{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/6a4f26b881fe1f646007d528?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 French News | Can AI Workers Keep Driving San Francisco Prices Up?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/cd34c965-64a6-4aa6-81e1-d44a748cf443.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: A study suggests bumblebees may show emotion-like behaviour and have a richer inner life than scientists expected. Also: San Francisco home prices hit a record high as wealthy AI workers push demand up, and one seller even considers stock instead of cash.\n\nToday’s French focus: monter = to rise; to go up. Vocabulary: prix (price), marché (market), louer (to rent).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-09","author_name":"LinguaWire"}