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5,228 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,814)Entertainment (1,122)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (443)

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72/10020:25The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World ChangingB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

72/10023:07AUTOWhy the US Military Costs so MuchC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

72/10012:50These Birds Aren’t RealB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

72/10020:39Pitch Perfect! Unlock this [Powerful] Secret to Sounding AmericanA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English

72/1001:03:25Is Entanglement the Key to a Theory of Quantum Gravity? with Sean HodgmanB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastStarTalk

72/10024:38Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

72/10025:11This 1960's camera is powered by light and completely automaticB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

72/10026:18I Lived in a Sumo House for a Day (10,000 calorie diet, fights, sleepover...)B1-C2 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory

72/10031:17Why North Korea is so good at propagandaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

72/10016:26The Worst War You Never Learned About, MappedB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

72/10026:13AUTOHere’s Why The E92 BMW M3 Is a Really Special BMWB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

72/10014:39AUTOTrump Chickens Out After Threatening a Whole Civilization with Death & Even Crazies Think He’s CrazyB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

72/10019:26AUTOAmtrak's Subtle, Surprising SuccessC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

72/10022:14AUTO7 Things Contractors Do That DIYers Should Learn FromB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

72/10010:52Nuclear Bombs Made Art Forgery Way HarderC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

72/1004:26The solution to our energy problems is … a toaster - Rachel YangB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTED-Ed

72/10023:11AUTOMaria Sharapova Finds Flow State While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

72/10031:39AUTODrywall and Interior Finish Prep | Altitude Adjustment - Episode 13B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

72/10017:20AUTOTrump Brags About Killing, Attacks “Late Night Morons” and Iran War Coverage & Jimmy Recaps OscarsB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

72/10059:23AUTOOren Cass on the economic theory behind Trumpism | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox

72/10016:45AUTOHow Airlines Quietly Became BanksB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWendover Productions

72/1003:07:28AUTOFemale Hormone Health, PCOS, Endometriosis, Fertility & Breast Cancer | Dr. Thaïs AliabadiC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

72/1001:35:55AUTONo.1 Brain Scientist: Your Brain Is Lying To You! Here's How I Discovered The Truth!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

72/10010:39Dyson is Back… Why Do These Exist?B1-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

English channels, ranked

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Typical band	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Easy English	6–48	31	B1-B2	medium	138	37 h
2	English with Lucy	8–81	41	B1-B2	medium	150	49 h
3	Learn English with Papa Teach Me	10–71	42	B1-B2	medium	106	20 h
4	Rachel's English	5–88	49	B1-B2	medium	140	68 h
5	TED-Ed	27–91	50	C1-C2	medium	191	19 h
6	BBC Learning English	0–75	54	B2-C2	medium	191	30 h
7	Speak English With Vanessa	28–85	56	B1-B2	fast	174	85 h
8	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
9	TED	22–87	58	B2-C2	fast	69	16 h
10	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B2-C1	fast	136	38 h
11	Real Engineering	47–86	64	C1-C2	fast	76	30 h
12	Learn English with Bob the Canadian	43–86	66	B1-B2	fast	88	34 h
13	Technology Connections	56–90	67	B2-C2	fast	89	47 h
14	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell	13–88	68	B2-C2	fast	60	13 h
15	Veritasium	48–92	69	B2-C2	fast	118	56 h
16	Lex Fridman	27–89	70	B2-C1	fast	127	377 h
17	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	108	98 h
18	Acquired	33–91	71	B2-C2	fast	86	221 h
19	Yes Theory	28–87	72	B1-B2	fast	90	48 h
20	ColdFusion	55–86	72	B2-C2	fast	118	38 h
21	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	91	51 h
22	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	120	41 h
23	Andrew Huberman	45–95	75	B2-C2	fast	144	237 h
24	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
25	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	117	62 h
26	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
27	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	194	48 h
28	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-B2	fast	196	42 h
29	WIRED	26–91	77	B2-C2	fast	73	28 h
30	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-B2	fast	96	28 h
31	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-B2	fast	152	316 h
32	All-In Podcast	45–90	81	B2-C2	fast	132	143 h
33	PowerfulJRE	40–90	81	B1-C1	very fast	99	269 h
34	Matt Risinger	55–92	83	B2-C2	very fast	140	54 h
35	Doug DeMuro	65–90	83	B2-C1	very fast	140	99 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	31	6 h
37	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-B2	very fast	132	72 h
38	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-C2	very fast	54	32 h
39	Adam Ragusea	24–96	87	B2-C2	very fast	186	54 h
40	Marques Brownlee	53–92	87	B2-C2	very fast	127	28 h
41	MrBeast	75–94	87	B1-B2	very fast	92	34 h
42	This Old House	58–94	88	B2-C2	very fast	89	46 h
43	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	very fast	43	15 h
44	Joshua Weissman	64–96	90	B2-C2	very fast	117	45 h
45	3Blue1Brown	80–94	91	B2-C2	very fast	58	24 h

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