{"podcast":{"title":"6 Minute English","slug":"6-minute-english-7045127","podcast_index_feed_id":7045127,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6007187/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6-minute-english_2","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/40c53de8ee53e7c865e1e2c1d763635f.jpg","author":"Angeles Martinez","episode_count":324,"summary":"Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-7045127"},"episode":{"title":"Why are some animals black and white?","slug":"why-are-some-animals-black-and-white","published_at":"2026-03-05T09:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-7045127/why-are-some-animals-black-and-white","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-7045127","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-are-some-animals-black-and-white--70476399","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70476399/p0n4qrq1.mp3","summary":"How many animals can you think of that are black and white? Zebras, penguins, orcas, snow leopards… there are loads! But have you ever wondered why these animals have developed such unique and striking appearances? Neil and Becca discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.As always, find a free transcript, worksheet and quiz for this episode on our website: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260305And find NEW episodes of Office English here or by searching 'Learning English for Work' on your favourite podcast app: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-englishSubscribe to our newsletter to receive our weekly highlights in your inbox: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599Other podcasts you might enjoy: ✔️ Learning English Grammar ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories","meta_description":"How many animals can you think of that are black and white? Zebras, penguins, orcas, snow leopards… there are loads! But have you ever wondered why these…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":398,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/6-minute-english-7045127/episodes/why-are-some-animals-black-and-white/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6-minute-english-7045127/why-are-some-animals-black-and-white.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}