{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/6a850c7e8b730c47c11716d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Fairphone's Repairable Phone Finally Reaches the US","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/7f656949-3bf2-4e97-8e32-69673b4901d7.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A Dutch phone company brings a repairable phone to the US. The phone has a removable battery, swappable parts, and a single screwdriver for fixes. Also: Long-term borrowing costs rise in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. Oil prices, inflation fears, debt, and AI spending are pushing costs higher.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is made to be fixed, is designed for fixing = is designed for fixing. Vocabulary: battery (battery), screen (screen), slot (slot).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-19\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-19</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}