{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6a4f21261c8f5a97d899a6f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | Dock Workers Fight AI for Shorter Hours","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/5f76b27f-335f-452f-be32-ef339e6d0a58.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Australian dock workers want a 28-hour week with no pay cut as ports test automation and new technology. Also: A major Telstra outage cut mobile service, disrupted trains, and affected emergency calls across Australia.\n\nToday’s German focus: arbeiten = to work. Vocabulary: automatisch (automatic), Arbeitswoche (work week), Geld behalten (to keep one's money).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-09","author_name":"LinguaWire"}