{"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 | Hectares Burn as Fire Near Paris Spreads","slug":"b1-french-news-hectares-burn-as-fire-near-paris-spreads","published_at":"2026-07-13T04:40:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-hectares-burn-as-fire-near-paris-spreads","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/6a546c3ee31e37bb563e4582","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/e/6a546c3ee31e37bb563e4582/media.mp3","summary":"Build stronger French listening with real-world B1 news.In this episode: Firefighting planes are sent near Paris as a wildfire crosses 800 hectares, closes part of a major highway, and disrupts summer travel. Also: Mitch McConnell says he will not return to the Senate yet after a fall and mild pneumonia, addressing weeks of health speculation.Today’s French focus: se propager = to spread. Vocabulary: la forêt (forest), l'autoroute (highway), le retard (delay).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-07-13 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.","meta_description":"Build stronger French listening with real-world B1 news.In this episode: Firefighting planes are sent near Paris as a wildfire crosses 800 hectares, close…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":346,"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-hectares-burn-as-fire-near-paris-spreads/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-hectares-burn-as-fire-near-paris-spreads.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}