{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/6aac93355d36baebf1692299?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 German News | New Cat Species Found After 100 Years","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/24db0935-ce09-40b0-af53-c78e7f0365fe.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: Researchers in Bolivia identify a new wild cat species after more than a century, once kept as a pet and later confirmed through careful comparison and genetic analysis. Also: Asian countries turn to Arctic shipping routes as Middle East chokepoints get riskier, with a South Korean container ship reaching Europe via the Northern Sea Route.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: Neue Wildkatze in Bolivien entdeckt · Asien nutzt neue Arktis-Routen.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: ist kleiner als = is smaller than = is smaller than. Vocabulary: das Jungtier (young animal), das Erbgut (genetic material), das Schutzzentrum (wildlife sanctuary).</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-b1-2026-09-18\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-09-18</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}