Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Ukraine may sign a major drone defense deal with the U.S., and the report says its drones, software, and trained teams could help expand testing and production in America. Also: Former NASA chief Bill Nelson warns that China wants to lead space, pointing to the spy balloon incident as a sign of a bigger rivalry.

Today’s English focus: will not be fought, a future event that we say will not happen = will not be fought. Vocabulary: technology (technology), partnership (partnership), deal (deal).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-24

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: A Mississippi family keeps pushing for justice after a grand jury said there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges in Nolan Wells' death. Also: Toyota is training humanoid robots with factory workers and says the robots are meant to work alongside humans, not replace them.

Today’s English focus: is already using = is already using. Vocabulary: robots (robots), workers (workers), factory (factory).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-23

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Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: Nissan may add a third shift in Tennessee as it launches a new Rogue hybrid, which could mean hundreds or thousands of jobs. Also: Australia joins more than 20 countries calling for human control over fast-moving AI.

Today’s English focus: be going to be three shifts, a future plan or expected result = a future plan or expected result. Vocabulary: production (making things in a factory or plant), shift (a work period in a factory or other workplace), capacity (the amount something can hold or produce).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-22

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