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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Gemini found public information online, guessed credentials, and got into three companies during a security test. Also: Scientists found ancient signs that people were using betel nuts long ago, and the habit still continues today. Aujourd'hui : Gemini entre dans trois entreprises · Très anciennes traces de noix de bétel. Today’s French focus: a réussi à entrer = managed to get in. Vocabulary: les identifiants (login details), les entreprises (companies), les accès (access points). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-20

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Japan's central bank raises interest rates to a 31-year high to fight rising prices. Also: Australia pushes new social media rules to protect children and cut online harm. Aujourd'hui : Le Japon monte ses taux · L’Australie protège les enfants. Today’s French focus: veut freiner = wants to slow. Vocabulary: Le taux (rate), La hausse (increase), Le dollar (the dollar). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-19

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: In Kenya, a text service answers pregnancy questions and flags urgent cases. Also: Canada welcomes an EU idea for a special associate status. Aujourd'hui : Textos sur la grossesse au Kenya · Le Canada et l'Union européenne. Today’s French focus: appeler, to call someone = to call someone. Vocabulary: retard (delay), appeler (to call), urgent (urgent). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-18

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Max Verstappen races 100 karts at Silverstone, with all the others starting ahead of him. Also: A Cuban man says he feels like a nightmare after being deported to the Central African Republic, leaving him in legal limbo. Aujourd'hui : Verstappen face à 100 karts · Un Cubain en cauchemar. Today’s French focus: on lui a dit, they told him = they told him. Vocabulary: cauchemar (nightmare), détenu (detained), mensonge (lie). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-17

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Phil Knight and his wife donate $1.1 billion to an Oregon medical center. The money will help create a women's hospital and support heart care across the state. Also: OpenAI supports independent audits for its biggest AI models. The plan would make outside groups check safety and report possible risks. Aujourd'hui : Don de Phil Knight en Oregon · OpenAI veut des audits indépendants. Today’s French focus: avoir, to have = to have. Vocabulary: soins (care), nouveau-né (newborn baby), médecins (doctors). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-16

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A Pakistani cement company adds solar panels and already gets over a quarter of its power from them. Also: Christine Lagarde says Europe needs its own AI and more datacentres to avoid dependence on the US or China. Aujourd'hui : Le solaire avance au Pakistan · L'Europe veut son IA. Today’s French focus: je veux, tu veux, il veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils veulent = to want. Vocabulary: le panneau (panel), le toit (roof), le terrain (land). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-15

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: US will scrap Irish whisky tariff, Trump says. Also: Celine Dion overcomes rare neurological disorder to perform first concert in 6 years. Every episode ends with a French language recap: three vocabulary words and one grammar point, explained in French with examples you can repeat. Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-14

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A $4,000 robot dog from China gets lots of attention on a walk in Washington. Also: France may let some champagne reach a higher alcohol level after record heat and sweeter grapes. Aujourd'hui : Un robot chien attire les regards · Le champagne devient plus fort. Today’s French focus: est tombé, fell = fell. Vocabulary: pattes (animal legs), batterie (battery), chaleur (heat). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-13

Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: The UK economy rises more than expected in July, helped by services and AI-linked firms. Also: Houthi gains in Yemen strengthen their hold on the Red Sea coast and shipping routes. Aujourd'hui : L’économie britannique monte en juillet · Les Houthis avancent au Yémen. Today’s French focus: monter (to go up) = to go up. Vocabulary: la hausse (an increase), monter (to go up), la côte (the coast). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-12