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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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74/10016:35AUTOMarshawn Lynch Goes Beast Mode on a $1500 Caviar Burger | The Burger ShowB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

74/10010:13The Terrifying Physics of Shaking Hands With an AlienB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow

74/1008:06AUTOShameik Moore on Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Working with Tony Danza & Visiting JamaicaB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

74/10015:32How To Install a Pipeline Under a RailroadB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

74/10018:43You (likely) don't understand how a sewing machine worksB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium

74/10017:42Hilary Duff Rewatches The Lizzie McGuire Movie, A Cinderella Story & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastVanity Fair

74/10030:35The Day the Dinosaurs DiedC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow

74/10028:19Ho'omau: Joey's Journey | National GeographicB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastNational Geographic

74/10014:41Ranking the Strongest & Weakest Submarine FleetsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

74/10044:15How AI & Physics Are Unlocking the Truth (Full Episode) | UFOs: Investigating the Unknown | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastNational Geographic

74/10011:17The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipersB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

74/1002:20:19AUTOCultivating Awe & Emotional Connection in Daily Life | Dr. Dacher KeltnerB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

74/10049:54AUTOAir Conditioning Myths + Ben Gleib's Mid-Century Studio + The Garage Conversion GuideB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThis Old House

74/10027:15How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

74/10031:17AUTOEntering The World’s Most Diverse Place (Queens)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

74/1002:28:25AUTOJürgen Klopp: Would You Go Back To Manage LFC...? The Real Reason I Fell In Love With Liverpool!B1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

74/10015:36AUTOTrump Attacks the Pope, Thinks He’s Jesus & Bashes Springsteen in His Most Bananas Posting Spree YetB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

74/10031:18AUTOSolar Farms in Space - Reflect OrbitalB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastReal Engineering

74/10018:32AUTOThe Shocking Life of Africa’s Extreme Tribes (Ethiopia)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

74/10027:02Making Film Reveal its Image: the B&W Development Process (Photography Part 2)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

74/10010:31'The Fantastic Four' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVanity Fair

74/10021:09AUTOSean Evans and Adam Richman’s Quest for the Best Chicken Wings | Pro MovesB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

74/1003:06:19Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle | Lex Fridman Podcast #489B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman

74/1001:47:18Andrew Huberman: Focus, Controversy, Politics, and Relationships | Lex Fridman Podcast #435B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman

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	109	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	93	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	122	41 h
16	Andrew Huberman	45–95	74	B2-C2	fast	145	238 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	197	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	141	100 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	90	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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