Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 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 (1,812)Entertainment (1,121)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (442)

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46/1006:15How can we help wild bees? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

46/10014:25REAL English Conversation | FAST English!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumRachel's English

46/10018:14AUTOBoost your English in 60 days!A2-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

46/10024:21AUTO50 Hours Inside Chernobyl - The World's Most Radioactive Place (surreal experience)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumYes Theory

46/1005:30Why don’t we get our drinking water from the ocean? - Manish KumarC1-C2 · ~19,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

46/1005:24Why kids need to take more risksB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

46/10015:19How to Tell What’s Real OnlineB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumStarTalk

46/10016:14Speaking English: Simple Exercises for a PERFECT American AccentB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English

46/1005:57What causes herpes, and how can you treat it? - Christine JohnstonC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

46/10023:50If you can understand this FAST English, your English is ADVANCED (C1-C2 Listening Test)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

46/10049:13AUTORay Dalio: "AI Is Eating Everything - and It Might Eat Itself"B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumAll-In Podcast

46/1006:50Learn English this Summer!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English

46/1005:31Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. BurberyC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

46/10017:38Speaking English: You and I (or is it You and Me?!?)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English

46/10015:44Speaking English: How To Sound Natural and SmoothB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English

47/1001:57:12AUTOCAA (with Michael Ovitz)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAcquired

47/10023:11AUTOKate McKinnon Gets Weird While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast

47/1005:25The real tale of the Monkey King in Heaven - Ji HaoC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

47/1005:40Japan's most famous ghost story - Jeffrey AnglesB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

47/1005:34Why do we use "they" as a singular pronoun? - Arika OkrentB2-C2 · ~15,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

47/10018:20The Problem with Solar Energy in AfricaC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumReal Engineering

47/10052:27AUTOEnglish Fitness Vocabulary - With Halima from BlackBoardEnglish!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

47/10014:36If you know these 15 Words, your English is AMAZING!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

47/1005:20You might be surprised by what you'd find in your pores - M. Alejandra PerottiC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

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	117	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	116	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	139	99 h
36	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	30	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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