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What it is

News in Slow French teaches listening comprehension to beginner through advanced French learners with audio, transcripts and explanations. Weekly news episodes are available at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, with more than a dozen original stories added across those levels each week. Other formats include dialogues, articles, commentary, original series and courses. Study tools include beginner and grammar courses, idiomatic expressions, interactive transcripts, quizzes, pronunciation practice and vocabulary flashcards. Rooms offers live conversation practice and workshops. The mobile app supports customized playlists for offline listening, and Alexa commands can play episodes, rewind, skip and navigate segments. Each lesson includes a free portion of audio and transcript, with sample content across levels. A 7-day trial of Full Access is available to first-time subscribers; billing starts when it ends unless canceled. Audio Only costs $6.90 a month and includes audio and Rooms, without transcripts, lessons or quizzes. Full Access costs $22.90 a month and includes audio, transcripts with contextual translations, Rooms, lessons, quizzes and all levels and resources. The service runs on Android, iOS and web.

Spec sheet

Purpose
News in Slow French teaches listening comprehension through real-world French audio, transcripts, and explanations for beginner through advanced learners.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Security
The company says it uses commercially reasonable, industry-standard precautions to protect subscriber personal information but cannot guarantee absolute security.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Privacy
The privacy policy says subscriber information is not shared or sold to third parties and that payments are handled through PayPal or Stripe.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Support
The contact page lists separate general, technical-support, and education email addresses and says replies will arrive within 24 hours.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Founded
2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Company
Linguistica 360 says it has provided educational news and culture content for language learners since 2009 and is independently owned and operated.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
AI disclosure
The AI notice says some content may be AI-generated or modified and may not be reviewed by a human before publication.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Alexa
Subscribers can use Alexa voice commands to play the latest episode, play a numbered episode, rewind, skip, and navigate segments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Cancellation
Subscribers can cancel at any time, keep access through the end of the billing period, and are not charged again unless they renew.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Conversation practice
Rooms provides live conversation practice and workshops to develop speaking skills.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Free access
Each lesson includes a free portion of audio and transcript, with sample content across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Learning tools
Resources include a beginner course, a grammar course, idiomatic expressions, interactive transcripts, lessons, quizzes, pronunciation practice, and vocabulary flashcards.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Mobile app
The mobile app supports customized playlists that can be stored for offline listening.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Trial terms
The 7-day free trial provides Full Access and is available only to first-time subscribers; the subscription begins and is charged when the trial ends unless canceled.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Weekly content
Weekly news episodes are offered at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with more than a dozen original news stories across all levels added each week.Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com

Plans and prices

Audio Only $6.90 a month $6.90 USD/mo, automatically renews monthly All audio · Rooms · no transcripts, lessons, or quizzes Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com
Full Access $22.90 a month $22.90 USD/mo, automatically renews monthly All audio and transcripts with contextual translations · Rooms · lessons and quizzes · unlimited access to all levels and resources Read 7 Oct 2026 · newsinslowfrench.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Weekly news episodes span three learner levels.
  • Includes transcripts, quizzes and pronunciation practice.
  • Rooms provides live conversation practice and workshops.
  • Mobile playlists can be saved for offline listening.
  • Each lesson has free audio and transcript portions.

Limits

  • Audio Only excludes transcripts, lessons and quizzes.
  • Full Access costs $22.90 a month.
  • Trial billing begins unless canceled before it ends.

Who it suits

It suits French learners who want listening material at different levels alongside transcripts and practice resources. The Audio Only plan may suit listeners who do not need transcripts, lessons or quizzes.

Verdict

The service pairs graded listening content with structured study and live conversation options. Choose between the $6.90 a month Audio Only plan and the $22.90 a month Full Access plan based on the included resources you need.

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