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

In this episode: Keely Hodgkinson wins the 800 meters in London, then gets a Tiffany crown and attention for her custom black speed suit. Also: The FAA plans an AI tool called SMART to help controllers manage crowded air traffic in Washington before a wider rollout.

Hoy: Hodgkinson gana con traje rápido · La FAA prueba IA para el tráfico aéreo.

Today’s Spanish focus: Cerró su temporada, to closed her season = to closed her season. Vocabulary: escapó (broke away), llamada (attention-grabbing), victoria (victory).

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

In this episode: Scientists identify a tiny wild cat in Bolivia, after it was first kept as a family pet, and explain why the find matters for conservation. Also: Asian trading nations are sending more ships through the Arctic as Middle East chokepoints grow more risky and new routes open up.

Hoy: Nuevo felino en Bolivia · Más barcos por el Ártico.

Today’s Spanish focus: casi no podía creer lo pequeño que era, I could hardly believe how small it was = I could hardly believe how small it was. Vocabulary: el refugio (animal sanctuary; shelter), el bosque (forest), vivir (to live).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-09-18

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

In this episode: Spain keeps Luis de la Fuente in charge with a new contract that runs until 2032, a big sign of trust after recent success and before the 2030 World Cup. Also: Fuel prices jump sharply across Syria, with diesel and petrol rising fast and protests breaking out as transport and food costs climb.

Hoy: Luis de la Fuente sigue hasta 2032 · Sube el combustible en Siria.

Today’s Spanish focus: ha aceptado una ampliación de contrato = has agreed to a contract extension. Vocabulary: ampliación (extension), al mando (in charge), estabilidad (stability).

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

In this episode: The war with Iran has cost the US at least $38 billion, and the report warns it could raise inflation for families while leaving weapons stocks low. Also: Rights groups say Algeria should drop plans to expand the death penalty after deadly wildfires, fearing the law could be used against political opposition.

Hoy: La guerra con Irán cuesta más dinero · Argelia debate ampliar la pena de muerte.

Today’s Spanish focus: Le ha costado, has cost/taken a toll on = has cost / has taken a toll on. Vocabulary: gasto (spending), presión (pressure), reservas (supplies held in reserve).

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

In this episode: China rejects calls to slow its AI industry while a top spy chief warns the technology could threaten Communist Party control. Also: Thames Water changes its huge Oxfordshire reservoir plan again as costs rise and local opposition continues.

Hoy: China rechaza críticas a la IA · Thames Water cambia su gran embalse.

Today’s Spanish focus: necesitó more points of access to build it = needed more access points to build it. Vocabulary: el embalse (reservoir), la revisión (review), el área (area).

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

In this episode: An Iranian ship is hit near Hormuz, while Houthi control widens over another vital shipping lane. Also: Brics leaders meet in Delhi, but the Iran war exposes deep divisions over world order and strategy.

Hoy: Golpean un buque iraní cerca de Ormuz · Brics muestra divisiones en Delhi.

Today’s Spanish focus: fue golpeado, was hit = was hit. Vocabulary: el estrecho (the strait), el barco (the ship), el paso (the passage).

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

In this episode: Xi Jinping receives a red-carpet welcome in India at the Brics summit, in a sign of warming ties after years of tension and a deadly 2020 border clash. Also: Saudi Arabia closes a key oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq hit the route, as Iraq opens an investigation and the region faces more pressure.

Hoy: Xi Jinping recibe alfombra roja en India · Arabia Saudí cierra un oleoducto clave.

Today’s Spanish focus: salió de una de sus provincias, left one of its provinces = left one of its provinces. Vocabulary: el oleoducto (the oil pipeline), la precaución (caution), la ruta (the route).

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

In this episode: A New Mexico court fines a lawyer after he filed murder-appeal papers with fake testimony and invented witnesses from ChatGPT, then moves to discipline him. Also: South Africa and New Zealand meet in Baltimore in a tight rugby series, and the match is also a test for the US as it builds toward the 2031 World Cup.

Hoy: Abogado multado por datos falsos · Springboks y All Blacks en Baltimore.

Today’s Spanish focus: ha sancionado, has sanctioned = has sanctioned. Vocabulary: el desacato (contempt of court), la multa (fine), la apelación (appeal).

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

In this episode: A former Anthropic researcher warns AI could become powerful enough to threaten humanity, even if today's tools seem safe. Also: UN peacekeepers take NPR behind Israeli lines in southern Lebanon, showing destroyed roads, military control, and a fragile ceasefire.

Hoy: Alerta por la IA y sus riesgos · ONU mira el sur del Líbano ocupado.

Today’s Spanish focus: podría llegar un momento, could reach a moment / there could come a time = there could come a time. Vocabulary: la salvaguarda (safeguard), biológico, a (biological), el modelo (model).

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

In this episode: The UN promotes fairer world maps, but navigation apps are still likely to keep using Mercator projections because they work well for routes and directions. Also: A study finds that babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains in key areas linked to movement, learning, and emotions.

Hoy: La ONU impulsa mapas más justos · La anemia afecta el cerebro de bebés.

Today’s Spanish focus: cambiar con el tiempo - to change over time = to change over time. Vocabulary: baja (lower), brecha (gap), cambiar con el tiempo (to change over time).

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