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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 (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (849)Talk shows (446)

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73/10016:27When Natural Gas Had No SmellB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

73/10022:20Why are the Dutch So Good at Waterworks?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

73/10024:02I got buried in concrete to explain how it worksB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

73/10032:22The World's Most Ignored War ExplainedB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

73/10014:01How Nearly Dying Helped Me Discover My Own Cure (and Many More) | David Fajgenbaum | TEDB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastTED

73/10021:55AUTOAre We Really Ready for AI Coding?C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion

73/10034:38I made my whole-home humidifier slightly less terrifyingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

73/1002:16:34AUTOHow Your Thoughts Are Built & How You Can Shape Them | Dr. Jennifer GrohB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

73/1002:43:48AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2517 - Taylor SheridanB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

73/10030:23AUTOThe 1988 Cadillac Voyage Concept Car Is the Future From 37 Years AgoB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

73/1009:30AUTOJake Johnson on Hiring a Guy Named Rick to Drive His Mom from Chicago to Los AngelesA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

73/1002:25:08AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2464 - Priyanka Chopra JonasB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

73/10024:51Let's Learn English! Topic: English Phrases with "out of..." 💰📦🏃 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

73/10010:03Mongols Attacked And The Earth Fought BackB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

73/10052:54AUTOWho are the gooners? | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox

73/10036:17The Business of Keeping People PoorB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

73/10030:47AUTOBoost Your Energy & Immune System with Cortisol & Adrenaline | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

73/10018:48AUTO32-Year Leather Maker Shares His Best TipsB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

73/10037:16The Birth of Photography: Drawing With Light (and silver iodide)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

73/10013:14Sydney Sweeney & Amanda Seyfried Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastVanity Fair

73/1001:44:15AUTONeuroscientist (Dr. Tara Swart): Evidence We Can Communicate After Death!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

73/10042:13Can We Throw Satellites to Space? - SpinLaunchC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering

73/10042:43AUTOYou're using "Machiavellian" wrong | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox

74/1009:29The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TEDB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastTED

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	192	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	175	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	137	39 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	93	51 h
22	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	122	41 h
23	Andrew Huberman	45–95	74	B2-C2	fast	145	238 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	197	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	141	100 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	32	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	90	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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