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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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73/10013:28AUTOTrump Gets Booed & Falls Asleep During NBA Finals, Claims War is Almost Over & Goodbye Spencer PrattB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

73/10017:28AUTOSamsung is in CrisisC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion

73/10056:13AUTOEasy Weekend Home Upgrades + Contractor Secrets + John Grisham’s FarmhouseB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House

73/1004:28How are these fires burning underground? - Emma BryceC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTED-Ed

73/10010:10Why we love crustaceans and fear insects (which are crustaceans)C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

73/10011:20We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

73/1002:12:16UFO Truths Exposed | UFOs: Investigating the Unknown MEGA Episode | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastNational Geographic

73/10012:54What Really Happened at the Hernando de Soto Bridge?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

73/1001:27:20The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans | SupercutB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium

73/10027:15AUTOWhy Building AI Data Centres Isn’t Working AnymoreB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

73/10028:33Let's Learn English! Topic: Animal Inspired Words & Phrases! 🐿️🐀🐈B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

73/10028:58How Qatar Bought the World CupB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

73/1001:54:27AUTOInsulin Doctor: The Fastest Way To Burn Dangerous Visceral Fat! I'm Finding Mould In My Patients!C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

73/10017:36AUTOShaun White vs. Tony Hawk | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

73/1003:46:18Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #345B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

73/10011:32AUTOWhy your Grandpa’s shop smells like magicB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

73/1001:57:05AUTOEating for Better Sleep & Foods that Improve Metabolic Health | Dr. Marie-Pierre St-OngeB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

73/1001:55:10Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #419B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

73/10018:27What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?C1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

73/10038:04AUTO72 Hours With Strangers Who Have Seen AliensB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

73/10023:18AUTOSaudi Arabia’s Plan to Conquer Global GolfB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions

73/10027:40AUTOWhy is Trump obsessed with Minneapolis? | Today, ExplainedB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox

73/10021:20AUTOThe 2005 Acura TL Was Peak AcuraB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

73/10052:21AUTOGrow Better Tomatoes + Tom Papa’s Jersey Shore Chaos + The Shed ShowdownB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House

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	TED-Ed	27–91	50	C1-C2	medium	192	19 h
2	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
3	TED	22–87	58	B2-C2	fast	69	16 h
4	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B2-C1	fast	137	39 h
5	Real Engineering	47–86	64	C1-C2	fast	76	30 h
6	Technology Connections	56–90	67	B2-C2	fast	89	47 h
7	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell	13–88	68	B2-C2	fast	60	13 h
8	Veritasium	48–92	69	B2-C2	fast	118	56 h
9	Lex Fridman	27–89	70	B2-C1	fast	127	377 h
10	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	108	98 h
11	Acquired	33–91	71	B2-C2	fast	86	221 h
12	Yes Theory	28–87	72	B1-B2	fast	90	48 h
13	ColdFusion	55–86	72	B2-C2	fast	118	38 h
14	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	92	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	121	41 h
16	Andrew Huberman	45–95	75	B2-C2	fast	144	237 h
17	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
18	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	117	62 h
19	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	196	48 h
21	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-B2	fast	196	42 h
22	WIRED	26–91	77	B2-C2	fast	73	28 h
23	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-B2	fast	96	28 h
24	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-B2	fast	152	316 h
25	All-In Podcast	45–90	81	B2-C2	fast	132	143 h
26	PowerfulJRE	40–90	81	B1-C1	very fast	99	269 h
27	Matt Risinger	55–92	83	B2-C2	very fast	140	54 h
28	Doug DeMuro	65–90	83	B2-C1	very fast	140	99 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	32	6 h
30	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-B2	very fast	132	72 h
31	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-C2	very fast	54	32 h
32	Adam Ragusea	24–96	87	B2-C2	very fast	186	54 h
33	Marques Brownlee	53–92	87	B2-C2	very fast	127	28 h
34	MrBeast	75–94	87	B1-B2	very fast	92	34 h
35	This Old House	58–94	88	B2-C2	very fast	89	46 h
36	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	very fast	43	15 h
37	Joshua Weissman	64–96	90	B2-C2	very fast	117	45 h
38	3Blue1Brown	80–94	91	B2-C2	very fast	58	24 h

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