{"podcast":{"title":"Learn English A2 | Slow Clear News for Learners, Daily","slug":"learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941","podcast_index_feed_id":7757941,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7","website_url":"http://www.linguawire.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/1788788224320-7cd96214-ada7-4d2c-abf0-f232835f2154.jpeg","author":"LinguaWire","episode_count":192,"summary":"Learn English with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in slow, clear English at A2, with every word on the page, free. Read today's episode: https://linguawire.com/learn/english WHAT YOU GET A new episode every morning. Two real news stories from today. Two people talk about them. The English is slow and clear. We use everyday words. Every episode has a page. You can read along as you listen. You get today's new words, one grammar point and a short quiz. You do not need an account to read. WHY THE NEWS HELPS You already know what happened today. So your attention goes to the English, not to the story. That is the fastest way to improve. WHO A2 IS FOR You know the basics and you want to stop translating in your head. If this feels fast, the same stories run at A1 the same morning. If it feels easy, go to B1+. NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR LEVEL? Answer about twenty short questions. We tell you your level and what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts We also help people learn Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. If today's episode help…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T04:18:43.452448+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941"},"episode":{"title":"A2 English News | Can Australia Free Oscar Jenkins From Russia?","slug":"a2-english-news-can-australia-free-oscar-jenkins-from-russia","published_at":"2026-08-31T00:42:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941/a2-english-news-can-australia-free-oscar-jenkins-from-russia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941","url":"https://shows.acast.com/learn-english-a2-slow-news/episodes/6a94cddc53508d8b544a29bd","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/e/6a94cddc53508d8b544a29bd/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Australia is working with Russia to try to get Oscar Jenkins released, while officials stay careful about a possible prisoner swap. Also: A test found AI chatbots mostly push back against false foreign propaganda, but AI summaries at the top of search results do worse. Today’s English focus: with their counterparts, to work with similar officials in another group or = to work with similar officials in another group or country. Vocabulary: release (to let someone go free), negotiate (to talk carefully to try to reach an agreement), counterparts (people who have the same job in another group). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-31 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Australia is working with Russia to try to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941/episodes/a2-english-news-can-australia-free-oscar-jenkins-from-russia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941/a2-english-news-can-australia-free-oscar-jenkins-from-russia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}