{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a305c08cd02369494108cd9/6a9bc4d0f8f4d42589358642?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 German News | Why This $650 Phone Is Made to Last","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a305c08cd02369494108cd9/a50d339c-3e36-4027-b6b5-9b1437ccea14.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Clear, steady German at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A $650 smartphone is designed to last longer and be easy to repair, with modular parts, recycled materials, and a push for full ownership. Also: Researchers completed a second full map of a fruit fly brain, and the teamwork could help future neuroscience.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Fairphone setzt auf Reparatur · Zweite Karte vom Fliegenhirn.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: fertigstellen, to finish completely = to finish completely. Vocabulary: die Karte (map), fertigstellen (to finish completely), zusammenarbeiten (to work together).</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-a2-2026-09-05\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-09-05</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}