Learn English B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Ebola spreads to two new health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict, displacement, and a lack of approved vaccines make the response difficult. Also: Hurricane Polo regains Category 5 strength near Mexico, bringing risks of heavy rain, flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding.

Today’s English focus: were found = were discovered. Vocabulary: contact (a person who may have been near someone with an illness), trace (to find where a person, thing, or event came from or went), exposed (placed in contact with something harmful).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-26

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Lowe's is launching a drone delivery service in partnership with DoorDash, Alphabet. Also: Senate again fails to adopt Iran War Powers Resolution despite growing criticism.

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-b1-2026-09-25

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Ukraine may sign a major drone defense deal with the U.S., and the report says its drones, software, and trained teams could help expand testing and production in America. Also: Former NASA chief Bill Nelson warns that China wants to lead space, pointing to the spy balloon incident as a sign of a bigger rivalry.

Today’s English focus: will not be fought, a future event that we say will not happen = will not be fought. Vocabulary: technology (technology), partnership (partnership), deal (deal).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-24

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: A Mississippi family keeps pushing for justice after a grand jury said there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges in Nolan Wells' death. Also: Toyota is training humanoid robots with factory workers and says the robots are meant to work alongside humans, not replace them.

Today’s English focus: is already using = is already using. Vocabulary: robots (robots), workers (workers), factory (factory).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-23

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Nissan may add a third shift in Tennessee as it launches a new Rogue hybrid, which could mean hundreds or thousands of jobs. Also: Australia joins more than 20 countries calling for human control over fast-moving AI.

Today’s English focus: be going to be three shifts, a future plan or expected result = a future plan or expected result. Vocabulary: production (making things in a factory or plant), shift (a work period in a factory or other workplace), capacity (the amount something can hold or produce).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-22

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Canadian dairy farmers are feeling the pressure after a US tariff cuts off some milk sales, and the story explains why the loss is hard to absorb in a system where farmers cannot. Also: Nvidia chief Jensen Huang pushes back against claims that AI could end humanity by 2030, calling the warnings doomsday narratives and arguing the panic is exaggerated.

Today’s English focus: You can't just turn them on or off, you cannot simply switch cows on and off = You cannot simply switch cows on and off. Vocabulary: tariff (tax on imports), processor (company that turns raw farm goods into products), supply chain (the full path from producer to buyer).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-21

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Hundreds of protesters form a human chain outside the Kennedy Center to oppose Trump's threats and ask for his removal as chairman. Also: Reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are turned away from the White House after Trump announces a ban.

Today’s English focus: should not be able to write fiction and lies, should not be able to write = should not be able to write fiction and lies. Vocabulary: ban (an official order that stops someone from doing something), credentials (official papers or proof that show who someone is), grounds (the land and area around a building).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-20

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Keely Hodgkinson wins the 800 metres in London in a custom-made full-body speed suit, ending her season with a sellout crowd and a Tiffany & Co crown. Also: The FAA plans an AI tool called SMART to help air traffic controllers manage crowded skies over Washington, DC, before a wider rollout.

Today’s English focus: was called = was named. Vocabulary: custom-made (made for one person or one special use), sellout (an event where every ticket is sold), crowd (a large group of people together).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-19

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: First new feline species in 100 years discovered in Bolivian forest. Also: Pressure on global chokepoints drives Asia's increased use of Arctic Trade Routes.

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-b1-2026-09-18

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Luis de la Fuente has extended his Spain contract until 2032, so he will lead the team through the 2030 World Cup build-up and defence. Also: Syria has raised diesel and petrol prices sharply, and protests have spread as transport and food costs rise.

Today’s English focus: rise by, to increase by a certain amount = to increase by a certain amount. Vocabulary: hike (a sudden increase, especially in price), tanker (a large vehicle or ship that carries liquid, like fuel), refinery (a place where oil is changed into fuel).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-17

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