{"podcast":{"title":"Learn English Podcast","slug":"learn-english-podcast-6598180","podcast_index_feed_id":6598180,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/learnenglishpodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://learnenglishpod.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/learnenglishpodcast/20230910_070959_c83f45dac31d0fe61d35e1464a86fb25.jpg","author":"Learn English Podcast","episode_count":136,"summary":"Learn English through real stories, history, and culture. The Learn English Podcast helps B1–B2 English learners improve listening comprehension, vocabulary, and cultural understanding through engaging episodes about American history, world events, language, travel, and fascinating true stories. Each episode uses clear, natural English and provides meaningful context so you can understand new words, learn expressions, and build confidence. You’ll hear English the way native speakers use it—through stories about people, places, and events that shaped the world. This podcast is perfect for upper-intermediate English learners (B2), independent learners, ESL students, and anyone who wants to learn English naturally without a textbook . Listen at your own pace, follow along with the vocabulary, and enjoy topics ranging from Native American history and U.S. culture to mysteries, science, geography, and everyday English. 🎧 You'll learn: • English vocabulary in context • Listening comprehension strategies • Real American culture and history • Clear explanations of challenging words • Natural English expressions and phrases New episodes published weekly. 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English learners at the B1–B2 level will discover how the FBI illegally spied on Dr. King, how the Birmingham church bombing changed the nation, how President Kennedy's assassination threatened the Civil Rights Bill, and how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally passed — all explained clearly in natural American English with vocabulary taught in context. Learning English through American history gives intermediate learners access to some of the most powerful and important stories in the English language. This episode covers essential vocabulary including surveillance, segregation, legislation, filibuster, assassination, eulogy, voter registration, and nonviolent protest — all explained naturally through the story so B1–B2 ESL and EFL learners can build both vocabulary and listening comprehension simultaneously. This is Part 3 of the Learn English Podcast series on Martin Luther King Jr. Listeners who want the complete story can find Parts 1 and 2 in the podcast feed. This episode is ideal for intermediate English learners who want to improve their listening comprehension, build advanced American English vocabulary, and develop a deeper understanding of American history and culture through natural, context-based learning. 🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website: Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/ Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod Take lessons with me: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8531387 📚Affiliate link for italki: https://www.italki.com/en/i/ref/GBBdbb Affiliate link for Lingq: https://www.lingq.com/?referral=msusc 📝 Vocabulary list:…","meta_description":"🎧This episode of the Learn English Podcast teaches American English vocabulary through the story of Martin Luther King Jr. in the months after his I Have…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-english-podcast-6598180/episodes/mlk-and-the-fbi-civil-rights-surveillance-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-learn-english-through-american-history-b1-b2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-podcast-6598180/mlk-and-the-fbi-civil-rights-surveillance-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-learn-english-through-american-history-b1-b2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}