# Learn German B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners A podcast by LinguaWire. Learn German with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear German at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with a free full transcript and English translation for every line. Read today's transcript: https://linguawire.com/learn/german WHAT YOU GET A new episode every morning. Two real stories from the day's news, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the vocabulary the news actually uses. Every episode has its own page with the full German transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. No account needed to read. WHY NEWS WORKS BETTER THAN EXERCISES You already know what happened today. That means your attention goes to the German instead of to the story. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting. WHO B1+ IS FOR You can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace here is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall, and daily contact with real news is the thing that gets them through it. NOT SURE THIS IS… Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064 ## Latest episodes - [B1 German News | Trump Loses Congress as Markets Face Two Years of Uncertainty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/121aad885c72) (2026-11-05, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aebdf52024b9dcc82933e9e/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Iran Rejects U.S. Peace Plan as Tanker Is Hit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/78b1837d136f) (2026-11-04, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aea8e009cb48f65ea34e81a/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Iran Diplomacy Sends Oil Prices Down 7.6%](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/723d15d54b5f) (2026-11-03, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae93cc7f5930510a0b127dd/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Democrats Lead 52%-45% as Trump Disapproval Hits 60%](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/cacd30a16959) (2026-11-02, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae7ea66b478422f91fa645e/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Swiss Railways Turns Away Train After 13-Minute Delay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/365fefa1763b) (2026-11-01, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae6a5b97f979512c148d623/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Europe Refuses G20 Photo With Russia's Lavrov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/b1ad44d7447d) (2026-10-31, 13 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae5468acbe86b4b97684fdf/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | US Growth Beats Forecasts as Inflation Reaches 3.6%](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/ae59097e2510) (2026-10-30, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae3f44d61856eee5988ca93/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Judge Blocks DOJ Bid to Set Aside 20,000 Ballots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/a7e1c9759ce3) (2026-10-29, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae2a2aa305baddee178efdf/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Federal Reserve Faces Inflation at 3.7%](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/441095c43c3b) (2026-10-28, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae154775a3cc3c4c41754d8/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Hormuz Crisis Pushes Up Africa's Food Costs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/62a49a3a1cfc) (2026-10-27, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ae018d57478e6a1bc02c5be/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Trump Weighs Iran Deal as War Threats Rise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/7d46fbc8cae0) (2026-10-26, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6adeb0b15df9b551a913c19a/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Swiss Voters Show Strong Support for Fireworks Limits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/93d9dd6f61f0) (2026-10-25, 8 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6add5a0702b9e3b259999c53/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | PHP Flaws Put 70% of Websites on Alert](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/4227920bc857) (2026-10-24, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6adc0d4c4395ebfbf18ac8d1/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Markets Slide 2.6% as Brent Crude Reaches $113](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/b1ed6f48d596) (2026-10-23, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6adab9503ad7f6855173a460/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Kyiv Missile Attack Injures Six as Peace Talks Near](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/16bd9d8636f1) (2026-10-22, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad967a670af2b1aa71140cd/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | AI Stocks Slide 5.5% as Investors Rethink the Boom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/ad6a57671bf3) (2026-10-21, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad8188ba25058b22a1fc9a3/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why the US Government Banned DeepSeek AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/44fe1e8304c9) (2026-10-20, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad6c46481c44c34e6590ded/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Trump Pauses Russia Sanctions to Keep Talks Alive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/e4713f496fca) (2026-10-19, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad5740c336b44639e175acf/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Vienna Dog Owners Need Water Bottles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/3f760d5432e9) (2026-10-18, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad41ffc3243d006bb6665cf/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Ukraine Hit a Russian Refinery Near Moscow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/98fe80588e98) (2026-10-17, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad2d0863b418431372ccdff/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Yemen Palace Hit by Five Houthi Missiles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/739e5f57e405) (2026-10-16, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad18b063b4184313710c5de/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | U.S. Inflation Reaches 3.7% Before Midterm Elections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/c0b67697bb2e) (2026-10-15, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ad03afaeea51f2aa3d1a7ed/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | IPCC Climate Report Could Move From 2028 to 