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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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75/10017:15We’ve Lost Control of AIB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10038:01The Truth about Area 51B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

75/1001:08:45AUTOCA Governor Candidate Steve Hilton on Why California is Destroying Itself & How a Republican Can WinB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

75/10019:20Timothy Olyphant Rewatches Deadwood, Justified, Alien: Earth & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair

75/10022:49AUTOThe Problem With Spirit Airlines’ Business ModelC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions

75/10020:58How Florida Got So WeirdC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastWendover Productions

75/10022:56AUTOThe Carbon Offset ProblemC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · fastWendover Productions

75/1008:53AUTOZlatan Ibrahimović on Messi vs Ronaldo, Becoming the Charles Barkley of Soccer & Hazing BeckhamB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

75/10010:32We’re Doing AI All Wrong. Here’s How to Get It Right | Sasha Luccioni | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED

75/10016:39Do Droughts Make Floods Worse?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/1002:29:07AUTODr David Sinclair: Can Aging Be Reversed? After 8 Weeks, Cells Appeared 75% Younger In Tests!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

75/1009:11Antarctica Has An Accent and It's Weirder Than You ThinkB1-B2 · ~7,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10014:31The Tragedy of the Cystic Fibrosis CureC1-C2 · ~17,000 words · fastSciShow

75/10017:18AUTOTrump Lashes Out at the Pope AGAIN, Posts an A.I. Jesus Pic AGAIN & Distracts from Iran AGAIN!B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

75/10010:14How Does Permeable Pavement Work?C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

75/10028:58AUTOEric Schmidt on AI, the Battle with China, and the Future of AmericaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

75/10031:37AUTOReal English Conversation: Vocabulary for Daily LifeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

75/10031:33I Moved Into A Retirement Home For 48 hrsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

75/1002:15:02AUTOPassive Income Expert: Buying A House Makes You Poorer Than Renting!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

75/10025:22How EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick Created Oscar-Winning Song "Golden" | Vanity FairB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVanity Fair

75/10044:05Hidden Cargo & Apartment Raid (Full Episode) | To Catch a SmugglerB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic

75/1004:27A day in the life of a martial artist in medieval China - Peter LorgeC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTED-Ed

75/1001:42:00AUTOSpaceX’s $2T Case, Nvidia’s Shock Selloff, America Turns on AI, Trump Pulls AI Order, Bond Crisis?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

75/10051:32AUTOThe Trillion-Dollar Industries AI Is Disrupting: Voice, Law & the End of the Billable HourB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

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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