{"podcast":{"title":"Learn French A1 with News | Slow Easy French for Beginners","slug":"learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303","podcast_index_feed_id":7777303,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e","website_url":"https://linguawire.com/french","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/show-cover.jpg","author":"LinguaWire","episode_count":108,"summary":"Learn French through 8-minute real news stories every day (Apprends le français avec les nouvelles du jour — épisodes courts pour débutants). Each interview-format episode covers two current stories in slow A1 French with slow speech, short sentences, and simple vocabulary — designed for true beginners. It's free to listen. For episode transcripts, translations, and quizzes as well as LinguaWire's full language-learning online programme, visit linguawire.com. Note: Our podcasts use AI support for translations and multi-language recording, with native speaker scripting and supervision. Perfect for: A1 French podcast, beginner French, slow French podcast, French news podcast, learn French news, easy French listening, daily French podcast, French for beginners, slow French, French transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T04:17:01.582438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303"},"episode":{"title":"A1 French | Why This World Cup Costs More Than Ever | Today's Easy News","slug":"a1-french-why-this-world-cup-costs-more-than-ever-today-s-easy-news","published_at":"2026-06-12T05:33:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303/a1-french-why-this-world-cup-costs-more-than-ever-today-s-easy-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303","url":"https://shows.acast.com/learn-french-with-todays-news-a1-easy-slow-french-for-beginn/episodes/6a2b9a3c72ff36e11a52df37","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/e/6a2b9a3c72ff36e11a52df37/media.mp3","summary":"Today’s stories in A1 French:— Pourquoi cette Coupe du Monde coûte plus cher que jamais— Le pape Léon visite des îles pour aider les migrants en dangerLearn French with real news — not repetitive drills.This A1 episode uses very simple French, short sentences, and clear speech for true beginners. Listen to two current stories, then review useful vocabulary from the episode.Full transcripts, English translations, vocabulary tools, and comprehension quizzes at linguawire.comNew episode every day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Today’s stories in A1 French:— Pourquoi cette Coupe du Monde coûte plus cher que jamais— Le pape Léon visite des îles pour aider les migrants en dangerLea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":347,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303/episodes/a1-french-why-this-world-cup-costs-more-than-ever-today-s-easy-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-a1-with-news-slow-easy-french-for-beginners-7777303/a1-french-why-this-world-cup-costs-more-than-ever-today-s-easy-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}