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Episodes

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  A2 English News | Can Iran and the US Still Make Peace? 12.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Iran says the US response to its peace terms is inadequate after another attack on Riyadh airport. Also: The UK plans stronger cyber defences and asks major AI companies to improve safety. Today’s English focus: had given = had given. Vocabulary: Theft (stealing), Enemy (a person or country that fights against you), Access (to get into or use information or a system). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-12
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  A2 English News | Turtle Eggs Bring New Life to Australian Wetlands 11.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. Sunday special: two stories from the English-speaking world from the past week. In this episode: This week, rescued turtles returned to a wetland in New South Wales, where more than 250 eggs are being incubated. Also: In Bendigo, a 300-kilogram grand piano was due to go underground for a concert in a gold mine. Today’s English focus: them, them = object pronoun for people, animals, or things receiving an action. Vocabulary: bury (to put something under the ground), thick (not thin), weigh (to measure how heavy something is). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-11
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  A2 English News | Shein UK Sales Reach £2.58 Billion 10.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Nikon names a new winner after disqualifying a microscope video over AI use. Also: Shein's UK sales rise 26% to £2.58 billion and overtake Asos. Today’s English focus: shows = to show. Vocabulary: workforce (all the people who work for a company), retailer (a business that sells things to people), goods (things that companies sell). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-10
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  A2 English News | Amazon Leo Reaches 1,000 Satellites in Space Internet Race 09.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Amazon has built its 1,000th satellite for Amazon Leo and plans to start commercial space internet service within weeks. Also: A UK study says Brexit, Covid lockdowns, the Ukraine invasion, and Liz Truss's mini-budget damaged mental wellbeing. Today’s English focus: Past simple for completed actions = past simple for completed actions. Vocabulary: launch (to send something into the sky), rocket (a vehicle that flies into space), factory (a building where people make things). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-09
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  A2 English News | Can Mistral's 1 Trillion-Parameter Model Challenge AI Giants? 08.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Mistral presents its one-trillion-parameter Le Chonk model as a strong, open-weight rival to leading AI models, with uses in coding, cyberdefense, manufacturing, finance, and. Also: Researchers say Zavodovski Island lost more than 680,000 chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, likely because climate-driven changes reduced food in the ocean. Today’s English focus: cheaper than = costing less than. Vocabulary: colony (a group of animals living in the same place), decline (a fall or decrease), eruption (when a volcano sends out rock, ash, or hot material). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-08
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  A2 English News | Why Giorgia Meloni Is Trademarking Her Voice 07.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and high-energy neutrinos from space. Also: Giorgia Meloni applies to trademark her voice to protect herself from AI deepfakes. Today’s English focus: will hold = will hold. Vocabulary: deceive (to make someone believe something false), manipulate (to control or influence someone unfairly), defend (to protect yourself or another person). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-07
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  A2 English News | Brazil Election Heads to a Runoff After Close Vote 06.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Norway plans a temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places because of privacy concerns. Also: Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil's first election round, but he and Lula da Silva will face a run-off on 25 October. Today’s English focus: did not receive, did not get = negative past action. Vocabulary: record (save sound or video), privacy (freedom from unwanted watching or knowledge), consent (permission). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-06
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  A2 English News | Elfyn Evans Wins Britain's Rally Title After Final-Corner Drama 05.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Elfyn Evans wins the World Rally Championship after Oliver Solberg crashes two corners from the finish. Also: People in rural Queensland debate a huge AI data centre plan near Dalby. Today’s English focus: Articles = the, a, and an. Vocabulary: site (a place where something is built or happens), construction (the work of building something), demand (the amount of something people need or want). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-05
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  A2 English News | Polymarket Takes $77,507 in Bank Failure Bets 04.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Golfer Tom Kim wins Asian Games gold and avoids most military service in South Korea. Also: Polymarket allows $77,507 in bets on whether HSBC, Lloyds, and other major banks will fail. Today’s English focus: can use = is able to use. Vocabulary: worry (a feeling that something bad may happen), secret (known by only a few people), hurt (cause damage or problems). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-04
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  A2 English News | G7 Releases 100 Million Barrels to Ease Fuel Prices 03.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Researchers say the popular Chinese AI program Qwen avoids sensitive topics about China and may spread China-friendly views. Also: The G7 will release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel to ease tight supplies and lower fuel prices. Today’s English focus: had threatened = had threatened. Vocabulary: release (to make something available), supply (an amount of something available), reserve (something kept for future use). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-03
