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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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74/10016:01Private Investigator Answers PI Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED

74/10013:21How Instagram Hacks Your BrainB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

74/10046:29AUTOAdaptibility: Humanity’s Superpower, with Herman PontzerB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk

74/10019:31I Gave the MIT Commencement SpeechB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMark Rober

74/1001:10:06How the Mormon Church Made $293 BillionB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

74/10015:2125 Smart Sentences for Daily Use in English Conversation | Improve English Conversation SkillsA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy

74/10013:46You Spend More on Rust Than Gasoline (Probably)C1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

74/10012:35A Surprisingly Effective Way to Fight Misinformation | Dave Jorgenson | TEDB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastTED

74/1001:05:00Listening for the Universe’s Secrets, with Kim ArcandB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk

74/10025:17Film Historian Answers Old Hollywood Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED

74/10054:25AUTOThe Truth About Luxury Paint + Jake Tapper’s Lake Escape + Biodiverse BackyardsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThis Old House

74/10021:11AUTOVolkswagen's China ProblemC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastWendover Productions

74/10038:29AUTOUsing Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

74/1004:19Your phone’s camera isn’t as good as you think - Rachel YangB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTED-Ed

74/10025:05AUTOThis Maserati GranTurismo Has a Gated 6-Speed Manual ConversionB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

74/10015:30AUTOTrump Now Wants Americans to Pay for His Ballroom & Says Crazy Stuff to Kids in the Oval OfficeB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

74/10016:44The Truth about Drone Deliveries!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

74/10015:39AUTOJey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

74/10033:19AUTOUnderstanding & Controlling Aggression | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

74/1009:30The BONKERS Physics of Animal Swarms (Not Clickbait)C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow

74/10012:42You Need To Quit Weed.B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

74/1003:05:54AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2452 - Roger AvaryB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

74/10054:27AUTOCleaning Dirty Ducts + Sheng Wang’s Bayou Childhood + Forced Air vs. Baseboard HeatB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastThis Old House

74/1002:50:15AUTOScience of Attraction, Compatibility & Romance | Dr. Paul EastwickB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

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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