{"podcast":{"title":"Learn French B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners","slug":"learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132","podcast_index_feed_id":7793132,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0","website_url":"https://linguawire.com/french","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/1785974060866-6f0a8d6c-5cfc-4cd4-8d9f-0bbf8bd4d315.jpeg","author":"LinguaWire","episode_count":156,"summary":"Learn French with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear French at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with a free full transcript and English translation for every line. Read today's transcript: https://linguawire.com/learn/french WHAT YOU GET A new episode every morning. Two real stories from the day's news, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the vocabulary the news actually uses. Every episode has its own page with the full French transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. No account needed to read. WHY NEWS WORKS BETTER THAN EXERCISES You already know what happened today. That means your attention goes to the French instead of 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 here is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall, and daily contact with real news is the thing that gets them through it. NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? A…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T08:18:34.911642+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132"},"episode":{"title":"B1 French News | Cialis Faces Longevity Hype","slug":"b1-french-news-cialis-faces-longevity-hype","published_at":"2026-08-18T03:16:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-cialis-faces-longevity-hype","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132","url":"https://shows.acast.com/learn-french-b1-with-news/episodes/6a83ce7e39e73ea8f3a712ac","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/e/6a83ce7e39e73ea8f3a712ac/media.mp3","summary":"Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A drug for erectile dysfunction is being promoted online as a longevity booster, but the evidence is still only observational. Also: Three former SpaceX engineers are building a robot-heavy steel factory to automate key parts production by 2027. Aujourd'hui : Cialis devient un médicament pour vivre plus longtemps · Une usine robotisée pour fabriquer l’acier. Today’s French focus: il faut plus de = there needs to be more / more ... is needed. Vocabulary: la fabrication (manufacturing), le soudage (welding), la main-d'œuvre (workforce). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-18 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.","meta_description":"Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A drug for erectile dy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":441,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/episodes/b1-french-news-cialis-faces-longevity-hype/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-cialis-faces-longevity-hype.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}