{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/6a850fe83c90594060ef18ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Fairphone's Repairable Phone Finally Reaches the US","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/8d3ff182-7497-4218-afe3-52ed7ab6e602.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Fairphone launches its repairable phone in the US for $650, with swappable parts, a removable battery, recycled materials, and a microSD slot. Also: Long-term borrowing costs rise in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan as oil prices, inflation worries, debt levels, and AI spending push yields higher.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : Téléphone réparable aux États-Unis · Coûts d’emprunt en hausse.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: peut sortir, can come out / can be removed = can come out / can be removed. Vocabulary: réparer (to repair), batterie (battery), sortir (to come out / to remove).</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/french-a1-2026-08-19\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-08-19</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}