{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6aa5ed095b93419447496c39?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | Why a $4,000 Robot Dog Turns Heads","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/2bf20b01-0934-4934-8e54-4a68aeef9cb1.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: A man in Washington gets huge attention walking a $4,000 robot dog from China, while real dogs and children react in different ways. Also: France&#x27;s heat and drought have pushed Champagne grapes to higher sugar, letting some bubbly briefly reach up to 15% alcohol.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Mann geht mit Roboterhund · Champagner darf stärker werden.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: Sie müssen mit dem Wetter arbeiten, you must work with the weather = you must work with the weather. Vocabulary: der Abstand (distance), knurren (to growl), umfallen (to fall over).</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-a1-2026-09-13\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-09-13</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}