{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6a5d9f2ca87bf583f4abca0b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | Runners Race at the North Pole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/a2f2a8d2-b488-4a3a-9d67-af92891a8909.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Twenty-three runners from seven countries race on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole, with safety gear and polar bear guards. Also: Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara leaves prison and goes into exile in the United States.\n\nToday’s German focus: ist in die USA gegangen = went to the USA. Vocabulary: das Eis (ice), die Strecke (route), die Schwimmweste (life vest).\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-a1-2026-07-20","author_name":"LinguaWire"}