The Dictionary

The Dictionary

By Spencer ParksEducation
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The Dictionary episodes

  • #D294 (duenna to dugong)

    I read from duenna to dugong.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "duet".

     

     

    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 Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

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    917-727-5757

    32 min
  • #D293 (dude to duende)

    I read from dude to duende.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "duende".

    The They Might Be Giants song is called "Three Might Be Duende" and you can listen to it here:

    https://youtu.be/ed92wUaki8g

     

     

    You can watch the "dude" scene from "BASEketball" here:

    https://youtu.be/d7sf2O90eu4

     

     

    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 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    34 min
  • #D292 (duckpin to dud)

    I read from duckpin to dud.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "duct tape".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape

    Here's one of the many scenes from Mythbusters about duct tape.

    https://youtu.be/kLKfRtXgo88

     

     

    The duckpins are so cute!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckpin_bowling

     

     

    We're not entirely sure where the name "ducks and drakes" came from.

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ducks_and_drakes

     

     

    There may or may not be ducktail hair in "Back to the Future".

    It's less silly looking than I thought it might be.

     

     

    There's at least a couple topics where Atmospheric ducting" is discussed. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_duct

     

     

    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 Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    31 min
  • #D291 (Duchenne muscular dystrophy to duckling)

    I read from dry-shod to duality.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "duckling".

     

     

    A "ducking stool" was some messed up stuff!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking_stool

     

     

    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 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    31 min
  • #D290 (dualize to duce)

    I read from dualize to duce.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dub".

    The song clip was from here, considered to be one of the best dub albums.

    https://youtu.be/wbCrYBWh62Y

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music

     

     

    Here's some "langoustine" info.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrops_norvegicus

     

     

    The dubstep music clip was from here which is considered to be one of the best dubstep songs.

    https://youtu.be/G9H3i0T1iN4

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep

     

     

    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 Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    34 min
  • #D289 (dry-shod to duality)

    I read from dry-shod to duality.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dualism".

    Ooh, looks like these links will be a fun read.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_dualism

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism_in_cosmology

     

     

    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 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    40 min
  • #D288 (dry eye to drysalter)

    I read from dry eye to drysalter.

     

     

    Dry rot is when some fungi eat the wood. Yum!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_rot

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dry ice".

    Carbon dioxide turns into a solid (dry ice) at about -110 degrees F or -78.5 Celsius. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_ice

     

     

    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 Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    34 min
  • #D287 (Druze to dry-erase board)

    I read from Druze to dry-erase board.

     

     

    The Druze faith takes elements from many other faiths/religions.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze

     

     

    The dry cleaning process is not dry, but it does not include any water because certain synthetic materials don't react well to water. We solved the mystery!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cleaning

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dry-erase board".

     

     

    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 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    39 min
  • #D286 (drumfire to druthers)

    I read from drumfire to druthers.

     

     

    The "They Might Be Giants" song I played is called "Rhythm Section Want Ad" which is a direct reference to how they had no backing band. You can listen to it here:

    https://youtu.be/GgDB2Q_R-Tk

     

     

    The word of the episode is "drunk".

     

     

    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 Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    42 min
  • #D285 (drugstore cowboy to drum brake)

    I read from drugstore cowboy to drum brake.

     

     

    The Druids date back to about 2400 years ago!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid

     

     

    The sound of the drum fish came from this video. Of course I have to say that I am not a fan of fishing, but I'm glad it was let go. 

    https://youtu.be/An-DdyjK6ws

     

     

    At about 18:22, I said "...people can be whatever gender they want to be..." and I realized later that that was not the right way to say that. It's not that people are not CHOOSING what gender they want to be. It's that they should be allowed to express themselves and change their body to be the gender that they KNOW they are deep down. 

     

     

    The word of the episode is "drum".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum

     

     

    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 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

    https://www.tiktok.com/@spejampar

    917-727-5757

    29 min

About The Dictionary

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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…