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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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63/1008:04Is This The Biggest Mistake Science Ever Made?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

63/10020:42So You Want to Build a Tunnel...B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

63/1002:31:05AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2392 - John KiriakouB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

63/10020:52How Cyberwarfare Actually WorksC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

63/10044:24The Truth About King Tut's Golden Mask (Full Episode) | Tut's Treasures: Hidden Secrets | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastNational Geographic

63/10044:24Devastating Gulf Storms (Full Episode) | Gathering Storm | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastNational Geographic

63/10016:59AUTOHow to Make Arched Door TrimB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

63/1005:20Who is to blame for high prescription prices? - Kiah WilliamsC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTED-Ed

63/10052:08AUTOWhat 'Orwellian' really means | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVox

63/10032:54AUTOControlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

63/10018:46AUTOFoo Fighters | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

63/10023:44The Truth: Why your English is NOT improvingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

63/10017:59AUTOChainsaw Newbie? Here's Everything You Need to Know.B1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

63/10030:31BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Money 2' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

63/10025:22The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On EarthB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium

63/10043:09AUTOAdam Devine Shocks a Live Audience While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

63/10033:00The Most Controversial Idea In MathB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

63/10011:22REAL English Conversation | FAST English!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

63/10011:39Balafire: when a light bulb goes wildC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

63/10012:22Our Minds Are Weirder than You ThinkB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

63/10024:43AUTOFire is a Tool, Here's How to Use it.B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

63/10044:24Undercover in North Korea (Full Episode) | Then and Now with Lisa Ling | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic

63/10042:21Space Solar Farms, Blue Straggler Stars, & Earth’s Escape Plan | Cosmic Queries #107B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk

63/10036:31Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetopB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

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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