{"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 | One 9/11 Victim Is Identified After 25 Years","slug":"a2-english-news-one-9-11-victim-is-identified-after-25-years","published_at":"2026-08-24T02:30:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941/a2-english-news-one-9-11-victim-is-identified-after-25-years","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/6a8baccf54f87b8876c71b51","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/e/6a8baccf54f87b8876c71b51/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: New York identifies one 9/11 victim after 25 years using DNA and family tree research, and the city says it will keep trying to name more of the nearly 3,000 dead. Also: China delays its Chang'e 7 Moon mission until 2027, saying the launch is not ready and likely waiting for better conditions near the launch site. Today’s English focus: is going to, future plan or likely result = future plan or likely result. Vocabulary: breakthrough (a big success after a hard problem), victim (a person who was hurt or killed), family (the group of close relatives). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-24 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: New York identifies one 9/11 victim after 2…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":508,"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-one-9-11-victim-is-identified-after-25-years/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-one-9-11-victim-is-identified-after-25-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}