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  A2 English News | Why Google Is Sending AI Chips Into Space 02.10.2026 7m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Google tests four AI chips on a satellite for future data centers in space. Also: A new AI beats a top Stratego player by guessing hidden pieces. Today’s English focus: it = it. Vocabulary: satellite (satellite), radiation (radiation), shade (shade). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-02
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  A2 English News | Lilly's Three-Hormone Strategy Outperforms Tirzepatide Alone 01.10.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Eli Lilly says a new three-hormone drug combination helped people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes lose up to 23.3% of their weight in 48 weeks, more than tirzepatide alone. Also: A Nikon microscope video won a science contest, but scientists are questioning whether AI was used in its image processing. Today’s English focus: lowered = to lower. Vocabulary: appetite (the feeling that makes you want to eat), dose (the amount of medicine taken at one time), tolerate (to accept something difficult or unpleasant). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-10-01
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  A2 English News | Why Spain Protests Helped an Elderly Tenant 30.09.2026 10m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A New York startup tests gene-editing tools in human embryos to prevent serious diseases, while the work raises safety and ethical questions. Also: Large protests in Spain help an 87-year-old woman regain a lower rent and return to her Madrid home, but the housing crisis continues. Today’s English focus: was evicted = was removed from a home. Vocabulary: rent (money paid regularly to live in a home), tenant (a person who pays to live in a home), landlord (a person or company that owns a home and rents it to others). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-30
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  A2 English News | Nvidia Builds a Safety Net for AI Agents 29.09.2026 9m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Nvidia launches OpenShell, a security platform that can stop AI agents from going rogue. Also: California bans sales of single-use battery-powered vapes to reduce plastic pollution. Today’s English focus: released = released. Vocabulary: sandbox (a safe, separate place for testing software), authority (power or permission to do something), quarantine (to separate something that may be dangerous). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-29
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  A2 English News | How Spain Won 17 Football Titles in Five Years 28.09.2026 9m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Spain wins its 17th world and European football title in five years, with success across men's, women's, and youth teams. Also: Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules, allowing Switzerland to continue imposing sanctions without United Nations approval. Today’s English focus: be plus a noun = to identify or describe a person, thing, or group. Vocabulary: Title (competition win or championship), Coach (person who trains and leads a sports team), Style (particular way of doing something). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-28
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  A2 English News | Wakefield Shock Rugby League With 33-6 Win 27.09.2026 9m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Wakefield beat Wigan 33-6 to reach the Grand Final for the first time. Also: Tesla starts making its Semi truck, but charging gaps remain a problem. Today’s English focus: will play = will play. Vocabulary: Relegation (moving down to a lower sports division), Treble (winning three important competitions in one season), Final (the last match in a competition). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-27
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  A2 English News | Why Pope Leo XIV Fears AI Could Change Humanity 26.09.2026 10m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV warns that AI and new technology could weaken human values during his visit to France. Also: New research finds no clear sign that AI has caused large job losses or lower hiring among recent college graduates. Today’s English focus: can plus the base verb = to talk about ability or possibility. Vocabulary: progress (movement toward something better or more developed), dignity (the value and respect every person deserves), judgment (the ability to decide what is right or wrong). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-26
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  A2 English News | NASA and China Race for the Moon's Best Sites 25.09.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of Moon's south pole. Also: Hyundai expected to outsell Ford in third quarter as Detroit automakers lack hybrids. Every episode ends with a English language recap: three vocabulary words and one grammar point, explained in English with examples you can repeat. Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-25
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  A2 English News | Why Trump Gave Xi a Red-Carpet Welcome 24.09.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Trump welcomes Xi Jinping at a military base with a red carpet, flyover, and talks about trade, AI, Taiwan, and climate. Also: Ofcom investigates Pornhub owner Aylo over whether its new age checks really stop children from seeing adult content. Today’s English focus: The system uses - the system uses = the system uses. Vocabulary: investigation (official look into a problem), checks (small tests or controls), system (connected parts that work together). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-24
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  A2 English News | Can Aurora Reach Profitability by 2028? 23.09.2026 8m

  Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Aurora grows its driverless truck fleet in Texas and aims for profit by 2028. Also: Meta's Muse climbs the App Store as AI shopping tools take off. Today’s English focus: believes, thinks something is true = to believe. Vocabulary: road (street or highway), fleet (group of vehicles), mile (unit of distance). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-23