{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/6a866ccaa835875d37c87e7f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 German News | NASA's Swift Observatory Faces a Failed Rescue","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/af0751dc-459a-4e24-9a77-50787141c628.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: NASA and Katalyst end a robotic mission to save the Swift gamma-ray observatory before it falls from orbit. Also: A LinkedIn study finds women are still underrepresented in high-paying AI jobs.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Swift-Rettung wird gestoppt · Frauen fehlen in KI-Jobs.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: sich verdoppeln = to double = to double. Vocabulary: die Stellenanzeige (job ad), der Anteil (share), die Führungskraft (executive).</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-b1-2026-08-20\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-08-20</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}