{"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 Nepal Find the Thousands Still Missing?","slug":"a2-english-news-can-nepal-find-the-thousands-still-missing","published_at":"2026-08-30T00:39:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941/a2-english-news-can-nepal-find-the-thousands-still-missing","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/6a937bb5cbb5391397a60811","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/e/6a937bb5cbb5391397a60811/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Nepal's flood death toll rises, and more than 3,000 people are still missing as rescue work continues. Also: One Nation says its win in a Western Australia byelection shows politics is changing. Today’s English focus: have been rescued, have been saved and taken to safety = have been saved and taken to safety. Vocabulary: missing (not found or not there), rescued (saved and taken to safety), burial (putting a dead body in the ground or a grave). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-30 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: Nepal's flood death toll rises, and mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":481,"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-nepal-find-the-thousands-still-missing/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-nepal-find-the-thousands-still-missing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}