2029](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/97ab5ce6e0d4) (2026-10-14, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6acede123b41843137cf1b41/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why the EU Is Limiting Chinese Hybrid Cars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/ee98025820c6) (2026-10-13, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6acd8d653b41843137aed0f6/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/7eb6b46b6e5a) (2026-10-12, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6acc3a8d2c705f746ce64086/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Germany's Driving Licence Could Cost 1,000 Euros Less](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/b44748417052) (2026-10-11, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6acae34e29b9fbfbe20f5be2/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/f9765b88f0b0) (2026-10-10, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac9a03dd3bfab176e34e0fc/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | How Five Shocks Changed Mental Health in Britain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/56238619a5e4) (2026-10-09, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac84d449fea6e0a642bbd28/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Mistral's 1 Trillion-Parameter Model Challenges Big AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/73dbced24cbb) (2026-10-08, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac6f37aeea51f2aa3b1542d/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Giorgia Meloni Is Trademarking Her Voice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/26ccf42e641a) (2026-10-07, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac59ee19fea6e0a64986216/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Brazil's Election Heads for a Close Runoff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/15a3b0c6230e) (2026-10-06, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac4508c9610f265be349d98/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Anthropic's $31 Billion AI Datacentre Faces Local Resistance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/c50121ca8f08) (2026-10-05, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac2fc8c5558f9dbe2419bcb/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Is OpenAI Reviewing 50 Petabytes of Data?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/f2bcba459984) (2026-10-04, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac1ad0e5558f9dbe2f618aa/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Alibaba's Qwen AI Avoids Sensitive Topics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/7bffbf3fa06e) (2026-10-03, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ac05a91ab90e256c36af6f8/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | How AI Could Change Southeast Asia's Elections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/4ff2c4592c12) (2026-10-02, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6abf09ee7cc37804e39f8348/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Nikon Is Rechecking a Scientific Video](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/c78ed5471cad) (2026-10-01, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6abdba8d56d8e12f09f96bdc/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Luxury Apartments Found Inside an Indonesian Prison](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/25e9ecaee27f) (2026-09-30, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6abc6b4758bacc11cb6781a5/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why South Korea Is Angry With Ukraine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/a1af0cd918ab) (2026-09-29, 13 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6abb1d1158bacc11cb02e0f9/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | US Wins Its 11th Presidents Cup After Comeback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/f5f0a75bf89f) (2026-09-28, 11 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab9c6c3cf7654f56a3089b3/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Lula Is Blocking Brazil's Sports Betting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/b00322ff5d03) (2026-09-27, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab870fccf7654f56a0a3040/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Why Ebola Is Hard to Stop in DR Congo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/e50d2dd26a5f) (2026-09-26, 13 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab7221d5410c8e94cd17af5/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Lowe's Drones Deliver Over 100 Home Improvement Products](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/52532b0e5423) (2026-09-25, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab5e6b8864264ef3eca19b3/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Ukraine's Drone Tech Help the U.S.?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/0578af5396ab) (2026-09-24, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab47bed079b46c8199a59fc/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Toyota's 400,000 Robots Work With Humans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/ba3332045540) (2026-09-23, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab32a2993749e4c0b81f50d/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Nissan Create More U.S. Jobs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/8d88f8c1b3d2) (2026-09-22, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab1d636d00a4eacd5e4f154/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Canadian Dairy Farmers Absorb Trump's Tariff Shock?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/50ef2a8603b8) (2026-09-21, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6ab09382010fc0f7a3e225a4/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Protesters Save the Kennedy Center?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/61cea7453f29) (2026-09-20, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aaf352f0a12e91774c11557/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Can Keely Hodgkinson Win in a Speed Suit?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/3690f858ac42) (2026-09-19, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aade4610521dc2c8144c2d5/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | New Cat Species Found After 100 Years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/da8697e81d35) (2026-09-18, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aac93355d36baebf1692299/media.mp3 - [B1 German News | Luis de la Fuente Stays to Lead Spain to 2032](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016/015a4c32ccc0) (2026-09-17, 9 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a3068dca893cd95ca82b064/e/6aab40724cef87591d625d07/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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