{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6a8e4b9d83ad88db01858ccc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | Why 33 Million Households Face Higher Winter Bills","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/f1e62fa9-50c2-467d-852a-ebc3ae7d35e7.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Millions of households may pay more for energy this winter as the price cap rises and fixed tariffs stay protected. Also: Brazil&#x27;s data regulator fines TikTok&#x27;s owner nearly $30m and orders illegally collected child data to be erased.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Winterpreise steigen für viele Haushalte · Brasilien bestraft TikTok für Kinderdaten.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: sollen + Infinitiv, to be supposed to / expected to = to be supposed to / expected to. Vocabulary: das Kind (child), die Behörde (authority), löschen (to delete).</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/german-a1-2026-08-26\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-08-26</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}