{"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 | Vietnam Faces Pressure Over Fake Luxury Goods","slug":"a1-english-news-vietnam-faces-pressure-over-fake-luxury-goods","published_at":"2026-07-06T04:28:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a1-with-news-slow-easy-english-for-beginners-7755203/a1-english-news-vietnam-faces-pressure-over-fake-luxury-goods","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/6a4b2f085b22488bcd9a48f8","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/e/6a4b2f085b22488bcd9a48f8/media.mp3","summary":"Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Vietnam takes stronger action against fake bags, shoes, watches, and other luxury goods. Also: Australia investigates six large mystery balls found on a beach in northern Queensland.Today’s English focus: should and should not = used to give simple advice and say something is a bad idea. Vocabulary: dangerous (not safe), touch (to put your hand on something), move away (to go to another place, not near something).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-06 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Vietnam takes stronger action against fake bags, shoes, watches, and other luxury…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":477,"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-vietnam-faces-pressure-over-fake-luxury-goods/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-vietnam-faces-pressure-over-fake-luxury-goods.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}