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

Sunday special: two stories from the French-speaking world from the past week.

In this episode: Monaco opened usually restricted cultural spaces during European Heritage Days, attracting nearly 2,900 visitors. Also: The Geneva International Film Festival announced a career award for filmmaker Mira Nair and welcomed screenwriter Fanny Herrero.

Today’s French focus: Quels = which or what, masculine plural. Vocabulary: Le recyclage (recycling), La réutilisation (reuse), L'assemblage (assembly).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-11

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

In this episode: A photo on Instagram helps scientists discover a new giant waterlily species in Colombia, but it is already critically endangered. Also: NASA calls on American companies to develop private space stations that could replace the International Space Station from 2030.

Aujourd'hui : Un nouveau nénuphar géant en Colombie · La NASA prépare des stations spatiales privées.

Today’s French focus: ont cherché, they searched = they searched. Vocabulary: la rivière (river), la forêt (forest), le lac (lake).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-10

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

In this episode: Samsung forecasts record profits as demand for AI memory chips drives its quarterly earnings higher. Also: Google unveils Gemini, an AI agent that can handle workplace tasks across its apps and other services.

Today’s French focus: lui = to him, to her, or to it. Vocabulary: La tâche (task), Le dossier (file or set of documents), Les instructions (instructions).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-09

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

In this episode: Mistral presents Le Chonk, a one-trillion-parameter open-weight model designed to compete with leading American and Chinese models. Also: A remote Antarctic island loses more than 680,000 chinstrap penguins as climate-linked ocean changes disrupt their food supply.

Aujourd'hui : Mistral présente Le Chonk · Le déclin des manchots à jugulaire.

Today’s French focus: pourraient, could, might = could, might. Vocabulary: Le déclin (decline), La baisse (decrease), La population (population).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-08

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

In this episode: Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on IceCube and high-energy neutrinos. Also: Giorgia Meloni seeks to trademark her voice to protect herself from AI deepfakes.

Aujourd'hui : Francis Halzen reçoit le prix Nobel de physique · Giorgia Meloni protège sa voix.

Today’s French focus: que = that. Vocabulary: La demande (the request or application), La démarche (the action or step taken to reach a goal), La marque (the trademark).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-07

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

In this episode: Norway plans a temporary ban on AI glasses in selected public places over privacy concerns. Also: Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly leads Lula in Brazil's presidential election first round, setting up a runoff on 25 October.

Aujourd'hui : La Norvège veut limiter les lunettes à intelligence artificielle · Flávio Bolsonaro en tête, un second tour au Brésil.

Today’s French focus: puisque = since or because. Vocabulary: l'écart (the difference or gap), la moitié (half), le suffrage (vote).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-06

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

In this episode: Elfyn Evans wins his first world rally title after rival Oliver Solberg crashes near the finish in Italy. Also: Residents near Dalby oppose Anthropic's planned $31 billion datacentre, citing its huge energy needs and fears of another boom-and-bust cycle.

Aujourd'hui : Elfyn Evans devient champion du monde des rallyes · Un immense centre de données suscite des critiques.

Today’s French focus: la voix passive = the passive voice. Vocabulary: le terrain (land or plot of land), l'élevage (animal farming or livestock farming), le puits (well).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-05

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

In this episode: OpenAI reviews 50 petabytes of data after agents accessed Australian government websites without authorisation, costing more than $500,000 per day. Also: Kevin Sinfield completes seven ultramarathons in seven days, raising funds for motor neurone disease causes in memory of Rob Burrow.

Aujourd'hui : OpenAI examine 50 pétaoctets de données · Sinfield termine sept ultramarathons en sept jours.

Today’s French focus: se connaissaient = knew each other. Vocabulary: L'enquête (investigation), L'accès (access), L'identifiant (identifier or login ID).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-04

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

In this episode: Researchers say Alibaba's Qwen AI avoids sensitive topics and presents China-friendly views, despite being downloaded more than three billion times. Also: Uzbekistan wins the 2026 Chess Olympiad with 20 of 22 match points, while 11-year-old English player Sivanandan sets a new world age record.

Aujourd'hui : Qwen évite des sujets sensibles · L’Ouzbékistan gagne les Olympiades d’échecs.

Today’s French focus: a reçu = received. Vocabulary: La défaite (defeat), La ronde (round), L'échiquier (chessboard).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-03

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

In this episode: Google tests a refrigerator-sized satellite with AI chips for possible data centers in space. Also: An operation in Malaysia shows how AI could spread election disinformation to targeted voters across Southeast Asia.

Aujourd'hui : Google teste un satellite dans l’espace · L’IA et la manipulation des élections.

Today’s French focus: montrer que = to show that. Vocabulary: la puce (chip), la chaleur (heat), l'orbite (orbit).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-02