{"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 | China Pushes Back as AI Fear Grows","slug":"b1-english-news-china-pushes-back-as-ai-fear-grows","published_at":"2026-09-15T01:21:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-b1-with-daily-news-english-listening-practice-7757944/b1-english-news-china-pushes-back-as-ai-fear-grows","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/6aa89da72469d1a3b3dbbc72","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/e/6aa89da72469d1a3b3dbbc72/media.mp3","summary":"Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: China rejects calls to slow AI while warning the technology could threaten Communist Party rule. Also: Thames Water changes its huge reservoir plan as local opposition and costs keep rising. Today’s English focus: has amended, has changed something officially and it still matters now = has changed something officially and it still matters now. Vocabulary: reservoir (a large place where water is stored), consultation (a process of asking people for views before a decision), blueprint (a detailed plan for building something). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-15 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: China rejects calls to slow AI while warning…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":520,"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-china-pushes-back-as-ai-fear-grows/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-china-pushes-back-as-ai-fear-grows.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}