{"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 This New Pill Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer?","slug":"b1-english-news-can-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer","published_at":"2026-08-27T10:39:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944/b1-english-news-can-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer","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/6a9013d9456ea7a600a68b7a","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/e/6a9013d9456ea7a600a68b7a/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is catching on fast, with CVS and Walgreens filling about 100,000 prescriptions each. Also: The US drug agency approves daraxonrasib, a daily pill that nearly doubled survival for pancreatic cancer patients in a trial. Today’s English focus: is clearly being used, is clearly in use = to be clearly in use. Vocabulary: Prescription (a doctor's medicine order), Eligible (allowed to take part because you meet the rules), Uptake (the amount of use something gets, especially at the start). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-27 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: Medicare's $50 obesity drug program is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":577,"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-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer/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-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}