{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a1f616c9942b8f91f48cc09/6aa5ebb7b54f356fc743df5e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 Spanish News | Why a $4,000 Robot Dog Turns Heads","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a1f616c9942b8f91f48cc09/f122738b-7c41-4a42-b525-c5148214d5ca.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Slow, clear Spanish at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A $4,000 robot dog from China walks with a journalist in Washington, drawing photos, questions, and reactions from people and animals. Also: France&#x27;s record heat and drought pushed grapes to higher sugar levels, leading officials to allow some champagne to reach a higher alcohol limit.</p>\n\n<p>Hoy: Perro robot sorprende en Washington · El calor cambia el champán.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s Spanish focus: se paró, stopped = stopped. Vocabulary: robot (robot), batería (battery), correr (to run).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a1-2026-09-13\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a1-2026-09-13</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}