{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6a7be4fc6003752573551a32?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Can One Midwife Help Black Moms and Babies?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/7a6076b1-819d-43c2-86f2-f06aee7cbaa0.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Zambia votes in a key election as people worry about prices, debt, and daily life. Also: A midwife drives across Alabama to help Black moms and babies in care deserts.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is seen as, is understood or thought to be = is understood or thought to be. Vocabulary: debt (money that one person or group owes to another), inflation (prices going up over time), household (the people living together in one home).</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-a2-2026-08-12\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-12</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}