5181553     Our food that is grown from the ground is all due to Demeter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Demeter/demeter.html     The word of the episode is "de...

#D73 (demand to demean) 12.10.2022

I read from demand to demean.     The word of the episode is "dematerialize".     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 Dicti...

#D72 (delusive to demand) 11.10.2022

I read from delusive to demanding.     The word of the episode is "demagogue". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogue     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 YouTub...

#D71 (delta to delusion) 10.10.2022

I read from delimiter to delist.     The "fancy s" IS in fact a lower case Delta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_(letter)     The word of the episode is "delta wave". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_wave Oh damn! I was wrong about the deltoid muscle! It’s the one on the shoulder, not between the shoulder and neck. Now I feel quite dumb. Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.band...

#D70 (deliver to delt) 09.10.2022

I read from deliver to delt.     Is Delphi the center of the world?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi     The word of the episode is "dell". Dell computers (and stuff) is named after an actual human being! https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dell-Inc     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A"...

#D69 (delimiter to delist) 08.10.2022

I read from delimiter to delist.     Here's a delimiter: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/delimite.htm     The word of the episode is "deliquesce".     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 YouT...

#D68 (delicate to delimit) 07.10.2022

I read from delicate to delimit.     The "Delicious" song can be found here, if you dare: https://youtu.be/jFqZhadwvG0     Whatever happened to Delilah? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delilah     The word of the episode is "delightful".     Theme music from Tom Maslowski https://zestysol.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube   "T...

#D67 (deleterious to delicacy) 06.10.2022

I read from deleterious to delicacy.     The word of the episode is "deliberate".     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...

#D66 (delay to delete) 05.10.2022

I read from delay to delete.     The word of the episode is "delectable".     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 Podcast...

#D65 (déjà vu to delay) 04.10.2022

I read from déjà vu to delay.     The word of the episode is "déjà vu". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu Additional stuff about constant déjà vu: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gymn5m/there-is-more-than-one-kind-of-deja-vu https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30927102     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampa...

#D64 (deice to deixis) 03.10.2022

I read from deice to deixis.     The invention of the deice machine by William Geer: https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2019/05/william-c-geer-invented-plane-wing-deicing-device.html     Deinonychus was very closely related to Velociraptor and I would try to run away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinonychus     Here. Learn about deionization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitive_deionization...

#D63 (degressive to dehydrogenation) ft. Aron Korney 02.10.2022

I read from degressive to dehydrogenation to Aron Korney.     Parks and Rec "chard" clip is from here: https://youtu.be/3S4-nw-O3Dg     The word of the episode is "dehiscence".     Aron's links: Human Values on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-values/id1622760459 Human Content on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/humancontentpods/ Human Content on TikTok:  https://w...

#D62 (degraded to degree of freedom) 01.10.2022

I read from degraded to degree of freedom.     What is a degree day? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_day     The word of the episode is "degree". Why degrees? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_(angle)     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" o...

#D61 (degenerate to degrade) 30.09.2022

I read from degenerate to degrade.     The word of the episode is "deglaciation". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglaciation     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 - Lett...

#D60 (deft to degenerate) 29.09.2022

I read from deft to degenerate.     To learn more about the idea of Defunding the Police, you can check out the official website: https://defundthepolice.org/ or get more general info from the Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defund_the_police or find your own info! There's a lot out there!      If you're not a fan of something's magnetic field, try degaussing! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deg...

#D59 (deform to defrost) 28.09.2022

I read from deform to defrost.     "Weird Al's" song "It's All About the Pentiums" mentions "defragging" https://youtu.be/qpMvS1Q1sos     The word of the episode is "deformity".     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 Dicti...

#D58 (definitize to deforestation) 27.09.2022

I read from definitize to deforestation.     The word of the episode is "deforestation". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/deforestation     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 YouTu...

#D57 (define to definitive host) 26.09.2022

I read from define to definitive host.     Unless I'm mistaken, I wasn't actually far off from my guess of what "Denison Univ. Bull." stands for! https://www.facebook.com/denisonbullsheet/     The word of the episode is "definition".     Theme music from Jonah Kraut https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/     Merchandising! https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar     "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTu...

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