The Dictionary

By Spencer Parks

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 ... more

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How many episodes does The Dictionary have?

The podcast currently has 2,068 episodes available.

The Dictionary episodes:

September 05, 2025 #F245 (fundamental law to fungicide)
I read from fundamental law to fungicide.

The word of the episode is "funeral".

The Naked Gun (2025)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402138/

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"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
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37min
September 04, 2025 #F244 (functor to fundamentalism)
I read from functor to fundamentalism.

The word of the episode is "fundament".

Happy Gilmore 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31868189/

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"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
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...more
31min
September 03, 2025 #F243 (function to function word)
I read from function to function word.

"Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that attempts to describe..." how genes and proteins function and interact.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_genomics

I'll need someone to describe Functionalism to me like I'm 5 years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functionalism_(philosophy_of_mind)

The word of the episode is "functional magnetic resonance imaging".

Together
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31184028/

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Theme music from Jonah Kraut
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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

"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
30min
September 02, 2025 #F242 (fumitory to function)
I read from fumitory to function.

The truly amazing Karen O'Leary is in the band "Fun & Funner" and here is their Bandcamp page. You gotta listen to their music.
https://funandfunner.bandcamp.com/album/better-than-normal

The word of the episode is "funambulism".

Tangerine
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/

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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
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
41min
September 01, 2025 #F241 (fulvous to fumigate)
I read from fulvous to fumigate.

The "Fu Manchu Moustache" is very stereotypical and didn't even apprear in the literature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Manchu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Manchu_moustache

The word of the episode is "fumble".

Jurassic World: Rebirth
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31036941/

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Theme music from Jonah Kraut
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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

"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
36min
August 29, 2025 #F240 (full-time to fulsome)
I read from full-time to fulsome.

The word of the episode is "fulsome".

Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
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Theme music from Tom Maslowski
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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
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
34min
August 28, 2025 #F239 (fuller to full tilt)
I read from fuller to full tilt.

Here's that website I mentioned:
https://americanindian.net/

The word of the episode is "full moon".

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32944883/

Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
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Theme music from Jonah Kraut
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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

"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
43min
August 27, 2025 #F238 (full to full dress)
I read from full to full dress.

The word of the episode is "full-bodied".

Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

Theme music from Tom Maslowski
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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
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
36min
August 26, 2025 #F237 (fulfillment to full)
I read from fulfillment to full.

The word of the episode is "fuliginous".

Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

Theme music from Jonah Kraut
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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

"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube

"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
37min
August 25, 2025 #F236 (fugitive to fulfill)
I read from fugitive to fulfill.

You can listen to Toccata and Fugue in D minor. Wow.
https://youtu.be/ho9rZjlsyYY?si=Kp6pkW3JqcGimNbE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccata_and_Fugue_in_D_minor,_BWV_565

I forgot that "Der Fuehrer's Face" was a Donal Duck cartoon! Wow, again.
https://youtu.be/I7vb89c6pQY?si=ofVFGJgbnkuIibUL (high quality)
https://youtu.be/L90smU0SOcQ?si=Z719oVAGSRzjSPBB (with intro)
My friend Gabe and I used a version of the song in a short sketch called "Gabracadabra".
https://youtu.be/J3T4jw1fXzo (original)
https://youtu.be/ESyRx8th480 (animated)

About a third of the Fula people are pastoralists, "and their ethnic group has the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fula_people

The word of the episode is "fulcrum".

The Lost Boys
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/

Use my special link https://zen.ai/thedictionary to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.
Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

Theme music from Tom Maslowski
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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
"The Dictionary - Letter E" on YouTube
"The Dictionary - Letter F" on YouTube

Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!
https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

Backwards Talking on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

https://linktr.ee/spejampar
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/
https://www.threads.net/@dictionarypod
https://twitter.com/dictionarypod
https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/
https://www.patreon.com/spejampar
https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar
917-727-5757
...more
38min

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How many episodes does The Dictionary have?

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