{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Learn English A1 with News | Slow Easy English for Beginners","title":"A1 English News | Why More U.S. Parents Need Grandparents","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/78800950\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":541,"description":"Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.\nIn this episode: A Maryland family worries about childcare costs and gets help from a grandmother who moves from Idaho to care for her grandchild. Also: Remco Evenepoel wins his fourth straight world time-trial title in Montreal, with Marlen Reusser also keeping her crown in the women's race.\nToday’s English focus: about the same as, near or almost equal to = near or almost equal to. Vocabulary: care (help for a child), grandparents (a child's grandmother and grandfather), mortgage (money you pay for a home over time).\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-21","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qUyY9rJfuA7234ir8YOlG5Vb3A7t7TnZ_3zEl2UmM48/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MzA1/NjcwYTNhMTQ2ZTBk/MTVmZTQ5ZDQ4ZGEx/OGQ1ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}