{"podcast":{"title":"Learn English A1 with News | Slow Easy English for Beginners","slug":"learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203","podcast_index_feed_id":7755203,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb","website_url":"https://linguawire.com/english","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/show-cover.jpg","author":"LinguaWire","episode_count":117,"summary":"Learn English through real news stories every day. Each interview-format episode covers two current stories in simple A1 English with slow speech, short sentences, and simple vocabulary. It's free to listen. For episode transcripts, translations, and quizzes as well as LinguaWire's full language-learning online programme, visit linguawire.com. Note: Our podcasts use AI support for translations and multi-language recording, with native speaker scripting and supervision. Perfect for: English beginners, A1 English learners, slow English listening practice, learning English with news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T16:21:57.276542+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203"},"episode":{"title":"A1 English News | US Blocks North America Trade Deal Renewal","slug":"a1-english-news-us-blocks-north-america-trade-deal-renewal","published_at":"2026-07-02T04:22:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203/a1-english-news-us-blocks-north-america-trade-deal-renewal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203","url":"https://shows.acast.com/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners/episodes/6a45e777a736775b26ec92f5","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/e/6a45e777a736775b26ec92f5/media.mp3","summary":"Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: US blocks long-term renewal of North American trade deal. Also: Syria's president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament.Today’s English focus: highlighted recap verb = from today’s language recap. Vocabulary: highlighted recap word (from today’s language recap), highlighted recap word (from today’s language recap), highlighted recap word (from today’s language recap).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-02 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: US blocks long-term renewal of North American trade deal. Also: Syria's president…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203/episodes/a1-english-news-us-blocks-north-america-trade-deal-renewal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203/a1-english-news-us-blocks-north-america-trade-deal-renewal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}