{"podcast":{"title":"Learn English B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners","slug":"learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944","podcast_index_feed_id":7757944,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db","website_url":"http://www.linguawire.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/1788788203698-dd0da539-89f4-4919-b4e1-a9be93f0ef44.jpeg","author":"LinguaWire","episode_count":189,"summary":"Learn English with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear English at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, 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, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the words the news really uses. Every episode has a page. You can read along as you listen. You get today's vocabulary, 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. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting. WHO B1+ IS FOR You can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall. 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.…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T06:20:57.586415+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944"},"episode":{"title":"B1 English News | Can ChargePoint Keep Its 70% Surge Going?","slug":"b1-english-news-can-chargepoint-keep-its-70-surge-going","published_at":"2026-09-04T07:46:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944/b1-english-news-can-chargepoint-keep-its-70-surge-going","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944","url":"https://shows.acast.com/learn-english-b1-slow-news/episodes/6a9a775cbe980579615deaf4","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/e/6a9a775cbe980579615deaf4/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: ChargePoint shares jumped more than 70% after strong results and a hopeful forecast. Also: The Ig Nobel Prizes honor odd research, with the ceremony moving to Zurich. Today’s English focus: has started to accelerate, has begun to grow faster = has begun to grow faster. Vocabulary: revenue (money a company brings in), loss (money a company does not keep), accelerate (become faster or grow faster). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-04 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: ChargePoint shares jumped more than 70% afte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944/episodes/b1-english-news-can-chargepoint-keep-its-70-surge-going/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944/b1-english-news-can-chargepoint-keep-its-70-surge-going.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}