{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/6a5c5148a87bf583f4672ee5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 German News | Six Tourist Deaths Leave Laos Without Answers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/c7984e10-4677-4daa-92e7-1211e8bf5bad.jpg?height=200","description":"Build stronger German listening with real-world B1 news.\n\nIn this episode: Laos says it cannot determine what caused six tourist deaths linked to methanol-tainted alcohol, because no autopsies were done. Also: German politician Jens Spahn resigns after criticism over using a surrogate mother in the US while surrogacy is banned in Germany.\n\nToday’s German focus: können + Infinitiv = can + infinitive. Vocabulary: die Obduktion (autopsy), die Grundlage (basis), der Verdacht (suspicion).\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-b1-2026-07-19","author_name":"LinguaWire"}