The Dictionary

The Dictionary

By Spencer ParksEducation
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The Dictionary episodes

  • #D224 (documentation to dodgeball)

    I read from documentation to dodgeball.

     

     

    A "docusoap" is basically what we call a "reality show" these days, but the lines are wobbly.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television#Documentary-style

    Here's a list of the top docusoaps according to IMDb.

    https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=docusoap

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dodgeball".

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

     

     

    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

    25 min
  • #D223 (doctrinaire to documentary) ft. Jeff ”UHJeff” Nucera

    I read from doctrinaire to documentary with Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera.

    Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera and his producing/directing partner, Jonathan Ruane, are making a documentary called "SHOWGALS" about the burlesque troupe "Tight & Nerdy" that performs (that way) to the music of "Weird" Al Yankovic. 

    Tomorrow is the last day of their Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds so they can pay for music rights and an editor to put all this raw footage together! 

    So if this is something you want to see finished, go donate! 

    Please and thank you. 

     

    Here are the various ways to learn more about the project and DONATE!

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uhjeff/showgals-the-movie-a-documentary

    https://baretobestupid.com/

    https://showgalsthemovie.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/ShowgalsTheMovie/

    https://www.instagram.com/showgalsthemovie/

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

    https://twitter.com/ShowgalsMovie

     

    Jeff's personal social media (in case you want to see his cat, mostly, and tell him how great he is) are here:

    https://www.instagram.com/TheUHJeff/

    https://twitter.com/UHJeff

     

     

    A docudrama is basically a documentary but usually made for TV. 

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

     

     

    I highly suggest you start watching documentaries if you've never seen one. They can be about ANYTHING!

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

    And here's a list of all of the documentary films that ALSO have wikipedia entries which is a LOT. 

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

     

     

    The word of the episode is "documentarist".

     

     

    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

    1 hr 25 min
  • #D222 (dock to doctorate) ft. Dr. Maggie Mangold

    I read from dock to doctorate with Dr. Maggie Mangold

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dock hand".

     

     

    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

    1 hr 7 min
  • #D221 (Doberman pinscher to dock)

    I read from Doberman pinscher to dock.

     

     

    The guitar examples you heard are from this video. It starts off with an acoustic guitar and then halfway through changes to the dobro (or "resonator") guitar.

    https://youtu.be/Qhg8UNlYVi8

    And here's a video to describes the dobro in more detail.

    https://youtu.be/amecayQzVrk

     

     

    Everything you need to know about Docetism.

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

     

     

    The word of the episode is "doch-an-dorris".

    The music you heard in this episode is from this song:

    https://youtu.be/syoctPCMaJE

    And yes, I was right, I DID talk about a similar word back in episode #D86 for the word "deoch an doris".

    I didn't know what it was back then but I found an old song which I put in that episode. 

    Here it is!

    https://youtu.be/Q6XBOw73kno

     

     

    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

    37 min
  • #D220 (do to dobe)

    I read from do to dobe.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dobbin".

     

     

    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

    28 min
  • #D219 (DNA polymerase to do)

    I read from DNA polymerase to do.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "DNR".

     

     

    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

    32 min
  • #D218 (DLS to DNA fingerprinting) ft. Camyla Rocha

    I read from DLS to DNA fingerprinting with Camyla Rocha.

     

    Here are some interesting links Camyla provided.

    https://www.britannica.com/science/recombinant-DNA-technology

    https://genetics-gsa.org/

    https://www.acs.org/careers/chemical-sciences/fields/biotechnology.html

    https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-the-central-dogma/

     

     

    Looks like DNA just celebrated a big birthday!

    https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160157729/70-years-ago-a-scientific-discovery-changed-the-world

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

     

     

    It looks like Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) uses triangulation between the planes and ground stations to measure the delay of radio signals. Or something like that. 

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

     

     

    "DNA fingerprinting" is usually called "DNA profiling" these days because it's not always using fingerprints.

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

     

     

    The word of the episode is "DMT".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine

     

     

    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

    1 hr
  • #D217 (divorcé to DLO)

    I read from divorcé to DLO.

     

     

    The Dixiecrat party didn't last too long.

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

     

     

    The Dixieland music is from here and features a CONTRABASS Saxophone! One of my favorites.

    https://youtu.be/_t2TpHcVd5A

     

     

    "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal" song from They Might Be Giants:

    https://youtu.be/PO2iA9VCBRk

     

     

    The word of the episode is "dizzy".

     

     

    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

    32 min
  • BONUS: ”SHOWGALS” Campaign ft. Jeff ”UHJeff” Nucera

    Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera and his producing/directing partner, Jonathan Ruane, are making a documentary called "SHOWGALS" about the burlesque troupe "Tight & Nerdy" that performs (that way) to the music of "Weird" Al Yankovic. 

    They are in the last few days of a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds so they can pay for music rights and an editor to put all this raw footage together! 

    So if this is something you want to see finished, go donate! 

    Please and thank you. 

     

    Here are the various ways to learn more about the project and DONATE!

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uhjeff/showgals-the-movie-a-documentary

    https://baretobestupid.com/

    https://showgalsthemovie.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/ShowgalsTheMovie/

    https://www.instagram.com/showgalsthemovie/

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

    https://twitter.com/ShowgalsMovie

     

    Jeff's personal social media (in case you want to see his cat, mostly, and tell him how great he is) are here:

    https://www.instagram.com/TheUHJeff/

    https://twitter.com/UHJeff

     

     

    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

    4 min
  • #D216 (divinity to divorce)

    I read from divinity to divorce.

     

     

    "Taxonomic rank" is the official name for the list of Kingdom, phylum, etc.

    The typical mnemonic device to remember them is ""King Phillip came over for great spaghetti" but I urge you to come up with your own.

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

     

     

    The word of the episode is "divorce".

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

     

     

    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

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…